Almost a week after throwing a teenager off of a stage in Fishkill, New York, Senegalese R & B singer Akon has finally come forward to speak on the situation. The incident began when the teenage concert go-er threw what witnesses have claimed was a piece of a pretzel at Akon. After being pointed out […]
Rapper Jay-Z has landed one of 20 covers of the upcoming July issue of Vanity Fair, which is guest edited by U2 front man Bono. Vanity Fair’s unprecedented 20-cover issue focuses on the plight of the continent Africa. Muhammad Ali, Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Warren Buffett, George W. Bush, Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Bill and Melinda […]
Fatman Scoop and his wife Shanda signed a new television development deal and first-look book and DVD deal with MTV, based on their series Man and Wife. Created by Fatman Scoop and Shanda, Man and Wife offers an interactive and insightful look at the couple’s relationship. The series was launched earlier this year as a […]
Dead Prez, Casual, Pep Love, Aceyalone and Rakim are featured on the new upcoming 2KSports All-Pro Football 2K8 soundtrack, which is set to be released this summer. The soundtrack for the sports game on Playstation and XBox will feature original production mixes from Hip Hop DJ Z-Trip, one of the pioneers of “mash ups.” “One […]
Last night (June 1), the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Lebron James gave a legendary performance and scored a career playoff-high of 48 points, as the Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons in Game 5, which was an exciting, 109-107 double-overtime victory for the Cavaliers. James, who also raps, held a promotion with Sprite that started in January, that […]
Pioneering Hip-Hop producer Marley Marl suffered a heart attack yesterday (June 5) sources told AllHipHop.com. While details are sketchy, sources said Marley Marl, born Marlon Williams, is in a New York area hospital and is in stable condition. Marley Marl is one of the most influential producers in the history of Hip-Hop. In the early […]
Hip-Hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs made history last week when his fragrance Unforgivable won Men’s Fragrance of the Year at the Fragrance Foundation’s 35th Annual FiFi Awards in New York. Combs’ win at the FiFi Awards makes him the first African-American to take home an award at the coveted event. “Somebody from fashion had come […]
Police in Fishkill, New York may question Akon and file charges against R&B singer Akon, after footage surfaced of the singer tossing a fan into the crowd surfaced on the Internet. The incident took place at Dutchess stadium in Fishkill, during the annual KFEST concert sponsored by radio station WSPK 104.7, after an unidentified fan […]
Nearly six years after their last release, rockers Duran Duran are currently working on their upcoming album with the help of Hip-Hop producer Timbaland and his protégé Danjahandz. Danjahandz, a young Virginia native, first caught Timbaland’s attention in 2001 and two years later, the young producer was brought to Timbaland’s studio in Miami to put […]
Talib Kweli, Rock Ross, Fat Joe and Lil’ Flip will perform during a star-studded birthday party for Satellite radio veteran Leo G, program director for XM’s only uncut and uncensored Hip-Hop channel, XM66. Mississippi rapper David Banner will host Leo G.’s 37th birthday party, which is invitation only and takes place at popular Washington, D.C. […]
Artist development company Music Nation has launched another series of online video music competitions, with the winners will receive a major label recording contracts. The latest competition by Music Nation will include two separate winners, one winner will be chosen from the Hip-Hop genre and the other from the rock genre. Judging the Hip-Hop competition […]
Will Smith may be one of the most popular celebrities of the moment, but the actor/rapper will find an audience of one at the end of the year for his new film, I Am Legend. The Francis Lawrence-directed action thriller stars Smith as Robert Neville, a brilliant scientist who becomes the last human survivor in […]
Beastie Boys member Adam “MCA” Yauch recently finished production on the forthcoming reunion album from punk music pioneers, Bad Brains. The release, titled Build a Nation, is described as a return to form for Bad Brains. Bad Brains is world renown for helping define American punk and hardcore music. The African-American rock group has been […]
Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Troy Hudson has signed on as the latest artist on Bow Wow’s Price of Fame Tour, which includes rappers Mims, Jibbs, Huey and Crime Mob. Hudson, who raps under the moniker T-Hud, is joining the tour to support his upcoming debut album Undrafted. The rapper/basketball player, will join the tour on […]
Criminal charges were officially filed against The Game today (June 4) in connection with a February altercation during a game of basketball in Los Angeles. Prosecutors claim that The Game, born Jayceon Taylor, was involved in an altercation in which he allegedly punched a player on the opposing team and then pulled a gun out […]
Rapper/producer Kanye West will be among a group of celebrities slated to appear at this year’s Songwriters Hall of Fame gala. The event, which takes place Thursday (June 7) at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York, will kick off with cocktails at 6 p.m. R&B crooner John Legend will be honored this year with […]
Grassroots Hip-Hop organization Tools of War will host their fifth annual True School Hip-Hop Summer Park Jam in New York City throughout the summer. The summer long event stretches over a series of weekends throughout the entire 2007 summer, beginning on June 7 and ending in August. Tools of War was founded by veteran Hip-Hop […]
St. Louis native Chingy recently reunited with Ludacris‘ Disturbing Tha Peace record label and the rapper is currently in the recording studio working on new material for his upcoming fourth album, tentatively titled Love It or Hate It. “It’s going to be more lyrical [and] have more serious topics,” Chingy told the Post Dispatch. “The […]
cian, producer, and Fugees member Wyclef Jean will join rock band Cartel in an enclosed bubble on June 7 to help them produce a new track for their sophomore album. Cartel has been in the bubble located on Hudson River Park’s Pier 54 in New York since May 24 and will leave the bubble when […]
Charles Patton, a partner and music producer for rapper Lupe Fiasco’s 1st and 15th record label, has been sentenced on drug charges. The mogul was sentenced to 44 years in prison in May, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The verdict was handed down in a Cook County courtroom by Judge Dennis Porter, despite letters written […]
