The Bear Rocks - Hip-Hop / Rap

Twista And Speedknot Mobstaz To Perform On Rock The Vote Tour

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:38:39 +0000

Twista is gearing up for the first release from his newly formed Get Money Gang label. The first project up is Mobstability II: Nation Bizness by the Speedknot Mobstaz which hits stores on May 27th. T...

Lil Wayne Gives Up Dna Sample

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:38:27 +0000

Rapper Lil Wayne submitted a DNA sample on Tuesday (March 13th), during a visit to a Manhattan courthouse. The New York Post reports that the rapper swabbed the inside of his mouth with a Q-tip while ...

Nas Previews New Album

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:38:38 +0000

Nas is moving with plans to release his new album, N***er, on July 1st. The rapper recently previewed several songs for the project at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. Nas told MTV.com, "Somebo...

Rev Run To Introduce New Sneaker Line

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:37:42 +0000

Run-DMC's Reverend Run will visit the FootAction USA store in New York City's Herald Square on Thursday (May 15th), from 3 to 5 p.m. to introduce Run Athletics new ICON sneaker. Reverend Run was inspi...

Big Boi In Talks With Live Nation

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:38:30 +0000

OutKast's Big Boi is gearing up for the release of his second solo album, Sir Luscious Left Foot ... Son of Chico Dusty, which is due out later this year. The rapper told Billboard.com, "I'm shooting ...

Remy Ma Gets Sentenced To Eight Years

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:37:47 +0000

Rapper Remy Ma was sentenced to eight years behind bars on Tuesday (May 13th) in Manhattan Criminal Court. Fortunately for the rapper, her five year sentence for assault and her three sentence for coe...

More Details Emerge In Suge Knight Assault

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:37:58 +0000

According to initial reports, Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight was knocked unconscious by a man Saturday night (May 10th) that the mogul and his crew were assaulting but some new details...

2 Pistols Hooks Up With Ray J For New Single

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:38:28 +0000

Florida-based rapper 2 Pistols will release his debut album, Death Before Dishonor, on June 17th. The rapper is gearing up for the release of the set's second single, "You Know Me" featuring Ray J. Th...

Prodigy Set To Drop 'h.N.I.C. Pt. 2' Dvd Next Month

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:37:55 +0000

Mobb Deep's Prodigy plans to release a steady flow of material despite the fact that he's serving a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for a weapons conviction. Last month, the rapper released his ...

Plies Shows Love For The Troops

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:38:20 +0000

Florida-based rapper Plies kicked off a national promo tour in support of his forthcoming album, Definition of Real, this week. The tour will include stops at several U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force ba...