Ludacris Blasts Pepsi And OReilly
In the past, Def Jams Ludacris hasnt said much regarding Bill O’Reillys aggressive push to get the rapper removed from the from a Pepsi ad campaign last year. That silence has changed with his latest album, Chicken & Beer. O’Reilly’s rants prompted executives to dump Ludacris, but the rapper might have the last laugh. On […]

Chingy Plots Clothing Line
Disturbing Tha Peace neophyte Chingy is already getting it poppin in the music industry even though hes only one album in the game. He told AllHipHop.com that he and the rest of the crew have big plans in the upcoming months. Chingy said, [There] might be a Disturbing Tha Peace tour in progress, and I’m […]

Jay-Z Starts Retirement With Victory Lap
The time approaches, Jay-Z and his days as an artist slowly part ways. The already legendary emcee appeared at a press conference yesterday (Sept. 25) and revealed plans for his final album, which will be promoted with the release of a custom sneaker, a tour and the rapper’s memoirs. “The Black Book, The Black Sneaker […]

Freekey Zeekey: Destination Deferred Pt. 2
AllHipHop: What are your duties entail as the president of Diplomat Records? Freekey Zeekey: With Diplomat its no set duty. I can have the camera or the tape recorder. I answer phones. I write checks, to sweeping floors. That’s my duty, because this is my business and we still up and running fabulous. Thank Dame […]

Freekey Zeekey: Destination Deferred Pt. 1
April 25, 2003, about 3 a.m. Freekey Zeekey was dazed, bloody, but alive. He had just been shot in the chest and abdomen and run over by his assailants’ vehicle in the Chelsea area of Manhattan. He looked down and his friend Eric “E” Mangrum was lying on the ground with what appeared to be […]

Outkast’s Double LP On Pace To Sell 500k In First Week
In addition to being hailed as one of the best album’s of the year, Outkast’s sixth album and double CD Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is on pace to move over 500,000 copies in it’s first week in stores and is expected to debut at number 1 on Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart. "This album, it captures […]

DMX’s “The Grand Champ” Champ Of The Charts
DMX’s The Grand Champ moved over 300,000 copies the first week in stores, landing it on the top of Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart. The album is DMX’s fifth consecutive number one album. While the numbers are impressive amid a troubled time for CD sales. DMX’s And Then There Was X and Flesh of My […]

Jean Grae Preps “Bootleg” EP
Jean Grae is set to drop her debut album on Babygrande Records/Orchestral Entertainment. The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP is Grae’s second release, since her critically acclaimed debut LP Attack of the Attacking Things. Grae’s first single from the EP is "Hater’s Anthem," which features Cannibal Ox, whom Grae is touring with. Grae is recording […]

dead prez, Others, On ACLU’s College Freedom Tour
Dead prez, Welfare Poets, DJ Revolution, Art Start Project Immortal technique and Tahir are on the road with the no admission American Civil Liberties Union’s College Freedom tour. The tour is aimed at educating college students about the climate of the United States after the September 11 terror attacks on the United States. "While the […]

50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P.” Banned
50 Cent was forced to re-shoot an X-rated version of his video "P.I.M.P." in the United Kingdom, because several television stations, including MTV, deemed it too explicit. MTV, Top Of The Pops and CD:UK refused to air the video, which features topless women and features 50 provocatively grabbing a woman from behind. The video was […]

Macho Man Randy Savage: OHHH YEAHHHHHH
Most people know Randy "Macho Man" Savage from his legendary bouts in the professional wrestling arena. Most don’t know that the man who took wrestling to the mainstream, hopes to do the same with his debut hip-hop album, Be A Man. The album drops October 7th on Big 3 Records. Savage convincingly does the hip-hop […]

Exclusive: Diddy Speaks On Business Moves
Sean "P.Diddy" Combs is closing a deal to move his various businesses under one roof and is leasing a 52,000 square foot office building and five floors in New York’s Times Square. "I had five offices all around the city. To have them under one roof is a dream come true," Diddy told AllHipHop.com. "It’s […]

Paris’ “Sonic Jihad” Sells Out Online, Hits Stores Today
Paris’ latest album, Sonic Jihad, has finally hit stores, after selling out on the rapper’s website, www.gueriallfunk.com. "People seem to be hungry for more than what they’re used to getting from their entertainment — especially hip-hop — and are growing tired of the scene," Paris told AllHipHop.com. The album features such other out spoken rappers […]

Witnesses Claim C-Murder Was Triggerman
More witnesses have come forward and fingered rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller as the triggerman who fatally shot and killed a 16-year old in a Jefferson Parish, Louisiana nightclub. Two witnesses, one a security guard for the club, testified that they both saw Miller and friends assault Steve Thomas. One of the witnesses said that she […]

Baby, Rev Run & Others Honored At Sister 2 Sister’s Intergenerational Celebration
Sister 2 Sister Magazine will hold it’s 5th Annual Intergenerational Celebration, which pairs hip-hop and R&B singers with various politicians from across the country and honors those that contribute to African-American culture. DC Mayor Anthony Williams; Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY); Baby of Cash Money, Angie Stone, Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI); Reverend Run from Run DMC; […]

Former S####’s Member Water Water Killed
Former Spooks group member Jerel Allaine Spruill better known as Water Water was fatally injured in a car accident outside of Washington D.C. early Saturday morning. Water Water was part of the Spooks when they released their groundbreaking, critically acclaimed Antra/Artemis debut S.I.O.S.O.S. Volume 1. The album spawned a hit single and video, "Things I’ve […]

Everlast Inks Deal With Def Jam
Everlast has signed with the Island Def Jam Music Group and will drop his third studio album next year. The rapper is currently recording the yet-to-be titled album in Los Angeles and New York City. He will co-executive produce the album along with long time hip-hop A&R man, Dante Ross. "I am excited to be […]

Cypress Hill Not Welcomed In San Bernardino
The Mayor of San Bernardino is once again criticizing rap music, this time targeting Cypress Hill and their popular SmokeOut, an annual festival the group organizes. According to a report in South California’s Press Enterprise, police declared the festival a "crime magnet" and the Mayor Judith Valles said the show was not welcomed. Of the […]

Peedi Crakk Wants To Rep Armadale
State Property member Peedi Crakk is in discussions to be featured as a spokesman for Armadale Vodka, according to the rapper. Having already been featured in ads for Rocawear and State Property Clothing, the Philadelphia native wants his underground hit “Fall Back,” to be featured in commercial clips for the Roc-A-Fella owned liquor. “That’s like […]

RZA Goes From Toad To Prince
The RZA, the Abbott and leader of the Wu-Tang Clan, is prepping to release his third solo effort, Birth of a Prince on Wu Records/Sanctuary Records on October 7th, 2003. The music itself is going to give you the concept but Ill give you a taste of it, the RZA told AllHipHop.com in between takes […]