Producer Noah “40” Shebib Participates In Multiple Sclerosis PSA
(AllHipHop News) Superstar producer Noah “40” Shebib has crafted huge hits for Drake, Alicia Keys, DJ Khalid, and A$AP Rocky, and now the Canadian hit maker is lending his celebrity to a worthy cause. 40 will join Meredith Vieira and Richard Cohen in helping the National Multiple Sclerosis Society raise awareness about the disease during MS Awareness Week which runs from […]
40 Glocc Suing Game For $4.5 Million
(AllHipHop News) TMZ is reporting that West Coast rapper 40 Glocc is looking for $4.5 million from fellow Cali emcee Game. After video footage of 40 Glocc being attacked by Game surfaced on the internet last year, 40 filed a lawsuit against Game in October, but the specific damages and amount of the suit were not announced. [ALSO […]
Love and Hip-Hop’s Mendeecees Harris Appears In Court For Drug Charge
(AllHipHop News) Mendeecees Harris, star of VH1’s Love and Hip-Hop and long-time boyfriend of fellow reality star/artist manager Yandy Smith, pleaded not guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge on Friday according to democratandchronicle.com. Harris and two other defendants, his brother Tyrus Harris and Ronald Walker, were arrested last year for allegedly trafficking over $2.5 million worth of heroin and […]
Houston Hip-Hop Is Getting Its Proper Respect In New Photo Exhibit
(AllHipHop News) There are several cities across America that are hubs for distinct musical styles that have become a vital part of the fabric of Hip-Hop. New York City is the home of boom-bap. Los Angeles introduced America to the G-Funk. Atlanta is the center of the trap sound. Chicago produced the double-time flow. But Houston, Texas, […]
Lil Wayne Adds More Tracks To ‘I Am Not A Human Being II’
(AllHipHop News) Earlier this week Lil Wayne released the tracklist for his upcoming album I Am Not A Human Being II, and over the last few days the Young Money leader decided to include three more songs to the LP. [ALSO READ: Lil Wayne Releases Tracklist For I Am Not A Human Being II] Besides the already announced […]
Jay-Z’s Atlantic City 40/40 Club Closed For Good
(AllHipHop News) The $4 million dollar Atlantic City branch of Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club is closed for good according to the Press of Atlantic City. The local publication reports that the upscale sports bar shut it’s doors back in October when its lease ended. That was the same month that Hurricane Sandy hit the Atlantic City area, […]
Lupe Fiasco Teams Up With Health & Wellness Company
(AllHipHop News) After a 6 week hiatus from posting to his official twitter account, Lupe Fiasco returned to the social media site this month, and last night the emcee sent out a rare tweet announcing that he is now the new creative director of the Chicago-based wellness company higi. I’m happy to announce I’ve come […]
Lil Kim Goes Off On Peter Rosenberg For Asking About Nicki Minaj During Tiffany Foxx Interview
(AllHipHop News) Apparently femcee Lil Kim is sick and tired of talking about rap rival Nicki Minaj. Kim called into the Hot 97’s The Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg Show this week to introduce her new artist Tiffany Foxx, but the second question Rosenberg asked Kim was about Minaj. “Let me tell you something. I’m about to […]
Kid Cudi Reveals Details Of ‘Indicud’ Album Coming in April
(AllHipHop News) G.O.O.D. Music’s resident alternative emcee Kid Cudi is set to drop his 3rd studio album Indicud on April 23rd. The media shy rapper/producer/director recently spoke with Billboard about what his fans can expect to hear on his latest project. Cudi admits that he hasn’t finalized the tracklist for Indicud yet, but he did […]
Beanie Sigel Sentenced To 6-23 Months For Drug Charge
(AllHipHop News) Former Roc-A-Fella rapper Beanie Sigel was sentenced to 6 to 23 months in county prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to drug charges from an August 2012 arrest in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania according to reports by the Delaware County Daily Times. Sigel (born Dwight Grant) and a companion were stopped by state troopers on I-95 for […]
Suspect Arrested In French Montana Tour Bus Shooting
(AllHipHop News) Philadelphia’s Fox 29 is reporting that murder charges have been filed against an accused suspect in the February 28th drive-by shooting that took place near Bad Boy recording artist French Montana’s tour bus. [ALSO READ: Shots Fired At French Montana’s Tour Bus, 1 Person Dead] According to police, the suspect, Frank Biggs, was the passenger in […]
Nas To Perform As Part Of Kennedy Center Hip-Hop Festival in 2014
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop legend Nas is going to be one of the rap representatives to perform at the world renown John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ “One Mic: Hip-Hop Culture Worldwide” festival in 2014. The Hip-Hop festival was announced as part of the Kennedy Center’s 2013-2014 season on Tuesday. This will place Hip-Hop culture right […]
Juelz Santana Comments On The Rise Of Harlem’s A$AP Rocky and Azealia Banks
(AllHipHop News) At the turn of the century the Dipset crew rose from Harlem, New York and became one of the most successful groups in rap history. Cam’Ron, Jim Jones, Freekey Zekey, Hell Rell, J. R. Writer, 40 Cal, and a young emcee named Juelz Santana became the faces of Harlem Hip-Hop as songs like “Oh Boy,” […]
9th Wonder Recalls Making “Threat” Beat For Jay-Z
(AllHipHop News) This year will be the 10th anniversary of the release of Jay-Z’s seminal The Black Album. The names on the production credits for that LP read like a first-ballot induction list for a Hip-Hop Producers Hall of Fame. Timbaland, The Neptunes, Kanye West, Rick Rubin, Just Blaze, and DJ Quick all contributed tracks to […]
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Lil Wayne Releases Tracklist For I Am Not A Human Being II
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne has had a pretty rough 2013 so far, but he’s looking to turn it around when he drops his 10th studio album I Am Not A Human Being II. The Young Money rapper took one step closer to his next release when he revealed the tracklist for the LP this weekend. IANAHB […]
Baauer and Danny Brown Announce “Worst of Both Worlds” Tour
(AllHipHop News) Dance music producer Baauer’s viral hit “Harlem Shake” has taken over YouTube and the Billboard charts, and now the Philadelphia native is taking his #1 single on the road when he teams up with eccentric rapper Danny Brown for the “Worst of Both Worlds” tour. The “Worst of Both Worlds” title is a play on the […]
Shots Fired At French Montana’s Tour Bus, 1 Person Dead
(AllHipHop News) Bad Boy Records rapper French Montana’s tour bus was shot at last night outside a hotel in Philadelphia. One person is reported dead, and another injured. Montana had just completed a show at the Theatre of Living Arts. After he and his entourage arrived at a Holiday Inn Express, a gunman opened fire on a crowd […]
Joey Bada$$ Named New Creative Director of Ecko Unltd
(AllHipHop News) Rising emcee Joey Bada$$ is adding another title to his résumé. The 18-year-old accidentally announced in an interview with Fuse that he is now the new creative director at Eckō Unltd. The urban clothing brand is celebrating its 20 year anniversary this year, and the New Jersey-based company decided to tap the New York lyricist […]
Questlove of The Roots Planning To Release Memoir This Summer
(AllHipHop News) The Roots drummer and music producer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is about to join other Hip-Hop legends-turned-authors like LL Cool J, Eminem, and Common when he releases his memoir Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove on June 18th by Grand Central Publishing. The book, co-written with New Yorker editor Ben Greenman, will be a mixture of […]
