The questions over Rick Ross’ previous employment status has seemingly been answered by website TheSmokingGun.com, which released records showing the Miami rapper was at one time a corrections officer.   Ross, born William Roberts, is known for his gritty tales of drug dealing and the street life, but he also apparently graduated from the Florida […]

As promised in a previous statement to fans, rapper Shawty Lo appeared in a video interview over the weekend addressing the continuing rumors of his involvement in an altercation in Atlanta on July 12.   Appearing on camera with the D4L chain that was reportedly stolen during the incident at Club Crucial, the Asylum recording […]

Popular female DJ K-Swift died this morning (July 21) in a swimming pool accident in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland AllHipHop.com has learned.   K-Swift, born Khia Edgerton, was just 28-years-old, at the time of her death, although she started DJ’ing at the age of 11, due to the influence of other pioneering DJ’s like […]

Atlanta rapper Lil Scrappy was freed today (July 20) on a $1,500 bond after being stabbed and arrested on July 18.   According to Officer Marcus Hodge and the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the stabbing resulted from a domestic dispute involving Scrappy and his sister’s boyfriend in Dekalb County.   Scrappy’s sister allegedly called her sibling […]

DMX has been arrested and slapped with a felony charge of taking the identity of another at a Phoenix mall.   The rapper was arrested (July 19) in a Phoenix mall, due to an alleged incident at the Scottsdale Mayo clinic in April where the rapper was being treated for an illness.   While there, […]

Miami rap stars Trick Daddy and Rick Ross will be among the stars celebrating the city’s growing entertainment scene at this year’s Miami Stand Up.   The event is set to kick off at 11 p.m. Sunday (July 20) with red carpet arrivals at the Mansion nightclub in Miami Beach.   Special performances will follow […]

Warner Bros. recording artist Lil’ Scrappy is currently held without bail at the Dekalb County Jail in Decatur, GA, following a late night altercation that left the young artist stabbed, but in stable condition.   While details of his arrest remain sketchy, AllHipHop.com has confirmed that the 24-year-old rapper, born Darryl Richardson, has been charged […]

Reps for DMC have confirmed to AllHipHop.com that the rapper was admitted to a New Jersey hospital on Thursday July 18.   DMC, age 44, arrived complaining of severe pain and swelling in his left arm.   Management for DMC told AllHipHop.com that he started experiencing pain in his left arm as early as last […]

Texas  legend Bun B and Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O’Neal will join forces today (July 19) to bring some much needed assistance to the Houston community.   The two superstars, in concert with the Church at Bethel’s Family Mission and Feed the Children, Inc. will deliver 20,000 lbs of food to 400 families in need […]

Rapper T.I. is joining forces with the Hip-Hop Caucus to launch a new voter registration campaign.   The 2008 Voter Registration and Education initiative and Get Out the Vote campaign will officially kick off at 10:30 a.m. July 28, with a celebrity green carpet at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC.   A press conference […]

After completing a $24 million dollar acquisition of Death Row Records, Global Music Group was hit with a $25 million dollar lawsuit from venture capitalist Ron Goldberg, who claimed to have been illegally cut out of the deal by his partners.   In an exclusive statement to AllHipHop.com, the Global Music group disclosed their stance […]

The first scenes of the newest installment in the Terminator franchise were revealed to the world this week with the simultaneous international release of a teaser trailer for Terminator Salvation yesterday (July 18).   The new movie, starring rapper Common and Batman’s Christian Bale, is due in theaters May 22, 2009.   Salvation brings to […]

At least two high-profile events surrounding this year’s Democratic National Convention in Denver are expected to feature Hip-Hop acts, early reports indicate. The RIAA is said to be courting Kanye West as the headlining act for a celebration of U2 front man Bono’s One Campaign. Also expected to appear at the DNC are Wyclef Jean […]

Soft-drink giant Coca-Cola has released a statement announcing a six-city, invitation only tour featuring Grammy award-winning artist Lupe Fiasco.   The “Coca-Cola Refresh Your Flow Tour,” which is aimed at teens ages 13-17, kicked off last night (July 17) at the Avalon in Hollywood.   The other dates are: The Electric Factory (Philadelphia, August 3), […]

Hip-Hop activist and Hip-Hop Summit Action Network President Dr. Benjamin Chavis will no longer serve as the President and CEO of H3, the company that owns the rapidly expanding Hip Hop Soda Shop brand.   “It is with deep regret but steadfastness of purpose that H3 announces that, effective immediately, Dr. Benjamin Chavis will no […]

Hip-Hop star 50 Cent passed a drug test yesterday (July 18) and was granted more time with his son, 11-year-old son, Marquis.   50 Cent and his former girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins have been feuding with each other in court and in the media, over the ownership of a $2.4 million mansion in Dix Hills, Long […]

AllHipHop.com has confirmed that Bay Area rapper Keak Da Sneak was arrested on July 10 and charged with four felony counts.   The arrest occurred around 11 PM in Sacramento, a few hours after Keak had attended a funeral.   The apprehension left the Hyphy pioneer with unspecified injuries which he was treated for.   […]

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Illa J, the younger brother of the late, revered producer J Dilla, has informed AllHipHop.com that his pending debut on Delicious Vinyl will feature unreleased tracks from his older sibling.   The 21-year-old Illa J feels he is ready to not only show his talents as an artist, but will also illuminate the spiritual bond […]

The Yale National Initiative to strengthen teaching in public schools has introduced into its curriculum guide a new introductory Criminal Justice course devised specifically with the Hip-Hop generation in mind.   Titled “Police Investigative Challenges: To Snitch or Not to Snitch, That is the Unanswered Question,” the course aims to teach high school students about […]