One of the summer’s best known benefit concerts – Black August – has just sold out as Talib Kweli and Jaguar Wright sign on to join the other artists already performing. Kweli and Jaguar will join headliner Mos Def as well as Black Moon, Smif N Wessun and others. Black August 2005 will promote HIV/AIDS […]

Marc Ecko and Atari announced the lineup of voiceover talent that will be featured in the new video game “Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure.” Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, MC Serch, The RZA, Rosario Dawson, Charlie Murphy and others will add their voice to the game. “It was important for us to work with […]

Blackberry Entertainment will pay homage to some of the biggest pioneers in Hip-Hop history, with The Fresh Fest 2005 concert. Fresh Fest was initially created in 1984 and was one of the biggest and most successful Hip-Hop tours. The original tour line up featured Run-DMC, Kurtis Blow, Newcleus, The Fat Boys and Whodini and according […]

Underground heads should clear some space in their backpack, cause indie Hip-Hop label and underground stalwart, Rawkus Records, has just signed a exclusive distribution deal with RED Distribution. The label was founded by Brian Brater and Jarret Myerin 1996. Rawkus helped launch the careers of Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Pharaoh Monch and countless others until […]

Lil’ Kim’s former boyfriend Damion "World" Hardy has been hit with a federal RICO lawsuit, alleging that he was the head of a murderous crew known as the Cash Money Brothers. In a scenario that seems to be straight out of 1991’s movie "New Jack City," Hardy, who is currently incarcerated for other drug related […]

Cassidy’s chance for a release may have been bolstered yesterday at a preliminary hearing yesterday (July 19) when a witness testified on the stand that he initially lied to detectives when he implicated the rapper in a shootout in Philadelphia that left one man dead. Cassidy, born Barry Reese, is charged with murdering 22-year-old Desmond […]

Nelly entered into a long term agreement with apparel giant Reebok today (July 19), joining the company’s Hip-Hop heavy line of celebrity endorsers. Under the terms of the deal, Nelly will develop and market a line of footwear, apparel and accessories. The rapper will also be added to Reebok’s I Am What I Am” global […]

The 8th annual Power Summit (formerly known as the Mixshow Power Summit) will take place this year in Our Lucaya, Bahamas, according to The RPM Group, the company that hosts the event. Held from September 28th through October 1st – this year’s conference hopes to provide opportunities for individuals to reach some of the most […]

Nearly two weeks after being sentenced for perjury, Lil Kim filed a lawsuit in Manhattan’s U.S. District Court Monday (July 18) against Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil Cease for intending to release a tell-all DVD about the trial and was granted an injunction blocking her former partner from releasing the DVD. Seeking $6 million in damages, […]

Get ready for a hot finish to summer as MTV Jams gears up to give viewers a heavy supply of Hip-Hop programming. MTV Jams will be featuring five of the hottest emcees on the rise, as well as ringtones, a partnership with XXL magazine and collaboration with the movie “Hustle & Flow” to bring viewers […]

Federal prosecutors are focusing on multi-platinum rapper Ja Rule in their ongoing investigation of record label The Inc. and the company’s alleged ties to Queens, New York drug dealer Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff. According to the New York Post, Ja Rule and two bodyguards face possible federal charges including “conspiracy to commit murder,” after a shooting […]

Will Smith is leading a group of investors to form The Momentum Experience, a new company that will distribute films and movies straight-to-DVD. Smith, along with Tisha Campbell, Duane Martin, Blair Underwood and producers D’Angela Steed and Nia Hil formed the company out of a desire to control images of African-Americans in film. The company […]