AHH Stray News: Dame Dash On Roc Brand, Lil Wayne To Def Jam
In an interview with Angie Martinez of Hot 97, mogul Dame Dash clarified the situation with Roc-A-Fella Records. With reservation, Dash divulged that former partner Jay-Z now owns the name Roc-A-Fella while he and partner Biggs Burke would continue with a new recording situation. The Roc is in the building. Its just not Roc-A-Fella Im […]
Young Buck Charged Over Vibe Stabbing
G Unit rapper Young Buck was charged with assault with a deadly weapon today (Dec. 20) for allegedly stabbing a man at the second annual VIBE Awards taping in a Santa Monica Airport hangar Nov. 15. Buck’s arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 14 at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles, according to court officials. […]
Cormega Treats New Fans to 2-For-1 Deal
Veteran Queesbridge MC Cormega is gearing up for a monumental 2005. Opening the year will be the release of The Testament, an album that sat on Def Jam’s shelves for five plus years. Following, Cormega will release his third independent album following two critically acclaimed and high-selling releases. For those who haven’t had the luxury […]
Van Hunt: Next Level
Dionne Farris grabbed the attention of music fans in 1997 when her hit single Hopeless appeared on the Love Jones soundtrack. However, few took notice of the person behind the lyrics, a soft-spoken musician named Van Hunt. Rather than jump and scream for attention, he calmly waited in the wings before making his grand entrance […]
Green Lantern, Game, Stat Quo Tonight In NY, Green Syndicates Radio
Tonight (Dec. 20), DJ Green Lantern will host The Invasion, the first major performance for The Game of G-Unit/ Aftermath at Club Exit in New York City. The event also features the likes of Immortal Technique, Stat Quo, Bobby & Jabba, Cipha Sounds and surprise guests, which Green wasnt able to reveal. Its gonna be […]
Rhode Island Officials Ban Hip-Hop At Club, ACLU Reacts
The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island condemned the Warwick Board of Public Safety yesterday (Dec. 18) for banning Hip-Hop and rap music events at a local nightclub in the wake of a shooting incident at the club earlier this month. The Board enforced its prohibition of Hip-Hop and rap music at Barry’s Nightclub […]
ODB’s Camp Denies Concert Footage Sale
Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s camp has vehemently refuted an eBay auction that claimed to have footage of the late rapper’s final concert before his death. ODB’s manager Jared Weisfeld said the eBay listing, which advertised a DVD with alleged footage of ODB, born Russell Jones, performing on stage under the influence of drugs, is completely fabricated. […]
Freaky Zeeky Shooter Gets 30 Years To Life
Chauncey Dillon was sentenced to 30 years to life yesterday (Dec. 17) for allegedly assaulting Dip Set rapper Freaky Zeeky and murdering Zeeky’s friend during a shoot-out in Manhattan last year. The early morning shoot-out (April 24) allegedly began when a driver rear-ended Zeeky’s Jeep Cherokee, according to trial testimony. The drivers involved left their […]
Akon Manager Gunned Down Preventing Capone Robbery
Robert “Screw” Montanez, road manager for R&B singer Akon was shot to death outside of a New Jersey bar on Wednesday (December 15th), after preventing a man from robbing rapper Capone of Capone-N-Noreaga of his jewelry. Montanez was with Akon and Capone at the Ringside Bar in Jersey City, New Jersey, taping a promotion featuring […]
DMX Busted For Driving With A Suspended License
DMX was arrested and charged with driving violations, after police allegedly caught the rapper speeding and driving with a suspended license. On Wednesday, a New York State Trooper allegedly clocked DMX driving over 100 mph in a 65 mph zone while the rapper was traveling on Interstate 684 in Westchester County. DMX’s license had been […]
Last Footage Of Ol’ Dirty Sells On Ebay
Footage of Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s final concert before his untimely death was recently sold on EBAY with a final selling price of $100,000, according to the Internet auction site. Approximately 30 to 40 minutes of ODB’s performance on November 11 at the Aggie Theater in Ft. Collins, Colorado was allegedly filmed two days before the […]
Jae Millz Goes To Universal, Preps Album
For the last two years, Jae Millz has built-up a reputation for being one of the most sought-after New York battle rappers, but the 23-year-old rapper has signed with Universal Records in deal that will hopefully bring his dreams to life. Millz said the album in progress might not be the work that many are […]
NORE: When Thugs Grow
Nore has seen his share of beefs in hip-hop from the East/West turbulence to crew squabbles to petty rap bellyaching. These days, the original “What, What” man has settled down like sand in a calm pond. A long cry from his CNN days, and is enjoying the juicy fruits of his labor. Still, Nore’s got […]
Lawyers For Rosa Parks, BMG, To Talk Settlement
Lawyers for Rosa Parks and representatives for BMG will finally come to the table in a settlement meeting scheduled to take place this month. According to Parks’ lawyer Gregory Reed, the settlement talks are aimed at ending a five-year-old dispute over Outkast’s#### song “Rosa Parks,” from their platinum 1998 album Aquemini. Parks sued Outkast’s parent […]
Jermaine Dupri, Nelly Giving Back To Atlanta Children
Jermaine Dupri and Nelly will host “Atlanta’s Biggest Christmas Party,” tonight in Atlanta, Georgia. The event will take place at the Dunbar Recreation Center, where the celebrity rappers will hand out over 3,000 toys. “I feel that it’s a must we take care of our kids,” Dupri told AllHipHop.com. “They see more bad stuff than […]
Hip-Hop Dominating Emerging “Ringback” Business
Hip-Hop proved its popularity in the world of cell phones again, dominating the top-sellers on a new service being offered by T-Mobile called Caller Tunes. Caller Tunes is part of a new service being tested in the United States by major cell phone carriers. The “ringback” service allows customers to replace the ringing sounds callers […]
Loon: Independence Day.
Everybody wants to be a star, yet few are actually willing to put in the work required to achieve their goals. For former Bad Boy recording artist Loon, however, this wasn’t the case. As the latest in a long line of P.Diddy sidekicks, the Harlem-bred rapper paid his dues by ghostwriting the boss’s hits and […]
Luda Bumps Jay-Z & Linkin Park
Ludacris has no problem going toe-to-toe with his new boss, Jay-Z on the charts. Ludacris fourth album, Red Light District, sold an impressive 322,000 copies in its first week, bumping the newly appointed Def Jam president from the top slot on Billboards Top 200. After a week atop the charts, MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups Presents […]
The Rockefeller Drug Reform Sham
"We should be ashamed of ourselves," he said. "Rockefeller drug reform – ha! – I don’t think so." State Sen. Thomas Duane (D-Manhattan) While many are praising the recent reform of the Rockefeller drug laws, many more are not. Although the reform bill will reduce the most severe mandatory sentences for drug offenses, according to […]
WHAT IF: Suge Knight Never Met Hip-Hop?
There are many figures in the relatively short history of Hip-Hop as a movement, a music and a cultural phenomenon. For every pro, there is a coneither gaining our admiration or our enmity via their service or lack thereof to our culture, respect.One central figure has earned both our respect and our anger at once. […]
