A brawl broke out between Memphis, Tennessee rapper Kia Shine and men reportedly affiliated with Texas rap group The TMI Boyz tonight (January 27) during the 5th Annual Southern Entertainment Awards in Tunica, Mississippi.   Witnesses told AllHipHop.com that Kia Shine took issue with comments attributed to industry veteran Wendy Day of Rap Coalition in […]

Atlanta rap star Ludacris has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit by three producers from Chester, Pennsylvania, who claim the rapper stole their track and used it on his hit album The Red Light District.   The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, alleges that Boogiii Men Entertainment Group sent […]

Last night, Cash Money Records rapper Lil Wayne performed at the Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga Tennessee. At the end of the show, Lil Wayne brought out surprise guest Young Buck, who revealed that he was resigning to the Cash Money Records imprint. Young Buck, who hails from Nashville, Tennessee, originally signed with Cash Money Records […]

Heavy D. will return to the stage tomorrow night (Jan 27) at the House of Blues in Los Angeles for his first performance as a rapper in over a decade.   Heavy D., who has focused on his acting career for the past ten years, will be joined on stage by veterans Doug E. Fresh […]

Lil Wayne made it to Richmond, Virginia to perform for a sellout crowd last night (January 25), but the rapper was more than three hours late, after spending the day in an Arizona court.   According to The Richmond-Times Dispatch, the rapper’s plane had to be rerouted while en route to Richmond, causing the him […]

Texas pioneer Pimp C’s cause of death remains undetermined, nearly two months after he was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room, the LA County Coroner’s office told AllHipHop.com.   “We are not releasing any preliminary information at this time,” operations chief Craig Harvey told AllHipHop.com. “We’re still conducting a series of tests. Once […]

Prosecutors with the Yuma County Attorney’s Office formally charged Lil Wayne with felony drug and weapons charges today (January 25) in a Wellton, Arizona court.   Despite the rapper’s well documented drug use, he was officially charged with possession of a narcotic for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and misconduct involving […]

North Carolina-based rap group Little Brother, Sage Francis and Living Legends will be among the acts taking the stage at this year’s Paid Dues independent Hip-Hop festival.   The third annual event, which will take place March 22 at the Nos Event Center in San Bernardino, California. will showcase underground artists from various regions around […]

Four days after being her record label was hit with a $20 million lawsuit, singer Chrisette Michele is speaking out on the matter through her publicist.   In a recently filed lawsuit, Douglas “Biggs” Ellison accused Island Def Jam Music Group, Shalik Berry (A&R) and Michele’s parents Lynette and Lemuel Payne of engaging in unlawful […]