Chi-town native Lupe Fiasco rocked the Chicago House of Blues on Halloween, mixing up the show with hits from his critically-acclaimed debut album, 'Food and Liquor,' and tracks off his new project, 'The Cool.' A "fresh cool young Lu" ran through 'Kick, Push,' 'Daydreamin'' and 'Dumb It Down' before wrapping up the concert with an energetic ...

In a voicemail message obtained exclusively by Inside Edition, Kanye West's mother, Donda, jokes about her surgery plans to her friend and hairdresser, Charlay Thomas, just one day before going under the knife: "I am going to go have my procedure done tomorrow and I'm getting every single thing from my neck to my knees! So, anyway, call me. I'll ...

Prince's lawyers have threatened to take legal action against fan Web sites in an effort to prompt the sites to remove photographs of the pop superstar. In response to the recent demands, which the sites view as a violation of their right to freedom of speech, Prince fans have banned together and formed PrinceFansUnited.com. According to a ...

Spoken word artist/musician Saul Williams will release his third album, 'The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!,' produced by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, on October 31. Fans of the acclaimed poet can download the recording for free, with the option of contributing $5 to support Williams. "'The Inevitable Rise and ...

Atlanta hip-hop legends Arrested Development will release 'Since the Last Time,' the band's first album of new material in more than 12 years, on October 30. "This album is a mixture of an easy going but lively songs meant to stir up belief and thirst," AD frontman Speech said. In tanden with 'Time' -- which features 12 tracks, including the first ...

Wu-Tang Clan seemed to make history this week when they claimed to have "cleared the first-ever Beatles sample" for a song on their upcoming album, '8 Diagrams.' One small problem -- it's not really a true sample. Turns out that the Wu actually cleared a "composition sample," not a "master sample." In layman's terms, it means they have the ...

You heard it here, folks: Wu-Tang Clan "ain't nothing to f--- wit." To prove it, the New York-based rappers have successfully cleared the first-ever Beatles sample. To fuel the buzz about the upcoming song, the Wu gave songstress Erykah Badu a shout out in a recent MySpace blog post for "helping bring this song to life," sparking rumors that the ...