Heather Headley: Dream Girl
Tony award winning and twice Grammy nominated is not an accolade many R&B singers can hold to their names, however Heather Headley can. The Trinidadian born Headley got her start performing during her stint at Northwestern University in plays like Dream Girls and Ragtime. In 1997, she landed the role of Nala in the Broadway […]
Lil’ Cease Arrested In Brooklyn, Being Held On Rikers Island
Former Junior Mafia member Lil’ Cease was arrested in Brooklyn, New York yesterday (April 13) on an outstanding warrant and is being held at Rikers Island, after the rapper missed a hearing to answer alleged probation violations. Sources told AllHipHop.com that the former protégé of the late Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace was in Brooklyn with […]
Lil’ Flip Fans Scammed By Fake Promoter Get Refunds, Con Artist Gets Jail Time
Hundreds of fans who purchased tickets to a bogus Lil’ Flip concert in Indiana can now receive refunds after the man who promoted the concert plead guilty to two counts of theft. Police eventually tracked a credit card used by Scott Elkins to a hotel in Nebraska and arrested him for promoting the concert at […]
Rapper Pras Of The Fugees To Feed Homeless On Easter
Fugees member Pras Michel has agreed to help feed homeless people in Los Angeles, where the rapper recently filmed First Night, a documentary on homelessness in America. Pras will discuss the homeless epidemic Sunday (April 16) at The Midnight Mission, located in downtown Los Angeles. For First Night, the rapper spent nine days and nine […]
Update: Proof Funeral Services Announced, Man Charged In Shooting
A viewing for slain D12 rapper Proof will take place Tuesday (April 18) and will be open to the public. The service will be held Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Fellowship Chapel in Detroit. Representatives said security will be beefed up for the services, as a large amount of fans are […]
Former Member Of Doggy’s Angels Settles $100k Lawsuit Against Doggystyle/TVT
A former member of Snoop Dogg’s female rap group Doggy’s Angels has settled a $100 thousand dollar breach of contract lawsuit against the rapper, claiming unpaid royalties. Chan Gains, along with Kola Marion and Kim Proby signed an exclusive agreement with Snoop’s label Doggystyle Records in 2000. The imprint was distributed by New York- based […]
Officer Cleared Of Assaulting Game In NC, Arrest Warrant Issued For Rapper
An off-duty Greensboro, N.C., police officer has been cleared of any wrong doing after an altercation with rapper The Game in a shopping mall last year. Officers said The Game, born Jayceon Taylor, was in the mall on Oct. 28 wearing a Halloween mask. He refused repeated requests by mall security to remove the mask […]
Michael B. Jordan: Stepping Out
It’s no surprise that today’s society seems to recognize the youth of Generation Y as the driving force behind what’s hot, and what’s not. They’re bright, poised and technically savvy. They have their own space (as in MySpace), television shows, recording contracts, and can bounce a basketball from high school right into the NBA. Generation […]
Juma 4: Africa Dream
In 1997, Hip-Hop in America was at its most controversial. There were deadly feuds between the East and the West Coast, which resulted in the tragic day of March 9, when the legendary Notorious B.I.G lost his life due to the chaotic territorial rap wars. While all of this was happening, a young Dutchman by […]
VH1 Renews Top Show ‘Flavor Of Love’
The VH1 reality series Flavor of Love, starring Public Enemy group member Flavor Flav, has been renewed for another season, the network announced. VH1 bought ten one-hour episodes of the show, in which Flavor Flav searches for a female companion among several contestants. "After spending so much time with Flavor Flav on Surreal Life and […]
Big Tigger Announces ‘Celebrity Classic’ Lineup
Big Tigger, co-host of BET’s 106th & Park and BET Style and host of the internationally syndicated radio program Live In the Den with Big Tigger, will kick off the fifth season of Big Tigger’s Celebrity Classic this summer. The annual occasion, presented by Big Tigger’s Street Corner Foundation Inc., is designed to raise funds […]
Todd Smith
Artist: LL Cool JTitle: Todd SmithRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: The Closer What more can be said about the career of the original Hip-Hop Icon? LL Cool J has been an enduring presence in Hip-Hop for the duration of its mainstream history. Before the Tupacs, the B.I.G.s and the Jiggas ,and even before the Snoops, […]
Cassidy: Jail, Lessons & The State of Affairs Part 1
On June 8, 2005, it appeared that all remnants of 23-year-old Cassidy’s life – the recording artist and a free man – was a decrepit thing of the past. A warrant was issued for the Philadelphia rapper due to his involvement in the murder of a 22-year-old man during an April 15, 2005 shooting in […]
Cassidy: Jail, Lessons & The State of Affairs Part 2
W AllHipHop.com: Not to get all philosophical, but Proof of D-12 was killed today and it seems like rap music and Hip-Hop is going through this over and over. Whats your opinion of the state of Hip-Hop on the level and specifically the state of the Black man in America. Cassidy: Its definitely going down […]
Alive on Arrival (Mixtape)
Artist: Green LanternTitle: Alive on Arrival (Mixtape)Rating: 4 StarsReviewed by: John Kennedy Through his exclusive features, masterful mixes and precise production, Green Lantern has cemented his name among the most innovative of mixtape DJs. Since departing from his post as Eminems official disk jockey, Green has honed his handiness on the boards, adding joints from […]
Bottom Line EP
Artist: NemissTitle: Bottom Line EPRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Jessica Dufresne Eddie Murphy opens this EP complaining that the girls are always coming up short. Okay, thats from Harlem Nights, but it sums up Nemiss beef with female MCs. This Chi-town transplant has been on a steady grind toward recognition in New Yorks underground scene […]
Man Suspected Of Fatally Shooting Rapper Proof Surrenders, Pool Game May Have Sparked Fight
A 28-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting rapper Proof of D12 turned himself in today (April 12). Mario Etheridge, 28, of Detroit is being detained by the police for allegedly shooting the rapper during an altercation inside of the C.C.C. nightclub. Etheridge was also a bouncer at the C.C.C. nightclub. Police said he is a […]
Attempted Murder Charges Against Source Execs Dropped, Civil Suit Filed
Two employees of The Source magazine have been hit with a new lawsuit that stems from a shooting last year at the Limerick House pub. Gregory Palmer, a waiter at the pub, is accusing Source president Leroy Peeples and the magazine’s marketing director Alvin Childs of setting off a shootout that injured three people, according […]
Sons of Rap-A-Lot CEO J Prince Launching Record Label
Brothers J Prince Jr. and JS Prince Jr. have formed a new record label with the help of their father, Rap-A-Lot Records CEO J Prince. The two sons founded Southern Empire, along with their cousin and business partner Young Gun, and plan to incorporate different genres of music, in addition to rap. "We plan on […]
Exclusive: Shooting Details Involving Rapper Proof Emerge
An altercation inside a Detroit nightclub led to the death of D-12 rapper Proof after an argument allegedly turned into a gunfight, leaving a bouncer wounded, according to sources. A source that requested anonymity told AllHipHop.com that Proof was in the club after-hours when a heated verbal argument between Proof and a bouncer allegedly broke […]