TDE’s Black Hippy Movement Tapped to Headline NYC’s Downtown Festival
(AllHipHop News) As summer time rolls around and the weather gets warmer, your favorite concerts and festivals are getting ready to hit a city near you. For Hip-Hop fans that will be in the New York City area next month, the Downtown Festival is set to kick off May 10th and 11th on New York […]

Quick Recap of Gig-It Event w/ Nas, 2 Chainz, Busta Rhymes + More (VIDEO/Pictures)
Rick Ross, Nas, 2 Chainz, Miguel + More Come Out For Gig-It Launch Party

Tyler The Creator and Mountain Dew Facing Criticism For New Ad Being Called Racist
(AllHipHop News) Tyler, The Creator’s latest commercial for Mountain Dew has some people up in arms. The 58-second ad features Tyler as “Felicia The Goat” appearing in a police line-up next to only black men. An injured white women on crutches is shown as the victim. She is told by a police detective drinking a Mountain […]

“MCA Day” To Celebrate Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch, Hip-Hop Culture This Weekend
RIP MCA: MCA DAY IN BK!

New Music: J. Cole ‘Truly Yours 2’ EP
(AllHipHop News) J. Cole fans rejoice. The Roc Nation emcee released the sequel to his Truly Yours EP this evening. The 6-track project includes “Cole Summer,” “Kenny Lofton” featuring Young Jeezy, and “Chris Tucker” featuring 2 Chainz. Production is by Cole, Jake One, and Canei Finch. Stream/download J. Cole’s Truly Yours 2 below (via DatPiff.com). – Download Mixtape

DEAD: Tupac’s Former Body Guard Frank Alexander
PAC’S OLD BODYGUARD HAS DIED

Pepsi & Hot 97 Team Up For ‘Road To Summer Jam’ Webseries
(AllHipHop News) Two of the biggest brands in the country are linking up this summer. Hip-Hop station Hot 97 and soft-drink giant Pepsi presents Road To Summer Jam. The 8 episode internet docu-series will follow Hot 97’s program director Ebro Darden, marketing director Donyshia Benjamin, and host of The Rush Hour DJ Enuff as they prepare […]

Kanye West and Lady Gaga To Stream Concerts On iPhones
Kanye West and Lady Gaga To Stream Concerts On iPhones

J.Cole Plans To Release ‘Truly Yours 2’
(AllHipHop News) After setting the internet on fire last night by dropping the new track “Cole Summer,” Roc Nation’s J. Cole decided he wasn’t done sharing some of his unreleased music just yet. In an early morning tweet, the Fayetteville, North Carolina native suggested Truly Yours 2, the follow-up to his EP that came out in […]

Pusha T Tweets Release Date For New Album
(AllHipHop News) Pusha T’s debut solo album has an official release date. Fans can expect to see the Clipse member’s My Name Is My Name his stores mid-summer. Last night (April 29th) Pusha shared the news with his 540,000 followers on Twitter. Pusha – T: My Name Is My Name July 16, 2013G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam#JustKno — PUSHA […]

Chuck D Bashes Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “N*ggas In Paris”
Chuck D Bashes Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “N*ggas In Paris”

Wyclef Releases “April Showers” Mixtape; Enlists T.I., Waka Flocka, Mobb Deep and More
(AllHipHop News) Three-time Grammy Award winning artist Wyclef has released a 33 track mixtape called April Showers. The lengthy mixtape which boasts features from T.I., Waka Flocka Flame, Mobb Deep, Trae Tha Truth, Kirko Bangz, King Los, Troy Ave, Maino, Haitian Fresh, Murda Mook and others releases at noon via DatPiff.com today (April 29). On the project Wyclef […]

NBA Player Jason Collins: I’m Gay
Jason Collins tells Sports Illustrated “I’m Gay.”

Exclusive: T-Pain and Brianna Perry on Set of ‘Mascara Tears’ Music Video
(AllHipHop News) The Poe Boy Princess, Brianna Perry, stepped out with T-Pain in Miami to shoot the official music video for their collaboration ‘Mascara Tears’ off her most recent mixtape Symphony #9. AllHipHop was on the scene to talk to both artists about working together. “It’s a real special record,” says Brianna. “It’s my first time doing this […]

Compton Menace Hits the Studio, Talks Upcoming Tour with Yo Gotti
Compton Menace Preps New Mixtape, Talks Touring with Yo Gotti

Surviving Members Of The Beastie Boys To Release Memoir
(AllHipHop News) Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz of the legendary New York Hip-Hop group the Beastie Boys have announced they will be creating a memoir focused on the band’s career. According to The New York Times, the book will be a “multidimensional experience” that features prominent pictures, snarky pop culture references, and contributions from other writers. The Rock […]

Man Responsible for Las Vegas Shootout Indicted; Potentially Facing Death Penalty
(AllHipHop News) A man named Ammar Asim Faruq Harris, accused of shooting up the Vegas strip in February, was extradited to Nevada just a week ago and has now been indicted on murder charges. Harris was arrested by a fugitive apprehension team of police and FBI agents on Feb. 28 in Studio City, CA, and faces 11 felonies for […]

Run DMC’s Reverend Run Continues Push for Diabetes Awareness
(AllHipHop News) According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), every 17 seconds someone in the United States is diagnosed with some form of diabetes. Even more startling, projections from the (ADA) say that by the year 2050, 1 in 3 Americans will suffer from the potentially fatal disease that costs our country over $200 billion […]

Police Arrest Lil Reese As He Sleeps In Car; Rapper Held On $100K Bond
LIL REESE ARRESTED SLEEPING IN CAR…JAILED ON $100K BOND ON TRESPASS, MOB CHARGES!

President Obama Gets Funny With Jay-Z and DJ Khaled At Correspondence Dinner
OBAMA GETS FUNNY WITH JAY-Z AND DJ KHALED!