Big Ed, former No Limit soldier, passed away yesterday in the hospital after a bout with cancer. Ed, who is survived by his wife and two children, was one of the last artists to leave No Limit for non-payment of royalties. Last Fall, Ed released his own solo album, Special Forces, through Select-O-Hits. "Ed was […]

A drama loosely based Eminem temporarily called "Untitled Detroit Project," will begin shooting around Detroit in September. The flick, which is being produced by Imagine Films, focuses on Eminem going from local Hip-Hop artist to international recording star. The movie will be distributed by Universal Studios, who will open a production office in Detroit in […]

Eminem was granted his visa from the Australian government to perform, along with a strict message to respect the countries value and multicultural society. Lawmakers and other groups were opposed to allowing Eminem and D-12 into the country, claiming that his lyrics were violent and homophobic. The groups were attempting to ban Em on the […]

DMX has been indicted by an Erie County grand jury on charges that he failed to show up at Cheektowaga town court, to serve his jail time for a traffic violation conviction last year. DMX, who was supposed to serve 15 days for driving without a license, was released in March after showing up 13 […]

Puff Daddy is being sought by Miami police, for allegedly driving producer Dallas Austin’s Ferrari recklessly and evading police. According to sources, on June 9th, police spotted Puff driving a silver 2000 Ferrari and watched as he almost struck a pedestrian. As he pulled up to the Goldrush strip club, patrons scattered to avoid being […]

Beanie Sigel was picked up by Philadelphia police Friday and charged with assault, for attacking a man on Sigel Street, July 5th. 27 year old Sigel, allegedly used his Bentley to block a motorist from getting by a group of his friends. The motorist, Frank Ferrer 31, also of Philly was trying to pass when […]

Jadakiss, who is preparing to release his solo LP, Kiss The Game Goodbye, recently spoke to allhiphop’s Jigsaw in an upcoming issue of Mass Appeal Magazine. Kiss shed some light on the so-called beef between himself and Jay-Z, his relationship with The Lox and the future. "We’ll probably squeeze another LOX album out before the […]

The International African Arts Festival celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a performance from Lauryn Hill on the 4th of July. With only an acoustic guitar, Lauryn sang and rapped for an attentive crowd that filled the outdoor baseball field in Brooklyn. "I used to try and look cute but now all I offer is reality," […]

Outkast, who recently launched their own clothing line, Outkast Clothing, has teamed with Canal Jean Outlet Center in New York City. July 16th the group will push their new clothing line and include a meet and greet with the artists. "Canal Jean Co. has always appealed to the fashion conscious consumers, it’s the perfect hope […]

Puffy, who just released his latest CD, P. Diddy and the Bad Boy Family: The Saga Continues, was slapped with a child support lawsuit as he was leaving the Regis & Kelly show. According to people present at the scene, Puff came out of the building and stopped to sign autographs for fans on West […]

On the final day of The 2nd Hip-Hop Summit, artists, executives and leaders from the African-American community said they would label sexually explicit and violent music, as well as posters and websites that promote it. Plans are also in the works to mentor young rappers and executives. A political group will be formed to address […]

Brooklyn Born MC The Bad Seed, who nearly died as a child due to asthma, signed with Warner Brothers yesterday. The Bad Seed, who hails from Marcy Projects, the same New York City that brought Hip-Hop Jay-Z and Memphis Bleek, recently appeared on Funk Flex’s Vol.4, 60 Minutes Of Funk on the track "Uhhnnh." Speaking […]

With the 2nd Hip-Hop Summit being days away, Talib Kweli, Queen Pen and Keith Murray joined Russell Simmons on an upcoming edition of BET’s Rap City, to talk about the Summit and taking back responsibility. "The Summit is needed to put order into the positive progression of the Hip-Hop culture," Keith Murray said. The 2nd […]

When Nike first launched their hot dribbling style basketball commercial nationally earlier this year, it was proved to be a huge success for the giant sneaker company. However, once the video turned up on BET (Black Entertainment Television) as a music video with hip-hop godfather Afrika Bambaataa’s name attached, the hip hop community raised its […]

"I almost burst into tears," says Karla Turner, a Harlem bred fan of Jamaal "Shyne" Barrow, who was sentenced to 10 years in jail after being convicted for charged with first-degree assault, gun possession and reckless endangerment. "I had to go to the bathroom at my job to get it together." Unfortunately, the lengthy, perhaps […]

If you are like Late night host Jay Leno, you have jokes about Allen "The Answer" Iverson and the Sixer facing the colossal L.A. Lakers. But last night, Jay’s jokes went side ways when a quip referred to A.I.’s album being released yesterday – it wasn’t. The album, Misunderstood, won’t be found at a store […]

Through the years, there has been a dubious omission to the diversity of rap music, the openly homosexual rapper. Look no further than Caushun The Gay Rapper (a trademarked name). What started out as a phone call to Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex, caused Caushun to aggressively represent for all the gay hip hoppers in the […]