CNN Taps Rap Star Ludacris As Judge For 2010 ‘Hero’ Awards
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star Ludacris may have feuded with Bill O’Reilly and the Fox TV Network, but rival CNN has tapped the rapper and an all-star cast of judges, who will name the Top 10 CNN heroes of 2010. CNN host Anderson Cooper will host the fourth annual “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute,” which will […]
Krayzie Bone Signs New Artist; Beef Erupts Over Label Name
(AllHipHop News) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony group member Krayzie Bone has launched a new imprint and signed a new artist to his company, The Life Entertainment, but the label name has caused friction with some former associates. Krayzie Bone recently signed a 12-year-old singer named Jenna Sousa to The Life Entertainment and according to Krayzie Bone, music […]
D.L. Hugely Clowns T.I. During Comedy Show; Rapper In Good Spirits
(AllHipHop News) Rapper T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle spent an evening out at a comedy club Tuesday night (September 21st) in Atlanta. The pair were spotted at the Uptown Comedy Corner, where they caught D.L. Hughley’s 10:00 PM show.According to reports, D.L. Hugely cracked a variety of jokes regarding T.I.’s latest legal woes, […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Rick Ross Sex Tape? Chris Lighty Moving to Def Jam? More On Eddie Long!
DISCLAIMER:All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.WHO: illseedWHAT: Rumors, Funnies, Fails and more!WHERE: illseed.com, twitter.com.illseedHOW: Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at [email protected]. CHRIS LIGHTY TAKING OVER? OK, here are the facts. LAReid is still at […]
Jay-Z Lands On Forbes 400 Billionaires List
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z is one of 15 entrepreneurs Forbes magazine has predicted will be worth a billion dollars by the year 2015. Jay-Z was named amongst an elite group of tech moguls, hedge-funders, athletes and entertainers who all have a chance of breaking into the Forbes 400 this decade. According to Forbes, Jay-Z […]
Game Launches New Online Store To Sell Clothing
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Game has launched a brand new online store that will sell merchandise from the rapper’s Black Wall Street Clothing Line. The online store, which sports an aviation theme, sells a variety of hoodies, T-shirt, bandannas and more. The rapper developed the online store in partnership with G-Wear, Global Entertainment Moguls (G.E.M.) and […]
Lyfe Jennings Sentenced To Three Years In Jail
(AllHipHop News) R&B crooner Lyfe Jennings, 37, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Wednesday (September 22nd) for an altercation on with his ex-girlfriend two years ago. The singer made the revelation on his Twitter account. “This will be my last post. To everyone who gave me a chance I am […]
Exclusive: Short Dawg – “Get Ya Money Up”
Houston may have experienced a lull in the Renaissance, but the talent remains. Short Dawg is one of the rapper down bottom that continues to forge ahead. He’s returning with a vengeance with a new song from “Stomp The Yard: Homecoming,” which is coming out later this year on DVD. Peep the video from the […]
Details Surrounding Jay-Z’s Memoir ‘Decoded’ Released
Details of Jay-Z’s highly anticipated memoir Decoded have hit the Internet. According to Billboard.com, the book, which features an image of Andy Warhol’s “Rorschach,” and will come fully illustrated. The book “decodes” 36 songs from Jay-Z’s catalog the rapper explained in an excerpt from the book. “When I first started working on this book, I […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Tiny Ready For Jail? 50’s New Beef! Epic Wins & Fails
DISCLAIMER:All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.WHO: illseedWHAT: Rumors, Funnies, Fails and more!WHERE: illseed.com, twitter.com.illseedHOW: Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at [email protected] PREPARING FOR A BID? This doesnt sound too credible. Everybody thinks they will […]
AHH Stray News: Cee Lo LP Bumped Up A Month; Trina’s New App; Black Girls Rock!
(AllHipHop News) Trina is stepping up her technology strategy with the release of her own signature iPhone app. Trina has team with Rock Software to launch her own custom app, which will feature new music, news, videos and more. This is an addition to my brand as a whole that I get to share with […]
J Dilla Foundation Launches ‘So Far To Go’ International Art Contest
(AllHipHop News) The J Dilla Foundation has announced “So Far To Go,” a new international art contest thats designed to celebrate the life of the legendary producer, born James Dewitt Yancy. The non-profit, which is run by J Dilla’s mother Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancy, has teamed with La Famiglia and 323East to create original designs […]
Michael Vick: Relapse or Recovery
Michael Vick. Has he recovered or will he relapse? Sure hes the guy you want to watch, but is he the guy you want leading your team? I wrote an article last week in the Washington Post last week (http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2010/09/can-vick-return-to-form-boadu.html) urging people chill on Mike Vick. I grew up watching Vick. He is our quarterback. […]
Exclusive: Common Extends Olive Branch To Ice Cube
Chicago rapper/actor Common has extended an offer to fellow rapper/actor Ice Cube, to possibly work on a film together in the future. The news is significant because the pair had one of the most legendary and well chronicled feuds in Hip-Hop. Ice Cube and Common went back and forth over Common’s classic song “I Used […]
Excerpt: BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family
BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family is an instant classic. But the book is not a shoot-em-up chronicle of BMFs extravagant and violent life and times. Atlanta journalist Mara Shalhoup writes the book and deep-dives into the circumstances that lead to BMFs creation and those that put their […]
