Major record company representatives have joined forces to create an online communication platform called the Recording Industry Sound Bank, a dedicated to direct servicing of professional DJs. The Sound Bank was formed as a response to the growing shortage of vinyl needed to service DJs across the country. “The prohibitive cost of manufacturing promotional vinyl […]

A group of Fort Hood, Texas soldiers banded together while deployed in Iraq and recorded a Hip-Hop album, Live From Iraq. Known as 4th25, the 7 man group consists of army Sergeants and Specialists. The group recorded the album in Baghdad with recording equipment purchased from Philadelphia music store Sam Ash, the only store that […]

Chicago emcee Common has partnered with celebrity design team Krispy Klean to release a pair of limited edition Nike Dunks. The sneaker hit stores earlier this week to coincide with the release of the conscious rapper’s latest effort, BE. Just as eclectic as the emcee’s taste, the Dunks are available in two different color schemes, […]

Lil’ Cease and Junior Mafia are preparing the release the follow up their debut DVD, "Chronicles of Junior Mafia." The second installment of the DVD series is titled "The Chronicles of Junior Mafia Part II: Reloaded," and will feature the group explaining their involvement with the Lil’ Kim trial. “We’re giving it to y’all real […]

Jermaine Dupri is pulling out the big guns to promote his new album, Dupri Presents: Young, Fly & Flashy Vol. 1. According to reports, the mogul has enlisted girlfriend Janet Jackson to play a stripper in the video for “Gotta Getcha.” According to early indicators, the video is set in a peep show and JD […]

Tom Silverman, founder and CEO of the seminal Tommy Boy Records label, has announced he will release Hip-Hop Roots,” a compilation album including some of the most sampled records in Hip-Hop history. The album will include such oft-sampled songs as Bob James’ “Take me to the Mardi Gras,” sampled by RUN DMC for “Peter Piper” […]

Music impresario Damon Dash has dismissed rumors circulating that his Damon Dash Music Group (DDMG) is on the verge of parting ways with Def Jam amid financial instability and low record sales. “That whole report was bulls**t,” Dash told AllHipHop.com of a New York Post article that sparked speculation. “There wasn’t no truth to any […]

As rumors swirl about 50 Cent and G-Unit signing multiple veteran talents from across the country, one more vet has added his name to the new arsenal of artists slated to be added to the roster. Rap and Funk veteran Kokane told AllHipHop.com that he is about to be the next artist signed to G-Unit […]

Rappers Mos Def, Talib Kweli and dead prez spoke in support of former Black Panther Assata Shukur at a press conference yesterday (May 25) at New York’s City Hall. Charles Barron, councilman from Brooklyn’s East New York called the meeting as a response to a million dollar bounty on the political fugitive, who now resides […]

Rapper Xzibit has announced plans to launch his own shoe line with athletic footwear manufacturer Dada, for a two-year endorsement. Commonly known on the hip-hop scene, the rapper has been gracing the small and big screens, as host of the MTV series Pimp My Ride. He’s also appeared in blockbuster hits “XXX State of the […]

The culmination of Afeni Shakur’s dedication to son Tupac and America’s youth has finally come to fruition. The activist has announced that the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain, Georgia will open on June 11. The $4 million dollar facility was mostly funded by royalties received from the deceased rapper’s albums, […]

Radio personality Fatman Scoop continues to make moves as a one man multi-media conglomerate with a number of appearances on television and radio. Most recently, the hefty hip-hopper can be heard on Missy Elliot’s latest song, “Lose Control,” which features Ciara. He also lent his party-rousing voice to Mariah Carey’s “Its Like That,” a huge […]

Gimmel "Young Guru" Keaton, A&R for Roc-A-Fella Records, is regarded as one of the best engineers in the business, but he never thought that he’d be the subject of a friction in Hip-Hop. However, rapper Guru of the legendary Gangstarr has taken exception to Keaton’s moniker. "There is no disrespect to [Guru]. I big up […]

Representatives for Corey Miller, formerly known as C-Murder, have announced that inmates serving time with the incarcerated rapper will hold a press conference via satellite to discuss what they have dubbed “horror stories" while jailed at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center. Miller is currently serving a life sentence, after he was convicted in September of […]

A Dekalb County, Georgia judge set a $100,000 bond for rapper Radric “Gucci Mane” Davis, who is accused of murdering a man during an altercation on May 10. Davis is expected to post the $100,000 bond and be released from a Dekalb County prison today (May 24). Davis is accused of murdering a man, after […]

Atlantic City, New Jersey has rolled out the red carpet for the second location of rapper Jay Z’s ultra-chic sports bar, the 40/40 Club, scheduled for a summer opening date. According to Black Enterprise, the 40/40 Club will be situated in The Walk, an entertainment district that will house the sports bar, along with a […]

Although Jim Jones once said the Dip Set makes powerful music, he probably would have been more accurate in saying his Uptown team was a powerful movement. And the next in line to carry out the vision is Hell Rell, whose debut For the Hell of It, is scheduled to be release this summer on […]

Duck Down Records, home of the Boot Camp Clik, has signed on with Navarre Corporation in a new distribution deal. The label was previously distributed by Koch Entertainment. According to Duck Down CEO, Dru Ha, the split with Koch was amicable. “After spending three years with Koch Distribution our deal was coming to an end […]

Common and De La Soul will hit the road with John Legend for the singer’s first North American tour since releasing his debut album, Get Lifted. Adding to the hip-hop element of the show will be beatboxer Rahzel, DJ JS-1 and new comer Lyfe, all of whom will appear on select dates. The tour, launches […]