Salute the Spin Doctors!: DJ Freestyle Steve On Uncle Al, Timbaland, and Everything In Between
“SALUTE THE SPIN DOCTORS” PROFILES DJ FREESTYLE STEVE, TIMBALAND’S LONGTIME TURNTABLE-OLOGIST

AHH Stray News: Lil Wayne Announces Album Of ‘Love Songs’ Titled “Devol”; Rocawear Partners With Yankees; A$AP Rocky Debut Dropping In July
(AllHipHop News) Despite having two new albums already in the cards for 2012, Lil Wayne recently revealed to Amanda Diva of MTV’s new show “Hip-Hop POV” that he had recorded a full album of “love songs” while he served time for a prison sentence in 2010 at Rikers Island. “I was recording an album at the same time […]

Mac Miller Leaves 2011 In Rearview As He Preps Three New Projects For 2012
(AllHipHop News) Debuting at #1 on the charts last fall was no small feat for Mac Miller and his independently released debut album, Blue Slide Park, which dropped via Rostrum Records. Mac Miller entered the record books for being the first independent artist since Tha Dogg Pound to debut at #1 in over a decade and this […]

State Official Says George Zimmerman Will Be Charged In Trayvon Martin Shooting
(AllHipHop News) The Washington Post is reporting that Florida prosecutor Angela Corey will “announce as early as Wednesday afternoon that she is charging neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, according to a law enforcement official close to the investigation. “Benjamin Crump, who is representing the Martin family, said this week […]

Kuniva, Mr. Porter and Tony Yayo Remember Proof On the 6th Anniversary of His Death
(AllHipHop News) It is never a pleasant experience when loved ones must pay respects to those that have passed, especially when that person is adored, appreciated, and loved on a global scale by friends, family, and millions of fans. Today (April 11) marks the sixth anniversary of DeShaun “Big Proof” Holton’s death, and AllHipHop.com reached […]

N.W.A. Biopic “Straight Outta Compton” Finds Its Director In F. Gary Gray
(AllHipHop News) After years in a developmental state of flux, it appears that New Line Cinema has officially brought director F. Gary Gray (Friday) on board as director for their N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton. Before the studio and producers decided on Gray for the directing gig, John Singleton (Boyz N The Hood), George Tillman […]
Lollapalooza Brings J. Cole, Wale, Frank Ocean and More Onboard for 2012 Festival
LOLLAPALOOZA ANNOUNCES ITS HIP-HOP HEAVY LINEUP FOR 2012

Beat It, Winter! AllHipHop.com’s 2012 Spring Music Preview Is Here
SPRING IS BUSTING OUT ALL OVER! CHECK OUR GUIDE TO THE HOTTEST MUSIC THIS SEASON

Diggy Simmons and KnightPKF Give Back on Easter With Concert for Ecstatic Connecticut Teens
Over the Easter holiday weekend, Hip-Hop artists Diggy Simmons and KnightPKF got into the holiday spirit by coming together to perform for a good cause in the form of a crowded room of excited teens at the Coco Key Convention Center in Waterbury, Connecticut. The CoCo Key “All-White Teen Affair” saw both entertainers giving back to their fans, and more […]

Ryshon Jones: Journey Into the Clouded Vision Behind His New Project “Basqui”
RYSHON JONES ISN’T YOUR AVERAGE PHILLY MC…GET THE SCOOP ON HIM HERE!

Author Snoop Dogg To Release “Rolling Words: A Smokeable Songbook” This Summer
SNOOP DOGG TO RELEASE A “SMOKEABLE” BOOK CALLED “ROLLING WORDS” IN SUMMER 2012

Big Sean Talks “Mercy,” New Mixtape “F.F.O.E.” and G.O.O.D. Music Album
BIG SEAN SPILLS THE BEANS ON HIS UPCOMING ALBUM & G.O.O.D. MUSIC COLLABO

N.O.R.E. and Green Lantern Drop “Crack On Steroids” In Time For Easter Sunday
(AllHipHop News) N.O.R.E. has delivered fans an Easter Sunday gift in the form of a new mixtape titled Crack On Steroids, hosted and presented by DJ Green Lantern. Crack On Steroids features appearances from Green Lantern, as well as verses from the likes of RZA, Gunplay, Busta Rhymes, Game, Waka Flocka, Wale, Bumpy Knuckles, Cassie, […]

Curren$y Collaborating With Diamond Supply Co. For 4/20 Sneaker Line
Jet Life Recordings founder and New Orleans native Curren$y is having a very busy couple of weeks. Toward the end of March, he filed a lawsuit seeking $1.5 million from Dame Dash for releasing his music without his consent. Earlier this week, a June 5 release date was announced for Curren$y’s new Warner Bros. studio […]

Game Drops New DJ Skee-Presented Mixtape “California Republic”
GAME RELEASES HIS DJ SKEE-PRESENTED “CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC” MIXTAPE

50 Cent Joins New Film “The Tomb” With Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger
(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent has just signed on to star in director Mikael Hafstrom’s upcoming action film team-up alongside Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger called The Tomb. As reported by Variety, The Tomb finds Stallone playing “an expert on structural security who is framed and put in a high-security prison of his own design. He […]

EXCLUSIVE: Smoke DZA’s “Rugby Thompson” Lit Up By Harry Fraud; Drops New EP “Cuz I Felt Like It”
(AllHipHop News) Jet Life recording artist and Harlem native Smoke DZA dropped a new 8-track EP today (April 4) titled Cuz I Felt Like It. Inspired by his fellow Jet Life comrade Young Roddy, DZA released the tape unexpectedly with the following message: “I was on Nah Right on Saturday scrolling thru being a fan, […]

Nike Unveils New-and-Improved NFL Uniforms For 2012 Season In NYC
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was on hand in New York City yesterday as Nike unveiled 32 new team uniforms for the upcoming NFL season. The “fashion show” of sorts was held at a Brooklyn film studio, where uniforms for all 32 NFL teams were on display and were shown off by an individual athlete from […]

Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa’s “Mac and Devin Go To High School” Acquired By Anchor Bay
(AllHipHop News) THR reports that Anchor Bay Entertainment has acquired the rights to release Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa’s collaborative movie, Mac and Devin Go To High School, which both artists will support on their respective tours. The Hip-Hop comedy, directed by Dylan Brown, stars Wiz Khalifa as an “academic overachiever struggling to write his […]

Hip-Hop Royalty Celebrate the Release of “KoleXXXion” With DJ Premier and Bumpy Knuckles In NYC
DJ PREMIER & BUMPY KNUCKLES ASSEMBLE A HISTORIC GATHERING AT ALBUM RELEASE EVENT