(AllHipHop News) Former Clipse manager Anthony ‘Geezy” Gonzalez has been sentenced to 32 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to leading a $20 million dollar drug conspiracy. Gonzalez was accused of completing numerous kingpin transactions, such as purchasing 625 pounds of marijuana for $540,000, and 10 kilos of cocaine for $200,000 in 2007. Because […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper and activist Wyclef Jean is calling upon fans to donate money to help the battered island of Haiti, which was hit with the largest earthquake ever recorded on the island today (January 12). Jean is asking his 1,290,000 followers to donate $5 dollars to his Yele Haiti non-profit organization, which will […]
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta producer Shawty Redd made an appearance in court this morning (January 12), where his bond was set at $200,000. Shawty Redd, born Demetrius Lee Stewart, was formally charged with the January 1 shooting death of 35-year-old Damon Martin. The hit making producer stood before Henry County Superior Court Judge Brian Amero […]
(AllHipHop News) Two men who were savagely beaten inside of Jay-Z’s 40/40 club in Atlantic City have officially filed charges against numerous bouncers. Monmouth County Attorney Eugene Melody told the Press of Atlantic City that his client’s formally filed charges against nine bouncers last night (January 11). The two men, Leonard Clark, 25 […]
Former Xscape group member Kandi Burruss has tapped a number of rappers and Hip-Hop producers for her new untitled album, which is slated to hit stores this Spring. Burruss announced a deal between her label, Kandi Koated Entertainment and Asylum Records, who will market, promote and distribute the untitled album. The singer/Real Housewives […]
(AllHipHop News) Singer Ray J has publicly denied an accusation from For the Love of Ray J co-star Monica Danger that he is gay and an intimate partner of Young Buck. Ray J appeared on T.T. Torrez’ radio to clarify his issues with Danger and the reason he believes the rumor was started. “I […]
(AllHipHop News) Slaughterhouse member Joell Ortiz has announced the details for his new upcoming album Free Agent, which will be released via a deal with E1 Music. Ortiz has lined up a number of notables for the follow-up to his debut album The Brick (Bodega Chronicles). Artists like Raekwon, Akon, Bun B., Smokey […]
(AllHipHop News) G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks is in the process of being released from a Canadian jail, after being accused of assaulting a promoter this weekend. Sources told AllHipHop.com that Lloyd Banks will be released on $50,000 bail, for his role in an assault on booking agent Chris Hines of Chris Hines/Ultimate Entertainment. […]
(AllHipHop News) The Game’s highly anticipated release The R.E.D. Album has been delayed, according to the Compton MC himself. The rapper took to his Twitter page announce that his legal obligations to the state of California for a gun possession charge will prevent him from traveling to promote the album, until March. “Bad news: this just […]
(AllHipHop News) Emerging rapper, producer and singer Mike Posner suffered a setback this weekend, when his North Carolina residence was robbed. According to Posner’s Twitter page, he was on the road performing a series of dates in Dayton and Cleveland, Ohio. Posner, who recently wrapped up a semester at Duke University and is […]
(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs is forging a new path into fellow rap mogul Dr. Dre’s territory with the debut of a new line of headphones called Diddy Beats. In October 2009, AllHipHop.com broke the news about the venture between Combs, audio/video accessories maker Monster Cable and Dre’s popular Beats by Dr. Dre headphone […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lloyd Banks and three associates were arrested in Ontario, Canada this weekend for assaulting a promoter, AllHipHop.com has confirmed. Banks, born Christopher Charles Lloyd and the three other men were arrested for allegedly assaulting promoter Chris Hines of Chris Hines/Ultimate Entertainment. The G-Unit rapper was allegedly booked at Club N.V. […]
(AllHipHop News) Former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight is being sued by the mother of his child for support. Tammy Renell Hawkins filed papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking child support for their four-year-old, Taz Maree Knight. According to court documents, the former multimillionaire now earns just $1307 per month. […]
(AllHipHop News) CEOs Carol A. Dorsey (Chopper City Records, Madd Money Entertainment) and Dawn “Lady Dolla” Harrington (Dollas N Sense) have confirmed a joint business venture focusing on artist management and label development projects. As founder/co-CEO of Chopper City Records with rapper and nephew B.G., Carol Dorsey was instrumental in the New Orleans emcee […]
(AllHipHop News) This year legendary Hip-Hop group X-Clan celebrates two decades since its inception in 1990. X-Clan’s founding members Jason “Grand Verbalizer Funkin-Lesson Brother J” Hunter and Paradise “The Architect” Gray told AllHipHop.com that they are in the planning stages of a new CD, a book and a tour. The forthcoming album is […]
(AllHipHop News) An unusual surge in views on YouTube worked to rapper Twista’s gain. A video featuring the rapper and rhyme collective Do or Die generated close to 80 billion views on the site yesterday according to the statistics. The four-minute clip for the song “Do You” was posted by YouTube LadyMC311. According […]
(AllHipHop News) A promoter in Arizona has been indicted on federal charges that he bilked investors out of over $25 million dollars, by promoting phony concerts. Dezert Heat Entertainment is accused of acting like a promoter of concerts featuring artists like 50 Cent and G-Unit, Mariah Carey, Shakira, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and others. […]
(AllHipHop News) An Army Specialist has been thrown in jail, after being accused of making threats against other soldiers in a rap song. Iraq war veteran specialist Mark Hall was based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. He’s been in custody since December, charged with “conduct prejudicial to the good order and discipline of the […]
(AllHipHop News) Romeo, who was recently named one of the Top 10 Sexiest Men Alive by Internet website sexiestmanliving.com, is currently refocusing his career away from basketball and back to music. “I am featured on the College Boyys album which is titled Spring Break, which is dropping March 9, 2010,” Romeo revealed to AllHipHop.com. […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Eminem and the Black eyed peas were big winners at last nights people choice awards which were held in Los Angeles. Eminem’s album Relapse earned him the title of Best Hip-Hop Artist, while Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West snagged best of the year while the Black eyed peas to call an […]
