Rock Almanac: January 2, 2009

On This Date in 2003: Rapper 50 Cent is arrested on weapons possession charges in New York. The ... Read More »

Outrageous Concert Riders: 50 Cent

"1 box of Cuban cigars (Montecristo)" --50 Cent Criminal penalties for violation of the Cuban ... Read More »

50 Cent Sues Taco Bell Over 79 Cent Promotion

50 Cent has filed a lawsuit against Taco Bell. The superstar rapper says the fast-food giant used ... Read More »

Potent Quotables: Fame Tough on Fiddy

"I've been in hotel rooms, and girls were already there in the closet naked. Are you kidding ... Read More »

Sudanese Warchild Emmanuel Jal Raps in the Name of Peace

Emmanuel Jal, like many assessing contemporary hip-hop, believes most of the posturing, boasting and ... Read More »

Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am Turns Into a Mutant + More

Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am will star in his first film, 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine,' as a mutant ... Read More »

Madonna Makes Directorial Debut + More

Madonna made her directorial debut in Berlin on Wednesday with her film, 'Filth & Wisdom.' ... Read More »

Arctic Monkeys and Justin Timberlake to Collaborate?

What do you get when you take the UK's hottest rock band and add the U.S.' most sought-after pop ... Read More »

Britney Spears Shows Up, Bails From Court + More

Britney Spears was a no-show showed up at and immediately left her scheduled court hearing this ... Read More »

Rockin' Caucus '07: Worst Collaboration

Winner: Avril Lavigne & Lil Mama If Justin Timberlake thought his collabo with 50 Cent was gonna ... Read More »

Rockin' Caucus '07: Juiciest Beef

Winner: Kanye West vs. 50 Cent According to arnisha, "everyone loves Kanye West and everyone youst ... Read More »

With a Bullet: Today's Charts

It was shaping up to be a battle as bloody (if not nearly as WWE-scripted) as the Kanye vs. Fiddy ... Read More »

Outrageous Concert Riders: No. 11

"THERE IS TO BE NO BEEF ... IN THE VICINITY OF 50 CENT'S DRESSING OR CATERING ROOMS." --50 Cent For ... Read More »

With a Bullet: Today's Charts

After last week's totally not label-contrived battle royale between Kanye West and 50 Cent, there's ... Read More »

Ja Rule Looks in 'The Mirror,' Comes Clean on Homophobia

In a September interview with Complex magazine, rapper Ja Rule -- born Jeffrey Atkins -- responded ... Read More »

The Chum Bucket: Kanye West Is Really Modest + More

Kanye West says he is the No. 1 human in music, to which 50 Cent responds, "Nuh uh!" [Best Week ... Read More »