Yesterday (September 11) Billboard celebrated its 50 year history by compiling a list of the top charting Hip-Hop and R&B songs of all time. And the results are surprising. The criterion for the list was based on Billboard tracking the popularity of songs based on sales and number of radio plays. Other […]
Snoop Dogg’s Australian tour has officially been green lighted by the country’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship it was announced today (September 12). As previously reported by AllHipHop.com, Snoop Dogg is now able to tour the country with fellow gangster rap pioneer Ice Cube and a recently reunited Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. In 2007, Snoop […]
Legal trouble continues to follow rapper T.I. as the mother of the entertainer’s two sons has come forward to request more child support to help raise the youths. The Associated Press reports that T.I., born Clifford Harris, is being sued by his 29-year-old ex-girlfriend, Lashon Dixon. Dixon claims that she is having a […]
Rap star DMX was extradited from a Miami, Florida jail and is now in a Phoenix, Arizona jail on theft charges. According to reports, Maricopa County Sheriffs are holding DMX in custody on a $25,000 cash bond on felony theft charges. DMX was originally arrested by Miami police outside of a Wal-Mart, after […]
So So Def mogul Jermaine Dupri is facing a defamation lawsuit over a private phone call included on Daz Dillinger’s 2006 album So So Gangsta. The lawsuit, filed by a woman named Aika Kendrick, alleges that Daz and Dupri recorded a personal phone conversation which they then used as a backdrop for the song […]
Grammy Award winner Kanye West and his manager were arrested at Los Angeles International Airport this morning (Thursday), after an encounter with the paparazzi escalated. According to several reports, the altercation took place close to the American Airlines terminal at LAX and started when an unidentified photographer began taking photos of the rapper. […]
A recent Los Angeles Times article has created widespread talk of Ludacris’ impending retirement from Hip-Hop in pursuit of Hollywood.However, in an exclusive statement to AllHipHop.com, the Atlanta-based rapper says the rumors are exaggerated.“I never said I was retiring from Hip-Hop today,” Ludacris who celebrates his 33rd birthday today. “Music is my first love and […]
Superstar songstress Mariah Carey has sent a cease-and-desist order to famed music producer and former confidant Damion “Damizza” Young, attempting to block the release of his tell-all memoir Guilty By Association. As a producer, Young helped craft Carey’s award-winning singles “I Still Believe,” “Irresistible,” and “Crybaby.” Young also worked behind the scenes on […]
Rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has issued a statement regarding the recent web controversy created by a Palm Beach Post article about the ownership of the private jet he uses.In a tongue-in-cheek YouTube post labeled as an “extra” to his now famous “Diddy Blog,” the producer-turned-reality TV star poked fun at the maelstrom.“For the record, […]
Houston rapper Baby Bash has confirmed plans to launch his first tour of the Persian Gulf in support of U.S. troops fighting overseas. The trip was brainstormed as a follow-up to the song “As Days Go By,” featured on Bash’s latest album Cyclone. The track revolves around heartfelt letters to loved ones from […]
Snoop Dogg’s visa clearance battle with Australian officials has drawn the attention of Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe, who is urging his native country to lift their temporary ban on the rap star. In late August, Snoop was denied a visa to launch an October tour with Ice Cube. Representatives for the Australian government […]
De-facto Wu Tang Clan leader the RZA has announced today (September 10) a partnership with global digital music group The Orchard, which will market Wu’s extensive catalogue worldwide in digital and physical formats. The deal encompasses new material and 13 previous Clan releases that have been unavailable digitally from the Wu Tang Clan, Killarmy, […]
Rapper/producer Wyclef Jean is making moves to provide much needed resources for those affected by severe storms that have battered his native Haiti. The former Fugees member has launched Haiti Storm Relief Fund, an effort designed to provide food, water, purification tablets, tents, blankets, medical supplies and hygiene kits to storm victims. Jean’s […]
Multi-platinum producer Timbaland has been chosen to receive the highest award bestowed by Ireland’s prestigious Trinity College Dublin. This October, the Grammy Award winner will be inducted into the school’s Philosophical Society as an Honorary Patron. Each year, the society chooses an elite group of individuals to carry on its time honored traditions, […]
Drawing on the influence of legendary Hip-Hop and doo-wop group the Force MDs, New York-based collective 5ive L is determined to create its own legacy in music circles. The new group already knows the benefits and good fortune the music industry can bring, as the offspring of Force MD members and brothers Stevie D […]
One of Los Angeles’ premier gathering for socially conscious music and people commences on September 27, with the highly popular We the People Festival. The forward-thinking event focuses on advocating “non-partisan, non-violent, environmental, and politically conscious views as established through music and dialogue.” The festival began in Watts in 2006 as a small […]
In the wake of a recent incident in their hometown of London, rap duo S.A.S. is severing ties with Juelz Santana, effectively ending their professional relationship with the Dip Set, which they left a year ago. According to the group member Mayhem, the decision came after Juelz made statements on camera that implied that […]
American underground rap fixture Immortal Technique is taking his revolutionary style of Hip-Hop overseas as he gears up for an upcoming European tour. The outing, which kicks off Sunday (Sept. 14) in Amsterdam , is in support of Immortal Technique’s latest album The 3rd World. In addition to showcasing his music, the rapper […]
One day after performing and taking home a best Hip-Hop video honor at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, Lil Wayne appeared in a New York courtroom to answer for a 2007 arrest on his tour bus. The 25-year-old New Orleans rapper, born Dwayne Carter, was arrested last summer after the bus was stopped […]
Mogul 50 Cent won a significant battle in his legal war with ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins today (September 8) in Suffolk Family Court. Long Island Judge David Freundlich ruled today that the rapper can see his 11-year-old son Marquise every other weekend until an October 22 custody trial in family court. The Queens native […]
