DJ Drama filmed the video for the first single “5000 Ones” from his major label debut album Gangsta Grillz: The Album, at Atlanta’s Compound nightclub during the BET Hip-Hop Awards over the weekend.   “This is just the beginning of my movement,” DJ Drama told AllHipHop.com. “Willie Da Kid is on six or seven songs, […]

A man who is an employee for rap superstar 50 Cent is facing assault and gun charges, after he allegedly pistol-whipped a Hartford, Connecticut nightclub promoter last week.   Dwaye “Hove” McKenzie lives at 50 Cent’s sprawling Farmington mansion, which was once the residence of boxing champion Mike Tyson.   According to police, McKenzie and […]

Dame Dash has all but exited the music industry, but the Hip-Hop tycoon is releasing a promotional mixtape that pays homage to Reasonable Doubt, the seminal album from former business partner Jay-Z.Beyond Reasonable Doubt is a series of songs that were recorded three or four years ago with artists that were signed to a pre-breakup […]

Rapper T.I. appeared in the Federal Courthouse in Atlanta for the first time today at 3:00 PM on weapons charges and has been ordered held without bail.   T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., had his hands cuffed and his legs chained as he entered the packed courtroom.   His lawyers unsuccessfully sought bail for the […]

As Percy “Master P” Miller continues to carve a new niche in the music industry, the rap mogul is bringing the struggle of those affected by Hurricane Katrina to the forefront with a new documentary.   The film, titled Desert Bayou, centers on New Orleans residents that were displaced to Salt Lake City, Utah in […]

Atlanta rapper Bleu Davinci has officially been indicted by federal officials for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, AllHipHop.com has learned.   The criminal indictment was unsealed last week and was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division in July.   The rapper and 15 other men are accused […]

Rapper T.I. will face a federal judge this afternoon (October 15) after being arrested over the weekend on felony weapons charges.   T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., will appear before US Magistrate Judge Alan J. Baverman at the United States Courthouse in Atlanta later today.   Prosecutors will charge the rapper with possession of unregistered […]

Houston rapper Big Moe passed away early yesterday morning (October 14) due to complications from a heart attack, sources revealed to AllHipHop.com.   As previously reported, Big Moe, born Kenneth Moore, suffered a massive heart attack on Sunday (October 7) and had been a coma since he was hospitalized.   He never came out of […]

Outkast group member Big Boi has teamed with Hollywood superstar actor/rapper Will Smith to develop a new television comedy series.   The television show, titled “Uncle Rudy,” is a half-hour comedy series that is one of a slew of projects Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment is developing to be pitched to a number of networks.   According […]

Police are investigating an incident yesterday morning in which Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly assaulted an acquaintance at a SoHo nightclub during an argument, allegedly over a woman.   According to The New York Post, Combs was at Kiosk around 3:30 am yesterday morning, when he started to argue with a man named Steven Acevedo.   […]

Rapper T.I. was arrested in Atlanta yesterday [October 13] by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) after he allegedly attempted to purchase three machine guns and two silencers from an undercover agent, acting as an arms dealer.   In addition to the three machine guns found in his College Park […]

Shades of Don Imus’s controversial radio scandal arose this week, as nationally syndicated Fox News host John Gibson placed the blame of a recent school shooting in Cleveland, Ohio on Hip-Hop culture.   During a Wednesday (Oct. 10) broadcast of Gibson’s radio show the John Gibson Show, Gibson said he “knew” that the person at […]

Sources have confirmed with AllHipHop.com that rapper T.I. was arrested today (October 13) in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, after police executed a warrant and searched his Atlanta home.   T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., was taken into custody earlier in the afternoon, causing him to miss being honored for Album of the Year for […]

Rapper Foxy Brown is at the center of more controversy according to prosecutors in New York.   According to correction officials, the 28-year-old rapper allegedly refused to get on a corrections bus three times today (October 12) for a court appearance.   Officials said that Brown, born Inga Marchand, refused to leave Rikers Island to […]

Rap veterans DJ Quik, E-40 and WC will be among those showing up to support Atomic Dogg Magazine’s first-ever Super Bully show.   The event, which will take place Oct. 20th at the El Rancho Farralon in El Monte, Ca., will celebrate the best breeds of pit bull dogs, by featuring various pit bull lovers […]

Do or Die member Belo pleaded guilty to second degree murder yesterday (October 11) for the shooting death of Raynard “B-Dog” Pinkston in November of 2002.   According to The Chicago Sun-Times, Belo, born Darnell Smith, will receive a 10-year sentence for the crime.   Prosecutors said Pinkston and Smith were watching two people fight, […]

Several sources have revealed to AllHipHop.com that the Atlanta Police are looking for rapper JT Money in connection with a shooting that took place last night (October 11) outside of Opera Nightclub, leaving one man injured.   According to Atlanta Police Department Public Information Officer Ron Campbell, two black males were involved in a verbal altercation, which […]

West Coast MC Ras Kass has officially been released from Capitol Records as of yesterday (October 11th).   The rapper, who has made his grievances with Capitol public since 2006, has finally reached an agreement with the recording label to be released under undisclosed terms.   Ras Kass is however, free to seek out deals […]

Rapper Soulja Boy’s “Crank That” – the most popular song in the country – has been banned from being played at a high school’s homecoming dance in Mason, Ohio.   The single was banned after some parents and students complained to Mason High School principal David Allen, who printed out the lyrics to the popular […]

A Tribe Called Quest frontman Q-Tip will headline the 2007 CMJ Music Marathon and appear at The Apple store in New York next week, to promote his highly anticipated album, The Renaissance.   The rapper will open the annual festival with a performance at The Blender Theatre at Gramercy on October 16th.   Other rappers […]