BREAKING NEWS: Baatin of Slum Village Dies
AllHipHop.com has confirmed that Baatin (Titus Baatin Glover) of Slum Village has passed away. While no details are available regarding cause of death, the veteran rapper’s body was found early this morning in the 1400 block of Detroit’s Anglin Street. The body was then transferred to the Wayne County medical examiner’s office, where Baatin’s next of […]

Kanye Denies Calling Himself King of Pop
Kanye West has dispelled rumors that hes publicly dubbed himself the King of Pop following the tragic death of Michael Jackson. The rumor began to gain legs courtesy of media personality Wendy Williams, who lent credence to the supposed statement on her radio show. According to various news sources, Kanye is reputed to […]

Rick Ross Denied Entry Into Bermuda; Show Canceled
A concert featuring Rick Ross tonight (August 1) in Bermuda has been canceled after the government denied the rapper a work permit to perform. Earlier this week, Immigration Minister David Burch refused to issue a permit for Rick Ross to perform at the Cup Match Extravaganza, which was supposed to take place at Snorkel […]

VIDEO BATTLE: Busta vs Kid Cudi vs Big Sean
Todays video battle pits two newcomers against the undisputed king of Hip-Hop videos. Not that Busta Rhymes has released the most videos in the game. But his clips are consistently visually groundbreaking and captivating. So lets see how his latest joint holds up against freshmen Big Sean and Kid Cudi. BUSTA RHYMES “MAKE […]

Nick Cannon: ‘This Aint Checkers This Is Chess’
Nick Cannon has addressed a scathing, recently-released song featuring Eminem attacking pop singer Mariah Carey. Eminem released the track Warning this week which blasts Mariah Carey for denying their alleged romantic relationship and for mocking the Detroit rapper in her new video Obsession. In addition to calling Cannon a fa**ot, Eminem refers to […]

DJ Drama Replies To Jeezy; Blames Gucci Mane Feud
DJ Drama has issued a detailed response to an upcoming article in XXL magazine in which Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy refers to the DJ as a b**ch who changed up after achieving success. After reading Jeezy’s unprovoked insults in that XXL article, it seems like the guy’s pretty emotional if you ask me, DJ […]

AHH Stray News: Funkmaster Flex, 50 Cent, B.E.P., DMX
Popular New York DJ/personality Funkmaster Flex is up for The National Broadcaster Associations prestigious Marconi Award. Flex is one of only two other New York personalities up for an award at this years ceremony, which takes place in Philadelphia on September 24. Flex is up for the Major Market Personality of the Year for his […]

The Last Word: Michael Jackson’s Diamond Hair, The-Dream Has Twitter Rage, and Jagged Edge Finally Split from JD
Hows it goin folks? A week away and Im glad to be back. From the looks of things, the week had a lot going on. If it wasnt the hype surrounding Obamas beer summit with Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the officer who arrested him at his home, it was the NFL giving Michael Vick […]

BREAKING HEAT: LLoyd Banks
“Light Camera Packin”

Drake Ft. Saukrates
“The Search”

Rain P###. By J. Cole [Heater Of The Day]
“Come Home To Me”

The Clipse Ft. Pharrell and Keri Hilson
“Eyes On Me”

Triple Cs Ft. Young Jeezy and Rick Ross
“Erryday”

U-Krime Ft. Joell Ortiz
“Problems”

Raekwon Ft. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah and Method Man
“House Of Flying Daggers” [Radio Rip]

Prodigy Produced By Havoc
“I Love Paper”

ACLU Considers Case Of Man Jailed For Rap Lyrics
The ACLU is considering the case of a Lakeland, Florida man, who has been sentenced to two years in prison over lyrics in a rap song. In February, a song by rapper Antavio T.O. Johnson was posted to a MySpace page run by local label Hood Certified Entertainment. Johnson was already in jail […]

The Beat Melee: Champ Meets Challenger
What up beat bangers? Last week’s competition scorched up like a tar roof in Texas. The homies Denada and Underground Lab Productionz went head up for the vacant title. In the final tally, Denada took the belt under some public scrutiny. Denada earns the title of “Casio Banger” for his first victory. This week […]

J2K: Wake Up -The UK Interview
Hailing from east London, J2K has created quite a name for himself in the underground scene. Renowned for his blazing mixtapes, the 26-year-old grime star has been creating ripples in the industry since 2003. Produced by TNT, the now infamous Heat on the Street mixtape series made J2K hot property and a stellar feature on […]

Nas: ‘I Was a Hell of a Husband and a Hell of a Dad’
The latest news involving Nas situation with his ex-wife Kelis was deemed as nothing more than funny s**t by the rapper, who seemed to be taken aback by the publics interest in his personal happenings. Nas reaction comes days after the birth of his Knight and rumors surrounding his divorce from Kelis. Although […]