The new movie Stomp The Yard has been banned from a chain of movie theaters in Springfield, Illinois, for fear it could trigger the same gang violence that erupted during another movie showing last month.Tony Kerasotes, CEO of the 40-plus Kerasotes theater chain, told officials he feared a repeat of a fight and shooting that […]
Hip-Hop pioneer The Chief Rocker Busy Bee and Urban Gold Music recently released The History Of Hip Hop Volume One, the first release in a 10-CD compilation series featuring vintage battles and performances from the late 1970’s and early 1980’s.The new album features digitally remastered classic material that documents Busy Bee’s storied career from the […]
Six years after the murder of rapper Eric "E Money Bags" Smith, the man believed to have orchestrated the crime stood in front a Brooklyn, New York federal courtroom to answer for the crime.Opening arguments in the trial of noted drug kingpin Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff began Tuesday (Jan. 9) as US Attorney Jason Jones presented […]
Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell continues to support local Miami youth via the National Youth Football League (NYFL), which the 2 Live Crew founder created to help guide troubled youths across the United States. Campbell will present the 2nd Annual Battle of the Stars Football Tournament in Miami from Jan. 25-28 at Curtis Park Football Stadium […]
Clothing featuring the late Bay Area rapper Mac Dre has been banned in Riverbank, Calif. due to the slain rappers “glorification of drug use,” educational officials told the San Jose Mercury News.Riverbank Unified School District board members voted unanimously yesterday (Jan. 9) to ban clothing bearing Mac Dre’s image or brand name at the district’s […]
Grammy Award winning rapper Kanye West has been tapped to star in an untitled reality series that is being developed for HBO. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the reality series will focus on West’s day-to-day life as a chart-topping producer/rapper. West is developing the series with Larry Charles, who served as the executive producer for […]
Dipset member Charly "Max B" Wingate was ordered held on $2 million bail yesterday (Jan. 9), after the rapper was charged with robbing and murdering a man in his hotel room in Fort Lee, New Jersey last September. Police believe Max B. conspired to rob David Taylor and Allan "Jay" Plowden after his girlfriend, erotic […]
Jay-Z’s Reebok S. Carter cleats for men have reached monumental status, as a pair will be displayed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.After winning 35-30 against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Dec. 31, Kansas City Chiefs Running Back Larry Johnson set a new NFL record for the most carries in a single season and rushed […]
One of the two men stopped for littering in Tempe, Arizona and then asked to rap about the incident for a local television show is suing the city for $500,000, claiming the segment has done irreparable harm to his reputation. Louis Baker and Robert Tarvain are the two African-American men who were stopped by police […]
An attorney for the girlfriend of Tyrese Gibson has come forward to debunk reports that actor/singer/rapper assaulted his pregnant girlfriend last week. Gibson and his girlfriend, who is 11 weeks pregnant, argued at their home in Los Angeles last Thursday (Jan. 4), which resulted in the woman placing an emergency call to 911. Initial reports […]
The two Hungarian police officers that were recorded dancing and making lewd gestures have reportedly been cleared of wrong doing and will not suffer punishment for their shenanigans.The :55 second clip titled "Bajai Hip-Hop" was recorded using a mobile phone and features the officers in police uniform, dancing to Marky Mark Wahlberg’s 1991 hit, "Good […]
Spike TV will air a documentary on rapper Snoop Dogg titled Bigg Snoop Dogg’s Youth Authority: California on Jan. 16. Bigg Snoop Dogg’s Youth Authority: California features Snoop explaining the history of the CYA, gang activity and youth violence, based on accounts from his life and and others that are featured in the 60-minute documentary.During […]
Hip-Hop video model/television personality and actress Melyssa Ford has joined Sirius Satellite Radio as an on-air host. Ford will be a host on Sirius’ commercial free R&B/Hip-Hop station, Hot Jamz, channel 50. Ford’s first day on the air starts Monday, Jan. 15 and her show will air from 12-6 pm EST. Ford has graced the […]
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five have been inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the organization announced today (Jan. 8). Also inducted with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were R.E.M., The Ronettes, Patti Smith and Van Halen. The five inductees will be honored during a ceremony at the Waldor-Astoria in […]
Rap superstar Jay-Z is branching into the automotive world, as the Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam CEO/President has forged an alliance with automobile manufacturing giant, General Motors (GM). The announcement came during media previews for the North American International Auto Show yesterday (Jan. 6), when Jay-Z emerged from a GMC Yukon Denali SUV on stage and announced a […]
A new female super-group is emerging, as Bronx, New York rapper Remy Martin, Chicago, Illinois rapper Shawnna and Miami, Florida rapper Jacki-O have teamed to create an all-female rap collective, that will release an album this Spring.Rumors about the group’s existence has surfaced for weeks and sources have confirmed with AllHipHop.com that the three women […]
Rapper Paul Wall is taking his penchant for making grills to the next level.The Houston rapper has teamed with Zenetti, a global trendsetter in designer automotive accessories, to create a signature line of vehicle grills and wheels encrusted with cubic zirconium stones. The items will be available for coupes, SUVs, Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnums, Chargers […]
Rapper Snoop Dogg has been hit with a $250,00 lawsuit, claiming the rapper’s Snoop Youth Football League Foundation (SYFL) made a deal with Natural Resources Media & Technology Group to shoot a reality series, despite having a similar, preexisting deal with 20th Century Fox. The lawsuit, which was filed in New York Supreme Court last […]
Rapper/producer Wyclef Jean has a new achievement to add to his list of accomplishments.The Grammy-winning lyricist was appointed roving ambassador of his native Haiti on Wednesday (Jan. 3) by the country’s President Rene Preval.Jean, who is credited with successfully lobbying the US Congress for passage of a trade bill that is expected to help create […]
Rapper Styles P is recuperating from an incident during a traffic incident in upstate New York on Dec. 23 and is refusing to press charges against the driver of a truck that struck the rapper, breaking his leg. Styles P., born David Styles, was driving his 2003 Mercedez-Benz on Saw Mill River Road in upstate […]
