Footwear company Fila has developed a new show with Crazy Legs and the Rock Steady Crew.The “Rock Steady” is labeled as a “retro shoe” designed to pay homage to the legendary crew. The heel comes with “Rock Steady Crew 77” on the heel, that was inspired by 1980’s B-Boy tees.“B-boying is physical, competitive and contributes […]

Ice-T has delved head on into the world of DVD through his latest imprint, Final Level.The hip-hop gangsta pioneer has announced that he is dropping a pair of straight-to-video DVD’s, one to honor another legend and the other that caters to legends in the making.Jam Master Jay’s Scratch DJ Academy features the tragic DJ and […]

Irv Gotti, Russell Simmons and Dr. Benjamin Chavis held a press conference today at the Rihga Royal hotel in Manhattan to announce a name to change to Gotti’s record label, Murder Inc.Gotti said the name change is meant to shed any negativity surrounding his business. He revealed that he initially intended to name the label […]

Sock Bandit Productions, the company behind the hip-hop photography book “Hip-Hop Immortals,” has completed “Hip-Hop Immortals: We Got Your Kids,” a film that examines hip-hop and where the art form is heading.Rakim, Marly Marl, Gangstarr, Cam’ron, Killer Mike, Schoolly D., the late Jam Master Jay, Snoop Dogg, Pastor Troy and a host of others are […]

While Fredro Starr is preparing to star in “Torque,” the rapper recently grabbed headlines after getting into a scuffle with 50 Cent at the Vibe Awards.”It was an altercation. I can’t really speak on that because it’s a legal thing,” Fredro told AllHipHop.com. “It was an incident that happened between me and Curtis Jackson. Its […]

Rap veteran MC Lyte recently landed a recurring role on UPN’s#### television show “Half & Half” and will appear as a character named Kai.”Yvette Lee Bowser, the creator and writer of the show wrote me in,” Lyte told AllHipHop.com. “I worked with her show ‘For Your Love’ and she really liked my [acting] work.”In addition […]

South Korean Kung-Fu Flick “Volcano High” is being re-worked for hip-hop enthusiasts and will include the voices of Snoop Dogg, Andre 3000, and Method Man. The rappers will replace the local dialect that was featured in the original 2001 version. The movie centers on a character named Kim Kyung-soo, a new student at Volcano High. […]

Russell Simmons’ Phat Farm has teamed with Motorola to release the Russell Simmons Phat Farm II Signature Motorola i733 phone.The phone comes with several exclusive features handpicked by Simmons including Phat Farm logos, a picture of Russell Simmons, and a picture in memory of Jam Master Jay.Ring tones include “Get Busy”, “In Da Club” and […]

The Chinese Communist Party will repackage Mao Tse-tung as a rap artist, in an attempt to appeal to Chinese youth.Authorities feel that Mao’s influence is fading among a younger generation, whom they feel are more money oriented.Mao’s, the Two Musts, will be set to hip-hop music. The Communist party will also release pop versions of […]

Today is the 16th Annual World Aids Day. Individuals and organizations around the world celebrate and discuss the progress that has been made against the AIDS Pandemic and use the day to raise awareness about the disease globally.The pandemic is affecting entire communities and whole nations. Worldwide, over 42 million people have HIV or AIDS.In […]

The Honduran factory that manufactures the Sean John line of clothing for Sean “P.Diddy” Combs, has been cleared of charges alleging it was a sweatshop.The country’s labor minister and a team of inspectors toured the facility and uncovered no proof of the sweatshop allegations by U.S. based National Labour Committee.Lydda Eli Gonzalez, who is 19-year-old, […]