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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The soundtrack to the cult classic film Dolemite is being reissued by Relapse Records for the first time on CD. Representatives for Relapse told AllHipHop.com that the reissue will contain rare and exclusive bonus tracks, radio ads from the film and the sequel, a 28-page-booklet written by Moore’s biographer Mark Jason, and never before seen […]

DJ Whoo Kid is preparing to invade the mixtape circuit with a pair of upcoming releases. The Hot 97 disc spinner has aligned with Eminem for a new Shady Records mixtape titled The Re-Up. The album is a collaboration with the Detroit rapper and his resident DJ, Alchemist, and will feature music and freestyles from […]

G-Unit rapper 50 Cent was named Songwriter of the Year yesterday (May 22) at the 23rd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards. The rapper received the honor for his contributions to "Candy Shop," "Disco Inferno," "Hate It Or Love It," "How We Do," and "Just A Lil Bit." Although 50 Cent wasn’t at the ceremony, he […]

Chicago rapper Twista is hard at work on his fifth album and will be adding the role of actor to his growing list of titles. The rapper’s new album Adrenaline Rush 2010 is due in stores on June 20. “I was putting together a mixtape, but the label heard the music and said, ‘No we […]

A police officer was assaulted and one man was stabbed yesterday (May 21) at a Jim Jones concert in Buffalo, N.Y. The rapper was performing at The Tralf nightclub on Pearl Street when over fifteen hundred extra people showed up but could not get into the concert. Police were summoned as people rushed the front […]

Snoop Dogg’s official Web site, Snoopdogg.com, has initiated a new fan club called 4AllMyDoggs. The rapper’s home on the web will offer concert tickets and "Snoop Authentic" memorabilia, including stage props used during touring. "All my ‘Doggs’ are looking for a fan club and Web site about me that tells it like it is," Snoop […]

Rap duo Dead Prez will premier their first documentary/concert on the Starz InBlack network tomorrow (May 22) at B.B. King’s in New York. Taped in San Francisco, Dead Prez: It’s Bigger Than Hip-Hop features Sticman and M-1 in concert, and focuses on the inadequacies of the public education system, minority entrepreneurship, and social revolution. "We’ve […]

Oscar Award winning rap group Three 6 Mafia has been selected to perform live at the World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) taping of Friday Night SmackDown! in Bakersfield, California tomorrow (May 23.) The group’s performance comes on the same day the WWE releases their newest CD, WWE: Wreckless Intent. The CD features well known artists performing […]

In the video game world, much like the Hip-Hop world, competition is everything. With that in mind, Rockstar Games (GTA: Vice City, The Warriors) hosted a rapper-friendly tournament earlier this month to promote the company’s latest title, Table Tennis. Hip-Hop gaming addicts like Hot 97’s DJ Enuff, Sirius’ Lord Sear, among others, competed at an […]