Big Sean Announces Release Date For Highly Anticipated Album “Detroit 2”
(AllHipHop News) It has been eight years since the world first heard Big Sean’s epic mixtape release, Detroit. The thematic title gave tribute to his hometown and featured appearances from French Montana (on “Mula”), J. Cole, Juicy J, Kendrick Lamar, King Chip, Royce da 5’9″, and Tyga. This joint further cemented him as one of […]

RZA Bosses Up; Sells Half Of His Massive Catalog
(AllHipHop News) Wu-Tang Clan legend RZA has sold half of his share of his back catalog to Nile Rodgers’ Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Bosses at the fund, who own the rights to musicians work including Blondie, Blink-182, and Barry Manilow, announced the deal with the rapper and producer behind many of the hip-hop group’s albums on […]

Michael Jackson Wanted To Be “King” Of Young White Fans
(AllHipHop News) Michael Jackson took aim at The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Bruce Springsteen in a rant about racial equality, according to unearthed notes written by the late singer. The notes are believed to have been from 1987, and were reportedly “passed to a friend” when police were searching the singer’s Neverland ranch after he […]

Master P. Backtracks After Labeling C-Murder “Ungrateful” In Post Tagging Monica
(AllHipHop News) Master P has apologized to Monica after tagging her in a post slamming his “ungrateful” brother C-Murder. C-Murder was handed a life sentence in 2003 after he was found guilty of the 2002 killing of 16-year-old Steve Thomas in a New Orleans, Louisiana nightclub. The conviction for second-degree murder was overturned in 2006, […]

Lil Jon Kicks Off National S.K.A.M Artist Day” On Twitch With 24-Hour Virtual Sets
Sujit Kundu, the gatekeeper to the Hottest DJ’s and artists, founder and CEO of S.K.A.M. Artist, s throwing his 25th consecutive birthday blowout celebration around the globe. Sujit Kundu, is the founder and CEO of S.K.A.M. Artist. Over the past 25-years, the brand has become the leading full-service booking agency. And each year, Kundu has […]

Drake Gives Huge Boost To GoFundMe For Superstar Battle Rapper Nu Jerzey Twork
(AllHipHop News) Superstar battle rapper Nu Jerzey Twork was in a horrible car accident almost a week ago that could have cost him his life. He took to his Instagram to post a selfie from his hospital bed that showed his black and blue bruises, busted lip, shut closed eye and gauze wrapped around his […]

Dave East Hints At Making A Collaborative Project With Mary J. Blige
(AllHipHop News) On August 14, Dave East returned with the Karma 3 mixtape. Apple Music’s Rap Life Radio host Ebro Darden spoke to the rapper/actor about his new project. Darden and East discussed the personal content presented on Karma 3. During the conversation, the Def Jam recording artist hinted that he is partnering with the Queen of Hip Hop […]

Cardi B’s ‘Invasion Of Privacy’ Becomes Longest-Charting Album By A Female Rapper
(AllHipHop News) The last few weeks have been a historic period in the career of Cardi B. Earlier this month, the Bronx-bred rapper set the first-week streaming record with “WAP” featuring Megan Thee Stallion. The controversial #1 single amassed 93 million streams in the United States in its first seven days of release. In addition, Cardi’s […]

Megan Thee Stallion Announces Live Virtual Concert
(AllHipHop News) There has been a lot going on in Megan Thee Stallion’s life over the last several weeks. One of the highlights was scoring her second #1 on the Hot 100 chart as a feature on Cardi B’s record-breaking “WAP” single. Megan has also had to deal with the aftermath of being shot on […]

Lauryn Hill Performs For Louis Vuitton Men’s SS21 Shanghai Show
(AllHipHop News) Ms. Lauryn Hill was booked to run through songs as part of the Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring-Summer 2021 fashion show. The 21-minute visual was directed by Naima Ramos-Chapman and recorded on July 31 at MLH Studio in New Jersey. The Grammy winner’s black-and-white video featured cuts off her classic 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn […]

Brandy & Monica To Take Part In ‘Verzuz’ Battle
(AllHipHop News) Two of the top vocalists of the 1990s are set to display their respective catalogs in the next Verzuz presentation. Curators Swizz Beatz and Timbaland secured a matchup involving Monica and Brandy. “This will be historical… It’s an honor @brandy …. @verzuztv,” wrote Monica on Instagram. Brandy commented on her own IG page, “#History. […]

Travis Scott & Christopher Nolan Talk “The Plan” Single Off The ‘Tenet’ Soundtrack
(AllHipHop News) Tenet is already garnering positive reviews from professional film critics. The Christopher Nolan-directed motion picture has an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Not only is Nolan’s movie drawing interest from the public, but the music associated with Tenet is also making headlines. Travis Scott was tapped to create the original song “The Plan” for the sci-fi action flick. “Beyond […]

Young Dolph’s ‘Rich Slave’ Album Debuts In The Top 5
(AllHipHop News) Tennessee’s Young Dolph currently has one of the best-selling projects in America. His Rich Slave album debuted at #4 on the most recent Billboard 200 chart. Dolph’s latest studio LP opened with 65,000 equivalent album units. Rich Slave is the Memphis-raised rapper’s second Top 10 release, following 2019’s Dum and Dummer collaborative album with […]

Muslims Boycott Adidas Over Kanye West’s New Sneaker
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West has said over and over again that he is a genius, not just in music but also in business. Despite how brilliant he seems to be, he made one of the most tone-deaf business moves in the latest drop of his new Yeezy sneaker. West has recently dropped kicks that bear […]

Hot 97 fires Paddy Duke After 26 Years For His Role In Yusef Hawkins’ Murder
(AllHipHop News) When Yusef Hawkins, a 16-year-old teen from East New York, was murdered in 1989, the death nearly tore Brooklyn apart, igniting racial tensions between the African American and Italian American community that still exists today. No one could have suspected, that one of the persons involved with his race-based killing has been hiding […]

Check Out Kendrick Lamar’s Tribute To Kobe Bryant In New Nike Ad
(AllHipHop News) Nike bosses have tapped rapper Kendrick Lamar to front a new TV ad celebrating Kobe Bryant’s 42nd birthday. The “Just Be Better” ad debuted on Sunday and featured footage of Kobe and other diversity figures in sport as Kendrick offered narration. The rap star also briefly appeared, playing the piano. The ad begins […]

Lil Mosey And Crew Busted With Arsenal Of Weapons
(AllHipHop News) This weekend, teen rap sensation Lil Mosey was arrested for riding around with three illegal firearms that apparently belonged to no one in the car. Mosey, whose real name is Lathan Moses Stanley Echols, hit the big time only three years ago with the single called the “Pull Up.” Swiftly thrown into the […]

St.. Louis Hip-Hop Producer Charged In Connection To Sweetie Pie’s Murder Plot
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop has a strange connection to the OWN reality series “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” and the 2016 murder of the show’s star, Andre Montgomery. “Sweetie Pie’s” was a successful restaurant empire in St. Louis founded by Robbie Montgomery, a former Ikette with legendary singer Tina Turner. Oprah fell in love with her vivacious […]

Rapper Da Breadman Busted In Huge Drug Ring Take Down
(AllHipHop News) The Feds have just tapped Texas rapper Da Breadman and eight others in a huge drug ring takedown. Da Breadman told us in his 2018 song that he was on some “Other S##t,” but who knew he was really about that life? Uhm… the gov’ment. The nine people were snagged on charges that alleged […]

Hip-Hop’s Pastor Hezekiah Walker’s “Every Praise” Hits A New Milestone
(AllHipHop News) They say seven is a number of divine completion. Seven days in a week. They say that there are seven deadly sins, it’s the number that people look to for the Lord’s validation and is mentioned 490 times in the Bible. So it makes sense that it has taken about seven years, but […]