Jay Z and Will Smith’s Musical “Fela!” Wins At Tony Awards
(AllHipHop News) Fela!, the Broadway musical that Jay- Z helped produce, won three Tony Awards at last nights (June 13th) televised ceremony. The play received 11 nominations in total, including a nod for Best Musical and Best Leading Actor in a Musical. In addition to Jay-Z, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith also served as producers […]
Police Investigate Fabolous Link To G-Baby Slaying
(AllHipHop News) A witness to the slaying of 22-year-old Brooklyn, rapper Greg G-Baby Brown claims the rapper was assassinated in front of a packed nightclub in March of 2009. G-Babys mother claimed Fabolous and her son had a longstanding feud that was supposed to have been put to rest. “My son was going to talk […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Dr. Dre/Jay-Z Collab Revealed! Fabolous Linked To Murder? Joe Budden’ Flotation Device!
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. Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at [email protected]. DR. DRE AND JAY-Z FINALLY! I was going to do this over the weekend, but […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Weighs In On Lil Kim/Nicki Minaj Rap Beef
(AllHipHop News) Sean Diddy Combs has weighed in on the feud between Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj during an interview with BBCs Tim Westwood. The mogul responded to Lil Kims growing criticism of Nicki Minaj, who has been accused of slighting the veteran Brooklyn rapper backstage, in addition to borrowing her look. Over the past […]
Concert: Jay-Z Rocks Hundreds of Fans in UK, U.S.
Jay-Z continues his international conquest, with high profile appearances this weekend at the Isle of Wight Festival with a special surprise guest on Friday (June 11th). Then, Jay-Z jetted (literally) back to Manchester, Tennessee, where he rocked over 50,000 fans at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. At the 40th Annual Isle of Wight Festival, […]
Top 20 Top Political Hip Hop Songs
The relationship between Hip-Hop, community action and politics is a volatile and symbiotic relationship with all working with and against each other seemingly at the same time. Hip-Hop has typically been critical of the powers that be, but also been driven by a desire for those in power to improve the environment. Hip-Hop to the […]
Hip-Hop & Politics: From The Beat to The Ballot (@icecube, @UncleRush, @realtalibkweli & more)
NEW YORK TheGrio.com and AllHipHop.com, in partnership with NBC News, will debut Hip-Hop & Politics: From The Beat to The Ballot starting June 14. The weeklong series will run on both websites as part of Black Music Month. Chuck Creekmur of AllHipHop and David Wilson of TheGrio discuss the series on MSNBC in the video […]
Rapper Drake To Protest Offshore Oil Drilling With Hip-Hop Caucus in D.C.
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Drake has teamed with organizations Green The Block and The Hip-Hop Caucus to help promote a cleaner green environment. Drake is slated to perform tomorrow (June 13th) during the Stop The Off Shore Drilling rally being held at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. The partnership between Drake, Green The Block and […]
Diddy’s Last Train To Paris Pushed Back Again
The highly delayed Dirty Money album has been pushed back once again, according to front man Sean Diddy Combs. Diddy made the revelation on the BBCs Scott Mills show, stating the Last Train to Paris would now hit retail on September 20. The album was originally slated for September of 2009. The group couples Diddy […]
Nicki Minaj Sued Over Rented Pink Lambo
(AllHipHop News) Nicki Minaj has been hit with a lawsuit over a pink Lamborghini featured in the video for her latest single Massive Attack. Nicki Minaj rented the Lambo from Hollywood Exotic Car Rental at the cost of $1,750 per day, to include the 2008 luxury vehicle in her video. According to a lawsuit filed […]
Kid Cudi Arrested For Drugs; Ripping Woman’s Door Off Hinges
(AllHipHop News) Cleveland, Ohio rapper Kid Cudi was arrested today (June 11th) in New York city and hit with criminal and drug charges. According to TMZ.com, the rapper went into a rage and smashed a 24-year-old womans cell phone, in addition to ripping her door off the hinges. When police arrived, they found a glass […]
