Marketing mogul Steve Stoute has sold his branded entertainment agency Translation, Consulting and Brand Imaging to the Interpublic Group of companies, AllHipHop.com has learned.   Translation is agency that matches celebrities with Fortune 500 companies to create advertising and marketing campaigns and to help better connect with young, savvy consumers.   While financial terms of […]

A judge has ruled in favor of a music publishing company that sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, Bad Boy Entertainment and Justin Combs Publishing over an illegal sample contained on Notorious B.I.G.’s classic song “Ready to Die.”   In March of 2006, Bridgeport and Westbound won a $4 million dollar judgment in punitive damages when a […]

Music fans will get a glimpse inside the mind of rap producer Mannie Fresh, when he appears next month for the latest installment of the World Famous Mic Club’s Behind the Boards series, which is hosted by BMI Atlanta.   The event, which is also hosted by 4Kings Entertainment, will take place at 9 p.m. […]

Wu-Tang rapper/producer The RZA walked away as the winner of the Hip-Hop Chef Federation’s 1st Annual Chess Kings Invitational Champion Belt last week in San Francisco. The Staten Island bred emcee won the tournament on October 13, maintaining an undefeated record by defeating the GZA and by beating Wu-Tang affiliate Monk in the first round. […]

Roc-A-Fella Records’ CEO and Def Jam President Jay-Z will leave the office in November to embark on the “American Gangster Live” tour, a five-date outing in support of his upcoming album, American Gangster.   Jay-Z will treat fans to exclusive shows in mid-sized, intimate venues in Los Angeles, Chicago, Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia, where […]

Despite his current legal troubles, rapper T.I. continues to make an impact on the music scene, by working with R&B songbird Tweet.   The pair collaborated on “Good Bye My Dear,” a song from Tweet’s forthcoming album Love, Tweet on Jeryl Busby’s Umbrella Records.   In addition to producing the song, T.I. appears on the […]

Fans looking for new music from Messy Marv won’t have to wait long.   The imprisoned rapper is gearing up to release Draped Up and Chipped Out 2, the second album in the Draped Up and Chipped Out series.   Work on the new project, originally titled Millionaire Gangsta, was underway before Messy Marv was […]

Rapper T.I. pleaded not guilty to federal weapons charges today (October 19) including possession of machine guns but was denied bail for a second time.   T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., appeared at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building and Courthouse in Atlanta this afternoon, after being arrested and jailed on October 13, for allegedly […]

Pioneering Atlanta producer Big Oomp has inked a multifaceted deal with Koch Records and will head up Koch Records’ newly formed imprint, Koch South Urban.   Big Oomp, launched his career in 1990 with a flea market booth in Atlanta.   He grew his business to include eight retail stores, a recording studio, a music […]

Rapper Beanie Sigel has resolved charge against him in Philadelphia, where an arrest warrant was issued, after he failed to return a rented 2007 Nissan Altima.   Prosecutors withdrew the charges against Sigel, born Dwight Grant, after the rapper paid the $5,000 late fee he owed for holding a rental car from Payless Car Rental […]

Pioneering rapper KRS-One will launch a counter offense to the growing problem of guns and violence plaguing America and the world, by officially relaunching the Stop The Violence movement, an anti-violence effort led by superstar members of the Hip-Hop community.   The original Stop The Violence movement was launched in 1988 by KRS-One, born Kris […]

Kanye West’s song “Big Brother” on his chart-topping album Graduation was meant to be an ode to Roc-A-Fella founder and CEO Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter recently explained his take on the tribute song.   West’s song to Jay-Z is a testament to the Chicago rapper/producer’s early days attempting to break into the music business and to […]

Popular “Gayngsta” rapper Deadlee is organizing and launching World Kiss Out Day, a concert inspired by recent remarks made by Ja Rule, who blaimed “gays on MTV for f**king up America.”   “Lets talk about all these f***ing shows that they have on MTV that is promoting homosexuality, that my kids can’t watch this s**t,” […]

A former bodyguard for Tupac made a stunning revelation during a documentary screening for the new film Tupac: Assassination – Conspiracy or Revenge?   During a Q&A that followed the screening of the documentary in Los Angeles, former Death Row bodyguard Kevin Hackie made the startling claim that he was an undercover FBI agent – […]

Florida rapper Plies has reached platinum status as the chart-topping ringtone for his debut single, “Shawty” Featuring T-Pain, has sold over one million ringtones to date. “Shawty” has also been at the top of Billboard’s Hot Mastertone chart for the past several weeks. The rapper has also launched BidLong.com, an online community blog for fans […]

Rakim, Ghostface Killah and Brother Ali will hit the road for the 1st Annual Hip Hop Live! tour, a nationwide trek kicking off this month in Los Angeles that features each MC in front of a live, 10-piece band.   The tour, which starts on October 29th at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, […]

Rappers Jim Jones, Rich Boy and Lil’ Mama will hit the stage for a purpose, when they join various entertainment and sports celebrities for the Entertainers 4 Education Alliance’s (E4EA) 2007 Stay in School concert tonight (October 17).   The second annual event, hosted by the E4EA, New York radio station Hot 97 and leading […]

Rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller will stand trial on a second-degree murder charge for the second time in February a judge ruled yesterday (October 16) in New Orleans, Louisiana.   Judge Martha Sassone set a trial date of February 11 for Miller’s trial, which stems from a Jan. 2002 incident in which Miller is accused of […]

Representatives for Island Def Jam have denied that Hip-Hop superstar Nas will release an album with the controversial title N#### in December.   The rapper made headlines on Friday (October 13), when he announced the controversial title and release date of December for his next album, during a show at the Roseland Ballroom in New […]

Despite reports of a resolution, Sean “Diddy” Combs may remain at the center of an assault rap from a man the Hip-Hop mogul allegedly punched in the face over the weekend.Steven Acevedo confirmed to The New York Post that he still plans on taking the Combs to court over the incident, which stemmed from a […]