Producer Ervin “EP” Pope filed a lawsuit against rapper Mack 10 and his record label Hoo Bangin’ Entertainment, claiming he is owed hundreds-of-thousands of dollars in unpaid royalties. EP claims he was never compensated for production work on two tracks featured on Mack 10’s album Soft White. According to the lawsuit, EP claims Mack 10 […]
(AllHipHop News) Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather is opening his Las Vegas gym and his wallet starting Monday (July 5th) when he sponsors the Mayweather Boxing Club Summer Camp. Mayweather’s Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation (TFMJF) will host three sessions over a six-week period to teach 150 children aged 5-18 the skills it takes to make it […]
(AllHipHop News Update) Rapper Rick Ross has announced that he’s been permitted to release his new album as scheduled. Freeway Ricky Ross, the former drug trafficker, sought to stop the release of the opus.From Rick Ross’ Twitter: “just got update on lawsuit filed against me….injuction to stop release of my album has been denied!!aka tossed […]
(AllHipHop News) Mogul Jay-Z, the Nets billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov, and coach Avery Johnson all made a presentation and pitch to LeBron James to woo the basketball sensation to the New Jersey Nets. The trio, along with several other team officials, made a 90-minute pitch to the two-time NBA MVP. James officially became a free […]
(AllHipHop News Special) After the BET Awards, there was a tremendous uproar in the Hip-Hop Community over the lack of dedication to the life of Guru of Gangstarr. Most notably, J-Smooth said via Twitter, “what i learned watching the BET Awards: apparently Chris Brown is completely redeemed, and Guru is completely forgotten.” But, the popular […]
Atlanta based producer Zaytoven recently sat down to discuss his most recent work, upcoming projects and his success as a producer in the Hip-Hop game. Zaytoven provided the sonic backdrop for Plies’ newest single and upcoming video, “Bruh, Bruh.”Ironically enough, Zaytoven told AllHipHop.com that the two have fostered a great working relationship that has produced […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Drake has been forced to cancel the European leg of his Home Away From Home Tour due to a family emergency. The situation involved his mother, who needed surgery and the cancellations could not be avoided, according to the rapper. “Despite my best hopes, it is apparent that my mother will need […]
(AllHipHop News) Fayetteville, North Carolina rapper J. Cole has come under fire for a video that features students from Fayetteville State University and a local high school. Students from FSU and EE Smith High School, along with band members, are featured in J. Cole’s latest video “Who Dat.” Officials are so outraged over the language […]
DJ Skee readies Skeetox, the rapper’s super series of concerts tonight with performances with the likes of Lil Jon, Nipsey Hussel, Clinton Sparks and Ray-J. The event starts shortly on the West Coast and AllHipHop.com talked to Skee to get his thoughts on what fans would witness. “I really wanted to capitalize off the moment […]
(AllHipHop News) Miami rap legend Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell has come forward to clarify statement he made about his children during a recent interview, in which he referred to them as “sperm donation children.”Luke made the comments to Nnette of the Mad Hatta Show in Houston when he was backstage, during Hot 97’s Birthday Bash […]
Lil Wayne was sentenced to three years of probation in Arizona after a plea deal was reached with prosecutors in regards to gun/charges related to a January 2008 arrest. Lil Wayne’s tour bus was stopped at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint near Yuma, Arizona. A drug sniffing dog uncovered over four ounces of marijuana, an […]
(AllHipHop News) Los Angeles man has been granted a permanent restraining order against ex-Death Row Records boss, Marion “Suge” Knight. According to TMZ.com, Elwood E. Chatman filed for a restraining order against Knight after he allegedly threatened his life. A short time later, Chatman told police that Knight sent eight men to his house to […]
(AllHipHop News) Eminem’s sixth album Recovery sold over 741,000 copies in its opening week, giving the rapper the best selling album since 2008. According to Billboard, Recovery is Eminem’s sixth straight #1 album putting the rapper second to Jay-Z for the most chart-toppers. Recovery is the follow-up to Eminem’s 2009 album Relapse, which moved 608,000 […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper T.I. was officially named Global Creative Consultant of the Rémy Martin Cognac brand today (June 29th). Under teams of the deal, T.I. will work to help with promotions, merchandising and digital media campaigns for a variety of the Rémy Martin cognac marques. The rapper has already started offering creative input towards Rémy […]
(AllHipHop News) Incarcerated rapper Max B. is planning to release an album of all new material titled Vigilante Season, now that he is out of his contract with former associate Jim Jones. According to Max B., he recorded 40 songs in one week last year, prior to he was sentenced to 75 years in prison […]
(AllHipHop News) The Cool Kids recently spoke about their label situation and their new album as they deal with lawyers in an attempt to work out some old paperwork. The group dropped Tackleblox May 31st in collaboration with the L.A. Leakers and Chuck Inglish and Mickey Rocks have been touring and recording new material for […]
(AllHipHop News) Compton, Hip-Hop star Game took advantage of an album delay to add some superstar fire power to his upcoming release The R.E.D. Album. The R.E.D. Album, which was originally due in stores on June 15th, has been pushed back to August 24th. Last Wednesday (June 23rd), Game was in Encore Studios in Burbank, […]
(AllHipHop News) Rap star Method Man evened up with the Internal Revenue Service yesterday (June 28th) when he paid off his back tax bill. Method Man, born Clifford Smith, appeared in Stand Island Criminal Court and pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges. According to reports, Method Man forked over $106,000 in restitution after he failed […]
(AllHipHop News) Lil Boosie officially entered into a not guilty plea today (June 28th) during a court hearing related to a murder charge against the popular rapper. Boosie, born Torrence Hatch, was in court for a total of about two minutes, where he stood before Judge Mike Erwin and pleaded not guilty to murdering 35-year-old […]
(AllHipHop News) Celebrities like RZA, Brandy, Ray-J, Marlon Wayans and others came out to an exclusive mansion party outside of Hollywood to support the Congressional run of Kevin Powell, a politician with legitimate roots in Hip-Hop. Powell is a 2010 Democratic candidate for Congress in Brooklyn, New York. The mansion party also brought out mogul/Loud […]
