(AllHipHop News) Kanye West has landed his fourth straight #1 album, as his latest release My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy has landed at the top of Billboard’s Top 200 Chart this week. According to Nielsen SoundScan data, West moved 496,000 copies of his latest release, besting the rap star’s previous offering 808s & Heartbreak, which […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper/producer/actor The RZA will not be joining Wu-Tang Clan on the group’s reunion tour, which is scheduled to kick off December 4 in San Diego, California. RZA will not make The Wu-Tang Clan Reunion tour because he is still in China filming scenes for The Man With the Iron First starring Russell Crowe, […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star Jay-Z is expanding his business empire with a new deal that will bring his popular 40/40 Club to select airports across the United States. The rap mogul and his partners Juan and Desiree Perez have struck a deal with Delaware North Companies, one of the world’s leading and hospitality service providers. […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star Snoop Dogg has announced that his new single “Wet” was recorded for Prince William’s upcoming bachelor party to celebrate his engagement to Kate Middleton. Snoop Dogg’s new single “Wet” will be released today (November 30th), ironically at 4:20 PM PST, via his official website http://www.snoopdogg.com, as an anthem for the Prince, […]

(AllHipHop News) Master P. is considering legal action against a woman in Tennessee who is using his name and the name of Corey “C-Murder” Miller to promote a bogus organization named the Corey Miller Food Foundation. State officials are requesting a federal investigation into a woman named Alisa R. Harris, who runs the organization. Harris, […]

(AllHipHop News) Lil Kim may not be the only rival female rap star Nicki Minaj may have to contend with, after Tampa, Florida rapper Khia unleashed a personal attack on the Queens, New York rapper on her blog. Khia took it upon herself to review Nicki Minaj’s new album Pink Friday, and by the looks […]

(AllHipHop News) An authorized Tupac Shakur biography is officially in the works. Philanthropic devotee and author Kevin Powell has officially signed on to write the project, titled Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography.Kevin initially met and got to know Tupac while working for Vibe magazine. “Our relationship began when I documented his journey while at Vibe […]

(AllHipHop News) R&B singer Faith Evans has been sentenced to 36 months of probation over a DUI charge stemming from a traffic stop last August. Faith was arrested on August 21st outside of Los Angeles, after being stopped at a DUI check point in Marina Del Rey, California. The R&B singer hit with two charges, […]

(AllHipHop News) Atlanta Hip-Hop trio Travis Porter has inked a deal with Jive Records last week, according to XXL Magazine. The group, which consists of Strap, Ali and Quez, is currently working on a full-length album that will drop on their own record label, Porter House/Jive. According to group member Quez, they decided to ink […]

(AllHipHop News) Soulja Boy recently revealed that he will star in a new movie titled The Deandre Way, named after his third album, which is due in stores tomorrow (November 30th). According to Soulja Boy, the flick will be a personal look at his rise to fame, which he labeled a “true success story.” “These […]

(AllHipHop News) St. Louis rap star Nelly has lashed out at his record label, Motown/Universal over the disappointing sales figures for his latest album 5.0, which landed in stores last week. 5.0, which was released on November 16th, landed at #10 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart after moving over 63,000 copies. Nelly released his […]

(AllHipHop News) Former Haitian Presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean has lashed out against the elections in Haiti today (November 28th) in what candidates labeled a sham election. According to reports, 12 of the 19 candidates running for President of Haiti have called for the election to be suspended because scores of people were not allowed to […]

(AllHipHop News) Former rap star Luke Campbell has stepped away from the entertainment industry to help the local Miami community, as the assistant football coach at Miami Central High School. Campbell, who is almost 50, is a former group member of 2 Live Crew, a group signed to his pioneering independent Miami-based label, Luke Skyywalker […]

(AllHipHop News) Lil Kim has been quiet as Nicki Minaj has had disparaging remarks to her rival, but now Kim has returned fire with a new diss song called “Black Friday.” The song, which has leaked online, has Lil Kim lyrically challenging the now-dominant Nicki Minaj. On the song, Kim spews, “I’m turning Pink Friday […]

Rap star Kanye West gave an early morning performance today (November 25th) during the 84th Annual Macy’s Day Parade in Manhattan. West appeared on a massive red and maroon apple float, with imagery of skyscrapers wrapped around it to resemble a city and performed his song “Lost in the World.”Kanye West was clad in all […]

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West is expected to sell over 500,000 copies of his heralded album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, according to projections from Hits Daily Double. The music industry service also predicted that Nicki Minaj’s debut Pink Friday would eventually sell roughly 375k – 425k. The sales projections were based on first day sales […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop group The Outlawz have dropped a scathing diss record aimed at Funkmaster Flex, after the popular New York radio host made controversial remarks about late rapper Tupac Shakur. The new song, titled, “Warning Shots”, is a 3:52 second record against Funk Flex, after footage of the Hot 97 radio host surfaced late […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Young Jeezy and his non-profit Streetz Dreamz Foundation will hand out turkeys to churches and schools in Atlanta on Thanksgiving Day.Jeezy will team with the The National Light House Foundation to celebrate the 40th Annual Hosea Feed The Hungry and Homeless dinner event. The staff of Young Jeezy’s CTE will be preparing […]

(AllHipHop News) Philly rapper Eve has landed the upcoming cover of the December/January issue of Inked magazine.In the issue, Eve revealed that her mother hated her signature claw print tattoos, which have become one of Eve’s trademarks. “My mom said it was the tackiest thing she’d ever seen,” Eve revealed. “Yet years later it was […]

(AllHipHop News) Funkmaster Flex may not be the biggest fan of Tupac Shakur, but the 10-year-old Willow Smith is a fan of the deceased rapper. Willow Smith became a fan of Tupac through her mother, Jada Pinkett-Smith, who was best friends with the rapper since they met in Baltimore, where Tupac attended theater classes early […]