Fresh on the heels of snagging a Tony for his award winning production, "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry," Russell Simmons will be honored with the Time Warner Innovator Award. Simmons is being honored by the conglomerate for his various business dealings, as well as his charitable organizations, mainly Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and the Hip-Hop […]

Veteran former member of British Parliament, Tony Benn is taking on a new career at the tender age of 78. The longest serving Labour MP in the history of the party, will become a rap artist. A speech that Benn made five years ago regarding the dangers of warring with Iraq impressed record producer Charles […]

Def Jam CEO Lyor Cohen has been smacked with a lawsuit from former in-house lawyer Jonathan Lieberman, who also testified in the TVT case for Def Jam. According to a report by Roger Friedman of Fox News, Lieberman, whose title was Vice President of business and legal affairs for Def Jam, is seeking $6 million […]

Rell and Anthony Allen will embark on a 7 city tour sponsored by Remy Martin, to celebrate the launch of Roc Music, Dame Dash and Jay-Z’s latest musical venture designed to show case R&B, Alternative, Pop and Rock music. "Damon and Jay started Roc Music as a label for music other than hip-hop. Roc-A-Fella Records […]

Rapper and NY radio personality Angie Martinez gave birth to a healthy baby boy yesterday. Niko Ruffin, weighed in at 9 pounds & is 21 inches tall. "This is my second child, I’ma have two boys," an excited Nokio told AllHipHop.com shortly before the child was born. Niko is the couple’s first child. Martinez has […]

Garrett "K-Luv The Pimp" Craven, 39, was arrested Wednesday morning in Stockton, California on felony pimping and pandering charges. Authorities claim that Craven was associated with a prostitution ring that required the women to sign contracts and rewarded the top sellers with trophies. "We looked at it as maybe a motivational technique," said Stockton police […]

Houston Rocket’s guard Steve Francis has launched a new record label and is seeking new talent. Isoh Entertainment has one act signed, female singer T’Neq and according to Francis, he has his aims for the business set high. “I’m looking to be a big player, one day,” Francis told the Virginia Pilot.“Whether it happens overnight, […]

He done Diddy-ed it again. The omnipresent mogul Sean “P.Diddy” Combs struck a deal to partner with Lincoln to design a Limited Edition Sean John Navigator. Only 100 models of the exclusive ride will be made, each retailing near $85,000. In observance of his mantra of keeping up with the Combses, rather than the Joneses, […]

Game maker Activision has signed Ice Cube and a variety of West coast hip-hop artists to provide tracks for the upcoming game, True Crime: Streets of L.A. Ice Cube, Mack 10, WC, E-40, EZ E Jr., KAM and 187 (Above the Law) will all provide music for the game, which is similar in concept to […]

Fans may have to wait some time until they hear the long awaited and further delayed debut from Crooked I, the lyrical leader of Death Row Records. So following the likes of AZ, Royce 5’9, and Peedi Crack, and others Crooked, is releasing a preview mixtape to hold the masses over. The CD, titled “Westcosonastra” […]

Outkast has been tapped to headline MTV’s Isle of MTV in the South of France, on August 7. The annual event will take place on the island of Ile du Gaou and will also feature performances by Saian Supa Crew, 2 Many DJ’s and others that will be announced in the coming weeks. The event […]

Kim Mathers was arrested Tuesday for driving with a revoked license. The former wife of Eminem and a female companion were arrested, questioned and released pending a further investigation, after two Ziploc bags containing a white powdery substance were found. St. Clair Shores, Michigan Police Chief Frank Troester downplayed the arrest, saying that the incident […]

A comedian who moonlights as a rapper in Singapore has left his funny message behind and has recorded a message to the people to remain vigilant against the SARS plague. Gurmit Singh, who stars as Phua Chu Kang, on the award winning comedic television series of the same name, says that he wrote the rap […]

Ludacris’ lyrics have landed him in hot water again, this time at a summer fair in Michigan. The rapper was scheduled to perform August 7, at the Jackson County Fair, but public criticism and complaints from some of the fairs board members led them to can the rapper, saying that his lyrics were not suitable […]

E-40 has finished his pocket sized dictionary of "slanguage" and will release "E-40’s Book of Slang Volume 1" through Murder Dog magazine. "If you want to learn some slang just holla at me, pimp skillet," E-40 told AllHipHop.com. "Slang was embroidered in me." The Vallejo born, Bay area rapper is widely known and respected for […]

Rap duo Zion I are releasing a second album and DVD this year, fresh on the heels of their sophomore album, Deep Water Slang Version 2.0. The new DVD, titled Curb Servin, will feature 9 brand new songs and exclusive unreleased remixes by the West coast’s Triple Threat DJ, Vinroc. "This record was made in […]

Gangstarr is preparing to release their seventh album, The Ownerz. The album features guest appearances by Fat Joe, Snoop Dogg, Freddie Foxxx, Jadakiss and M.O.P. "The concept of The Ownerz involves how people are renting and leasing hip-hop," Guru said. "At this point in the game there’s a lot of people exploiting it, and calling […]

Twenty-nine years ago a toddler named Calvin Broadus visited his grandmother’s house in South Carolina. Twenty-nine years later a man named Snoop Dogg visited his grandmother’s home again, and this time he brought some friends. "Oh, I was so glad to see him," said 92-year-old Corine Broadus, Snoop’s grandmother, who Snoop calls Big Momma. "He […]

At a recent live performance in San Diego, CA, Jeru The Damaja made a formal announcement about his upcoming album and made it known he doesn’t appreciate certain rappers taking his name. Jeru rocked the house from right to left, performing such classics as "D-Original," "El Presidente," "You Can’t Stop The Prophet," and "Static." His […]

Russell Simmons snagged a Tony for his groundbreaking Broadway poetry series, "Def Poetry Jam" last night at the 57th annual Tony Awards at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Def Poetry took home the award for Special Theatrical Event. "When artists write spoken word or write to silence criticism and injustice, the results are always […]