The fiancee of singer/reality star Kandi Burruss was slain in a fight at a well-known strip club in Atlanta Friday night.   A.J. Jewell was killed after he was struck in the head during a brawl at Body Tap, a popular club.   Police have yet to establish a suspect in the murder or […]

The “Fame Kills” tour with Kanye West and Lady Gaga may not go on, but the female pop singer will continue on without her rap counterpart. “We mutually decided to cancel the tour. He’s going to take some time off, but I’m not,” the 23-year-old Gaga said at the Billboard Women in Music function Friday. […]

Grammy winner MC Hammer has announced his support for the Feed The Children organization in combating the recent natural disasters afflicting families in Georgia, the Philippines, American Samoa, and Indonesia.   Hammer made the announcement via Twitter, where he has over 1.5 million followers. In addition, the Oakland native verified gold buyer Cash4Gold as a […]

Former Roc-A-Fella rapper and Philadelphia native Freeway has announced a new album that will drop this November.   The rapper will drop Streetz Is Mine, his fourth solo album which will be released on indie label RBC Records.   Freeway released his final album Free At Last for Def Jam in November of 2007.   […]

Legendary DJ Mr. Magic has died from a heart attack, AllHipHop.com has confirmed with various sources.   Mr. Magic was a legendary DJ who debuted in 1979 on a pay-to-play broadcast on WHBI 105.9’s “The Mr. Magic Disco Showcase.”   In 1983, he launched “Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack,” in New York City which featured a […]

A Yuma County Judge set a trial date for rapper Lil Wayne, who is facing prison time due to drug and weapons charges in the county.   Lil Wayne was not present during a hearing yesterday (October 1) in relation to charges the rapper incurred during a stop at a border checkpoint outside of Yuma […]

The Kanye West/ Lady Gaga “Fame Kills” tour has been cancelled, according to promoter Live Nation. The announcement was made Thursday, but offered no reason or insight into the cancellation. The 25-date tour was highly publicized and all set to begin on Nov. 10 in Phoenix, AZ. Insiders have speculated that the Taylor Swift incident […]

Actor/entrepreneur Eric Martinez has come forward to discuss his involvement in an upcoming celebrity MMA match with rapper DMX.   DMX and Martinez are slated to square off in the ring November 21, during Thunder Promotions’ card headlined by a match between Butterbean vs. Tank Abbott.   “They called me and originally they wanted Busta […]

Formerly incarcerated drug baron “Freeway” Ricky Ross has officially been released from prison, AllHipHop.com has confirmed.   Ross was recently freed from Texarkana Federal Prison, after serving 14 years on a 20-year sentence for attempting to purchase 100 kilograms of cocaine from FBI agents in 1996.   “It feels superman, no question about it. Life […]

A show featuring Ghostface was halted last night when members of his entourage became embroiled in a physical dispute during a free show last night in Manhattan. Ghost was on stage performing tracks from his album The Wizard of Poetry. The fight occurred between two groups of men who were on stage and associated with […]

A councilman in Fort Myers, Florida, the hometown of world famous rapper Plies, is seeking to have Hip-Hop music banned at the Harborside Events Center and other venues downtown.   Councilman Warren Wright will discuss the possibility of barring the Hip-Hop of Hip-Hop shows and performances during a council meeting this Monday (October 5).   […]

New Orleans rapper B.G. has announced a November release date for his new album Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood today (October 1).   B.G., born Christopher Dorsey, will release Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood via a deal between his Chopper City imprint and Atlantic Records/E1 Music.   The album features a star studded lineup that […]

An upcoming performance at North Carolina A&T featuring Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane is drawing criticism from students and faculty members.   Gucci will be performing with artists Fabolous, Trey Songz, Keri Hilson and OJ Da Juiceman.   According to the News & Record, students have been complaining to officials about Gucci’s alleged gang ties and […]

Rapper 50 Cent addressed recent comments made by rapper Jay-Z during a radio interview on the BBC last week.   Jay-Z defended rapper Kanye West in an interview conducted by DJ Trevor Nelson’s BBC radio show last week.   Jay-Z became irritated when Nelson suggested that West would not have stormed the stage at the […]

MTV personality and executive producer Sway Calloway will be reaching out to aspiring entertainers courtesy of the symposium “All the Right Elements.”   Sway’s seminar will take place in Little Rock, Arkansas, and focus on supplying essential information on the radio, television, entertainment, and multi-media industries.   As an industry veteran who’s found success in […]

Rapper Jay-Z recently appeared on Angie Martinez’ Hot 97 show, where he revealed the Armand de Brignac (Ace of Spades) champagne he endorses was ranked #1 in the world after taste tests.   The results were published on September 24 in Fine Champagne magazine, the only international publication devoted to champagne.   Each Champagne was […]

Hip-Hop will be represented during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert this year in Oslo, Norway.   Rapper/actor Will Smith will host The Nobel Peace Prize Concert this year with his wife and actress, Jada Pinkett Smith, while Wyclef Jean will be one of the feature performers.   “The opportunity to recognise the laureate’s contributions to […]

A number of rappers, R&B singers and celebrities will gather in Atlanta tomorrow (October 1) for a special charity project to raise money for recent flood victims in the city.   Jermaine Dupri, Nelly and V-103 will present Atlanta Stand Up: Jermaine Dupri & Nelly Charity Celebrity Bowling Tournament.   The goal of the tournament […]

Yonkers, New York-bred rapper DMX has had a run of bad luck over the past year or so, but he’s back in the lab preparing to release new music for his fans by any means necessary.   “I’m putting out a Gospel album and a Hip-Hop album.”I’m trying to put it out this year, if […]

Rapper Bump J was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday (Sept. 29) after admitting to guilt in a 2007 local bank robbery in August. The artist, real name Terrence Boykin, received the minimum sentence for both charges, according to Chicago Hip-Hop blog Fake Shore Drive. The Chicago native will serve seven years for an […]