Akon, LL Cool J, John Legend and Nas are among the acts who have signed up to become 'celebrity bloggers' on Global Grind, a site that aims to become the 'Huffington Post of Hip Hop'.

LL Cool J, Akon, Mos Def, Young Jeezy and T.I. are among the acts who will celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama in Washington D.C. next week.

As someone whose souvenir Bill Clinton 1992 Inauguration periscope is still collecting dust in his parents' basement, I know exactly what happens when you attend an inaugural parade: You stand outside in the freezing cold for hours and then maybe you get to see the incoming President's arm waving outside his car's window.On January 20, 2009, Bar...

-- Justice are announcing that "TThhee Ppaarrttyy", their collaboration with Paris-based "rapper" and message-board hate-magnet Uffie will be the next single from their live album A Cross the Universe. The next time Justice want to hook up with a rapper, we suggest Just-Ice.-- Russell Simmons is teaming up with a bunch of fellow luminaries to pr...

LL Cool J has announced that he is withdrawing from Janet Jackson's 'Rock Witchu' tour.