Murder charges will not be given to a man allegedly responsible for the recent death of D12 rapper Proof, a prosecutor ruled Tuesday (May 30). According to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, Mario Etheridge shot and killed Proof in an act of self-defense. In May, authorities charged the 28-year-old with carrying a concealed weapon without […]

Apple’s iTunes has started to offer exclusive downloads of over 25 videos from Death Row Records, the seminal label that released artists like Snoop Dogg, Tupac and the Dogg Pound. The digital offering, which started on May 30, will also offer a rare remix version of Tupac Shakur’s “California Love." There will be a video […]

50 Cent created his initial uproar in the music industry with "How To Rob," an imaginary tale of 50 relieving the world’s most famous rappers of their prized possessions. Now, an R&B upstart is taking a similar approach with one of 50’s closest associates. G-Unit’s DJ Whoo-Kid and Kev Samples, a newcomer to the R&B […]

The label status of Compton rapper the Game has been the subject of speculation after the chart-topping rapper broke from 50 Cent’s G-Unit camp to remain a solo artist on Dr. Dre’s Aftermath/Interscope imprint. While representatives for both the Game and Interscope refused to comment, sources told AllHipHop.com that Game is in the process of […]

Hip-Hop group Black Eyed Peas have teamed with Snickers for a series of digital films designed to attract teen buyers. The five short films, called “digi-sodes” – will feature BEP members will.i.am, Fergie, Taboo and apl.de.ap posing as Snickers factory workers by day and a collective of old-school Hip-Hop defenders known as Instant Def by […]

Damon Dash has inked a deal with Koch Records for his label, Damon Dash Music Group and is planning to drop a new album by dancehall artist Sizzla titled The Overstanding. In Dec. 2004, Jay-Z and Dash sold the remaining 50% of Roc-A-Fella to Universal for $10 million dollars. Jay-Z was named President of the […]

The leader of an R&B boy band that is suing Justin Timberlake, NSYNC, Nelly and the Neptunes has come forward to speak about a copyright lawsuit filed against the superstar group of artists. Ben Freeman, leader of the R&B boy band “TRB,” claims that he wrote and recorded ‘Be My Girlfriend’ for his son’s Ben III, […]

Legendary rap crew The Boot Camp Clik is gearing up to release their album The Last Stand, which features all eight group members, as well as production by some of Hip-Hop’s most notable producers. Pete Rock, The Large Professor, Dat Beatminerz, 9th Wonder, Ill Mind, Coptic, Marco Polo & Sic Beats crafted the group’s latest […]

Ludacris and Kanye West defended their song "Stand Up" against copyright allegations last week in a Manhattan courtroom. The lawsuit alleges that the Ludacris and West took the hook for the hit single "Stand Up" from I.O.F’s (Its Only Family) song “Straight Like That.” According to court documents, I.O.F’s label, BMS Entertainment/Heat Music, claims they […]

A 23-year-old man who accused rapper Eminem of stealing his lyrics has been arrested on three misdemeanor charges. Somerset Borough police charged Shawn Steven Baker Thursday (May 25) with harassment, making terrorist threats and disorderly conduct after he left 12 threatening messages over the past three months with the Somerset County district attorney’s office and […]

Foxy Brown will stand trial July 17 for allegedly assaulting two nail salon employees in a dispute over a manicure, a judge ruled today (May 26). Brown, born Inga Marchant, will face misdemeanor assault charges. Prosecutors say the rapper, 26, punched and kicked two employees after they allegedly refused to let her leave the salon […]

Rapper Beanie Sigel was released from a Philadelphia hospital this morning (May 25), after suffering gun shot wounds to both arms in what police believe was an attempted robbery. Sigel rode away from the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in a chauffeured vehicle with a towel over his head and his arm in a sling. […]

Dasun Allah, the former Editor-In-Chief of The Source magazine, was jailed yesterday for six months after being convicted of striking two people with a satchel filled with gravel earlier in January. According to the New York Post, Manhattan prosecutors charged that Allah, whose real name is David Blanks, hit a pair of strangers with the […]

Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor has been pushed back from its June 27 release date, a result of an early leak of the freshman debut. The highly-anticipated album was leaked to the Internet over a month ago to the ire of the artist and Atlantic Records. A representative for the label confirmed that Lupe has […]

Radio personality Wendy Williams is entering the world of literature with a new series of novels. Williams’ first book Drama Is Her Middle Name: The Ritz Harper Chronicles Vol. 1 is part of an on-going series about her alter-ego, Ritz Harper, a famous radio personality. "She gets to be super-sized by a backstabbing college friend," […]

Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel was shot this morning (May 25) on a South Philadelphia street. While details are still being confirmed, sources told AllHipHop.com that Sigel was shot in a robbery attempt. Police said shortly after 8:00 am, 5 men in two vehicles boxed the rapper in and that a man with a beard, jeans […]

A police officer that was injured in a shoot-out with former Hot Boy Tab "Turk" Virgil has won a $10 million dollar judgment against the rapper. The judgment stems from a shoot-out in a Memphis area apartment complex in January 2004. As SWAT team members raided the apartment seeking a cache of drugs, Deputy Chris […]

MTV announced an agreement today (May 24) to produce a pilot for an untitled dance competition series produced by Sean “Diddy” Combs, producer of the successful Making the Band series that airs on the music network. According to reports, Combs’ untitled show will focus on street dancers from around the country. Combs announced a first-look […]