• Jack White Tops Vinyl Sales for 2014; Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey, Beck and Black Keys Also Hit 12" Format Hard

    Stop us if you've heard this one before (actually, don't): Vinyl sales are hot. The trend continued in the United States during 2014 as The Wall Street Journal reports that sales for the format were up 49 percent from 2013-a huge, huge increase-translating to roughly 8 million vinyl records sold during 2014. No one with an ear to the music industry will be surprised to know that Jack White, one of the format's biggest promoters, is at the top of individual vinyl sellers as his Lazaretto sold nearly 76,000 copies.
  • Cam'ron Announces Retirement Following Next Album 'Purple Haze 2' [WATCH]

    In the caption to a video posted to his Instagram account yesterday, Dec. 10, Harlem rapper Cam'ron announced that his next studio album Purple Haze 2 will be his last. The video shows the 38-year-old rapper visiting the grave of his friend Huddy 6, who died in a car accident on the George Washington Bridge in 2010, with a caption mysteriously implying that Huddy spoke to him, saying that they have "other things to do." You can read the full caption below:
  • Jermaine Dupri's Atlanta Home Goes into Foreclosure

    Things are not doing so well for Jermaine Dupri. The producer, singer, songwriter and performer had his home finally foreclosed upon according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. He owed nearly $2.5 million on the 9,441-square-foot home, but was unable to make mortgage payments on the property that is valued at $3.7 million.
  • Kendrick Lamar To Appear As Guest on Final Week of 'The Colbert Report'

    Next week, "The Colbert Report" will sadly be going off the air as Stephen Colbert prepares for his new job as host of "The Late Show" on CBS, but he's determined to go out on top. As revealed in a tweet sent out by "The New York Times" writer Dave Itzkoff, Colbert's guest next Tuesday, Dec. 16, will be Kendrick Lamar. Since Lamar recently performed two songs on "Saturday Night Live," let's hope that he uses his performance on "The Colbert Report" to debut another new song from his upcoming, highly anticipated album (or even reveal its title and release date).
  • Electric Zoo 2013 Death; Drug Dealer Enters Guilty Plea

    Electric Zoo its return in 2015 after two very tumultuous years that saw the festival get cut short twice. Now it appears the tragedy of 2013 has just about received some closure. The man who sold the bad batch of molly to one festival attendee, Jeffrey Russ, which resulted in his death, has plead guilty on one count of conspiring to distribute narcotics.
  • Beverly Johnson Accuses Bill Cosby of Drugging and Dragging Her in Essay for 'Vanity Fair'

    How many more women are going to come forward with allegations of Bill Cosby drugging them, sexually assaulting them, or both? It seems like nearly every single day there is a new story and today's comes from a legendary supermodel Beverly Johnson. Rather than keeping her story to herself, Johnson decided to write an essay for "Vanity Fair," describing her encounters with Cosby in the mid-1980s.
  • R. Kelly Shares New Track "Back Up" Featuring Shawnna [LISTEN]

    R&B legend R. Kelly has shared a cool new track titled "Back Up," featuring a guest verse from fellow Chicago native Shawnna, which you can check out here. Other than the chorus hook, the song sees Kelly taking a break from singing to try his hand at rapping, and he's not bad, but the real draw of this track is the weird production, which lays a sinister, moaning beat underneath the verses.