Popular Rap Distributor SouthWest To Close Doors
Southwest Wholsale, one of the largest independent record label distributors that specialized in rap music, has closed its doors after 27 years of doing business. The company started laying employees off last Friday (Jan. 30) and despite the bleak situation, owner Robert Guillerman to the Houston Chronicle that he has not given up on his […]
Cash Money Records CEO’s Launch Program For Underprivileged Kids
Cash Money Records CEO’s Ronald ‘Slim’ Williams and Brian ‘Baby’ Williams will officially inaugurate their “Cash Money for Kids” program during halftime at tonight’s (Feb. 5) New Orleans Hornets’ sold-out game against the Sacramento Kings. Cash Money For Kids will purchase and donate 100 tickets for underprivileged youths in New Orleans for all upcoming Hornets […]
Ice-T Ordered To Pay Child Support
Rapper/actor Ice-T has been ordered to pay $4000 a month in child support after a DNA test proved him to be the father of a 15-month-old boy. Linda Marie Sanchez, a clerk for the New York City Board of Education, sued the star of Law & Order: SVU for child support after he initially declined […]
K-Mart Goes After Inner City Readers, Launches ‘Urban Direct’
K-Mart is turning to their urban consumer to help rescue the company from their recent bankruptcy filing. The company has launched an urban newsletter, Urban Direct, aimed at inner city customers. The first issue of the newsletter has been released in conjunction with Black History Month and features an interview with rapper LL Cool J. […]
Indian Composer Wins Injunction Against Aftermath
Indian composer Bappi Lahiri won a court order yesterday (Feb. 3) barring sales of "Addictive" by Truth Hurts. The song was produced by DJ Quik and was released on Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment. The court ordered issue prohibits further sales until "Addictive" composer Lahiri is listed on the song’s credits. Lahiri says that the producers […]
Hip-Hop Plans Boycott Of Pepsi, Other Corporations
Various hip-hop heavyweights are lining up to announce a proposed boycott of Pepsi and other companies that exploit hip-hop music. Russell Simmons and his Hip-Hop Summit Network plan to make announcements and detail the plans during All Star Weekend in Atlanta. "We are going to show Pepsi and cooperate America just how powerful we are," […]
Slum Village Records Exclusive Cut For N.V.A.
Detroit’s Slum Village was recently added to the highly anticipated N.V.A. National Vinyl Association: Straight From the Crates Vol. 1. compilation. “Da Villa,” which was co-produced by Young RJ Ne’Astra and RL "T3" Altman, was recorded exclusively for the N.V.A. album. The compilation already features some of hip-hop’s best beatsmiths and emcee’s. Mos Def, Pharcyde […]
Ja-Rule, Ashanti Pursue Acting Careers
Ja-Rule and Ashanti are both working on film careers. According to sources, Ja-Rule will star opposite Ving Rhames and Vanessa Williams in the upcoming film, "Back In The Day," which Rule described as an "urban story." The 26 year-old rapper will also star opposite Murder Inc. label mate Ashanti in a remake of the 1976 […]
“8 Mile” Comes to DVD With Bonus Freestyles
If fans felt there wasn’t enough freestyle mania in the big screen version of Eminem’s "8-Mile," the DVD version will offer five exclusive freestyle rap battles edited off the original when the DVD hits shelves on March 18. The five new uncensored battle scenes even offers a censor option that will allow children to view […]
Snoop Dogg, Bishop Don Juan Come Under Fire For ‘Players Ball’
Rapper Snoop Dogg and former pimp Bishop Don Juan have come under fire for hosting "The World’s Famous Players Ball." The event, which honors pimps from around the nation, will take place next weekend and has drawn criticism from local government officials and women’s rights groups. "I think having a pimp convention in and of […]
The Basement Tapes Vol. 1
Artist: Webster Hall RecordTitle: The Basement Tapes Vol. 1Rating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Ashiya SmithLets take a moment to reflect on one of my favorite moments in new school hip-hop history. The year was 1993, the era just before hip-hop commercialism hit the fan. A time when being associated with or recognized as a member of […]
50 Cent Album Downloads To Be Sold Online, Released Date Changed, Ships Platinum
Due to rampant Internet bootlegging, Interscope Records will make selected tracks from 50 Cent’s Get Rich Or Die Trying, available for download February 4th. The downloads will be sold for .99 via Liquid Audio, Press Play and other services and announced they would move the release date up one week to February 4. The album […]
The Source Starts Clothing Line
After ventures in print, radio and television, The Source Magazine is expanding again, this time in the form of a fashion clothing line. The line is the union between The Source and AST Sportswear meant to shape an exclusive collection of branded sportswear. Dave Mays said that he intends for the line to arrive in […]
Black Panther Party Launches Label, Clothing Company
The Black Panther Party has launched a record label, Black Panther Records, which focuses on putting out socially conscious rap music. The party aims to spread their message via rap Oakland rap group F.U.G.I.T.I.V.E.S, who released their album All Of Us. F.U.G.I.T.I.V.E.S stands for The Future Under the Guidance of True Individuals Who Visualize Every […]
Koch Responds To Haystak Comments
Koch has responded to recent allegations by rapper Haystack that the label "mutilated" his product. In a recent interview with AllHipHop.com, Haystacks compared his relationship with Koch to that of a battered woman. "It was thanks to KOCH/In The Paint that Def Jam knew who Haystak was," the label told AllHipHop.com in a statement. "Our […]
Juvenile Arrested In New Orleans
New Orleans police arrested Juvenile and three other men today (Jan. 29) on drug possession charges, after cocaine and marijuana were found in the rental car they were traveling in. Juvenile, whose real name is Terius Gray, 27, Darrell Mitchell, 30, Alvin Gus, 29 and Morris Pete, 39, each faces a charge of possession of […]
Suge Knight Comes To The Aid Of Two Families
Suge Knight, founder and CEO of Tha Row, is assisting two families in dealing with the murder of two young children. Two year old Osvaldo Martinez was killed at a Burger King in Pomona, while seven-year-old Horace Ray Ferguson was shot in the front yard of his grandmother’s home on Monday, January 20th. Knight is […]
Funk Flex Releases Custom Driving Shoe
DJ Funkmaster Flex has teamed up with Lugz to create the first urban driving shoe, designed for sneaker and car enthusiasts. The popular DJ helped design the Funkmaster Flex FMF1, which will be released this week. "I’m really excited to do something that’s never been done before," Flex told AllHipHop.com. "I’m extremely happy about the […]
Percee P’s Makin’ It Personal
Bronx rhyming vet Percee P is one of indie rap’s top do-it-yourselfers. The verbal flamethrower known for swift and intricate rhyme schemes actually peddles his album directly to the consumer. Check the sidewalk near New York’s Fat Beats and you’ll probably find him hawking Now and Then, his greatest hits CD. “I make them myself,” […]
Former Priority Chairman Prepares Rutger Park DVD
Former Priority Records head Bryan Turner’s new company, MELEE has entered into a joint venture deal with DreamWorks to release DVD’s, that will be distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution (UMVD). The first release under the new deal will be "Entertainer’s Basketball Classic At Rucker Park: The Second Season," due March 4. It is […]
