In which we take a quick look at a few recent or upcoming musical releases. more ›

Bitching and moaning about how terrible the Grammys are is just as tired as the awards show itself, so we'll do our best to avoid it. This year's show had its share of highs (the Radiohead/USC Marching band collab, the chance of MIA giving birth on stage and forcing Lil Wayne to deliver the baby) and lows (Queen Latifah calling the group of Kanye, Jay-Z, TI, and Lil Wayne "The Rap Pack") but we still had a reason to watch as some Chicago-based artists were up for some awards. more ›

Poor Kanye. Right now, all he wants to do is get ready for the release of his new LP 808s and Heartbreaks, which is released November 25th (going head-to-head with the long-awaited new G'n'R record). But things are not all rainbows and lollipops in the Kanyeverse. Via our pals at Pitchfork, West is being sued by former hip-hop mogul Suge Knight over the shooting that happened at a Kanye-hosted party in Miami 2005 prior to that year's MTV Awards. It seems someone got a gun past security, shot Suge in the leg, stole Suge's diamond earring, and forced Suge to take a private jet back to L.A. to seek medical attention for the wound. This from a guy who's now bankrupt and has been tied to more hip-hop violence then we can shake a stick at? Hmm. Neither Kanye nor his camp have issued a statement on the lawsuit and, judging from his blog, it seems Kanye's thoughts are on lighter subjects. more ›

Are you mostly inoffensive, hep to the latest urban slang and at least semi-beautiful? Can you read a TelePrompTer and say things like "Here are Boyz N Da Hood with their new video for 'Felonies'" or "Here's the newest video from Slim Thug, featuring Bun B" without cracking THE FUCK up? If so, you may want to submit a PTO form to HR for next Monday because BET will be at Excalibur () from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. looking for "fresh faces and talent" to host some of their shows. more ›