Remy Ma has come forward to deny rumors swirling about her sexual orientation, after a video hit YouTube featuring a Bronx woman who claimed to be the female rap star’s lesbian lover. The shocking four-minute video features a woman in a Harlem, New York stairwell flashing money and making claims to be the former […]
Hip-Hop star 50 Cent gave was the first high-profile artist to perform in the volatile country of Kosovo, which ended its war with Serbia in 1999. 50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson, performed in the capital of Pristina, Kosovo, where he also helped launch the country’s second phone network during his 10-hour visit. Over […]
Hip-Hop star Foxy Brown made a mandatory court appearance yesterday (December 17) in Brooklyn, New York. Brown is serving a one year prison sentence at the Rose M. Singer Center For Women At Rikers Island, for violating the terms of her 2004 probation. She violated her probation after she assaulted her Brooklyn neighbor […]
Rap-A-Lot CEO/Prince Boxing owner James Prince is being honored in Houston, Texas tonight (December 17) for his recent donation of $100,000 dollars to Bread of Life Inc.’s Meals that Heal program. Bread of Life’s Meals that Heal is a non-profit organization started by St. John’s UMC that feeds disenfranchised families and individuals throughout the […]
R&B singer Usher has teamed with the National Hockey League (NHL) to produce two benefit performances during the NHL’s 2008 All-Star weekend in Atlanta. For the first event, Usher has tapped rapper Wyclef Jean, who will perform selections from his new album The Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant, at the Tabernacle in downtown […]
Eddie Murphy has launched a new recording label and Karrine ‘Superhead” Steffans is the actor’s flagship artist, according to a recent report. Murphy Entertainment is the latest venture for the actor and he is expected to debut Steffans’ album in March of 2008, according to Asian News International. While the nature of Steffans’ artistry hasn’t […]
Prosecutors will use a straight-to-DVD movie as evidence in the trial of Take Down Records’ CEO Alton “Ace Capone,” who is accused of using his record label as a front to run a $25 million dollar drug operation out of Philadelphia. Coles headed up Take Down Records, a well known local Philadelphia-based Hip-Hop label. […]
Will Smith’s film success continues, as his latest sci-fi thriller I Am Legend has topped the United States Box Office. I Am Legend, which was released on December 14, raked in over $76.5 million dollars, making it the highest grossing movie ever released in the month of December. I Am Legend shattered the $72 million […]
D-Block member Sheek Louch is planning to release a new album titled Silverback Gorilla, which will hit stores in March of 2008. The album is the second release from Sheek Louch since D-Block Records inked a marketing and services deal with Koch Records in 2005. A number of top rappers will appear on […]
Approximately 3,500 fans, friends, colleagues, music industry executives, recording artists and family members gathered on the dreary morning of December 13, 2007 at the Robert A. Bowers Civic Center to mourn the passing and celebrate the short life of Chad “Pimp C” Butler. The event was covered by national news outlets, television networks and tabloids, but […]
Chart-topping rapper Young Jeezy is doing his part to make Christmas memorable for Georgia youth by presenting a week-long toy drive and charity event series with his Corporate Thugz Entertainment (CTE) family, Atlanta Falcon’s star DeAngelo Hall and clothing line 8732. The series, which will present 1,000 toys for 1,000 kids at various locations […]
American Gangster was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture of the Year, it was announced yesterday (December 13) in Beverly Hills, California. The movie, which stars Denzel Washington as Harlem crime boss Frank Lucas, topped the box office upon its release in November and has grossed over $100 million dollars. […]
Rap-A-Lot Records CEO James “J. Prince” Prince is at the center of a new civil lawsuit over defamatory statements made during the promotion and sale of a recent episode of the hit BET series American Gangster. The 13-page lawsuit, which was recently filed in the Southern District Court of Texas, stems from a photograph […]
Hip-Hop legend LL Cool J will launch a tour of Australia next year, AllHipHop.com has learned. LL Cool J, born James Todd Smith, will travel down under on the Greatest of All Time Australian Tour, starting on March 20th when he performs in Auckland at the Vector Arena. The rapper/actor will then perform […]
A number of Houston rappers paid their final respects to UGK’s Chad “Pimp C.” Butler earlier today (December 13) in Port Arthur, Texas. Thousands of people attended the funeral, which was held at the Robert A. Bowers Civic Center. Pimp C.’s rhyming partner Bun B., Chamillionaire, Mike Jones, Willie D. of the Geto Boys, […]
Police have ramped up security in Port Arthur, Texas today (December 13), where veteran UGK member Chad “Pimp C.” Butler will be laid to rest. Thousands of people, including family members, friends and a number of celebrities, will be on hand at the Bob Bowers Civic Center’s “home-going” service for Pimp C., who was found […]
Hip-Hop veteran Doug E. Fresh has been tapped to perform at the grand opening of the first HipHopSodaShop in Tampa, Florida on December 18. The world renowned beat boxer and MC will be joined by music mogul Andre Harrell, founder of Uptown Records and former CEO of Motown Records, as well as HipHopSodaShop CEO, […]
Snoop Dogg may wear a lot of hats, but the rapper plans on continuing to make an impact on area youth by hosting his third annual Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL) benefit concert. The sold-out event, which will take place Saturday (Dec. 15) at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, is designed to […]
The manager of superstar rapper Plies was arrested yesterday (December 11), after police seized over 80 pounds of cocaine in Tampa, Florida. Police seized the cocaine from David Lee Gay Jr. and various associates last night, after another associate was caught selling cocaine to an undercover police officer. Gay, 35, worked for Isabomb […]
Ray J’s Knockout Entertainment has announced a multimillion dollar multi-album deal with Koch Records and Shaquille O’Neal’s DEJA 34 entertainment company. Under the terms of the deal, Ray J’s Knockout Entertainment will be marketed and distributed by Koch, while DEJA 34. Hip-Hop DJ Kay Slay has signed on to A&R Ray J.’s upcoming […]
