'Tha Carter IV' sounds like Lil Wayne's star fading
REVIEW - Instantly striking is just how flat Wayne comes off. While the content and subject matter is nearly identical to his past hits, the energy and passion that sold it before is absent...
Why can't Lil Wayne beat the album leaks?
As fans sucked up bandwidth to download it, others wondered exactly what artists have to do to keep a hot album under wraps...
Why the hip-hop world still worships 'Scarface'
OPINION - What every rapper loves about Scarface is this -- it's the prototypical ghetto American dream...
DMX arrested for speeding in Phoenix suburb
PHOENIX (AP) - The highway patrol pulled Simmons on a highway in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa after he was clocked on radar driving at 102 mph...
Is Lil Wayne lyrically lashing out at Jay-Z?
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - As of late, rap beef's been more like tofu, with tired disses slung by subpar rappers to ramp up promo attention for an album...
Rihanna and J. Cole deny sex tape claims
LOS ANGELES - Rihanna and J. Cole deny sex tape claims in response to media reports...
Luther Campbell's daughter releases tell-all book
The book, titled I Am Not My Father's Daughter, will contain scandalous accounts of violence and sex as experienced in her past...
Rihanna and J. Cole may have made a sex tape
POP CRUSH - While this report is purely speculative, the site claims that an anonymous source is offering to sell the video...
Chiefs coach scores points with Lil Wayne
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Todd Haley scored major points with his Kansas City Chiefs players after he was spotted at a Lil Wayne concert at the Sprint Center on Monday night...
Is Lil Wayne creating drama to sell his new CD?
OPINION - The thing is, publicity might get his name in people's mouths, but that doesn't make up for the fact that the four singles released from 'Tha Carter IV' have been weak...
