KRS-One, Bambaataa To Rock SOB’s
This November, the Universal Zulu Nation celebrates its thirtieth year of existence. In honor of the occasion, a rare performance reconvenes Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force for an unforgettable evening on Sunday November 9.The event will take place at SOBs in New York. Other performances include headliner KRS-One, the Jungle Brothers, and others to […]
Tray Deee Arrested In Shooting Incident
Tray Tray Deee Muhammad was arrested and booked with felony assault with a deadly weapon, for allegedly firing a handgun at people outside of an unnamed business establishment Saturday in Long Beach.Muhammad was identified as a possible suspect in the shooting and was arrested hours after the incident occured at his Fontana home.No one was […]
Big Lurch Sentenced To Life In Prison
Antron “Big Lurch” Singleton was sentenced to life in prison yesterday, after being convicted of killing a 21-year-old woman, cutting open her chest and eating a portion of her lung.Singleton had pleaded not guilty to the charges, claiming that he was insane at the time of the killing because he was under the influence of […]
Arrest Warrant Issued For Juvenile
An arrest warrant has been issued for Terius “Juvenile” Grey, for allegedly failing to pay child support to the mother of his 6-month-old daughter.Gwinnett County police in Georgia obtained the warrant on charges of abandonment of a dependent child. Lt. Nick Neal said that the woman was not asking for an unjustified amount of money […]
Slick Rick Home From Jail
Legendary rapper Slick Rick Walters was officially released from jail on Friday November 7 after being locked up for over 17 months by immigration officials. He is currently back in the Bronx with his wife and two children. “I still can’t believe it to some degree,” said Rick told the Associated Press. “I’m just thankful […]
Kim Mathers Disappears, Police Issue Bench Warrants
Eminem’s ex-wife Kim Mathers skipped a preliminary hearing yesterday in a Warren, Michigan and is now a wanted woman by Warren, Michigan authorities.Mathers was scheduled to appear in Warren County District Court to face accusations of drug posession related to a drug raid at a local hotel.Police were responding to reports of a disorderly person […]
Remy Martin: Game Don’t Wait Pt 1
Three years ago, the future of women in hip-hop seemed real promising. Mixtape addicts everywhere were being blessed with hot freestyles from a bevy of femcees who, for the first time in years, were really giving the fellas a run for their money. Tomboys everywhere celebrated the arrival of real emcees like Lady Luck, Jane […]
Lloyd Banks Talks Internet Leaks
Because of an online internet leak, Interscope Records, 50 Cent and the G-Unit have decided to move their album Beg For Mercy up to November 14, the same day as the Jay-Zs Black Album. Lloyd Banks, one of the founding members of G-Unit, explained that he heard of the leak as he and the group […]
Prodigy Clarifies Arrest Reports
Albert "Prodigy" Johnson has come forward to dispel media reports of his arrest he deemed inaccurate, after he was arrested in Cohoes, New York on the way to a show at the Cohoes Entertainment Complex. "I was charged for possession of a gun and marijuana," Johnson told AllHipHop.com. "Several news outlets reported that crack cocaine […]
Photographer Ernie Paniccioli Says Kool Moe Dee’s “A Disgrace”
While Kool Moe is preparing to release his book, “There’s A God on The Mic,” pioneering hip-hop photographer Ernie Paniccioli may be filing a lawsuit against the rapper, for not paying for images used in the book.”Moe Dee called me two or three times a day to get images for his book,” Paniccioli told AllHipHop.com. […]
Attempt On Joe Buddens Life, Man Runs To Police Station
New Jersey police said that rapper Joe Budden and his entourage were the targets of a failed drive by shooting on October 17, releasing official details on the incident yesterday.Police said that Budden was riding in his Humvee with two passengers in Jersey City, when he came to a stop and a man on a […]
Jay-Z Moves Black Album Up
Jay-Z has opted to move his highly anticipated Black Album forward to combat rampant piracy online and subsequent street bootlegging. The album was initially supposed to drop on November 28, Black Friday also the unofficial start of Christmas shopping, but leaked via the internet as early as Monday. Now the album has been bumped to […]
Prodigy Of Mobb Deep Busted
Albert “Prodigy” Johnson of popular rap group Mobb Deep, was arrested in upstate New York on Saturday and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and possession of marijuana.Police were allegedly responding to calls about two suspicious vehicles on Remsen Street in Cohoes, New York near the state capital of Albany.Police encountered two Ford […]
Arrested Development Taking On Fox
Arrested Development is taking on Fox Broadcasting, Imagine Films Entertainment and New World Communications, alleging the companies infringed on their trademark of the name “Arrested Development,” the same name of a television series that premiered this month.”The use of our name by FOX is not only confusing to the public, but also has the potential […]
Fam-Lay To “G## Busy,” Prepares Debut Album
Rapper Fam-Lay recently announced that the first single from his debut Def Jam album, Traintogo, will be "G## Busy." "I think everyone will know what that is about," Fam-Lay said. The Norfolk, Virginia based rapper who is signed to Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo’s Star Trak Entertainment, said working with The Neptunes was like working […]
Truth: Pookie Series Pt 1
Anyone who knows who Truth is knows she was lied to from the very beginning. She was on the verge of becoming R&Bs next big thing, but it never happened. Her debut single, Addictive, blew away mainstream listeners across the globe, but thats as far as it went. Although Truth was the victim of another […]
Scratch Tour Kicks Off In San Diego
Mix Master Mike, The Original Jazzy Jay, X-ecutioners and Z-Trip kicked off the 2003 Scratch U.S. Tour last night in San Diego. Qbert will join the 17 city tour November 8th in Portland, Oregon, when the tour hits the Roseland Theater. The tour will climax in Washington, D.C. with a performance by Humanbeat box wizard, […]
Atmosphere: Letters from the Road
Slug and Ant are the lords of the underground. As Atmosphere, they have pioneered the proof that hip-hop could survive in a new city, like Run DMC. They followed the blueprint of the culture: performing, similar to KRS-One. There isnt many Saturday nights in the year where Slug isnt behind a microphone entertaining the masses. […]
Afeni Shakur To Host “Resurrection” Screening In South Carolina
Afeni Shakur announced that she will host a special screening of “Tupac: Resurrection” on Friday, in Lumberton, North Carolina, where Tupac’s family began as slaves in the United States.The highly anticipated documentary has already premiered in Los Angeles and will premiere next Monday in New York and then Atlanta on November 12.The movie will open […]
Fabolous, Neptunes Sued By Brooklyn Woman
A woman from Brooklyn, NY filed a lawsuit against Fabolous, alleging that his 2001 hit "Young N (Holla Back)" was stolen from a group on her record label. Carla Boone claims that she gave CD’s featuring the song "Holla’ Back" by her group Trajik to promoters and executives who worked with Fabolous. Boone claims the […]
