(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 […]
(AllHipHop News) Rakaa of Dilated Peoples has announced plans to release his debut solo album Crown of Thorns this July. Rakaa was featured on four albums as a member of Dilated Peoples. For his first solo album, he will touch upon political issues, relationships, family and culture. Production on Crown of Thorns will be handled […]
(AllHipHop News) FIFA, the international governing body of football announced that rapper K’Naan will perform at the Fifa World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert next month at Orlando Stadium in Soweto/Johannesburg. K’Naan’s song “Wavin’ Flag (The Celebration Mix)” is the anthem from the entire advertising campaign between Fifa and Coca-Cola. Other artists previously announced to perform […]
(AllHipHop News) Former Bad Boy rap star Black Rob has been released from prison, after seven years of incarceration on a grand larceny charge. Black Rob is best known for his hit single “Whoa,” taken from his platinum-selling 1999 album Life Story. According to Black Rob, his fame followed him behind bars, where some inmates […]
(AllHipHop News) The murder trial of Aubrey Berry, the man accused of shooting Atlanta rapper Dolla in broad daylight at the Beverly Hills mall, started today (May 4th). Berry, 24, is being tried by a jury for committing the 2009 murder, after the two had allegedly been involved in an altercation at a strip club […]
(VIBE.COM) Lil Wayne may be locked in Rikers Island away from the industry, but that’s not stopping some of his associates from handling business with him. Grammy award-winning producer, Shondrae “Bangladesh” Crawford has a bone to pick with Mr. Dwayne Carter. A $500,000 bone. “I don’t f### with [Lil Wayne]… and you can print that,” Bangladesh told VIBE, […]
Trina has teamed with Lady Gaga on a track called “Let Dem Hoes Fight” taken from her new album Amazin‘, which hit stores today (May 4th). Trina explained the origin of the track, which was leaked to the Internet in January. While Lady Gaga was featured on the original version, Kaleena is the artist featured […]
(AllHipHop News) Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth is striking back at local radio station 97.9 KBXX, The Box, claiming executives from the station have unfairly banned his music and interfered with his relationships with other executives. Trae is filing the lawsuit in 189th District Court of Harris County, naming Radio One, KBXX’s general manager Doug […]
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane has officially parted ways with his former management company Mizay Entertainment and booking agency Hitt Afta Hitt Enterprises. Mizay Entertainment is helmed by Debra Antney, while promoter Johnnie Cabbell is the owner of Hitt After Hitt Enterprises. Both companies and their respective owners are named in several federal lawsuits, […]
(AllHipHop News) Duck Down Records’ CEO Dru Ha recently opened up OGC/Fab 5/BCC member Starang Wondah’s whereabouts over the past year. In a letter on Duck Down’s official site, Dru Ha explained that Starang Wondah’s absence from the Hip-Hop scene was unfortunately due to incarceration. The rapper nearing the end of an 18-month prison stretch […]
