Jay-Z, Beyoncé, & Other Celebrities Personal Info Exposed On Website

(AllHipHop News) As one of the most famous couples in the world, Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s private lives are constantly under public scrutiny, but now the two superstars are among a handful of celebrities whose personal financial information has been thrown into the public sphere as well. According to TMZ, besides Jay-Z and Beyoncé, the social security […]

B.I.G. Forever: Notorious B.I.G. and Kids Will Appear In Animated Series, “House Of Wallace”

(AllHipHop) The ghost of the late, great Notorious B.I.G. will gain a digital form in Ossian Media’s new animated series “House of Wallace”. [ALSO READ: Lawyer For Notorious B.I.G. Blasts LAPD Over Autopsy Report] The series will center around Biggie’s children, C.J. and T’yanna, attempting to keep the dead lyricist’s Brooklyn studio open as they encounter opposition […]

Lil Boosie Associate Pleads Guilty To Threatening D.A.; Faces Five Years In Prison

(AllHipHop News) An associate of rapper Lil Boosie has pleaded guilty to making threats against the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney, during the rapper’s murder trial in May of 2011. The 22-year-old, named Dedrick Deandre Green, will be sentenced on June 21, according to the Times-Picayune. An investigation into Green began last May, when […]

Artists Sampled For Bauuer’s “Harlem Shake” Want Compensation From Diplo

(AllHipHop News) No matter if it’s on planes, in NBA locker rooms or underwater, Bauuer’s “Harlem Shake” song has sent people into frenzies once the words “do the Harlem Shake.” Ten months, a Diplo endorsement and  #1 Billboard Top 100 debut later, the artists sampled in “Harlem Shake” have emerged requesting compensation. Former reggaeton performer Hector Delgado and rapper Jayson […]

Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, Guilty of RICO

(AllHipHop News) Former Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, once dubbed “The Hip-Hop Mayor,” was convicted today of 24 out of 30 federal counts of corruption. With what is being called a “classic RICO case,” Kilpatrick has been found to have been conducting a criminal enterprise during his tenure as mayor of Detroit from 2001 to 2008. […]

Producer Noah “40” Shebib Participates In Multiple Sclerosis PSA

(AllHipHop News) Superstar producer Noah “40” Shebib has crafted huge hits for Drake, Alicia Keys, DJ Khalid, and A$AP Rocky, and now the Canadian hit maker is lending his celebrity to a worthy cause. 40 will join Meredith Vieira and Richard Cohen in helping the National Multiple Sclerosis Society raise awareness about the disease during MS Awareness Week which runs from […]

Love and Hip-Hop’s Mendeecees Harris Appears In Court For Drug Charge

(AllHipHop News) Mendeecees Harris, star of VH1’s Love and Hip-Hop and long-time boyfriend of fellow reality star/artist manager Yandy Smith, pleaded not guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge on Friday according to democratandchronicle.com. Harris and two other defendants, his brother Tyrus Harris and Ronald Walker, were arrested last year for allegedly trafficking over $2.5 million worth of heroin and […]

No Time For Fake Ones: Lil Kim Sues Lawyer For $1 Million, Cites Shady Endorsements

(AllHipHop News) Lil Kim might just be getting over the death of former pal/lover/ghostwriter Notorious B.I.G. but she is definitely not over  Sunny Bakrats, her former lawyer. Why? The pint-size MC claims Bakrats and her friend, Andrew Ro deceived her out of endorsement deals. According to reports, the Brooklyn-bred MC, born Kimberly Denise Jones, is suing […]

Will Smith and Oprah’s Former Designer Sentenced to 39 Years for Murder

(AllHipHop News) Herbert Van Stephens spent decades styling the biggest names and now a prison jumpsuit will be his only attire for decades. The 53-year-old costume and wardrobe designer was sentenced to 39 years in prison after being convicted of first degree murder in January for the stabbing of John E. Atkinson. Atkinson, 24 and Van Stephens […]

Cop Reprimanded for Role in Freddie Gibbs’ Video

(AllHipHop News) Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs has never been a fan of police. Having had his own personal run ins with police over the years, and having rapped about experiences with crooked cops, Freddie Gibbs seems to be finally getting the last laugh. According to the Chicago Sun-Times Post Tribune, Gary police officer Jason […]

All Hail The King: MTV Names Kendrick Lamar The Hottest MC of 2012 + VIDEO

(AllHipHop News) MTV and the “braintrust”(debatable) convened for their annual p###-off-hip-hop-awards Hottest MC’s list and crowned the Compton-bred MC, Kendrick Lamar as the hottest MC of 2012. Kendrick’s ability to translate intricate lyricism into chart success a catalyst for his selection according to the “braintrust”.  “Swimming Pools (Drank),” hit #1 on the Rap Songs chart. “Every time you listen […]