XXL Reveals Cover For Its 2012 “Freshmen Class”
(AllHipHop News) Every year XXL releases a cover and issue dedicated to their “Freshmen Class,” a group of upcoming, emerging, and buzzing MC’s that the magazine feels are going to be the “next to blow.” This year, in addition to the XXL staff choosing nine of the cover’s 10 artists, the fans were able to decide who would […]

Hip-Hop Rumors: YMCMB Plans On Dropping 16 Albums This Year!?
CAN YMCMB POSSIBLY DROP 16 ALBUMS THIS YEAR??? WHO WILL SUCCEED OUT OF THE PACK???

Hip-Hop Rumors: Drake And Common, Friends At Last???
DID ALL-STAR WEEKEND HELP COMMON & DRAKE BURY THE HATCHET??! SEE THE FLICK!!!

Hip-Hop Rumors: DMX Doesn’t Like Young Jeezy or Jay-Z Either!!!
IS DMX “CRAY”??? WE SAY, NO WAY!!! CHECK HIS LATEST “THOUGHTS” ON HIS PEERS!

Video: Wiz Khalifa Previews New Mixtape “Taylor Allderdice” At NYC Listening Event
WIZ WAS IN NYC SO ALLHIPHOP.COM STOPPED BY TO HEAR HIS NEW ALBUM! CHECK THE VIDEO!

Beyonce and Mother Tina Knowles Design T-Shirts for Obama’s “Runway To Win” Initiative
Sixteen-time Grammy Award-winner and new mom Beyonce Knowles-Carter, along with her mother Tina Knowles, are just two of 27 designers who have created unique apparel in support of President Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential re-election as part of the Runway to Win initiative. The initiative, which is one of the top Obama fundraisers in the country, was […]

Kanye West and Jay-Z Auctioning Off Maybach From “Otis” Video For Charity
(AllHipHop News) As of this past weekend, fans, passer-bys, and anyone interested in purchasing a piece of Hip-Hop history can view the infamous Maybach used in Jay-Z and Kanye West’s music video for “Otis” off of their Platinum-certified album Watch the Throne. The “customized” 2004 Maybach 57, which is currently up for auction and estimated at a […]

Hip-Hop Rumors: Jay-Z is Not Happy About the Chris Brown and Rihanna Reunion
Just three years after the infamous altercation between the two Grammy Award-winning singers took place, both artists have reunited on remixes of each other’s singles, while rumors have also been swirling over the past few weeks (months really) that these two are back together and are officially an item. According to RadarOnline, a source very close […]

Outasight, (Not) Out of Mind
OUTASIGHT FROM YONKERS BRINGS HIS UNIQUE BLEND OF SINGING & RAPPING TO HIS WARNER BROS. DEBUT

Video: The “Jetsetter General” Diggy Simmons Preps for Release of His “Unexpected Arrival”
THE SIMMONS’ DYNASTY CONTINUES VIA DIGGY…AND JADAKISS??? CHECK OUT THE INTERVIEW!

Hip-Hop Rumors: Behind-the-Scenes Edition with Young Jeezy, E-40, Meek Mill, Asher Roth and More!
OUR BEHIND-THE-SCENES EDITION IS BACK – WITH JEEZY, MEEK MILL, E-40 & MORE! CHECK IT!

Hip-Hop Rumors: Who Just Signed To YMCMB!???
YMCMB IS SIGNING ARTISTS AND CRANKING OUT MUSIC LIKE CRAZY! WHO’S UP NEXT???

The-Dream Announces Dates For “Kill the Lights” Tours; Video For “ROC” Released
(AllHipHop News) Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer The-Dream has announced dates for his upcoming 19-city trek across the U.S. as part of his “Kill the Lights” tour. The tour, which will hit major cities such as Charlotte, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas, kicks off on March 7 in Greensboro, North Carolina, […]

Nas, Action Bronson, T.I., Big K.R.I.T. and More Added To 2012 SXSW Lineup
(AllHipHop News) With less than three weeks until the 2012 South By Southwest (SXSW) conference and festival kicks off in Austin, Texas, the artists and groups involved continue to grow. Although the festival is usually packed to the brim with surprise guests and performances, fans should be excited to see Hip-Hop acts like Nas, B.O.B., […]

Hip-Hop Rumors: Chris Brown vs. CM Punk Going Down At Wrestlemania!?
Let’s be real. This whole Internet/Twitter beef between these two didn’t just come out of nowhere for entertainment’s sake, or did it? It’s more than a safe bet to say that this “war or Twitter words” is all happening to build up to this year’s Wrestlemania which is just a little over a month away. […]

Video: Fred the Godson’s Got The Bronx on His Back and He’s Taking It Worldwide
RISING STAR FRED THE GODSON INVITED US TO HIS STUDIO FOR SOME BRONX GOODNESS – WATCH THE VIDEOS!

Chase N. Cashe Lets Us Breathe “The Heir Up There”
CHASE N. CASHE TELLS HOW A WILD GIRL NAMED “KATRINA” PUSHED HIM TO WORK WITH GREATS, TOUR WITH DRAKE

Sha Stimuli Announces Plan To Release 12 EPs This Year; “The Chills” Dropping Next Week
(AllHipHop News) Four years after releasing 12 mixtapes in a calendar year, Brooklyn born rapper Sha Stimuli has announced plans via video to release 12 EPs in 2012. In 2008, Sha released 12 mixtapes, including The Wire, Love Jones, The Secret, While You Were Sleeping, Verses the World, Hotter Than July (A Tribute to Stevie Wonder), […]

Hip-Hop Rumors: Q-Tip + Common + Nas = The “New” Standard?!
Just picture Q-Tip in the picture above where Mos Def is standing, and you’ll begin to get an idea of something that could be truly historic and monumental. That is, if it ever comes to fruition. Back in ’07, Common and Q-Tip were making the rounds and talking about creating a new duo, The Standard…five […]

Chartwatch: Adele and Whitney Still Move the Charts; Grammys Sales Spark Continues
ADELE AND WHITNEY DOMINATE THE CHARTS; GRAMMY SALES STILL ROLL IN