Virginia rapper/G.O.O.D. Music artist Pusha T recently divulged information regarding his upcoming mixtape, The Wrath of Caine and the yet to be named solo album, which will release later in the first quarter of this year. As of late, Pusha T has been actively dropping visuals and featured verses on G.O.O.D. music projects, but he has been doing so without No Malice, formerly Malice, and one half of the famed rap duo The Clipse, who recently re-devoted himself to God.

The feud between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj will probably be more memorable than whoever wins this season of “American Idol” — but is all their fighting real?

“It’s authentic,” FOX’s president of alternative programming Mike Darnell told the crowd at today’s 2013 TCA in Pasadena.

“The two of them were always angry,” added the show’s executive producer Nigel Lythgoe.

The violence that plagued Chicago for much of 2012 has spilled over into the new year and it has claimed the life of Chief Keef’s stepbrother.

According DNAinfo.com Ulysses “Chris” Gissendanner III was fatally shot in the back of the head in the Far South Side section of the city on Wednesday, Jan 2. The 19-year-old was reportedly sitting in a car while visiting an uncle when he was fired upon. Gissendanner, who raps under the moniker YPN Boomtown, is purportedly the stepson of Keef’s biological father, Alfonso Cozart.

The Cali collective have given their version of events, following reports that they were responsible for assaulting a teenager. Odd Future were accused of beating up a 17 year old fan at a December 8 concert in San Antonio. However, according to OF, the teen started to altercation.

Bow Wow made an appearance on DJ Whoo Kid’s radio show recently, where he discussed a wide range of topics. While talking about his gig hosting “106 & Park” and his love of acting, the rapper also addressed long-standing rumors that his label, Young Money, seems to not have much camaraderie or unity.

Keyshia Cole is sorely mistaken if she believes she got bumped to make room for a singer named The Weeknd at a concert in Oakland this week — at least according to the San Fran radio station behind the show … because fact is, she wasn’t headliner material to begin with. Keyshia went off on Twitter Monday night — the same night as KMEL 106′s Holiday House of Soul concert — claiming she bailed on the show because KMEL contacted her last minute to tell her she’d be opening for The Weekend … instead of headlining the show herself.