Fans and loved ones gathered in Detroit this afternoon (April 11) to remember slain D12 member Proof and commemorate the two-year anniversary of his death.   “Since he’s been gone he was the head of everything, so I’m trying to straighten things up and it’s hard. No one can fill those shoes,” D12 member Mr. […]

Grammy Award winning group The Roots will show Philadelphia some brotherly love in June by hosting a day long concert at Festival Pier. On June 7, The Roots will perform alongside Gnarls Barkley, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, The Cool Kids, Santogold, Deerhoof, J*Davey, Diplo and Esperanza. Doors open at noon, while the show […]

Rapper Eminem will give a rare performance in June, when he performs at Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday party.   According to reports, organizers contacted Eminem last month and he agreed to perform for the former South African president and former head of the African National Congress (ANC).   While Eminem’s name had surfaced in earlier […]

Grammy Award winning producer Mark Ronson will bring his Allido Record label to Interscope Records in a new joint venture formed to release a variety of artists and releases, it was announced today (April 11).   Ronson, who won Producer of the Year, Record of the Year and Pop Vocal Album of the Year for […]

While Snoop Dogg’s bad boy image may have gotten him banned from the United Kingdom and Australia, the rapper continues to work with children, this time via a new Hip-Hop series of urban books.   Sources revealed to AllHipHop.com that Snoop is working on a children’s book series titled Where’s The Cheese, which will be […]

Rapper turned rocker Vanilla Ice was charged with domestic battery for allegedly assaulting his wife last night (April 10).   According to South Florida’s Sun-Sentinel, Vanilla Ice, born Robert Van Winkle was originally accused of striking and kicking his wife, Laura Van Winkle during an argument.   Vanilla Ice, 40, told police that he and […]

Hip-Hop star DMX has lashed out at reports that have suggested he was to blame for a failed concert at Indiana University last night (April 9).   According to University police, students with the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity had an agreement with the University for DMX to perform during the Children Uniting Nations concert.   Students who […]

T.I. will be sharing his take on the ins-and-outs of the entertainment business with eighteen students in Atlanta today (April 10), after requesting to participate in the FOR ME, Inc’s  Music Producer Workshop.   The four-week, eight-session workshop, which launched on Tuesday (April 8), is the first of a four series program organized by the Future […]

A West Creek, New Jersey producer has been named the winner of VH1’s “The Track with Flavor Flav” contest. Producer Sam Knight’s tracks bested over 5,000 original 60-second-tracks, which were submitted online, by up-and-coming music producers, who hoped to work with the Public Enemy frontman/reality show star. Next, Knight will record and co-produce Flavor Flav’s […]

Allegations of defrauding the City of Detroit amid perjury and obstruction charges are at the center of a $27 million lawsuit, filed against Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff Christine Beatty.   The suit, which was filed Tuesday (April 8) by attorney Corbett Edge O’Meara in Wayne County Circuit Court on […]

Luther Campbell may be off the roads if his ex-girlfriend has her way, as she is seeking to have the mogul’s license suspended due to a back child support bill.   According to the Miami Herald, Davania Branch Burns, 41, is suing Campbell, claiming that he owes her almost $40,000 in back child support for […]

Hip-Hop mogul Jermaine Dupri has teamed with Proctor & Gamble’s TAG brand to launch a new record label in conjunction with the Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJ).   Dupri is president of the newly formed venture, which is dubbed TAG Records. Dupri will run the label out of New York and will be integral […]

Miami bred rapper Trina and Slip-N-Slide Records are celebrating the #1 debut of her fourth album Still Da Baddest, which is currently the top album on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Charts. Still Da Baddest gives Slip-N-Slide their second #1 album in the past 30 days, as label mate Rick Ross scored a #1 Pop debut with […]

MTV will premier two new specials this week to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Sean John, America’s fastest growing men and women’s sportswear line.The first, a documentary entitled If I Were King, will debut on MTV at 10pm EST tonight (Apr 9).Following an encore of If I Were King on Saturday (Apr 12), the network […]

Wu-Tang producer and co-founder RZA has signed on as one of the hosts of the next installment of the Hip-Hop Chess Federation’s Life Strategies panels.   The producer/actor, born Robert Diggs, will be joined by chess icon Josh Waitzkin and Mixed Martial Arts Champion Ralex Gracie, as they demonstrate how students of chess and martial […]

The mother of a teenaged boy assaulted by associates of Tony Yayo filed a civil lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court today (April 9).The lawsuit, filed by attorney Richard R####, accuses G-Unit member Tony Yayo, Lowell Fletcher and others of assaulting the teen, who is the son of Jimmy Henchmen, the CEO of Czar […]

New York City based marketing agency Cornerstone is broadening its appeal via a new partnership with New York production group Three/21 Films.   The alliance, which was announced by Cornerstone co-presidents Rob Stone and Jon Cohen, will result in a new division for the company named after Three/21.   The partnership is the latest achievement […]

Phat Fashions executive Kimora Lee Simmons will have another opportunity to showcase her busy life for fans of her hit reality show, Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane.   The half-hour series, which has been renewed for a second season by the Style network, features a look at how Simmons balances her role as mother […]

South Florida rapper Plies, born Algernod Washington, has been named as one of several defendants in a lawsuit filed by five Gainesville, FL residents in the Alachua County civil courthouse yesterday (Apr 8).   The five plaintiffs, who were all injured during a 2006 shooting at a Plies show, are seeking $10 million dollars in […]

The organizer of the Glastonbury Festival which will feature Jay-Z as the headlining act has responded to rumors that the superstar rapper is planning to cancel his appearance during the festival, which takes place June 27-29 in Somerset, England.   According to reports in London’s Sun newspaper, Jay-Z allegedly wanted to pull out of the […]