Eminem Accuser Arrested on Misdemeanor Charges
A 23-year-old man who accused rapper Eminem of stealing his lyrics has been arrested on three misdemeanor charges. Somerset Borough police charged Shawn Steven Baker Thursday (May 25) with harassment, making terrorist threats and disorderly conduct after he left 12 threatening messages over the past three months with the Somerset County district attorney’s office and […]

Foxy Brown To Stand Trial In July For Assault
Foxy Brown will stand trial July 17 for allegedly assaulting two nail salon employees in a dispute over a manicure, a judge ruled today (May 26). Brown, born Inga Marchant, will face misdemeanor assault charges. Prosecutors say the rapper, 26, punched and kicked two employees after they allegedly refused to let her leave the salon […]

British Rapper MIA Denied Entry Into U.S.
British rapper MIA was reportedly refused a visa by American immigration officials due to the political content of her lyrics. MIA’s lyrics are said to support the Sri Lankan political group Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan armed forces. The rapper, born Maya Arulpragasa, was planning to visit the United States to work on her […]
Rapper Beanie Sigel Heads Straight To Studio After Shooting, Details Emerge
Rapper Beanie Sigel was released from a Philadelphia hospital this morning (May 25), after suffering gun shot wounds to both arms in what police believe was an attempted robbery. Sigel rode away from the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in a chauffeured vehicle with a towel over his head and his arm in a sling. […]

Former Editor-In Chief Of The Source Jailed
Dasun Allah, the former Editor-In-Chief of The Source magazine, was jailed yesterday for six months after being convicted of striking two people with a satchel filled with gravel earlier in January. According to the New York Post, Manhattan prosecutors charged that Allah, whose real name is David Blanks, hit a pair of strangers with the […]

Lupe Fiasco’s Debut Gets Pushed Back
Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor has been pushed back from its June 27 release date, a result of an early leak of the freshman debut. The highly-anticipated album was leaked to the Internet over a month ago to the ire of the artist and Atlantic Records. A representative for the label confirmed that Lupe has […]

Wendy Williams Talks ‘Drama,’ Prepares First Novel
Radio personality Wendy Williams is entering the world of literature with a new series of novels. Williams’ first book Drama Is Her Middle Name: The Ritz Harper Chronicles Vol. 1 is part of an on-going series about her alter-ego, Ritz Harper, a famous radio personality. "She gets to be super-sized by a backstabbing college friend," […]

BREAKING NEWS: Rapper Beanie Sigel Shot
Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel was shot this morning (May 25) on a South Philadelphia street. While details are still being confirmed, sources told AllHipHop.com that Sigel was shot in a robbery attempt. Police said shortly after 8:00 am, 5 men in two vehicles boxed the rapper in and that a man with a beard, jeans […]

Police Officer Wins $10 Million Judgment Against Rapper Turk
A police officer that was injured in a shoot-out with former Hot Boy Tab "Turk" Virgil has won a $10 million dollar judgment against the rapper. The judgment stems from a shoot-out in a Memphis area apartment complex in January 2004. As SWAT team members raided the apartment seeking a cache of drugs, Deputy Chris […]

Shawnna: Heads Home
S hawnna has been gettin’ some for almost a decade – props, that is. While Ludacris’ Disturbing Tha Peace brand made Shawnna an artist that registered with a Southern, audience, this Windy City native dropped a group album nine years ago. As one-half of Infamous Syndicate, Shawnna was rushed into the studio, and later displaced […]

Diddy Producing Untitled Dance Series For MTV
MTV announced an agreement today (May 24) to produce a pilot for an untitled dance competition series produced by Sean “Diddy” Combs, producer of the successful Making the Band series that airs on the music network. According to reports, Combs’ untitled show will focus on street dancers from around the country. Combs announced a first-look […]

Algebra: The Real Math
There seems to be no end to the musical talent coming out of Atlanta. Where urban legends are made and trap muzik is played, the Peachtree state has become a mecca with bragging rights to some of the most gifted singers, songwriters and producers in the game. True to form, the newest member on her […]

The Great Migration
Artist: Bronze NazarethTitle: The Great MigrationRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine When the RZA opted to play a more removed role from Wu-Tang Clans solo projects, there were several appointed heirs: Mathematics, 4th Disciple, and Bronze Nazareth. The last, a Michigan native, impressed RZA to the point of landing work on the Birth of the […]

B.G. Recording New Album Executive Produced By T.I., Readies New Chopper City Projects
Only two months after the release of his album The Heart Of Tha Streetz: Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am), New Orleans rapper Christopher “B.G.” Dorsey has a new album in the works. B.G.’s new album B.G. Presents Life With Chopper City will be released by his record company Chopper City Records, which is distributed […]

Mitchy Slick, DJ Quik Launch Tour
West Coast rapper/producer DJ Quik will hit the road this summer for a nationwide tour beginning June 3 in Park City, Utah. Quik will be accompanied by Strong Arm Steady Crew member Mitchy Slick. The tour comes as Slick gears up for the release of his sophomore album Urban Survival Syndrome, which features appearances from […]

Smack DVD Magazine Prepares First National Release
Smack DVD Magazine is planning their first release since entering into a distribution deal with Koch Records last. Smack The Album: Vol. 1 features new, exclusive music from DMX, Young Jeezy, Fat Joe, Bun B, B.G., Juvenile, Maino and Stack Bundles among others. The DVD segment includes videos, performances and interviews from Paul Wall, Mike […]
Obie Trice: Pour Out A Lil’ Liquor
Things should be good for Obie Trice. The artists debut album, Cheers, managed to sell over 500,000 copies. Hes a part of the reigning Shady/Aftermath machine and hes about to release his sophomore album after a three-year sabbatical. But, Obie Trice has a bullet lodged in his head from an attempt on his life in […]

The Game Arrested In LA Suburb
Rapper The Game was arrested this past Saturday (May 20) in Burbank, Calif., and charged with possession of a dangerous weapon after police pulled his vehicle over in the suburb of Los Angeles. The Compton, California-bred rapper, born Jayceon Taylor, was detained around 9 p.m. Sources told AllHipHop.com that Game was pulled over for having […]

Back 2 Da Basics
Artist: Yo GottiTitle: Back 2 Da BasicsRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Anthony Carr With the surging of Southern Hip-Hop’s influence within the last year or so, many artists from cities like Houston, Atlanta, and Memphis have been trying to gain even more national attention. North Memphis’ own Yo Gotti hopes to take advantage of the […]

The Art of 16 Bars (DVD)
Artist: DVD ReviewTitle: The Art of 16 Bars (DVD)Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Sidik Fofana Finally, theres an instructional DVD for MCs by MCs featuring real MCs. The Art of 16 Bars (QD3 Entertainment) is a documentary slash boom bap 101 4seminar narrated by Method Man on the how tos and the one-two, one-twos of […]