Ice T is executive producing and hosting a new series on TLC, "Beyond Tough." Ice, who served in the U.S. Army’s elite Ranger regiment, is executive producing the series with long time friend Andre Jetmir. The new show focuses on men and women who’s career’s put them in the path of danger and death everyday. […]

Lox member Styles P will serve an 8 month bid starting in November, for stabbing a man in the "backside," according to a published report in the New York Daily News. Style’s, who is known for his hard core lyrics, admitted that he is not looking forward to lockdown. "Who wants to go to jail? […]

Veteran rapper Heavy D is putting the final touches on his 8th album, Hev. According to Heavy, the album unfinished album features Faith Evans, Loon and P.Diddy, while Heavy is locking down other guest appearances. The album will feature production by The Trackmasters, Tony Dofat, P.Diddy and Heavy D. himself. "I’m excited about everything that’s […]

Canada’s Choclair recently shot a video for his second single, "Skunk," off of his latest album, Memoirs Of Blake Savage. The single features Kurupt, who was also on hand for the video shoot, which was shot during Canada Day Weekend by Wendy Morgan. Morgan recently lensed Swollen Members award winning video, "Fuel Injected." The new […]

The mother of Nas’ daughter has accused Jay-Z, Cam’ron and Russell Simmons of using the 7 year old as a pawn in Nas’ on going feuds. "Jay-Z, Cam’ron and Russell Simmons should be ashamed of promoting music which attacks innocent children," Carmen Bryan said Friday at a news conference in Harlem. Bryan called Jay-Z and […]

Suge Knight was hit with a $6 million dollar income tax bill that accrued while he was incarcerated in Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California. Knight was serving a 9 year prison sentence for violation of his probation for getting involved in a fight with rival gang member Orlando Anderson, the night Tupac Shakur […]

Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment is in settlement negotiations with the Calcutta, India based music and film conglomerate, Saregama India Limited. The settlement talks are based on an illegal sample used in Truth Hurt’s smash hit, “Addictive.” The song contains samples of an Indian movie soundtrack owned by the company. The original singer was also unlawfully […]

Fat Joe was arrested Wednesday July 10 in conjunction with the alleged assault of a 31-year-old man, which took place at B.B. King’s in New York. Joe turned himself in after being on tour for the assault that took place early morning May 12. After apparently getting in a dispute with a member of Joe’s […]

Vita has decided to disassociate with Murder Inc, her label home of two years, Def Jam confirmed with AllHipHop.com. Representatives for Def Jam said that the rapper was not dropped, but “requested to leave and was allowed to.” Vita anticipated dropping her first full-length album, La Vita Dolce (“The Good Life”), later this year. In […]

Juvenile has released a new underground CD on his label, UTP Records titled 600 Degreez. While Wayne and the Big Tymers maintained in interviews that there is no beef with former cash money artists, a freestyle Lil Wayne did over the beat from Camron’s "Oh boy" calls out Juvenile and proclaims that he’s glad he’s […]

Ludacris and his DTP (Disturbing The Peace) crew are stated to drop their first full album, The Golden Grain. The group said the title is a metaphor for a particularly strong brand of alcohol. The group, consists of members Ludacris, Lil’ Fate, Tittyboy (formerly Tittybaby), J.C. and Shaunda, the female seen on "What’s Your Fantasy." […]

Duck Down Entaprizez has inked a distribution deal with Koch. After 2 1/2 years of not having an outlet for their music, the artists are already in the studio recording material for a new Bootcamp Clik album, which is slated for an October 8th release. The label is home to such artists as Smif-N-Wessun, Buckshot, […]

Wu-Tang’s Ghostface Killah has launched his own label, Starks Enterprises & has signed a deal with Def Jam. Ghost is aiming to release his untitled album before the end of this year. "They on top right now. They control the radio, it’s bananas," Ghostface told AllHipHop.com. Ghostface released Ironman, Supreme Clientele and Bulletproof Wallets while […]

Fans overpowered security guards and stormed the Morris Brown College Gym, in an attempt to get Sean "P.Diddy" Combs’ autograph, after Bad Boy defeated Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def Productions in a celebrity basketball game held in Atlanta. Combs, who coached Bad Boy to a 79-76 victory, was not hurt by the crowd. Combs and […]

After deliberating for almost four hours, a San Antonio jury found Jeremy Rodriguez, 19, guilty in the murder of two 20 year old’s. According to Prosecutors, Rodriguez shot and killed cousins Paul Gallegos, 21, and Daniel Gallegos, 20, for their money, jewelry and SUV after being influenced by a rap song. The cousins were in […]

Project Pat is seeking a new trial on the basis that the judge and the jury were unfairly influenced by his lyrics. Pat’s attorneys argued that the judge on the case, Judge Robert H. Cleland, allowed the imagery in Pat’s music to be used during the trial. During the trial, Houston’s lawyers attempted to limit […]