(AllHipHop News) Will Smith has signed on to star in Men In Black 3, which will be released in 3D. Smith will be reunited with director Barry Sonnenfeld in the movie, which will feature a plot centered around the rapper/actor traveling back in time, to 1969. According to sources, producers of the 3D flick are […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Game was looking for a friendly chart battle with Drake when both men had albums set for a June 15 release date. The R.E.D. Album has been pushed back, but his Canadian peer is still set for the summer release. Before the change in date, Game anticipated going head-up with Drake. “It’s […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper DMX’s stint in a drug rehabilitation in an Arizona jail is going very well, according to a judge handling the rapper’s case. The judge denied DMX’s original request to leave the jail and appear on Dr. Drew Pinsky’s Celebrity Rehab television show. DMX, born Earl Simmons, has infamously battled substance abuse over […]
The trend of album sequel continues with Busta Rhymes as the New York staple plans another chapter from from his 1998 opus E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front. Busta’s manger Chris Lighty sent out the message via Twitter. Lighty simply said, “Extinction.Level.Event 2 ……prepare yourself.” The message was subsequently retweeted by Busta Rhymes. […]
Many years ago, Allen Iverson attempted to enter the music game as a rapper, but now the basketball legend has signed a new artist he hopes will allow him re-entry into the industry. Ty Gracie, Iverson’s artist on, has been releasing mixtapes for years, but is now formalizing his career with the basketball star. Gracie’s […]
(AllHipHop News) Solar of 7 Grand Records issued a press release condemning DJ Premier’s comments about the passing of legendary rapper Guru, who died April 19th from cancer. Solar has been caught in a firestorm of criticism over his handling of Guru while he was alive and also after his passing. He has been accused […]
(AllHipHop News) Bun B is fighting through several injuries to continue the inter-continental Gumball 3000 rally despite falling off a stage at a route stop. The surviving UGK member’s injuries happened at a club in Stockholm, Sweden. According to Bun, the accident happened due to the stage area becoming overcrowded with club patrons, causing him […]
(AllHipHop News) G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo has landed a major film role in the movie SWAT: Fire Fight, which is based on the hit TV show S.W.A.T. As previously reported on AllHipHop.com, production on the movie SWAT started in Detroit on April 18th, with director Bennie Boom handling directorial duties. The movie centers around a […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Rick Ross has responded to reports that he was robbed of a valuable chain earlier this week in California. In an interview with SpliffTv, Rick Ross addressed the rumors, while announcing the release of a new mixtape/EP titled Albert Anastasia with DJ Smallz, which will drop prior to the release of his […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper/producer David Banner and producer 9th Wonder revealed details about their highly anticipated collaborative album, Death Of A Pop Star. The album was originally supposed to be a mixtape, but soon evolved into a full album due to both producers’ feelings about the state of the industry and music in general, which they […]
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop group The Black Eyed Peas’ song “I Gotta Feeling” is the best-selling digital single of all-time Billboard has announced. The group’s song has sold 5.56 million digital downloads, taking the crown from Flo Rida’s low, which is sitting at 5.54 million copies. Billboard also reports that The Black Eyed Peas’ 2009 single […]
(AllHipHop News) Legendary Hip-Hop group Digital Underground is preparing to release an album of previously unreleased material that includes a live recording featuring a young Tupac Shakur. The Greenlight EP, which features production by David Banner, Dotrix 4000, Numskull, J Stalin, Tupac and Digital Underground’s front man Shock G. The record, which will be released […]
(AllHipHop News) Bronx Hip-Hop legend KRS-One has finished a new EP focused on calling out rappers that have questioned or challenged him over the last several years. Named Back to the L.A.B. (Lyrical Ass Beating), the EP features 6 tracks and as of press time no confirmed guest appearances. KRS launched his career in 1987 […]
(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs has announced that his Sean John line will be exclusively distributed by Macy’s, the nation’s biggest department store chain. According to Combs, Sean John will be sold at over 400 Macy’s, with the line being rolled out to all stores over the next year. During a press conference, Combs said […]
(AllHipHop News) Efforts to follow a court order to pay child and spousal support to the ex-wife of rapper Nas have gone south.TMZ.com reports that Nas admitted he is unable to maintain payments of back spousal and child support due to R&B songstress Kelis.Last month, a judge ordered the New York rhymesayer to pay Kelis […]
(AllHipHop News) Eminem shot the video for his new song “Not Afraid” on the streets of Newark, New Jersey today, as people from the city watched intently. The video was shot on Market Street, a popular strip in the city. Em was joined by Royce Da 5′ 9″, longtime friend and Slaughterhouse signee. Fans of […]
(AllHipHop News) Yesterday (May 4), Bone Thugs N Harmony reached a milestone in releasing their eighth studio album Uni-5: The World’s Enemy, the first to feature the full 5-man lineup since 2000. As the group continues touring and promoting the project, the group still occasionally finds itself at odds with member Bizzy Bone. On their […]
(AllHipHop News) Former Cash Money super producer Mannie Fresh has opened a new chapter in his musical evolution with a new group called Sole Fresh. The group, comprised of a pair of New Orleans teenagers, garnered Mannie’s attention as they found a following on the local music scene. Knoxx St. Peter told AllHipHop.com, “We just created some […]
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta booking agency owner Johnnie Cabbell has responded to Gucci Mane’s jailhouse announcement that he has severed his ties with Cabbell’s booking agency Hitt Afta Hitt Entertainment. Gucci released a statement yesterday (May 4th) announcing the formation of a new label, 1017 Bricksquad and a new management team. The rapper also announced he […]
(AllHipHop News) Toronto’s Marco Polo is back with another album entitled The Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo, a collection of unreleased and rare tracks. The producer has logged a back catalog of unreleased material since his first release in 2003, titled Pumpkinhead’s Orange Moon Over Brooklyn.The unheard works will now be available in stores via […]
