(AllHipHop News) A landmark venue in the New York music scene will close down thanks to soaring rent prices in the city. Over the years, B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill has hosted thousands of hip-hop performances. Now, the owners of the venue have tapped some famous rappers to help close the establishment. The proprietors have […]
(AllHipHop News) Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran lead the 2018 Billboard Music Awards nominations, with 15 mentions apiece. Both stars are up for Top Artist, competing against Drake, Taylor Swift, and Bruno Mars, who has landed 14 nominations. Rapper Post Malone, who was one of the highlights of last weekend’s Coachella festival, defiantly firing back […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Travis Scott is countersuing promoters who have accused the new dad of skipping a Super Bowl show in Minnesota to spend time with his girlfriend. PJAM LLC officials claim they paid the star $150,000 of a $200,000 fee to perform at Myth Live in Minnesota on 3 February, while his agent also […]
(AllHipHop News) In case you forgot, the critically-acclaimed Top Dawg Entertainment roster is heading out on tour together. The West Coast label is reminding fans about the upcoming trek with a new promotional video. Kendrick Lamar appears in the clip attempting to teach Jay Rock how to play tennis. ScHoolboy Q tries his hand at […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Kodak Black has reportedly been sentenced to a year in jail on illegal guns and drugs charges. The hip-hop star was slapped with a number of felony counts after a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team raided the Florida home he was sharing with friends following a report of a domestic disturbance […]
(AllHipHop News) The Rolex wearing, diamond ring wearing, kiss stealing, wheeling dealing, limousine riding, jet flying son of a gun made a special cameo in the video for Offset and Metro Boomin’s “Ric Flair Drip.” It was only right for the pro wrestling icon to join the Atlanta-based Hip Hop creators on The Tonight Show […]
(AllHipHop News) During a recent interview with Beats 1 Radio’s Zane Lowe, Nicki Minaj was asked about Meek Mill’s ongoing legal drama. She answered by refusing to criticize the questionable judge in the case. Common Pleas Court Judge Genece E. Brinkley faced heavy critiques for the handling of the decade-long situation. Her decision to sentence […]
(AllHipHop News) Two decades ago, Lauryn Hill released one of the most celebrated albums in history. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is certified 8-times platinum, and it was the first Hip Hop album to win the Grammy for Album Of The Year. Ms. Hill is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of her 1998 magnum opus by […]
(AllHipHop News) The story of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon A Time in Shaolin LP has involved a $2 million price, a convicted felon, and the federal government. “Pharmo Bro” Martin Shkreli purchased the one-of-a-kind art project, but the album was confiscated by the feds as a result of the seizure of Shkreli’s assets after his […]
(AllHipHop News) The rapper-producer tandem of Royce 5’9” and DJ Premier released their second LP PRhyme 2 on March 16. Royce and Premo are embarking on a 7-city tour in support of the album. “I look forward to getting back on the road and touring the country with Preem as PRhyme,” states Royce. “We had […]
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West saved a recent episode of U.S. game show “Celebrity Family Feud” when he offered to take on his wife and in-laws after Paris Hilton and her clan pulled out. The popular show’s host Steve Harvey admits bosses were at a loss when the Hiltons opted out of the clash of reality […]
(AllHipHop News) The unknown gunmen seeking to assassinate Floyd Mayweather in Atlanta weren’t messing around when they sprayed his caravan of SUVs with gunfire last week. Recently released photos show a bullet-ridden van, which police say was hit by gunfire 12 times in the early morning hours of April 9. Cops believe the gunmen were […]
(AllHipHop News) Cardi B once offered to strip for the fabled Penthouse nightclub. During a Coachella sit down with colorful viral interviewer Nadwuar, the rapper, who used to make her living as a stripper, revealed she auditioned to take her clothes off for the men’s club when she was 20. “They told me to come […]
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop boss Sean “Diddy” Combs will be honored by the Carver Foundation The music business pioneer will be toasted during the Carver Foundation’s 80th annual celebration and will be given the 2018 Child of America Award. Not only will he be recognized for his accomplishments and business over the past three decades, but […]
(AllHipHop News) Rap star Fetty Wap is getting into politics in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey. The rap star recently endorsed Pedro Rodriguez, who is running to be the next Mayor of the city. Fetty and over 100 of his supporters crammed in Rodriguez’s campaign headquarters voices support for their candidate. “The youth is […]
(AllHipHop News) Rap mogul Russell Simmons has responded to a woman known only as Jane Doe, who claimed he raped her in Sacramento in the 1980’s. The woman filed a $10 million lawsuit against Russell Simmons, claiming he raped her in a Sacramento, California hotel room and bizarrely claimed he threatened to rape her son […]
(AllHipHop News) Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Meghan Trainor and DJ Khaled will reprise their judging roles on the second season of the talent show “The Four.” The trio served on the judging panel for the singing competition’s first series earlier this year and representatives for the show confirmed the musicians and host Fergie were returning on […]
(AllHipHop News) Tyga’s crew reportedly caused a commotion at California’s Coachella festival after losing an iPhone in a lake. According to reports, a member of the rapper’s entourage dropped the device in a lake during a Coachella party hosted by bosses at the 1OAK nightclub chain over the weekend. A witness said that the incident […]
(AllHipHop News) Representatives for the Qatari Investment Authority have clarified reports claiming the company is involved in a billion-dollar lawsuit with Ice Cube over his BIG3 Leauge. Cube filed the lawsuit in early April, claiming the QIA and members a Qatari royal family cheated BIG3 out of over $5 million in money earmarked for the […]
(AllHipHop News) A rape case against rapper Too $hort has fallen apart due to insufficient evidence. Teana Louis filed papers in Los Angeles back in January, claiming the hip-hop star, real name Todd Anthony Shaw, sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions in 2016. She alleged he forced her to have oral and a### sex against […]
