Teens Cut Through Roof Of Houston Mall To Steal Air Jordans

Air Jordans must be a form of drugs, because they've been known to make people lose all cognitive reasoning. Three teens in Houston are the latest people to make a terrible decision behind sneakers.

The youngsters are accused of cutting through the roof of a mall in Houston to steal the shoes.

John Grant, 19 and his two minor cohorts, cut a whole in the roof of Greensport Mall to break into a Foot Action USA store, nabbing 16 pairs of the $175 Jordans.

While Grant, and a 16-year-old were caught, the other teen got away. He has however been identified by police.

Grant was taken to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, and has been slapped with a felony burglary of a building charge. He is expected to appear in court on Aug. 29.

Meanwhile, the 16-year-old faces the same charge plus evading police on foot.

Chainz Encourages Fans To Register To Vote In Baltimore

2 Chainz is getting a positive response for his Def Jam debut, Based On A T.R.U. Story, reaching No. 1 this week on the Billboard charts. Like many artists, Chainz’ music has reached a certain young demographic in mainstream America that has the power to make a change. He's embracing that by joining a campaign to get the youth to be more involved in the democratic process.

Exclusive: DMX To Release Undisputed On Sept. 11 & Share Proceeds With 9/11 Victims

As a New York native, DMXhas a special place in his heart for the city that never sleeps, and will use his next album to pay tribute to the Big Apple. X's forthcoming  Undisputed release is slated to drop on Sept. 11, in commemoration of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that took the lives of over 1,000 people.

Right before hitting the stage at Rock the Bells, Hip-Hop Wired sat down with X where he spoke on his The Weigh Infree EP, and his new project. “I had to give them something,” he said of the decision to give fans the release after several album delays, brought on by his record label.

As for Undisputed, the date is personal. “If we're able to make that date, what I want to do is donate the first week of sales to the families of 9/11, cuz you know I am from New York. That's still something that hits home.”

X didn't give too much away regarding the record's sound but promised not to disappoint.  “Sound always elevates and morphs into something else. It's bangin' it's hot.”

Kanye West is negotiating with producers to become an "American Idol" judge

Kanye West is negotiating with producers to become an "American Idol" judge ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to the production tell TMZ, "Idol" honchos reached out to Kanye recently about filling one of the open judging spots ... and Kanye expressed interest.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com#ixzz24EMtXxvD

Busta Rhymes finally releases his free album, Year of the Dragon.

Busta Rhymes, the renowned “dungeon dragon” of Hip-Hop, finally releases his free album, Year of the Dragon. The album was released via an interesting deal with Google’s Google Play and Starbus LLC. The 13-track opus was released today and spread throughout the new service which sells music, books, magazines, movies, TV shows, apps, and games. Year of the Dragon is not Busta Rhymes Cash Money debut. Check out the full tracklisting for Year of the Dragon below: 1. I’m Talking to You 2. Til We Die ft. Trey Songz & Rick Ross 3. Do That Thing 4. Make It Look Easy ft. Gucci Mane 5. Pressure ft. Lil Wayne 6. Love-Hate ft. Robin Thicke 7. Grind Real Slow 8. King Tut ft. Reek Da Villain & J. Doe 9. Sound Boy ft. Cam’ron 10. Doin It Again ft. Reek Da Villain & Chanel Nicole 11. Wine & Go Down ft. Vybz Kartel 12. Movie ft. J. Doe 13. Bleed the Same Blood ft. Maino & Anthony Hamilton

TYGA ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘HOTEL CALIFORNIA’

After hitting the stage at the Rock the Bells festival on Saturday, Tyga took the opportunity to announce the title of his second major label album, Hotel California.

New Song: Lil Wayne, 'No Lie (Dedication 4)'

No Lie (Dedication 4)." As the story goes, Wayne's DJ Drama-hosted mixtape Dedication 4 was slated to drop today, but much to the dismay of Weezy Stans everywhere, there's been a delay. To tide fans over till its release, the VMA nominee has debuted a new freestyle over 2 Chainz and Drake's "No Lie."

Listen to Lil Wayne's "No Lie (Dedication 4)" after the jump. 

Did we say delay? Because we actually meant conscious choice to hold off on his mixtape release until a few weeks from now! In his own words, Weezy explains, "I know I was supposed to drop that Dedication 4 tonight, but listen, my homeboy [2 Chainz] just dropped his album yesterday... That’s my real, real, real good homeboy right there and I refuse to put any attention on me... So therefore I ain't giving you b****** Dedication 4." We love seeing bros looking out for bros! Classy move, Weezy.

Gabby Douglas' Makes Olympic History!

Gabby Douglas has made history at the Olympics, edging out her competition to win the most coveted title in all of women's gymnastics – a gold medal in the women's individual all-around competition – and a gold medal in the team competition. It was no easy accomplishment to reach that podium as the star gymnast left behind life as she knew it to make her Olympic dream a reality.

Ryan Lochte USA Olympic swim team!!!!

Ryan Lochte USA Olympic swim team!!!!