Thankful for his health after extensive heart surgery, Hip-Hop/R&B mogul Andre Harrell recently hosted a celebrity gala to celebrate his return home. The party, held at Harrell’s New York property, featured such guests as Mary J. Blige, Chris Rock, Jay-Z, and Warner Music chairman Lyor Cohen. The 48-year old Harrell was hospitalized for an emergency […]

R&B/Soul singer Jennifer Hudson made her first public appearance Sunday (February 1) at the Super Bowl, since the tragedy that she endured when her mother, brother, and nephew were murdered last October.   Hudson was present to sing the national anthem. For weeks prior to Jennifer’s Super Bowl performance, rumors swirled about when Hudson would […]

While millions of fans are tuning into tonight’s Super Bowl XLIII, rapper Snoop Dogg is celebrating his team’s youth’s football teams’ victory yesterday, in Tampa, Bay Florida.   A number of NFL legends were on hand to witness rapper Snoop Dogg’s annual Snoop Bowl VII yesterday (January 31).   In attendance were rivals coaches Snoop […]

Rapper Jay Electronica and soul singer Erykah Badu are the new parents of a baby girl that was born on Feb. 1. The rapper gave continued updates on his Twitter page, AllHipHop.com has learned. Electronica said, “Feb 1. 2009 my first child, my daughter was born at 1:30 pm exactly. Its the happiest day of […]

Freestyle Fellowship member Aceyalone has announced the second installment to his creative series of recordings that pay homage to various genres of music.   The upcoming album Aceyalone & The Lonely Ones pays tribute to Phil Spector’s famed “Wall of Sound” recording technique, as well as the rapper’s various personal influences, including the sound of […]

Rakim, one of the legends of Hip-Hop, has attributed the lack of balance and possible death of Hip-Hop to his hometown of New York. Rakim made the proclamation about New York in an interview with Jenny Boom Boom of Hot 93.7 in Connecticut. “There is a certain realm of Hip-Hop [that is missing] and you […]

Acclaimed film director and producer John Singleton has released the first exhaustive book chronicling his 18-year journey through the entertainment industry.   John Singleton: Interviews contains introspective interviews, profile stats, and behind the scenes filming information on the director’s entire filmography.   At a mere 23- years old, Singleton shocked the film industry with the […]

Golden era Hip-Hop group Lord of the Underground have announced the 22-date Check The Rhyme Tour of Europe, which is slated to kick off February 1, in the Netherlands.   The group will hit major markets during the tour, which stops in the Netherlands, the UK, France, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, as well […]

DMX appeared in a Phoenix court room today (January 30), where he was sentenced to 90 days in prison.   The 38-year-old rapper, who is currently in the Maricopa, Arizona jail, appeared before a Maricopa, County judge in black and white pin stripes, looking noticeably heavier.   The judge sentenced DMX to three months in […]