On February 22, The Roots will kick off Heineken’s New Legend Concert Series at the Apollo Theater, performing the first of eight quarterly shows set to take over the course of the next two years.   Selected not only for their relevance in Hip-Hop, but also for their longevity, the Grammy-winning Philadelphia group’s performance will […]

LaGrange, Georgia rapper Bubba Sparxxx and his New South Entertainment label inked a distribution with Koch Records it was announced today (February 11).   Sparxxx, who was previously signed to Timbaland’s Beat Club imprint, is in the recording studio working on new material.   He will release his untitled fourth album on his own imprint […]

The Tupac Amaru Center for the Arts (TASCA) recently launched an art exhibit and stage play showcasing the struggle and arrest of Tupac’s mother Afeni Shakur, titled Afeni Shakur: In Her Defense.   The Afeni Shakur: In Her Defense exhibit is a multi-media showcase that highlights Shakur’s arrest as a member of the Black Panthers […]

T.I.’s Grand Hustle Entertainment is branching into the world of comedy with the label’s latest venture, Grand Hustle Comedy and a comedy tour, which is scheduled to launch February 15 in Omaha, Nebraska.   The management and booking firm for upcoming comedians was launched by comedian Roland “Lil’ Duval” Powell and Grand Hustle VP, Clay […]

Rapper Nas isn’t shying away from the controversy surrounding his new album.   The rapper walked the red carpet in a black t-shirt that boldly said “N****r” on it. His wife Kelis and a bevy of woman who were dressed in similar garb accompanied the rapper.The rapper explained his fashion choice to a reporter for […]

Despite an upset by jazz artist Herbie Hancock, rapper/producer Kanye West and embattled soul diva Amy Winehouse emerged as the big winners at this year’s Grammy Awards.   West took home four of the eight Grammy awards he was up for, including Best Rap Album for Graduation, Best Rap Solo Performance for “Stronger,” Best Rap […]

Houston rappers Baby Bash and Chingo Bling have signed on to star in a new Latin themed comedy titled Primos. The movie, which also stars actor Danny Trejo, is a rags-to-riches story that was written by Joey Medina, who was featured on the Latin Kings of Comedy tour. Baby Bash recently released his album Cyclone, […]

A U.S. District Court in California has agreed to hear Dr. Dre’s appeal regarding the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against Death Row Records, seeking potential millions in unpaid royalties. According to the Associated Press, Dr. Dre, born Andre Young, seeks to determine the amount of unpaid royalties Death Row may owe since the company […]

Felicia “Lil Snoop” Pearson will host cast members of HBO’s#### series The Wire on BET’s Rap City next week.   On Monday, Snoop will talk with Jamie Hector, who plays Baltimore drug kingpin Marlo Stanfield. Hector will discuss females, his work on The Wire, his community initiatives and his new clothing line Royal Addiction.   […]

Three days after making controversial statements on a Los Angeles morning radio show, Miami rapper Pitbull is setting the record straight.The clarification stems from an interview conducted on Power 106’s Big Boy’s Neighborhood, where Pitbull expressed his frustration with his record label, TVT Records.Pitbull accused TVT of not properly promoting his latest release, The Boatlift, […]

Motown Records founder and chairman Berry Gordy, Jr. and multi-Grammy award winning producer James “Jimmy Jam” Harris are set to be honored by Universal/Motown Records, EMI and CONTENT at the Chairmen’s Luncheon in Los Angeles today (Feb 8).   Gordy and Jimmy Jam, the newly appointed chairman of the board of the National Academy of […]

Wreckshop Records will release a new album from late Houston rapper Big Moe titled Unfinished Business. The album is the first posthumous release from Screwed Up Click member Big Moe, who was 33 when he died of a heart attack in October of 2007. The first single from the album is titled “Pint To the […]

Multi-Platinum Producer Timbaland will release a completely mobile album to Verizon’s V Cast customers it was announced today (February 8).Timbaland will record the album over the course of the year on Verizon’s new Mobile Recording Studio Bus.”I am honored to have the opportunity to create music from so many places in the country and deliver […]

Jay-Z has been named chairman of Translation Advertising, a new advertising agency that is part of Steve Stoute’s Translation Consultation and Brand Imaging.According to The New York Times, Jay-Z will help direct the agency’s efforts to connect advertisers to a newer, younger, demographic.”As an artist, you make music,” Jay-Z told The New York Times. “And […]

Former No Limit Soldier Mr. Serv-On is gearing up for his return to the public eye, via a new dating and relationship guide written by the artist himself.Entitled Inside the Mind of Brothas: A Young Black Man’s Guide for Black Women Trying to Survive the Dating Game in Today’s Hip-Hop Generation, the book aims to […]

Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch is taking his success in the entertainment industry a step further, with the creation of Oscilloscope Pictures, a full-service film distribution company.The new company, which will be run by former ThinkFilm executive David Fenkel, will release independently produced English and foreign language films and documentaries into the U.S. theater market, […]

Two weeks after the release of his forthcoming sophomore album, Rick Ross is unveiling a gritty slice of his beloved Miami in a new documentary.The film, titled M.I.Yayo, will offer what is described as a true account of street life in Miami while counting down the 10 most notorious druglords in the city.For Ross, the […]

Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z and R&B singer Mary J. Blige have announced that they will tour North America on the 25-date “Heart of the City” tour.  The tour, which is produced by Live Nation, kicks off March 22nd at Miami’s American Airlines Arena. The pair will stop in major markets like New Orleans, Houston, Las Vegas […]

Brooklyn rap group M.O.P. is searching for a new label home, as they prepare to leave 50 Cent’s G-Unit imprint, the group’s manager Laze Elliot told AllHipHop.com.   “As soon as I lock down the new situation, it will be official,” Laze told AllHipHop.com, adding that the terms were definitely “amicable.”   While M.O.P.’s three […]

Representatives for 50 Cent have denied reports that the rapper’s G-Unit Clothing brand will be shutting down for good.   The rapper, born Curtis Jackson, launched his G-Unit clothing brand in 2004 in partnership with Marc Ecko Enterprises, which owns 50% of the brand.   While G-Unit Clothing isn’t shutting its doors, reports have stated that […]