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http://allhiphop.comCoolio was in Germany on Thanksgiving to face charges of assault and robbery. You may recall last November when Coolio was over in Germany, a shop owner accused the artist of whuppin some ass, assaulting a female employee and stealing clothes from the store. He was greeted by fans as he made an appearance in […]
The Hip-Hop Unity Festival is having more troubles. This time the organizers have moved the show from the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles to the smaller LA Sports Arena (which holds 17,000 compared to the Coliseum, which holds a s### load of people with 55,000 seats). The promoters moved the showto weather concerns, not because […]
Snoop Dogg’s sold-out show at London Ladbroke Grove Subterrania last night was interrupted by an alleged ‘gunshot’. No-one was hurt. The incident happened thirty five minutes or so into his set, when witnesses heard a loud bang. A security guard went over and said something to Snoop and he left the stage for a few […]
KRS-One, has a new job title. He is the new Vice President of A&R for Reprise Records, who must be trying to increase their share of the Hip-Hop market. His new office is in Burbank California. He started two weeks ago and reports to David Kahne, senior VP of A&R at Reprise, and he will […]
Ol Dirty’s court case has been switched, due to scheduling conflicts. The date has been pushed from October 27th to Nov. 17. Kevin Barnes, who is Ol Dirt’s lawyer, had a scheduling conflict with another client, and filed the motion to have the date rescheduled in Beverly Hills. Ol Dirty has pleaded not guilty to […]
Have you been wondering the where abouts of Jeru The Damaja lately? Well, aside from the newly formed group, Psychic Union, sources tell us he was seen at Rawkus Records shopping his material around. He also took over the production tasks that Primo once held, and he also drew up a fifteen page marketing plan […]
Keith Murray has been heard…He called into Buc-Wild and Star’s Player Hater Line. No one had heard from him for the past month, when he went AWOL instead of showing up to prison to start a three year bid. When he didn’t show, the same judge ordered him re-arrested, and set his bail at $2 […]
Pioneering Hip-Hop label Profile Records has been snatched up by Major Label Arista Records. Profile’s first record was It’s Like That from Run-D.M.C., which was also the first gold album from a Hip-Hop group. This deal should be good for some of the groups signings, which include Camp Lo, DJ Quik, and one of Quik’s […]
Wu-Tang was hit with another lawsuit. This time they are accused of battery, false imprisonment, and defamation, among other allegations. The plaintiff in the lawsuit, Bridget Gray, filed the lawsuit Tuesday in California Superior Court, County of Los Angeles. Gray is suing for an incident in which she alleges that members of the Wu-Tang Clan […]
Fredro Starr, of Onyx, is hitting the screen along side Forest Whitaker, Usher and Vanessa Williams. Light It Up, the Craig Bolotin film that is being called an urban Breakfast Club meets Taps, according to Variety Magazine. It is to begin shooting in Chicago next month.
Fat Joe, in association with Hot 97, The El Patio Night Club, and the Hip-Hop Has Heart Foundation will be doing a charity event benefiting areas in the Caribbean that were hit hard by Hurricane George. It is a dinner and music event, which is being held October 6th at 9:00 PM, will feature a […]
Outkast’s new release, Aquemini (pronounced ah-qwem-in-eye) has received 5 Mics in The Source. Aquemini shipped Gold and is expected to surpass their first two releases in sales, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) 1 million and ATLiens (1996) 1.5 million. The first single from Aquemini “Rosa Parks” was shipped to radio and is scheduled for adds Oct. 12th. The […]
Seems Like Ol Dirt Mcgirt just can’t stay out of trouble. While he was out in Hollywood, watching the performance of Des’ree, ODB was thrown out of the club for being "drunk, disorderly, and annoying other patrons." House Of Blues security came to take ODB out of the club, and he threatened to come back […]
Shaquille O’Neal escaped injury this past weekend, when the party he was throwing to promote his new album, was shot up. Aldo’s Nightclub was hosting a listening party, when gunfire erupted outside of the club. 7 men, aged 19-32, were taken into custody and charged with various crimes from assault with a firearm to participation […]
Imprisoned Death Row CEO Marion "Suge" Knight, may be a free man after serving 2 years of a 9 year sentence for violation of probation in the beating of the now deceased Orlando Anderson, in front of the MGM Grand Hotel in Vegas, which led to the death of Tupac Shakur. A California appellate court […]
Bushwick Bill, former Geto Boy, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against Houston based Rap-Alot-Records, Noo Trybe Records, Virgin Records, and Jus Joking, which is a comedy club in Houston. The 3 Foot 8 inch rapper claims he was assaulted August 28, by five men who attacked him, and pulled a gun on him when […]
Rappages editors are now claiming that Wyclef Jean admitted to pulling a gun on Blaze editor Jesse Washington, in a New York studio. The Staff writer claims that Clef also said the gun was not loaded. Spokespeople at Wyclef’s management firm, Das Communications would not elaborate on this new twist to the situation, only saying […]
Rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest (who recently broke up), is the latest rapper to be accused of assault. Apparently Q-Tip who was with Leonardo DiCaprio became aggitated when the Papparazi took pictures. The victim claims that Tip roughed him up, and that he has photographs from another Papparazi, who took pictures of the […]
Fab 5 Freddy recently hosted the Wildstyle Reunion party in Los Angeles, at the Hollywood Athletic Club. The reunion drew about 350 people, where they watched the pioneering movie, Wildstyle, and watched the Hip-Hop stars of the past perform. Grandmaster Flash, Busy B, and Crazy Legs from The Rocksteady Crew all performed at the event. […]
Fat Joe and Big Punisher were both arrested Tuesday, on assault charges. The two artists are accused of beating and robbing a man for his gold chain, July 14, during the Puerto Rican Day parade in New York City. Details are sketchy at the present time, but the person who filed the complaint said that […]
