It’s been a minute since Brandy has released new music — now we know why. The singer recently sued her record label, Chameleon Entertainment, claiming that it jeopardized her career when it tried to prevent her from recording and releasing new music. She even compared the contract to slavery. A rep for Chameleon Entertainment, CEO Breyon […]

Another day, another lawsuit—and this time Wiz Khalifa is set to pay up. According to reports, Rostrum Records filed a lawsuit against Khalifa on Friday, claiming that the rapper agreed to fork over 15 percent of tour and music royalties, along with 20 percent of his merchandise sales, when he signed with them in 2005. Benjy Grinberg, […]

Looks like Baby has another person suing him for the money and this time, it’s Jas Prince, Christina Milian‘s ex and the guy who ‘discovered’ Drake. According to TMZ, the son of Rap-a-Lot Records CEO J. Prince filed legal documents trying to get the money he feels Birdman owes him. Jas is pissed because he’s gotten a […]

Lil Wayne and Birdman have been the best of buds ever since they met back in the early ’90s when Weezy was just a kid. But things change, and their relationship has definitely taken a turn for the worst. As Weezy fights Cash Money Records to release his highly anticipated album, The Carter V, the […]

So…we now know what happened to Tha Carter V. Lil Wayne’s eleventh studio album was supposed to be released next week. It’s become clear that won’t happen (we haven’t even seen a tracklist yet). And it looks like the album won’t be out for a while, because there’s drama in the house Baby built. Just moments ago, Lil Wayne […]

In 1984, Def Jam, the most famous hip-hop record label of all time, was founded in Rick Rubin’s NYU dorm room. (Russell Simmons would join forces a little while later.) The record label dropped singles from the likes of punk band Hose and rappers T La Rock & Jazzy Jay. However it wasn’t until a 16-year-old MC from Farmers, Queens sent Rubin a […]

Freedom! It’s been a long, dark journey for the strong-voiced JoJo, but it looks like better times are coming. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that JoJo has signed with Atlantic Records. This new deal should finally end her ties with Blackground Records, the label with which she released her first two albums. JoJo’s last album […]

The end of an era is upon us. Rapper Mac Miller has parted ways with independent label Rostrum Records, the only label Mac has ever called home. Mac and Rostrum gave a joint statement to MTV about the decision. In it, Mac says: “Rostrum is my family. That is forever…No matter what, we will always work together. […]

Amanda Bynes‘ odd behavior might currently be in the process of being monitored from a psych ward at UCLA, but it hasn’t stopped her from thinking of her future. The 26-year-old former Nickelodeon star was working on music before she was sent to the psych ward, and it looks like she’s still thinking about going […]