(AllHipHop News) Details have been revealed surrounding Eminem and Jay-Z’s upcoming shows in New York at Yankees Stadium and in Detroit at Comerica Park. The four dates are slated to be huge productions with heavy video elements and special effects created by some of the concert industry’s top producers, who were brought in by Live […]

(AllHipHop News) Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas is jumping into the lucrative footwear game,  with the launch of his own sneaker line. The multi-platinum singer will sell the Taboo Deltah 3008 sneaker exclusively through Foot Action, while an upscale shoe line named Taboo X Jump will be available through Saks. “In 3008, there will […]

Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Friday kicked off yesterday (August 27th) when the rapper posted the track “Monster” featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver and Charlie Wilson. The rapper posted the track on his KanyeUniversity.com blog and revealed that the song is taken from his upcoming collaborative album with Jay-Z titled Watch the Throne. According […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper 50 Cent returned to his Twitter account today (August 28th) as promised.The internationally known rap star commented on today’s news that socialite Paris Hilton was arrested in Las Vegas for possessing cocaine.Hilton was charged with felony cocaine possession on Friday night (August 27th), after police stopped her boyfriend’s SUV after witnessing marijuana […]

Lil Wayne has set a release date for the fourth installment of his series of albums, Tha Carter. Young Money’s President Mack Maine told MTV that Tha Carter IV is due in stores the same day he is released from Rikers Island, where he has been incarcerated since March, for attempted possession of a weapon. […]

(AllHipHop News) Drake’s lines about marrying Nicki Minaj in the song “Miss Me” have come true, if a series of tweets the pair sent out yesterday (August 26th) is to be believed. Last night, the pair tweeted that they had “tied the knot,” although representatives for either rapper has yet to confirm the news of […]

(AllHipHop News) Today (August 26th), Cleveland Hip-Hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony announced they are launching a new 35-city tour this September. The tour will kick off in Boise Idaho at the Knitting Factory and wind down October 30th in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The group, which will consist of Krayzie, Layzie, Wish and Flesh-N-Bone, will exclusively perform […]

(AllHipHop News) A phone meeting between Kanye West and former Death Row Records CEO Marion “Suge” Knight ended in a stalemate and produced no results involving Knight’s $1 million dollar lawsuit against the Chicago rapper.  The Associated Press reports that the latest meeting took place yesterday (August 26th) in Miami, with Knight present and West […]

(AllHipHop News) Rap star Eminem and veteran producers The Alchemist and Mr. Porter have crowned a new freestyle champion, as part of Eminem’s Red Bull Emsee: The Road to 8 Mile” contest. The national freestyle rap battle was created by Eminem, to find the best freestyle rapper in country. The winner is Saffal Tall aka […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Mos Def is the latest rapper accused of bailing on a gig, just 24 hours prior to show time, causing what the promoter called a “$57,000 hit.”According to the documents, which were filed August 26th in L.A. County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ, Mos Def  was given an advance payment of […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z is cashing in on his hit single “Empire State of Mind” with a new line of clothing with the New York Yankees.The rapper will team with The Yankees to produce a custom line of Jay-Z branded New York Yankee hats, T-Shirts, hooded sweatshirts that will go sale this Monday (August […]

(AllHipHop News) Elektra recording artist Cee-Lo Green has announced the upcoming release of a new solo album titled The Lady Killer, which will feature his new hit single “F**k You”. On Cee-Lo’s YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/user/CeeLoGreen, “F**k You” has received over 2 million plays and the video has become the #1 Most Viewed Video in the U.K. […]

(AllHipHop News) Legendary R&B singer Patti LaBelle has joined the cast of the Tony Award-winning broadway musical FELA!. The Grammy Award-winning singer will take over the role of Fela’s Kuti’s mother (Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti starting this September. LaBelle decided the role was right for her, after seeing the show, which is executive produced by rappers Will […]

(AllHipHop News) Philly rapper Beanie Sigel is once again taking shots at the Roc, by expressing his discontent with his former affiliates, by dissing them over the instrumental to Kanye and Jay-Z’s “Haters” song. “Middle finger up to Jayeeeer / I don’t give a f**k about Ye’eeer / Wanna know, I think Ye Queeeeer,” Beanie […]

(AllHipHop News) Revered Hip-Hop duo Group Home is slated to release a tribute album to late Gang Starr Foundation member, Guru. The pair will pay homage to Guru by releasing Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal, this September. Group Home, which consists of Lil Dap and Melachi The Nutcracker, appeared on several of Gang Starr’s albums, including […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper/producer Pharell Williams’ Ice Cream clothing line is locked in a court battle against clothing company Ice and Iceberg. The rapper filed a lawsuit against the Gilmar Group, the company the owns the popular Iceberg brand. According to the New York Post, Pharrell is suing the Gilmare Group because the company has blocked […]

(AllHipHop News) Def Jam Interactive will expand its multi-million dollar brand this fall with the release of the forthcoming 4mm Games and Terminal Reality video game, Def Jam Rapstar. The game, which blends classic and popular Hip-Hop songs with karaoke, will be available for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii.The karaoke rap video game can […]

(AllHipHop News) Timbaland has commented on reports that he “potentially attempted suicide” on Monday (August 23rd). Speaking out on KIIS-FM radio show with Ryan Seacrest, Timbaland elaborated on the chain of events that took place surrounding the apparent misunderstanding.”I don’t know what people are talking about,” a confused Timbaland told Ryan Seacrest.  “Why would I […]

(AllHipHop News) The owners of a booking agency accused of stealing $375,000 in tour proceeds during a dispute with rapper Lil Wayne have responded to the allegations in the lawsuit. Lawyers for the incarcerated rap star filed a lawsuit against Ujamma Talent Agency on August 16th in New York Supreme court. The rapper’s company Young […]

(AllHipHop News) Listeners tuned in to a local Atlanta radio station witnessed a turning point in the history of progressive Hip-Hop group Arrested Development over the weekend, when the group’s frontman Speech received a surprise phone call from former member and co-founder Headliner. The call during an interview on WRFG 89.3 FM’s “Sunday Night Fiya” […]