According to the Los Angeles times, federal authorities served grand jury subpoenas at Vivendi Universal’s New York offices this week. The agents were seeking records related to royalties, invoices and other information, in an attempt to find financial ties between Murder Inc.’s Irv Gotti and Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, a convicted Queens, New York drug dealer. […]

Hot 97 radio personality Angie Martinez has gone on record admitting to a pregnancy that was speculated for sometime by industry insiders. On Jan. 21, the radio jock-turned-rapper made the announcement live from her radio show. Martinez refused to disclose publicly who the father of her fetus is, but she did state that she was […]

In an exclusive interview with Sway of MTV, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels stressed that, while he is satisfied with the police investigation surrounding Jam Master Jay, he believes that some form of justice will be rendered in the case – even street vigilantism. “You got hope that if the cops don’t catch them, the streets will,” […]

Fans of Run DMC are flocking to Adidas stores in New York City, Santa Monica, California and Tokyo to snatch up a pair of the limited edition Jam Master Jay Ultra Star tribute Adidas sneaker. The shoe, which went on sale today (Jan. 21), to coincide with the Jam Master Jay’s birthday. The shoe is […]

Police pulled the plug on a performance by rapper Trick Daddy, after he shouted obscenities at police officers during a Martin Luther King Jr. parade performance in Miami’s Liberty City yesterday (Jan. 20.) The two mile parade ran along Northwest 54th Street and ended with a festival at Martin Luther King Park on N.W. 62nd […]

Lost Boyz member Mr. Cheeks is preparing to release his second solo album, Back Again. The first single is an R&B styled number, titled "Crush On You," which features crooner/producer Mario Winans. The album features Pete Rock and CL Smooth, who appear on a track titled "Reminisce," which pays homage to fallen souls and rap […]

Likwit Crew member Defari weighed in on the brewing beef between fellow Likwit Crew members Xzibit, J-Ro and Tash. As previously reported, J-Ro has released a 12 inch taking aim at Xzibit, named "Look Out: The X-Homie." "When you stray so far away from the dudes that you came up with, you wonder if he […]

The Black Eyed Peas are preparing to rock the beat at the Sundance Film Festival tonight (Jan. 21) with their unique, multi-directional brand of hip-hop. But the group said the festival is merely the beginning for the group. The trio will be performing live at club Plan B in Park City, Utah Tuesday for festival […]

Last week, authorities seized a number of bank accounts of companies connected to Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff. The accounts of a company, Picture Perfect Entertainment, contained almost $500,000 in funds advanced by Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc. label. Picture Perfect was involved in the production of the soundtrack to the Murder Inc. movie "Crime Partners," which McGriff […]

Angie Martinez has responded to the numerous articles that have been published that she would be appearing on a track beside Eminem and 50 Cent dissing The Source co-owner Benzino. Numerous sites (including AllHipHop.com) reported that Martinez would make an appearance on the track "Boston B*tch," which is reportedly being leaked in the next few […]

With his often humorous, but seemingly risky tirades against Ja Rule and Murder Inc, Wu Tang Clan and others – 50 Cent says his approach to rapping is like a real life-threatening action flick. “I think anything that has to do with death is kind of entertaining. In an action film, they’ll jump off a […]

A man who wrecked Missy Elliot’s $300,000 Lamborghini Diablo was sentenced to three years in jail after a late night tryst that ended in disaster October 9, 2001. The saga began when Joseph Thomas Henry, 34, took the Italian made sports car for a spin. The car was shipped from California and being stored in […]

According to published reports, Will Smith has been dropped from the roster at Sony Music because of waning record sales. In addition, label heads reportedly believe that the young consumers of hip-hop no longer want the 34-year-old rapper/actor as a musician. Smith’s Born To Reign, failed to move a significant amount of units as it […]

Rapper Paris is planning to release his latest album, Sonic Jihad on his own record label, Guerrilla Funk. The San Francisco veteran raised eyebrows in 1992 with his classics "Bush Killa" and Coffee, Donuts and Death," where Paris rapped about the imaginary assassination of Bush Sr. Paris plans on opening hip-hop’s crusty third eye with […]

Queen Latifah pleaded no contest yesterday (Tuesday Jan.14) to misdemeanor reckless driving charges in order to avoid trial for DUI charges. The DUI charges stem from an incident in Hollywood, CA where the rapper was pulled over while intoxicated. She subsequently failed the field sobriety test and was arrested without incident. Latifah was sentenced to […]

Jermaine Dupri has entered into an exclusive label/production deal with Arista Records. The deal brings Dupri’s So So Def imprint to the major label and makes Dupri a Senior Vice President in the company. "I am very excited about this," Dupri told AllHipHop.com. "I think the music business a new look and that’s what I […]

After months of legalities, rapper Mystic will finally re-release her critically acclaimed album Cuts For Luck, Scars For Freedom, in May and this time with a major backing her. "Nothing wrong happened with the record," Mystic told AllHipHop.com. "The reason it didn’t go further is because [Jcor] fell apart. Jcor shut down and it was […]