AHH Stray News: Afrika Bambaataa Vs. Manchester City, Kelis LP Flops, Mickey Factz
Hip-Hop legend Afrika Bambaataa and famed British DJ Mike Pickering will be spinning at the HighBar this July to kick off Manchester City Football Clubs pre-season tour. The pair will entertain the crowd in a beat battle to decide which style of beats the audience prefers – the New York styled beats from Bambaataa or […]

Baton Rouge Lawyer Indicted Over Trill Ent. Shooting Case
(AllHipHop News) A lawyer who represented Baton Rouge Hip-Hop label Trill Entertainment was in court yesterday, to answer allegations that he interfered in an attempted-murder probe involving Trills CEOs. Baton Rouge lawyer Peter Q. John is accused of interfering with a criminal probe, for allegedly attempting to have attempted murder charges against Trills Melvin Vernell […]

Rick Ross Pays Homage To Jailed Gangsters, Preps ‘Teflon Don’
(AllHipHop News) Ricky Rozay took the time to pay tribute to black gang members Larry Hoover and Big Meech at a recent promotional event for his album Teflon Don, in Chicago “I want to salute Chicago, before this, I want to salute Mr. Larry Hoover, I want to salute Big Meech” Rick Ro$$ said prior […]

Rick Ross Explains Meeting With BMF
(AllHipHop News) Ricky Rozay took the time to pay tribute to black gang members Larry Hoover and Big Meech at a recent promotional event for his album Teflon Don, in Chicago “I want to salute Chicago, before this, I want to salute Mr. Larry Hoover, I want to salute Big Meech” Rick Ro$$ said prior […]

Swizz Beatz Affair With Alicia Keys Drove Mashonda To Pills; Sleepless Nights
(AllHipHop News) Swizz Beatz wife Mashonda has revealed details about the couples split and how she found out hit making producer was having an affair with R&B star Alicia Keys. In a new interview with Vibe.com, Mashonda reveals that Swizz Beatz admitted to having an affair with Alicia Keys on Mothers Day in 2008, six […]

Lil Wayne Writing “Amazing” Lyrics In Prison
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Wayne recently wrote to fans from jail and described his life behind bars on Rikers Island.”I wake up around 11 a.m. Have some coffee. Call my kids, and my wonderful mother. I then shower up. Read fan mail,” Lil Wayne wrote in a letter posted on weezythanxyou.com.After that, the hip-hop star […]

Jay-Z Teams With Alicia Keys To Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Jay-Z will headline Alicia Keys annual Black Ball charity event this September at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. Jay-Z will be joined by Alicia Keys and Sade during the event, which will raise funds for Keys charity Keep A Child Alive. The organization has been holding the Black Ball fundraiser since […]

Rock From Heltah Skeltah Beats Attempted Murder Charge
(AllHipHop News) Rock from the acclaimed group Heltah Skeltah has been found not guilty in an attempted murder case stemming from a shooting incident that left a pimp paralyzed. Dru Ha, the CEO of Duck Down Records, made the announcement. “Exhale for Rock & congratulations to his attorney Kenneth Montgomery for the NOT GUILTY VERDICT! […]

Cam’ron Sets Release Date For ‘Gunz N’ Butta’ With Vado
(AllHipHop News) Camron has announced an August release date for his upcoming album Gunz N Butta featuring the Harlem natives newest protégé, Vado. Vado, who is also from Harlem, co-wrote the 16-track album with Camron, including the lead single Speaking in Tungs.”Its our first album and I promise its so much of a classic, Vado […]

Missy Elliott Lands In ISrael, Plans Trips To Western Wall, Dead Sea
(AllHipHop News) Missy Elliott arrived in Jerusalem today (July 14th) for a controversial performance in Israel, despite an international boycott and a new standoff with a Libyan ship trying to deliver aid to Gaza.According to publicists for the platinum selling rapper and critically acclaimed producer, Missy Elliott is in town for two days. During her […]

Will Smith Producing Flick On African-American Explorer Dr. S. Allen Counter
(AllHipHop News) Will Smiths Overbrook Entertainment is developing a movie for Sony that will be based on modern-day explorer/neuroscience professor Dr. S. Allen Counter. Counter is currently the director of the Harvard Foundation of Harvard University and has authored and produced a number of books about Africans and African-Americans.According to Variety, Will Smith is attached […]

AHH Stray News: Drake’s New Album, Pusha T. Goes Solo, Warren G.
Canadian rapper Drake revealed that he has started working on the follow up to his chart-topping album Thank Me Later. Started my new album last night too…ok I’m done, the rapper tweeted today (July 14th). According to Drake, he will be shooting the video for his third single Miss Me featuring Lil Wayne tomorrow at […]

DMXS Wife Prepares Book, Finds Author
DMXs wife Tahera Simmons is preparing the release of her book about life with the megastar and has found her co-author. Tashera enlisted Aliya S. King, an author that has written books for American Gangster Frank Lucas and Faith Evans. King also recently released a book called Platinum which chronicles the lives of rappers and […]

Rapper Eve Has New Outlook on Life, Love
(AllHipHop News) Rapper/actress Eve has a new outlook on love and marriage according to a new interview with Essence Magazines Sister 2 Sister publication. In February of 2010, Eve was caught in an international investigation surrounding her ex-boyfriend Teodorin Nguema Obiang, the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea.Federal agents accused Obiang […]

Eminem Tops Charts Again
Rapper Eminem has topped the sales charts once again with this platinum-plus opus, Recovery. The in this third week, the album moves another 229,000 units. The album blew past platinum last week selling a total of 1,308,494 as of this week. Other artists that clocked in sales include Drake, Kelis, The Roots, Big Boi, The […]

Rocsi Says Dogs Need Love In New Peta2 Campaign
Rocsi Diaz, popular co-host of BETs 106 & Park, has teamed peta2, the young adult branch of PETA, for a new advertising campaign urging fans to adopt pets, as opposed to purchasing them. According to peta2, over 8 million dogs and cats end up in animal shelters each year and over half of the animals […]

Rapper Ras Kass Samples Mel Gibson Rant On New Single “Dressin Like That’
(AllHipHop News) It was only a matter of time before the inevitable happened – Mel Gibsons racist rant has been turned into a song by noted West coast rapper Ras Kass. Ras Kass has recorded an unofficial 2:56-minute single titled Why You Be Dressin Like That featuring Mel Gibson. The veteran rap wordsmith rapping over […]

Rap Star Missy Elliott Urged To Cancel Performance In Israel
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star Missy Elliott is facing pressure to scrap a planned gig in Israel slated to take place this week. Missy Elliott is slated to hit the stage at Gane HaTaarucha in Tel Aviv on Thursday, July 15th, for her first ever performance in Israel. But her appearance has prompted Canadians for Justice […]

Mary J. Blige, Production Team ‘The Clutch’ Sued Over ‘Take Me As I Am’
(AllHipHop News) R&B singer Mary J. Blige and popular production team The Clutch which features Keri Hilson, are at the center of a copyright dispute involving Bliges#### single Take Me As I Am. Songwriters Jay Ballard and Kim Jones filed a lawsuit against Mary J. Blige and The Clutch in United States District Court in […]

Update: Police In Akron Investigate Waka Flocka’s Entourage for Sexual Assault
(AllHipHop News) Members of Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flames’ entourage are being investigated, following a complaint by a woman who said she was assaulted on the rappers tour bus. This morning (July 12th), Akron, Ohio police detectives boarded the rappers tour bus, which was parked outside of the Hilton Garden Inn. Police are investigating the […]