Platinum rapper/producer Lil Jon will be expanding his Crunk empire this spring and will host his own syndicated radio show, "Crunk Radio." The 2 hour weekly "hit driven Hip-Hop/R&B show" will pair Lil Jon with Emperor Searcy, a popular host that the rapper has worked with in the past. The show will be syndicated by […]
And 1 Entertainment has inked an exclusive mulit-year worldwide distribution and licensing deal with Ryko/Penalty. Through the new union, the labels will cross-brand and cross-promote music with And 1’s DVD lines and the And 1 Mixtape Tour. "AND 1 has done an incredible job building its brand on the streets and in the homes of […]
A new film is being produced by Radar Pictures, titled “Hip-Hop Cops.”The movie is based on the real-life division of the New York Police Department that focuses on “Hip-Hop related crime.”Writer Eric Eason is developing the script and engaging in investigative work, because the NYPD denies the existence of the department.Radar Pictures is headed up […]
With three critically acclaimed albums underneath his robe belt, and a new album on the way, Ghostface Killah isn’t the likeliest candidate to appear on a mixtape.But the Shaolin rhyme slinger supports the latest mixtape movement, which often leads to many new rappers signing record deals without submitting a demo.“Mixtapes are good,” he told AllHipHop.com. […]
Eminem’s music publishing company is taking on Apple, alleging that the computer giant used one of the rapper’s songs in a commercial without permission.Eight Mile Style claims a commercial for Apple’s iTunes downloading service used “Lose Yourself” without the proper permission.The commercial features a 10-year-old singing the song. The advertisement started airing in July of […]
A jury ruled in favor of mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs yesterday, after a TV host claimed he was assaulted after an interview.Roger Mills claimed Combs became irate during a 1999 interview, after being asked about allegations of his involvement in the murder of Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace.Wallace was gunned down in Los Angeles in […]
After being shelved on Interscope Records, rapper Planet Asia is preparing to release his long awaited album, The Grand Opening.Releases from Asia were delayed soon after he signed with the major label, due to music industry politics. “I left Interscope because of the label drama,” Asia told AllHipHop.com. “Tom Whalley went to Warner Brothers and he […]
Houston Rap veteran Scarface will be awarded with a Living Legend Award at the annual Listen And Exchange conference February 27.Industry veterans and upcoming artists will honor the legendary rapper/entrepreneur with a special tribute at the Hotel-Galleria in Houston, Texas.”We are proud to bestow this prestigious award upon Scarface,” said Dedra Davis, an entertainment attorneyand […]
Bryan "Baby" Williams has inked a deal with Lugz and will create his own signature athletic show called "The Birdman." A special "bling bling" Cash Money Stack Clip will be included with every Birdman shoe, which will retail for $70.00. "Lugz definitely has their ear to the streets," Williams said. "They have a handle on […]
Micah “Pastor Troy” Levar and two bodyguards were arrested Friday (February 21) in Atlanta, Georgia after drugs were found in a vehicle the rapper was traveling in.Levar was stopped by Fayette County Sheriff deputies in his Ford F-650 truck.Police dogs detected drugs in the vehicle and a subsequent searched turned up the marijuana.”It was just […]
The brain trust that brought Hip-Hop lovers ego trip magazine, will bring their same brand of humor to VH1’s "TV’s Illest Minority Moments Presented by ego trip." Formerly titled "TV Race Riot!," the show examines various TV shows and explores the notion that different races of people watch television in a different manner. "VH1 approached […]
Edward DeJesus, former VP of The Source Entertainment, will launch a new grassroots campaign aimed at helping Hip-Hopper’s combat negative lifestyles and stereotypes often associated with the genre of music. The Youth Empowerment Tour (YET) will kickoff on Saturday (February 21) in Greenville, South Carolina and contains important messages of avoiding violence, making good career […]
Rapper Busta Rhymes has defected from J Records and will ink a deal with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment. "We haven’t signed the papers yet, but the deal is done," Busta’s manager Chris Lighty told AllHipHop.com. "They have been working together for his album for the past few weeks." Lighty said that the two titans in […]
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs wants voters to turn out in full force this year and remove current president George W. Bush from the oval office. Combs, who accepted the Patrick Lippert Award at this year’s 11th Annual Rock the Vote Awards, said that Bush was not the man to lead the United States. "[We gotta] […]
A Jefferson City, Missouri casino is facing a $50,000 fine for allegedly granting special treatment to rapper Nelly.The Missouri Gaming Commission alleges The President on the Admiral hosted a private, late night birthday party for the rapper.The trouble started when the casino allowed his eight person entourage to enter without receiving electronic identification cards that […]
Contrary to reports, Roc-A-Fella CEO Jay-Z does not presently have a label deal through Warner Brothers, which recently hired former Def Jam CEO Lyor Cohen.Reports have circulated that the rapper had signed a $75 million dollar deal with the label, on the heels of the departure of Cohen.Island Def Jam distributes the Roc-A-Fella Records label.”There’s […]
A new website has sprung up, protesting EMI’s cease-and-desist order issued to DJ Danger Mouse and his Grey Album. The music industry giant demanded that the DJ stop selling copies of the album, which was a clever mixture of Jay-Z’s Black Album and The Beatles White Album. www.greytuesday.org is urging fans to stand up and […]
Kanye West’s debut album The College Dropout proved that the rapper made the right career decision.The album, which shipped a million copies, moved over 443,000 copies and will debut at #2 on Billboard’s Top 200, bested by the sophomore set of singing powerhouse, Norah Jones.I’m really happy about my success as a new artist,” West […]
Photographer Peter Sutherland will release a book chronicling New York City’s graffiti writers.”Autograf: New York City’s Graffiti Writers” presents a never-before-seen look at the people and places of New York’s legendary graffiti scene.The book features portraits by FUTURA, STAY HIGH 149, LADY PINK and DOZE, to name a few and each one of the portraits […]
Although Ruff Ryders and The Lox have appeared to grow apart from each other, Joaquin “Waah” Dean, co-CEO of Ruff Ryders, said that the two camps don’t have any ill feelings between them even though all parties are expanding. “There’s no beef. Beef is when a body drops,” Dean told AllHipHop.com. “The devil is always […]
