Chicago rapper Common will officially launch his new Soji line of hats on Wednesday (Jan. 23) in New York. Common, along with invited guests Jamie Foxx, Alicia Keys, Jeremy Piven and others, will preview the high-end hats, which will be sold exclusively at La Coppola Storta stores, a trendy retailer with locations in Palermo, Roma, […]

Superstar rapper The Game has canceled a series of concert dates in Luanda, Africa, according to local promoters. The rapper was scheduled to land in the country today (Jan. 22) to perform at the Atlantico Cinema on Saturday (Jan. 27) and Sunday (Jan. 28), but the concerts have been postponed.According to promoters with the Angola […]

A lawsuit brought against Fox Television and XXL magazine by rapper Tyruss "Big Syke" Himes was dismissed by a Superior Court judge in Los Angeles on Thursday (Jan. 18). Big Syke filed the defamation lawsuit in July of 2006, claiming that Fox’s local television station KTTV wrongfully accused him being involved in the unsolved murder […]

Rapper Young Buck continues to expand his Ca$hville record label, having recently signed pioneering Sacramento, CA rapper, C-Bo. While terms of the deal are being finalized, C-Bo, real name Shawn Thomas, will be the first artist to release an album off the Ca$hville label, Young Buck revealed to AllHipHop.com.“C-Bo is about to f**k the game […]

Rap mogul Russell Simmons will share his views on hate and inequality as the guest speaker for Monday’s (Jan. 22) World Jewish Congress American Section meeting. The Hip-Hop pioneer, who plans to speak on “Unity: Fighting Our Fights Together,” will promote the need for people from all backgrounds and cultures to stand up for each […]

Asian American rapper Jin has released a diss record aimed at talk show host Rose O’Donnell, after O’Donnell host made what many felt were racist comments directed towards Asian Americans last month. During an episode of ABC’s The View, O’Donnell was describing how actor Danny DeVito’s drunken appearance on the show had garnered international headlines. […]

Ludacris, Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake and Carrie Underwood have been added to the list of the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, organizers announced today (Jan. 18). Ludacris and company join previously announced performers that includes Gnarls Barkley, Beyonce, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Dixie Chicks and others. Presenters during the evening include […]

Rapper Snoop Dogg and Global Gaming League (GGL) announced the official launch the Hip-Hop Gaming League’s second season today (Jan. 18). The online gaming tournament features 32 of the biggest names in Hip-Hop and professional sports competing for bragging rights and the chance to win the league’s championship title. Snoop Dogg, who is the commissioner […]

Mobb Deep fans will get a double helping of music from one half of the veteran duo as Prodigy gears up for the release of two solo albums.The first release, titled Return of the Mac, will re-team the Queens lyricist with producer The Alchemist. The beatmaker, who recently worked with Eminem on The Re-Up Mixtape, […]

Riding high off the buzz of VH1’s#### show ego trip’s (White) Rapper Show, MC Serch is planning to release a new LP titled M.any Y.oung L.ives A.go: The 1994 Sessions. The release is a “lost” album featuring songs that were recorded in 1994 for Def Jam, but were never released commercially. The vintage collection of […]

Superstar R&B crooner Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale is seeking a legal judgment preventing bankrupt Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight from discharging an alleged $10 million dollars in back royalties. In documents released by Court TV’s website TheSmokinggun.com, Nate Dogg, born Nathaniel Hale, claims that Knight was the owner and president of Death Row […]

AllHipHop.com has confirmed that both DJ Drama and DJ Don Cannon have been released from the Fulton County Jail, where they were held overnight on Tuesday (January 16) on racketeering charges. The two DJ’s were freed on a $100,000 signature bond this afternoon (January 17). They are set for a second appearance at the Fulton […]

"You know you’re hot when you got the Hip-Hop police on your ass," said one internet poster on DJ Don Cannon’s myspace page. "FREE DRAMA & DON CANNON."The Hip-Hop community has immediately responded to the office raid and arrest of DJ Don Cannon and DJ Drama of the Aphilliates, a collective of DJs based in […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs and MTV announced open call auditions for the mogul’s fourth season of Making the Band yesterday (Jan. 16), which will search for the newest superstar boy band.Starting today (Jan 17.), music industry hopefuls will be able to audition in Los Angeles for the first round of cuts. Open call auditions will also […]

Ruthless Records co-founder Jerry Heller is set to return to the music industry with the formation of his new record label, Streetlife/Klock Work Records.The former NWA manager signed an agreement Tuesday (Jan. 16) with veteran producer Johnny "J" and Pablito Vasquez, who will act as a liason between the label’s artistic and business endeavors, in […]

Celebrity jeweler Jacob "The Jeweler" Arabov is lining up a star-studded list of defense witnesses who may testify during his upcoming trial for federal money laundering.Documents submitted to a judge in Detroit revealed that rappers like Jay-Z, Sean "Diddy" Combs and singer Mariah Carey are some of the witnesses Arabov will call to the stand […]

The downtown Atlanta, GA offices of the Aphilliates Music Group were raided this afternoon (January 16), resulting in the arrests of 28-year-old Tyree "DJ Drama" Simmons and 27-year-old Donald Cannon, also known as DJ Don Cannon.The Fulton County Swat Team, with assistance from Clayton County Police, entered the label’s offices and studios at 147 Walker […]

The battle between The Source and its former co-owners David Mays and Ray "Benzino" Scott continues, as the new owners of The Source have sent a cease and desist notice to the pair’s new venture, Hip Hop Weekly.The letter, which was sent to executives at Hip Hop Weekly and Mays’ attorney David J. Finkler on […]

Underground rapper and 2005 Fight Klub battle champion Serius Jones is taking his act to the majors as the newest member of Ludacris’ Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP) record label.DTP executives confirmed the signing with AllHipHop.com today (Jan. 16). The signing ends months of negotiations and speculation about which major label the rapper will call home. […]

Sha Money XL’s Money Management Group and G-Unit Records will present the first annual One Stop Shop producers conference, which will take place Feb. 10-11 in Phoenix, AZ. The One Stop Shop, which takes place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Phoenix, is a two-day conference dedicated to producers. The conference has confirmed a number […]