Friday Hip Hop Report
This Fast & Furious edition recaps Andre 3000’s speeding arrest, Queen Latifah’s lawsuit, King Mag is shutting down and more!
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http://allhiphop.comEXCLUSIVE: DJ Drama Speaks Out On Cash Money Lawsuit
This week, legal documents were made public of a February 2009 lawsuit launched by Cash Money Records against DJ Drama’s Aphilliates Music Group. The lawsuit brought much speculation on the current status of Drama and Wayne’s relationship, as the two have collaborated regularly since 2005 on their acclaimed Dedication mixtape series. According to […]
Jadakiss Ft. Stack Bundles, Cassidy, Swizz Beatz and Joe Budden
“What Would Happen Remix”
Kurupt, DJ Quik Plan The Blaqkout; New Solo LP From Kurupt Coming
West Coast rap mainstays Kurupt and DJ Quik are prepping the release of what will be the eighth non-group release for each. The new project, titled The Blaqkout is set to hit stores June 9 via Quik’s Fontana/Universal distributed imprint, Mad Science Recordings. With Quik handling all production duties on the LP, the […]
Crooked I and DJ Wicked
“Jackin For Beats 2009”
Termanology Ft. Lil Fame of M.O.P. and Quest Tha Youngn [Heater Of the Day]
“My Passion Iz Money”
C Murder
“It’s So Hard”
Rapper Big Pooh Ft. Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and K.Dot
“Nothing Less”
Max B. Ft. French Montana
“I Ain’t Tyrna”
Where Are They Now?: Spice 1
West Coast Gangsta rap veteran Spice 1 is not a grumpy old man. But dude is p##### about the state of the music he has spent the greater part of two decades etching with his thought-filled hardcore rhymes. In the early ’90s, coming in on the back of a well-known Bay area comrade Too […]
ASCAP Honors Wyclef Jean and Santigold
Rapper/producer Wyclef Jean will be among a group of musicians being honored later this month by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). The entertainer will receive the ASCAP Creative Voice Award at the organization’s 26th annual Pop Music Awards. The invitation-only event, which will take place April 22, 2009 at […]
Flo Rida Ft. Jusmula
“Gotta Get It Dancer Remix”
C-Murder Establishes Fund To Prove Innocence
Rapper C-Murder has launched a website to help raise funds for his legal battle in regards to his upcoming murder re-trial. The domain name is registered to Kernell Reynolds, who also doubles as the President of C-Murder’s Tru Records. Miller, 38, is preparing to stand trial for a second time. “We established […]
When Athletes Rap: Epic Fails & Wins
The modern athlete and Hip-Hop go together like OJ Simpson and gloves. Consequently, there is quite a lot of cross-pollination between the two. The only thing is, rappers cannot typically cross over into sports due to the extreme physicality associated with athletics. Then there is the other side – sports men that attempt to rap. […]
Jay-Z Bringing ‘Roc Pop Shop’ To New York
Today (April 3), Jay-Z’s Rocawear’s mobile “Roc Pop Shop” store will return to New York City for a special four day engagement. Developed by David Ashen of D-ASH design, the Roc Pop Shop is a 50-foot long trailer that expands to 1000 square feet when opened. Doubling as a “mobile lounge,” Jay-Z envisioned […]
The Last Word: Kelly Rowland Claims Free Agent, Queen Latifah Talks Black Actors, and Rihanna’s Beaten Photo a Work of Art?
What’s cookin’, everybody? It’s the end of another week and it couldn’t get here any quicker. With the Obamas hobnobbing with the Queen, Michael Vick planning a post prison life as a construction worker, Dante Stallworth facing DUI manslaughter charges for striking and killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Miami and an online leak […]
Jamie Foxx Stalker Arrested
A man who allegedly stalked Oscar winning actor/singer Jamie Foxx is now in police custody. The man, identified as 49-year-old Steven Taliver, was arrested Tuesday (March 31) and charged with burglary, making criminal threats, false imprisonment and harassment. The arrest came nine days after Taliver tried to enter Foxx’s hotel room in Philadelphia, […]
Lil Wayne Sues QD3 Over Documentary; Drama Over Mixtapes In Lawsuits
Lil’ Wayne and his Young Money Entertainment imprint, through which Wayne is singed to Cash Money and Universal Records, have filed a multi-level civil suit against QD3 Entertainment and its affiliate Digerati Holdings, LLC in connection with the critically acclaimed 2009 documentary The Carter. In an elaborate and at times flowery suit, filed in […]
Hip-Hop Rumors:UK Rapper Beaten! The KKK Doctor! Rumors!
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.DETOX IS ON HOLD! OK, I was talking to somebody on twitter and they asked me about Dr. Dre’s Detox. At the time, I told the person that I […]
DMX To Headline Ambush 2.0 Tour After Prison Release
This summer, embattled multi-platinum star DMX is looking to put his recent non-music troubles behind him by headlining 2009’s Ambush 2.0 Tour. The nationwide event will run from June through August, and then kick off an international leg from September through December 2009. Confirmed opening sets for the tour include Beanie Sigel, Freeway, […]
