Louis Roederer Cristal has responded to a massive boycott over statements made about various rappers’ patronage of the pricey drink. In a special Summer 2006 article titled "Bubbles & Bling" in The Economist magazine, Rouzaud was quoted in an article stating that he viewed Hip-Hop’s obsession with the brand with "curiosity and serenity." Rouzaud also […]

Rapper Beanie Sigel and model Melyssa Ford will be among a host of stars appearing at this year’s Deal Me In celebrity spades tournament. The event, which takes place June 21 at Club Strata, will feature Hot 97 FM personality Miss Jones as mistress of ceremony as well as 16 teams playing four rounds of […]

Phat Farm founder and CEO Russell Simmons and Baby Phat creative director Kimora Lee Simmons have expressed their excitement over a new deal that will expand their respective brands into the world of home fashions. Kellwood Co., a St. Louis-based a manufacturer of branded and private-label apparel and recreational and camping equipment, announced yesterday (June […]

Popular jeweler Yakov "Jacob the Jeweler" Arabov was arrested today (June 15) on money-laundering charges and released on $100,000 bail according to reports. Arabov, who appeared in U.S. District Court in Manhattan today on the charges, was arrested in his mid-town store in New York and was charged with conspiring to launder over $270 million […]

Rapper Common is presently working on the follow-up to his critically acclaimed album, BE, and the rapper says it’s coming soon. "Finding Forever is out at the end of September. We’re workin’ on it daily. Production [comes from] from Kanye West, obviously [he’s] producing’ a lot of it. Kareem Riggins and J Dilla. It’s special. […]

Cash Money Records has reached a settlement with former in-house producer Mannie Fresh, who left the New Orleans based label due to a financial dispute. "Cash Money Records has reached an amicable agreement with former in-house producer Mannie Fresh," Representatives Cash Money Records/Universal told AllHipHop.com in a statement. "Per the agreement, neither party can discuss […]

Actor Robert De Niro has signed on the produce a movie based on the life of rapper Missy Elliott. De Niro’s Tribeca Films will produce the flick along with Elliott’s longtime manager, Mona Scott. Universal is distributing the untitled movie, which will tell the Portsmouth, VA’s native’s life story. As a film producer, this is […]

Former Flavor of Love star Hoopz was arrested on Tuesday (June 13) for assaulting a police officer. According to reports, the reality star was jailed for allegedly attacking a police officer outside of her Dearborn, Michigan home. The incident happened after police were called to her residence to investigate a noise complaint filed by one […]

Industry rap giant Jay-Z has joined the ranks of those boycotting high end champagne company Cristal, in response to the negative comments made by Frederic Rouzaud, managing director of Louis Roderer Cristal. In a special summer edition of The Economist magazine, Rouzaud commented on the Hip-Hop community’s patronage of the champagne brand in an article […]

Rapper Chamillionaire has inked publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG). Through the exclusive deal the Houston rapper will be represented by one of the industry’s largest global music publishing operations. With offices in 41 countries, UMPG currently owns or administers more than 1 million copyrights. The addition of Chamillionaire to UMPG solidifies an […]

Less than a week after being arrested on suspicion of possessing a concealed pistol near Compton, Eric “Lil Eazy E” Wright Jr. will not have to answer for the alleged crime. Los Angeles County prosecutors declined to file charges against the 22-year-old rapper because there was not enough evidence, said Jane Robison of the District […]

Rapper Jay-Z has announced the winners of an essay contest launched in December of 2005. The rapper will donate $30,000 to be shared among the six winning New York/New Jersey area schools. Jay-Z, an owner of The New Jersey Nets, held the contest in conjunction with the Charlotte Bobcats majority owner Mr. Robert Johnson and […]

A member of the Atlanta-based group Dem Franchize Boyz was arrested yesterday (June 13) during a police raid at a local recording studio. Authorities confiscated more than 11 pounds of marijuana, $150,000 in cash, two handguns and a stack of pornography from the Making Money studio in Atlanta. Sources told AllHipHop.com that all of the […]

VH1 has orderd eight one-hour episodes of the new comedic reality series Egotrip Presents the White Rapper Show. Hosted by Michael "MC Serch" Berrin, a former member of the pioneering white rap group 3rd Bass, the imaginative program features 12 white contestants who will compete in a series of challenges to test their rap skills […]

Letoya Luckett’s debut single "Torn" continues to climb the R&B/Hip-Hop charts landing at #3 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs charts with over 714 radio spins. Luckett, who received Billboard’s Greatest Gainer honor for the week, is preparing her self-entitled solo album LeToya on Capitol Records. "I just want to get my […]

Legendary Hip-Hop wordsmith Rakim said that his third solo album The Seventh Seal would hit stores before the end of the summer during Mark Ecko’s Save the Rhino’s concert recently held in New York. The album will be released on his own label, after a much hyped collaboration with Hip-Hop super-producer Dr. Dre never saw […]

Fonzworth Bentley has inked a deal with Black Enterprise magazine to serve as the voice for their Keys to a Better Life radio reports. The brief business reports will feature the Atlanta native addressing a variety of topics such as personal finance, homeownership, credit, and health. The segments, which are geared towards adults in urban […]

Detroit rapper Eminem will return to the big screen in a remake of the classic television series Have Gun – Will Travel. The Grammy-winning lyricist will star in the Paramount Pictures film, which will offer a contemporary spin on the 1950’s Western series that starred Richard Boone. The setting could be Eminem’s hometown of Detroit, […]

Rapper turned actress Queen Latifah has teamed up with Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and HBO to executive produce the original movie, Life Support, a film about the growing AIDS crisis in America. Life Support, written by critically acclaimed author Nelson George along with Elizabeth Hunter and Jim McKay & Hannah Weyer, is based on the […]

Driving continues to be a problem for rapper DMX, who was involved in another accident in Harrison, New York, just nine days after police stopped him for driving his SUV at unreasonably high speeds. In the latest driving incident involving DMX, born Earl Simmons, the rapper was driving a 2006 Chevy Suburban on the Hutchinson […]