(AllHipHop News) G-Unit member Lloyd Banks has responded to a diss record released earlier this week, that features Brooklyn rapper Shyne dissing G-Unit boss, 50 Cent. On a recently released a track titled “Unthinkable,” Shyne goes hard at 50 Cent on the track, calling the Queens rapper out by name in a verse. Shyne continued… Read more »

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(AllHipHop News) Scott Storch is quickly getting back into swing of the music game by lending his hit-making skills to the highly anticipated Dr. Dre single “Under Pressure,” a song that features Jay-Z. The song, which has yet to leak, is a huge move for the Philadelphia-bred musician, according to a company working closely with… Read more »

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Rick Ross is proclaiming victory over a verdict where he was ordered to pay $300,000 in punitive and compensatory damages to DJ Vlad (Vlad Lyubovni). The case was resulted in a August 2008 incident where members of Ross’ entourage assaulted DJ Vlad at the Ozone Awards over the deejay posting comedic images of Ross dressed… Read more »

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(AllHipHop News) New Orleans rapper Juvenile will reenact his February arrest in an upcoming video for his song “La La LaLaLa.”According to the Times-Picayune, Juvenile is working with videographer Daryn DeLuco produce the video, which will feature Juvenile being taken from a recording studio in Arabi. The new video also features locally renowned performance artists… Read more »

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(AllHipHop News) Yonkers, New York native Jadakiss is launching the new Kiss for Kids Foundation in support of the local community. The platinum selling rapper will be on hand during the opening of a new Boost Mobile retail store in Yonkers. Boost will donate $10,000 to the Kiss for Kids Foundation during the event, which… Read more »

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(AllHipHop News) A federal has judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the mother of the later rapper Notorious B.I.G., which blamed the city of Los Angeles and the LAPD for her son’s death. On Monday April 5th, Judge Jacqueline Nguyen dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice, after an eight-year wrongful death lawsuit in federal court. Notorious B.I.G.,… Read more »

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DJ Vlad was awarded $300,000 in damages from Rick Ross over a 2008 scuffle in which the DJ was beaten. In 2008, Vlad attempted to interview Rick Ross about his then-alleged history as a correctional officer.The pair, along with some of Ross’ crew, met up and attacked Vlad, causing him to suffer seven stitches under… Read more »

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(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z is going to bat against Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz for naming a club in the Dominican Republic after the rapper’s 40/40 Club. According to Reuters, Ortiz is illegally operating a Forty/Forty club on the island, in addition to running the domain name www.fortyforty.net. Ortiz’ club opened in October of this… Read more »

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Compton Hip-Hop star Game unleashed his highly anticipated track “400 Bars.”The 20:28 track is taken from an upcoming mixtape Game is preparing to release titled The Red Room with DJ Drama. Last night, Game pulled a 24-hour session to finish “400 Bars,” which features Game rapping over Jay Electronica’s “Exhibit C.” The track was leaked… Read more »

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(AllHipHop News) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was nominated for an award for his role in supporting Hip-Hop in the country. Putin has been nominated for the “Event of the Year” Award during the Russian Street Awards being presented by Muz TV, Russia’s rival of MTV. In November of 2009, Putin attended Muz TV’s “Battle… Read more »

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(AllHipHop News) Comedian Jamie Foxx has teamed with 20th Century Fox Animation to star in his first full-length animated feature film. Foxx will star in Welcome to the Jungle, which is being written by Malcolm Spellman and produced by Foxx and his manager Jamie Rucker King. According to Variety, Foxx is keeping the storyline to… Read more »

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(AllHipHop News) Cleveland Cavaliers star center/rapper Shaquille O’Neal has sent a letter to executives at VH1, demanding that they shut down production of his wife’s reality show, “Basket Ball Wives.”According to lawyers for Shaq, certain episodes of the show violate confidentiality agreements between Shaq and his former wife Shaunie, who are in the process of… Read more »

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(AllHipHop News) Organizers for the Glastonbury Festival have confirmed that rapper Snoop Dogg will headline the event, which includes performances by U2, Stevie Wonder, Muse, Jack Johnson, Slash and others. The five-day festival takes place from June 22nd to June 27th at Worthy Farm in Pilton and will feature hundreds of bands and poets on… Read more »

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(AllHipHop News) Goodie M.O.B. member Cee Lo Green is currently in the recording studio working on an album of brand new material. Elektra confirmed the album is titled Lady Killer and will hit stores later this year. Cee-Lo, also one half of Grammy Award winning group Gnarles Barkley, is in the studio with producers Salaam… Read more »

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(AllHipHop News) Rapper Eminem has announced that he will scrap his album Relapse and instead release Recovery, his seventh major label album. According to Eminem, as he recorded new material and working with different producers, the idea of releasing the older material on Relapse didn’t make sense to the Detroit emcee. “I had originally planned… Read more »

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