The NYPD’s “Stop-and-Frisk” policy has been under fire for years. After a federal class action lawsuit was filed against the city, a judge ordered that the NYPD stop enforcing the practice in front of private residences in The Bronx. The public is now awaiting the ruling in the case of ...

Good things come to those who wait, but is five years too long? Birdman and Rick Ross are hoping that’s not the case as fans will finally hear their joint mixtape, The H: The Lost Album Vol. 1, which was has been in the making since 2008. The DJ Khaled-hosted ...

Chillingo has announced that it will be publishing a new mobile title from DmC Devil May Cry studio Ninja Theory. Fightback will be coming to iOS and Android this summer. We reported earlier this morning that Ninja Theory had trademarked the name "Fightback" earlier this month and that a related URL ...

I recently dabbled in Dark Souls for the first time. I watched my wife play a considerable amount of Demon’s Souls, and I sat near former news editor Jim Reilly, who was obsessed with the Souls games. I know a fair amount about both titles, but had never earnestly tried ...

In the video for his "B**ch Don't Kill My Vibe" single, Kendrick Lamar celebrates the death of "Molly," the popular party drug that has been the subject of several hip-hop songs and references over the past year. In an interview with MTV, Kendrick explained why he wanted to kill off ...

French Montana has the whole city of New York behind him, and today (May 21), everyone will see if all the hype surrounding his debut album, Excuse My French (Bad Boy/Mayback Music/Interscope Records), is warranted. The Moroccan rapper born Karim Kharbouch’s 18-track project features a virtual who's who of hip-hop, including ...

Legal issues notwithstanding, life has to go on as planned, so it’s back to the music for Gucci Mane, who released his new LP, Trap House III, Thursday (May 23) on his Bandcamp page. The Brick Squad general planned to release the third installment of his Trap House series via iTunes, ...

Born in the Riggs Park section of Washington, DC, Lyriciss (ne’ Rob Bailey) was raised between DC and the Prince George’s County, MD suburbs. Citing DJ EZ Rock & Rob Base’s “It Takes Two” as his earliest memory of hip-hop, he started writing rhymes at the age of 9 after ...

Socialite Paris Hilton informed Showbiz411 that AfroJack will produce her upcoming album which will be released on Cash Money Records. She says that she's moving into a direction more associated with house music, as opposed to the Top 40 dance pop of her first and only album, 2006s Paris. "This is ...

The sequel to Epic Mickey sold poorly and was slammed by critics. After the release of Epic Mickey 2, developer Junction Point Studios was even shuttered. That hasn't stopped Sony from going forward with its plans to bring the iconic mouse to the PlayStation Vita. On the PlayStation Blog, Sony revealed the release ...