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http://allhiphop.comFormer Flavor of Love star Hoopz was arrested on Tuesday (June 13) for assaulting a police officer. According to reports, the reality star was jailed for allegedly attacking a police officer outside of her Dearborn, Michigan home. The incident happened after police were called to her residence to investigate a noise complaint filed by one […]
For decades, Jamaica has been hailed as the mecca for reggae and dancehall music. With artists such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Beenie Man and more recently Sean Paul, Jamaica holds a consistent track record for creating sounds to move your body, mind, and spirit. It’s unfortunate that the female factor has been seriously overlooked. […]
Industry rap giant Jay-Z has joined the ranks of those boycotting high end champagne company Cristal, in response to the negative comments made by Frederic Rouzaud, managing director of Louis Roderer Cristal. In a special summer edition of The Economist magazine, Rouzaud commented on the Hip-Hop community’s patronage of the champagne brand in an article […]
Rapper Chamillionaire has inked publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG). Through the exclusive deal the Houston rapper will be represented by one of the industry’s largest global music publishing operations. With offices in 41 countries, UMPG currently owns or administers more than 1 million copyrights. The addition of Chamillionaire to UMPG solidifies an […]
Less than a week after being arrested on suspicion of possessing a concealed pistol near Compton, Eric “Lil Eazy E” Wright Jr. will not have to answer for the alleged crime. Los Angeles County prosecutors declined to file charges against the 22-year-old rapper because there was not enough evidence, said Jane Robison of the District […]
Artist: Roc ‘C’Title: All Questions AnsweredRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Max Herman Despite pushing 30, Ox City’s Roc ‘C’ is a rookie in this game, and he knows it. On the intro of his debut album, he shamelessly reiterates the many inquiries skeptics have been throwing his way like, “Who is Roc C?” and “How the […]
Rapper Jay-Z has announced the winners of an essay contest launched in December of 2005. The rapper will donate $30,000 to be shared among the six winning New York/New Jersey area schools. Jay-Z, an owner of The New Jersey Nets, held the contest in conjunction with the Charlotte Bobcats majority owner Mr. Robert Johnson and […]
A member of the Atlanta-based group Dem Franchize Boyz was arrested yesterday (June 13) during a police raid at a local recording studio. Authorities confiscated more than 11 pounds of marijuana, $150,000 in cash, two handguns and a stack of pornography from the Making Money studio in Atlanta. Sources told AllHipHop.com that all of the […]
VH1 has orderd eight one-hour episodes of the new comedic reality series Egotrip Presents the White Rapper Show. Hosted by Michael "MC Serch" Berrin, a former member of the pioneering white rap group 3rd Bass, the imaginative program features 12 white contestants who will compete in a series of challenges to test their rap skills […]
F or the first time in his career, Fabolous appears to have had almost a year to “breathe.” After his Just Blaze-laced banger towered the Hip-Hop charts, it failed to match Fab’s previous work in reaching Top 40 radio. Meanwhile, the Elektra Records star was stranded in an Atlantic merger, where his marketing strategies fell […]
Letoya Luckett’s debut single "Torn" continues to climb the R&B/Hip-Hop charts landing at #3 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs charts with over 714 radio spins. Luckett, who received Billboard’s Greatest Gainer honor for the week, is preparing her self-entitled solo album LeToya on Capitol Records. "I just want to get my […]
Legendary Hip-Hop wordsmith Rakim said that his third solo album The Seventh Seal would hit stores before the end of the summer during Mark Ecko’s Save the Rhino’s concert recently held in New York. The album will be released on his own label, after a much hyped collaboration with Hip-Hop super-producer Dr. Dre never saw […]
Fonzworth Bentley has inked a deal with Black Enterprise magazine to serve as the voice for their Keys to a Better Life radio reports. The brief business reports will feature the Atlanta native addressing a variety of topics such as personal finance, homeownership, credit, and health. The segments, which are geared towards adults in urban […]
Detroit rapper Eminem will return to the big screen in a remake of the classic television series Have Gun – Will Travel. The Grammy-winning lyricist will star in the Paramount Pictures film, which will offer a contemporary spin on the 1950’s Western series that starred Richard Boone. The setting could be Eminem’s hometown of Detroit, […]
George Orwell was right. A close friend of mine hit me up and he was seriously concerned. To frame this properly, I have to say this brother is one of the most apathetic street dudes I know, but he was worried about the United States of America. Here is why. Over the years, slowly but […]
Rapper turned actress Queen Latifah has teamed up with Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and HBO to executive produce the original movie, Life Support, a film about the growing AIDS crisis in America. Life Support, written by critically acclaimed author Nelson George along with Elizabeth Hunter and Jim McKay & Hannah Weyer, is based on the […]
Driving continues to be a problem for rapper DMX, who was involved in another accident in Harrison, New York, just nine days after police stopped him for driving his SUV at unreasonably high speeds. In the latest driving incident involving DMX, born Earl Simmons, the rapper was driving a 2006 Chevy Suburban on the Hutchinson […]
A s more and more rappers claim they’re in it to “get money,” how many really understand the origins of Hip-Hop? While Eldorado Red isn’t bashful in his pursuits to prosperity, this Harlem street dude began his career around Jazzy Jay and Afrika Bambaataa. Equally unique, the Uptown spitter is backed by a producer widely […]
W hen San Francisco and Oakland’s Hip-Hop communities went into hibernation, at least on the national scale, one producer had no problem bringing food home. Whether he was producing hits for Jay-Z, Xzibit, or Busta Rhymes, Rick Rock stayed on the charts with his various sounds. The Alabama and Bay representative keeps sounds on file […]
Rapper DMX has confirmed that a sequel to the Hip-Hop cult film Belly is in the works titled Beast. “It’s me, Nas and Hype, [Williams, the director of the film]. I go and get [Nas’ character in Africa],” DMX told AllHipHop.com. “We start filming this year.” Released in 1998, Belly is an urban drama centered […]
