Ja-Rule To Address Beef On EP, Prepares “Venni Vetti Vecci 2”
Ja-Rule is planning to release an EP before he releases the second installment of Venni Vetti Vecci, which the rapper said will be a double album. "The new EP is called Blood In My Eye," Ja-Rule told AllHipHop.com. "Hip-Hop is at a fast and feverish pace right now with all the beefs and all the […]
Sources: Lydia Allen Cooperating With Authorities On JMJ Case
According to sources, Lydia High is in protective custody and is cooperating with the New York Police in relation to the murder of Jam Master Jay. The NYPD did not confirm whether she was under their care at press time, but sources stated that High and Urieco “Pretty Tony” Rincon, both wanted for questioning in regard to the murder […]
DMC U.S. Finals This Weekend
DJ’s have been competing in regional battles for the past few months, hoping to become the U.S. champ. The event is being hosted by Philadelphia DJ legend Jazzy Jeff, as well as a performance by Pharoahe Monch. Jam Master Jay will be inducted into the DJ Hall of Fame for his contributions to DJ culture. […]
Death Row Preparing Album Of 2Pac Remixes
Death Row Records is gearing up to release Death Row Presents 2Pac Nu-Mixx Klazzics, a new album that reworks to classic 2Pac songs. "We decided to take Pac’s best tracks and spice them up a bit," said Suge Knight, who, as the project’s executive producer, hand-picked the cuts on the collection. "In that way, we […]
Rip The Jacker
Artist: CanibusTitle: Rip The JackerRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: C. Brown Since entering the rap game in the late 90’s, the MC known as Canibus has been synonymous with hard-core battle rhyming. Even after scribing several classic verses , Canibus has been the type of artist that most hip hop fans have grown to either love, […]
Black Moon Shoots Video, Prepares New Album
Black Moon is preparing to release their latest album, Total Eclipse. The crew lensed a video for the their single "Stay Real" over the weekend in Brooklyn, New York. "Anything shining, prepare to be overthrown by the darkness," Buckshot told AllHipHop.com. "Our video is going to be the answer to all the hip-hop house, in […]
Russell Simmons’ Initiative To Bring Stars And Athletes To The Hood
Russell Simmons, Fortune 500 consultant and NYU’s Robert Wagner School of Public Service have teamed up to create The Hip-Hop Artists and Athletes Community Development Initiative. According to the New York Post, the initiative is aimed at helping stars from the rap and sports world support poor communities. The campaign received $150,000 in startup money […]
Cam And Juelz Launch New Businesses
Camron and his protégée Juelz Santana are expanding their diplomatic services in the New York and Columbus, Ohio areas. Budding mogul and CEO of Diplomat Records, Cam’ron has dumped his money into Club Envy, a nightclub located Columbus, Ohio. Conversely, Harlem native Juelz Santana has finally opened Santanas Town, a boutique clothing store showcasing his […]
Black August Rocks Brooklyn
On August 10, the jump-off was the Brooklyn Café as the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement presented their annual Black August benefit concert featuring Erykah Badu, dead prez and the Boot Camp Clik amongst a host of other talented performers. Black August is a tradition established to honor and bring awareness to the fallen soldiers and […]
An Open Letter To DJ Premier
An Open Letter To DJ Premier As a fan of Hip-Hop for the better part of 15 years, I feel as if I have some say-so in how this art form should be portrayed. I feel that image has become grossly overrated, monotony has taken the place of artistry, and the voice of reason has […]
Luke Planning Tell All Book, New Album Features Snoop Diss
Luther Campbell is planning to release a tell all book about his exploits in the music business, titled "Uncle Luke Campbell’s Chicken Soup." "The book is a collection of stories," Campbell told AllHipHop.com. "It gets into stories about backstage, the obscenity trial, classic freak parties to classic parties we had with Ray Lewis and Warren […]
Mos Def And Talib Kweli To Speak At Chicago Hip-Hop Conference
Mos Def and Talib Kweli will deliver a joint keynote lecture at The Field Museum’s Center for Cultural Understanding and Change (CCUC) international Hip Hop and Social Change Conference. The conference, which is being held at the Museum on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 3, 4, and 5, will discuss the significance of artistic and […]
Common, Sticman, Badu Featured In New Health Documentary
Common, Sticman from dead prez and Erykah Badu are featured in a new documentary aimed at teaching hip-hoppers alternatives to traditional healthcare. "I think and speak clearer since I cut the dairy out. I can breathe better and perform at a better rate, and my voice is clearer," Common said. "I can explore different things […]
Eve On Nude Pics: Its Not Me
Eve has broken her silence about an alleged nude picture of her and another female in a compromising sexual position. The rap mistress says its not her and plans legal litigation against web sites that post the photo. A spokesperson for the entertainer said, “It’s not a picture of her. She is upset that there’s […]
XXL: Editor In Chief Elliot Wilson Speaks
Beef is not what’s going on between hip-hop magazines XXL and The Source. But, it truly is a rivalry never seen before between a pair of hip-hop magazines and journalists. XXL has finally, and legitimately challenged the monarch, however not without widespread effect. But, when Nas dissed both publications, claiming they were not playing their […]
The Burden of the Beast
“Can’t I live my life/ without ’em treatin’ every brother like me, like I’m holdin’ a knife?” – Public Enemy, “War at 33 and 1/3” The other evening I was scouring the Internet looking for quotes to inspire my son for his judo class. I came across a very cool Eastern tale I want to […]
Martha Redbone: A Brave New Soul
There’s a female artist on the rise who isnt your ordinary, sleazy, cheesy pop star. She does not have background dancers. She does not employ pyrotechnics during her stage show. In fact, she does not even have a record deal. What she does have is talent, business savvy, and the ability to do whatever she […]
Lil Jon Inks Label Deal With Warner Brothers
Rapper Lil Jon is fast becoming the king of cameo appearances, has locked in a deal with adult film company Video Team to promote his own line of adult films and recently inked a label deal with Warner Brothers. The Atlanta rapper heads up BME Entertainment, which stands for Black Market Entertainment. "We got artists […]
Diddy Gets Sued For $25 Million
Two men who visited P.Diddy at his Daddy’s House recording studio filed lawsuits Monday against the Bad Boy C.E.O. claiming security allegedly assaulted them, leaving one man unconscious. The two men, Damon Jackson and Thomas Guest, are suing the rap mogul for $25 million each, according to the Associated Press. They claim the assault took […]
Beanie Sigel Seeking Bail
After five weeks of being incarcerated, Beanie Sigel is seeking to be released from prison on bail. Sigel’s lawyer Fortunato N. Perri. Jr., told a Philadelphia judge yesterday that Sigel was not capable of fleeing town and skipping trial due to his fame. Perri also claimed that there was no evidence indicating that Sigel is […]
