Rap star 50 Cent is entering the world of technology and is currently in negotiations with Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs to produce a line of affordable home computers to inner-city residents. According to a recent article in Forbes, 50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson and his high powered manager Chris Lighty of Violator management, are negotiating […]

Rapper DMX was supposed to appear in court yesterday (June 16) in White Plains, New York, but missed the court date due to a prior engagement. DMX, born Earl Simmons, was given a one-week extension by presiding Judge Joanne Friia on Wednesday (June 14). The request came from DMX’s attorney Murray Richman, who asked for […]

Busta Rhymes new album The Big Bang hit stores on June 14 and after two days on the shelves, reports stated the rapper’s 7th solo album is on pace to debut at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart next week. The album, which critics are hailing as Rhymes’ best work to date is on […]

Bad Boy South artist Yung Joc has a lot to smile about. The rapper’s new album New Joc City is riding high at number one on this week’s Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart with 149,000 units sold, as well as number three on the Billboard Top 200. While Joc is appreciative of the success, the MC […]

Louis Roederer Cristal has responded to a massive boycott over statements made about various rappers’ patronage of the pricey drink. In a special Summer 2006 article titled "Bubbles & Bling" in The Economist magazine, Rouzaud was quoted in an article stating that he viewed Hip-Hop’s obsession with the brand with "curiosity and serenity." Rouzaud also […]

Rapper Beanie Sigel and model Melyssa Ford will be among a host of stars appearing at this year’s Deal Me In celebrity spades tournament. The event, which takes place June 21 at Club Strata, will feature Hot 97 FM personality Miss Jones as mistress of ceremony as well as 16 teams playing four rounds of […]

Phat Farm founder and CEO Russell Simmons and Baby Phat creative director Kimora Lee Simmons have expressed their excitement over a new deal that will expand their respective brands into the world of home fashions. Kellwood Co., a St. Louis-based a manufacturer of branded and private-label apparel and recreational and camping equipment, announced yesterday (June […]

Popular jeweler Yakov "Jacob the Jeweler" Arabov was arrested today (June 15) on money-laundering charges and released on $100,000 bail according to reports. Arabov, who appeared in U.S. District Court in Manhattan today on the charges, was arrested in his mid-town store in New York and was charged with conspiring to launder over $270 million […]

Rapper Common is presently working on the follow-up to his critically acclaimed album, BE, and the rapper says it’s coming soon. "Finding Forever is out at the end of September. We’re workin’ on it daily. Production [comes from] from Kanye West, obviously [he’s] producing’ a lot of it. Kareem Riggins and J Dilla. It’s special. […]

Cash Money Records has reached a settlement with former in-house producer Mannie Fresh, who left the New Orleans based label due to a financial dispute. "Cash Money Records has reached an amicable agreement with former in-house producer Mannie Fresh," Representatives Cash Money Records/Universal told AllHipHop.com in a statement. "Per the agreement, neither party can discuss […]

Actor Robert De Niro has signed on the produce a movie based on the life of rapper Missy Elliott. De Niro’s Tribeca Films will produce the flick along with Elliott’s longtime manager, Mona Scott. Universal is distributing the untitled movie, which will tell the Portsmouth, VA’s native’s life story. As a film producer, this is […]

Former 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 […]

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 […]