Rapper Chino XL is in the recording studio and working on his latest album, Chino XL Is Poison Pen. The album was supposed to be released in February of 2003. Chino explained the delay, saying he wanted to re-record the album, because the first version of the album was "too dark." "It’s a completely different […]

Rapper Foxy Brown is no longer with Def Jam Records after publicly butting heads with the CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group, Lyor Cohen. Brown’s management confirmed with AllHipHop.com that she was no longer with Def Jam, but would not provide details on her release from the label. In April, Brown appeared on […]

WBA Heavyweight Boxing champ Roy Jones Jr. is finishing up recording his second album, Round Two, I’m Ready. The album will be released on Jones’ own Pensacola, Florida based Body Head Entertainment and will feature appearances from Pastor Troy and Lil Jon as well as production from platinum producer LT Hutton. "I want to develop […]

Big V from platinum selling rap group Nappy Roots now shares more in common with Lil’ Kim than just their Atlantic Records recording home. On Wednesday, October 7th the elaborate chicken claw piece Big V can be spotted wearing around his neck turned up missing upon arrival in Indianapolis, Indiana, after Nappy Roots had flown […]

Rapper Jadakiss has signed on to be spokesman for a new brand of cognac, Nyak (pronounced nigh-yak). The liquor, which spokespeople call "the first drink specifically for the hip hop generation," comes in a variety of sizes including a 50 ML cigar tube which was designed by the CEO of the company, Patrick Charpentier. Charpentier […]

Pharell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay, who make up the group N*E*R*D, fellow Star Trak members Clipse and rock outfit Spymob will headline a Rock the Vote benefit concert in New Orleans.The performance will take place at the inaugural New Orleans Media Experience on October 30. The Experience, which runs from October 26-November 1, is […]

According to reports, Roc-A-Fella CEO Jay-Z and Bad Boy’s head honcho P.Diddy have both expressed interest in buying New York’s Glens Falls Wild Cats basketball team. The U.S. Basketball League franchise is up for grabs for a cool $300,000. Realtors who are representing the team said that both moguls are seriously interested and have signed […]

Tupac Shakur’s Hummer will once again be placed for sale on Ebay.com, after 95,000 people bid on the Hummer in August. Bidding reached $1,000,000, but the winner of the auction did not honor his bid, thus placing the Hummer back up for sale. "They weren’t serious about completing it," the owner of the Hummer told […]

Defense attorney’s for convicted rapper C-Murder will make a motion for a new trial in a matter of weeks, after the rapper was convicted of murdering a 16-year-old teen in a Jefferson Parish, Louisiana night club. The jury that convicted the rapper was called back into the court house to meet behind closed doors with […]

Police providing security to a 50 Cent concert tonight are on high alert in the U.K., fearing violence in the crowd may erupt during his concert at the Manchester Evening News Arena. According to sources, the reason for the heightened security is a drug war taking place in the surrounding area of south Manchester between […]

Tupac Shakur fans may have been wondering about his presence in a brand new television commercial that hit major television outlets, promoting his latest posthumous release, 2Pac Nu-Mixx Klazzics. The commercial features Pac discussing his life and music, raising hopes among 7 day theory subscribers that the rapper was still alive and indeed, plotting his […]

Beanie Sigel’s 28 day drug treatment/anger management counseling is winding down in an undisclosed Minnesota treatment facility.After legal wrangling early last month, U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick agreed to let Sigel out of jail to attend the facility. “His counselor called me today to tell me he’s doing great,” Sigel’s mother Michelle Brown told […]

Human beat box wizard and “Godfather of Noyze” Rahzel will lend his voice to the animated hip-hop series, “PlanetRock!,” about an alien who comes to New York to be a hip-hop superstar.Rahzel will play the alien’s nemesis Fly Swatta, who has the ability to imitate a turntable and rhyme at the same time.The series was […]