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4 items by Jeff Weiss

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  Q&A: A$AP Rocky on Sudden Fame, Relating to Kurt Cobain and Rihanna | ARTICLE

  It took nine years for people to start calling Jay-Z the "King of New York." It took A$AP Rocky nine words. From the moment the charismatic rapper drawled, "I be that pretty motherfucker/Harlem's what...

  January 14, 2013 12:15 PM ET
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  Lil Boosie Found Not Guilty in Murder Trial | ARTICLE

  After just an hour of deliberation, the jury in the first-degree murder trial of Torrance "Lil Boosie" Hatch returned a unanimous not-guilty verdict this afternoon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana's 19th Judicial District Courthouse. The 29-year old...

  May 11, 2012 5:50 PM ET
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  Inside Louisiana Rapper Lil Boosie's Grisly Murder Trial | ARTICLE

  The murder trial against Baton Rouge, Louisana rapper Torrance Hatch, better known as Lil Boosie, is currently underway in the city's 19th Judicial District Courthouse. Hatch is charged with first-degree murder in the 2009 death of Terry...

  May 9, 2012 5:20 PM ET
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  A Star Is Bawse: Rick Ross at the Nokia Theater | ARTICLE

  Depending on the circumstance or song, William Roberts II thinks he’s Rick Ross, Big Meech, Larry Hoover or MC Hammer. The rotund 36-year old rapper also claims that he’s not a star – arguably his most brazen...

  January 14, 2012 11:58 AM ET