Star, drew the wrath of Jay-Z and Q-Tip, after the self proclaimed "hater" of New York’s Hot 97 poked fun at Aaliyah’s plane crash, which took the young singer’s life. Star was giving the address to send Aaliyah’s relative’s flowers, while dubbing in sound effects of plane crashes and people screaming. Most people did not […]
It seems that despite efforts from Russell Simmons himself, the beef between Beanie Sigel and Jadakiss continues. After the two artists met in an undisclosed Harlem location and supposedly worked out their problems, Beanie Sigel said otherwise on Philly radio station Power 99fm. Beanie called Power99 and said that he beef wasn’t squashed for several […]
Capone, of Capone N Noreaga Fame, was being held for questioning after an alercation in a nightclub Thursday night. According to sources, Capone and two associates attempted to enter Club Juan Pachenga in Long Island City (Queens, NY) with a .380 calibur handgun. When a bouncer attempted to take the gun away from Capone, a […]
Suge Knight was released from prison Monday and returned to Los Angeles after serving almost five years for violating his probabtion on the night of Tupac Shakur’s murder in Las Vegas. "I’m stress-free,” Knight said. "I want to try to do better things. You know what they say: ‘Demonstration is better than conversation.’ Watch me. […]
Ladies, strike another extremely eligible bachelor from your list. Allen Iverson, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, and his fiancee and babies’ mama, Tawana Turner, got married Friday, August 3rd. Iverson AKA "Jewelz" has his controversial debut album hitting stores later this year on Universal Records. Reportedly, they got married in New Jersey, not far from […]
Jay-Z‘s latest effort The Blueprint is set to hit stores on September 18th and is said to feature no guest appearances, just Jay Hova himself. This upcoming one man show is unlike last year’s "The Dynasty, Roc La Familia" where Jay handed the mic over to his Rocafella sidekicks Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek to […]
At the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards, the Wu-Tang Clan — minus an incarcerated Ol’ Dirty Bastard and a sidelined Cappadonna, who missed a flight — showed up in full force, squelching any talk of friction in the rap family. "It’s the Wu," Ghostface Killah said, pointing to the golden "avenging eagle" that adorned his giant […]
Xzibit, who’s Restless L.P. is certified platinum is going to hit the road with Tha Liks and D-12 at the end of this month. "We are thrilled with the success of this album to date. We are just getting started and so is Xzibit as he goes back on the road to do what he […]
Every now and then, a legendary Hip-Hop artist goes through a transformation and changes their name and attitude toward the game. So is the case with Q-Tip. The former Tribesman has changed his recording name to Kamaal (he changed his legal name to Kamaal a few years ago) and will drop his album, Kamaal The […]
Ray Scott, member of the Boston rap group Made Men, has publicly made it clear that he is a co-owner of The Source Magazine. Scott, who raps using the moniker "Ray Benzino," was busted Tuesday, the day after most of the Hip-Hop crowd had left the Miami Beach area. Benzino, who is 36, performed at […]
Jay-Z has announced that he will be moving the street date of his 6th album, The Blueprint up two weeks to September 11th, due to massive bootlegging on the street, the internet, barber shops and even record stores. The album was originally scheduled for release on September 25th, then it was switched to September 18th. […]
Jerry Heller, the man N.W.A., in particular Ice Cube helped launched to fame (or infamy) has come out of his semi-retirement to helped get another fledging label get off the ground. The label, Hit A Lick Records, is similar Ruthless Records, the label that brought hard core Gangsta Rap onto the American public’s radar. Hit […]
The community forum known as HipHop Speaks! returns to Harlem Thursday, September 20, 2001 at 7:00 pm. This event, the third in a series, has proven to be a popular outlet for a healthy exchange of ideas and issues related to the hip-hop nation and the community-at-large. The evening’s program will lead with presentations by […]
Jadakiss & Beanie Sigel have peacefully resolved their "beef." Founders ofAllhiphop.com contacted the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network after hearing Beans talk negatively about Kiss on Philly radio station Power 99. After being briefed on the tensions by Allhiphop.com, Russell Simmons then contacted both artists, inviting them to meet, with him as the mediator. Instead, the […]
Ja Rule‘s third album, titled Pain is Love, is scheduled to hit stores on October 9th of this year. The Murderer’s first single has just been released called "Livin’ It Up". The track samples the legendary Stevie Wonder’s "Do I Do" which guests Def Soul R&B artist Case singing the hook. The song was originally […]
Kim Mathers, wife of Eminem was busted Sunday in Harrison Township in Michigan on an outstanding bench warrant according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s department. According to local news reports, Deputies from the marine division were responding to calls about a possible Jet Ski accident. While investigating, they found two women carrying life jackets. After […]
Dr. Dre has reached a settlement with the now shut down file swapping service, Napster. According to the terms of the settlement, Napster agrees to identify and block access to files that Dr, Dre does not want to allow users to share. On his part, Dr. Dre has agreed to make certain of his material […]
Killarmy, the 6 man collective of Wu affiliated emcees and one in house producer, prepare for war once again. The group’s third album, Fear, Love and War, bears the mark of maturity. “On this album, we are showing a more mature side of the group but we are still the same as ever,” member Killa […]
Naughty by Nature has signed a deal with independent label, TVT Records and is ready to drop an album sometime this Fall. This will be their sixth studio album, and while on hiatues, they have all kept busy. Treach is doing his "Source: All Access" show as well as appearing in upcoming movies. Treach finished […]
Krayzie Bone is working on developing his movie, "Ghetto Cowboy," which is based on a song off his 1999 album, Thug Mentality. The movie will see Krayzie starring as Sawed-Off Slim, who he calls a Robin Hood styled outlaw. The plot centers around Krayzie, who is a fugitive from justice and on a quest to […]
