50 Cent’s Life Story Coming To Film
A movie based on the life of hip hop phenomenon, 50 Cent, may be in the works. Terry Winter, a member of the creative team responsible for HBO’s Sopranos, is discussing a script with 50 Cent. “I’ve started developing a film with Terry. It’s similar to 8 Mile but based on my life,” said 50 […]

DMX Arrested For Swearing
DMX was arrested last night for swearing during the a performance in the Caribbean, local police said. Organizers the annual St. Kitts Music Festival, which takes place on the Caribbean of Saint Kitts, said that they warned DMX that obscenities were not to be used on the stage because of laws barring it in the […]

Lil Kim’s Jewels Found
Lil Kim’s estimated $250,000 worth of jewels was recovered by a United Airlines worker in a a locker room for airline employee’s yesterday. The jewels, which were found wrapped in a rag, disappeared on June 20, as she headed to Los Angeles for the BET Awards. "I’m deeply gratified that Lil’ Kim’s unnerving experience has […]

Obie Trice Added To “Roc The Mic” Tour
Obie Trice has been added to the line up of the "Roc The Mic" tour, which features his Shady Records label mate 50 Cent and Roc-A-Fella head, Jay-Z. "It’s good for me," Trice said. "It’s hot for me to join a tour like that with 50 and the rest of them cats. I’m definitely excited […]

Raekwon On Cover Of Insomniac’s “Hip Hop Business” Issue, More Wu News
Wu-Tang star Raekwon and his Ice Water label make the cover of Insomniac Magazine’s Hip Hop Business Issue. Raekwon and the co-owners of Ice Water, Inc. talk turkey about their business venture with Universal Records. The special Hip Hop Business Issue of the 7 year old nationally distributed industry magazine, Insomniac, provides deep information for […]

Russell Simmons Under Investigation
Hip-hop mogul/activist Russell Simmons is under investigation for aggressive lobbying tactics in his bid to repeal the Rockefeller drug laws in New York City, officials said Wednesday. The Lobbying Commission is investigating the music mogul for the amount of money he contributed in influencing state officials. Executive Director David Grandeau told Reuters, anyone who spends […]

Gun Rights Group Sticks Up For Snoop, Questions U.S. Senator
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is standing up to the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive (ATF) and their decision to investigate Snoop Dogg, after he appeared at Tuesday’s BET Awards in an armored vehicle surrounded by armed guards. CCRKBA Executive Director, Joe Waldron, questioned why […]

Mystikal Pleads Guilty To Sex Charges
Mystikal pleaded guilty today (June 26) to extortion and sexual battery charges claiming that he forced his hairstylist to perform sexual acts on him and two bodyguards. "I’m glad that it’s getting behind me," Mystikal said after copping his plea. Mystikal was facing an aggravated rape charge, which could have landed him in prison for […]

Taste the Secret
Artist: Ugly DucklingTitle: Taste the SecretRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Toshi Kondo For anyone who began listening to hip-hop recently, the structure and cohesion of Ugly Ducklings Taste The Secret will be an exotic treat. With many of todays hip-hop albums offering an obese amount of guest features and producers, most resemble a compilation rather than […]

Rosa Parks Lawsuit Reinstated Against Outkast
After a federal appeals court ruled in May that Rosa Parks could appeal a lawsuit she filed against Outkast over their hit song that uses her name in the title, a judge has reinstated most of the original lawsuit. Parks’ initial lawsuit had been dismissed on summary judgment in 1999. Parks will now attempt to […]

Antron “Big Lurch” Singleton Convicted Of Grizzly Murder
Antron "Big Lurch" Singleton was convicted of murder and aggravated mayhem this week for the April 2002 slaying of Tynisha Ysais, 21, who was found in her apartment with her chest ripped open. Ysais’ boyfriend, Thomas Moore, testified that he and Singleton spent the evening prior to the murder smoking PCP. The next day a […]
Who Killed Jam Master Jay? Pt. 2
AllHipHop: What was the climate within the group Rusty Waters? Was there any beef in the group? S: As far as Rusty Waters goes, it’s just like Run said. Jay was the glue behind everything. Now that Jay is gone, everybody is scattered. Ain’t nothing like it used to be. It use to be all […]

Who Killed Jam Master Jay?: Pt.1
You may not know who Erik “Shake” James is. But you are about to meet him. As a personal friend of the late, great, Jam Master Jay, Shake was part of Jay’s inner circle from 1988 until the Jam Master’s murder in October of 2002. Shake traveled around the globe with Jam Master Jay and […]

BET Awards Wrap Up
50 Cent took the Best New Artist and Best Male Artist due to the success of his 5x platinum album, Get Rich or Die Trying, at Tuesday’s BET Awards show. Missy Elliot snagged Best Female Artist, while Grandmaster Flash led a tribute to the late Jam Master Jay by an allstar cast of DJ’s that […]

Gangstarr: No Question Remainz
While mostly the voice, it’s more. Guru is hip-hop’s best PR Man, and he doesn’t need to rent out a fancy hotel to attract an audience. On the verge of releasing their sixth album over a fifteen year reign, Gang Starr’s main purpose is to cherish the woman we call hip-hop. Guru is quite possibly […]

Snoop Dogg Plans To “Go Wild”
Snoop Dogg recently revealed that he is done with the "Girls Gone Wild" franchise and will be releasing his own line, that focuses on ethnic women. "If you notice, there hasn’t been no girls of (ethnicity) at all on none of those tapes," Snoop told the Associated Press. "No black girls, no Spanish girls – […]

Nelly Launches Derrty Entertainment
Nelly recently launched his own record label, Derrty Entertainment, which will be distributed by Universal Records. The first artist to be released under the new deal will be Murphy Lee, the youngest of the St. Lunatics. Nelly and the St. Lunatics will embark on a 25 city "Up Close & Personal Tour," which will focus […]
Busy Summer For The Neptunes
If your a fan of The Neptunes, there will be no shortage of the production duo’s material this summer. In addition to music they are producing for other artists, six songs from the duo’s 15 song album The Neptunes Present…Clones will be released as singles. Pharrell and Jay-Z’s "Frontin" is already getting steady play on […]

Latifah Gets Breast Reduction
Queen Latifah has gone under the knife for breast reduction surgery, according to published reports. The rapper/actress flaunted her double-D breasts for the final time at the Academy Awards in March. But, now the Chicago actress has opted to go to a C-cup for reasons out of her control, her rep stated. “Queen Latifah did […]

Raphael Saadiq Seeks New Talent
Veteran R&B crooner Raphael Saadiq, formerly of Tony! Toni! Tone, is seeking talent for his label, Pookie Entertainment. Pookie, which released the critically acclaimed and Grammy nominated self titled debut album by Lucy Pearl (which featured Saadiq, Dawn Robinson from Envogue and A Tribe Called Quest member Ali Shaheed Muhammad), will release Saadiq’s first ever […]