Memphis, Tennessee rapper MJG of the rap duo Eightball & MJG has announced his first solo release in eight years, titled This Might Be the Day.   The album, which is due in stores next month on Atlanta-based label 404 Music, is MJG’s second album since his 1999 solo debut, No More Glory.   404 […]

Missy Elliott and adidas Originals announced today (March 20) the worldwide launch of the Respect M.E. talent competition “Stand Up Be Seen,” which starts this month.   “Stand Up. Be Seen,” aims to recruit 10 female ambassadors for Missy and her urban themed street wear brand Respect M.E.   The Stand Up. Be Seen competition […]

Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy Tellem has announced the 21 & Under tour, a new 23-date-tour of the United States that kicks off next month.   Soulja Boy will hit the road with Lil Mama, V.I.C. and Tiffany Evans starting on April 11 at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.   The tour […]

Roy Jones Jr. May be well-versed in the sport of boxing, but the former champion hopes to knock out fans with his rap skills on an upcoming new reality TV show.   The series, titled Secret Talents of the Stars, will feature actors, athletes and music artists who will compete against each other by performing […]

The woman that Remy Ma is accused of shooting has withdrawn a $20 million dollar lawsuit against the rapper, according to reports.   Makeda Barnes-Joseph filed the civil suit in December of 2007, claiming that Remy Ma, born Remy Smith, shot her twice in the abdomen during a dispute over $3000 dollars that was missing […]

Britney Spears’ troubles may seem hard to overcome in the eyes of the public, but one person believes the embattled pop star can triumph.   Hip-Hop spiritual advisor Archbishop Don “Magic” Juan is coming to Spears’ aid with his new web site, HelpBishopSaveBritney.com.   The site will present a series of episodes hosted by the […]

Producers Polow Da Don, Nephew, Scott Storch and others are among the producers that have started working with Keyshia Cole on her untitled third CD, which is due in stores around Christmas. Cole, who recently hit the studio to record a track titled “I Got a Thang For You” with Trina, has also officially launched […]

Rap mogul Percy “Master P” Miller and his son Romeo are preparing to star in their first full-length feature together in the new horror movie The Pig People.   The Pig People will star Romeo as “TJ,” one of five college students who venture into a haunted forest to shoot a documentary for their film […]

Miami rapper Rick Ross has landed his second number one album, as his sophomore release Trilla moved over 198,000 copies since being released on March 11, making it the number one album in the United States.   Trilla, the second collaborative release for Slip-N-Slide and Def Jam Records, is also this week’s number one Digital […]

Three 6 Mafia member Lord Infamous was arrested over the weekend after being arrested last week for domestic assault, AllHipHop.com has learned.   The rapper, born Ricky Dunigan, was booked Saturday (March 15) and is expected to appear in court on March 28.   While details of the incident were not immediately available, Lord Infamous […]

An informant has made a number of startling allegations surrounding organized crime, Hip-Hop and the music business in FBI documents released by Los Angeles Times reporter Chuck Phillips and the Los Angeles Times.   An unnamed informant in prison claims in the documents that a teenager named James Sabatino owned Soundstorm Entertainment, which was allegedly a front […]

Rapper Busta Rhymes appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court today (March 18), where he was formally sentenced for his role in two assault cases.   Judge Larry Stephens sentenced Rhymes to 3 years probation and 10 days of community service, for his role in assaulting a fan in August of 2006 as well as his former […]

Dipset member Jim Jones will be among the celebrities and activists speaking at Howard University’s Third Annual Hip-Hop and Higher Education Symposium on March 27.   The Harlem rapper will be joined by Washington Redskin Clinton Portis, R&B singer Lyfe Jennings, TV personality Melyssa Ford and HIV/AIDS activist Maria Davis during the “HIV/AIDS and the […]

Politics and addiction are among the topics explored as Philadelphia Hip-Hop collective The Roots prepares to unveil their 10th album for music fans.   The release, titled Rising Down, will feature musical appearances from Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Saigon, Dice Raw and Chrisette Michele as well as Fall Out Boy Patrick Stump, who is […]

The saga of Death Row Records has taken another twist, as the woman who won a default judgment that sent the record label into bankruptcy is being sued for fraud and breach of contract.   Harris assigned a $107 million dollar default judgment she won against Death Row Records in 2005 to Conquest Media Group […]

A man who manages D-12 was charged yesterday (March 17) with assaulting two teenaged girls and providing them with drugs.   Jeremy Nathanial Geffen once managed a number of musicians, including Hip-Hop group D-12 and Atlanta rapper Sean Paul through his management company, Geffen Enterprises.   According to police, Geffen, 35, assaulted the teengaged girls […]

A Lil Wayne concert in London, England was cut short last night (March 16) following a series of scuffles, AllHipHop.com has learned.   According to witnesses who attended the show at the Stratford Rex, Lil Wayne performed a shorter set than expected, after at least six fights erupted near the stage.   Despite the efforts […]

A serious legal situation involving rapper Gillie Da Kid has come to an end, as drug charges against the Philadelphia rapper were recently dropped.   The case stemmed from an investigation and search authorities conducted on two houses on Passmore Street in Philadelphia.   Gillie Da Kid and four associates were arrested on Feb. 6, […]

Czar Entertainment CEO Jimmy “Henchmen” Rosemond has issued a statement to AllHipHop.com surrounding a controversial article published by The Los Angeles Times today (March 17).   In “Blood Feud,” a detailed investigative piece written by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chuck Phillips, Rosemond is accused of masterminding an elaborate plan to have rapper Tupac Shakur assaulted […]

Hip-Hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs has responded to a controversial new article in the Los Angeles Times, which claims the mogul had advanced knowledge of a planned assault on the late Tupac Shakur.   A new investigative piece printed today (March 17) in the Los Angeles Times claims that Combs and Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G” […]