Mixtape master J. Period has teamed up with Hip-Hop group The Roots to present The Best of the Roots (hosted by Black Thought). The promotional mixtape features over 50 tracks of remixes, freestyles, unreleased material and exclusive J.Period remixes. The mixtape also boasts appearances from Jay-Z, Rakim, Nas, Stevie Wonder and Def Poet Mayda Del […]

Rapper Rakim has announced a 22-date national tour starting later this month. The tour kicks off on August 19, when Rakim makes an appearance in Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing.The tour will make stops in Texas, Arizona, California, Utah, Colorado, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New York, North Carolina and Georgia, before winding down in Washington, DC. […]

Rapper MC Lyte will attend the second annual Hip-Hop Leadership Camp in Los Angeles this year, being held in Los Angeles. A variety of entertainment industry professionals will attend the four-day camp for at-risk youth, which takes place Aug. 10-13 on the campus of UCLA. "This camp is more than just a series of classes," […]

Def Jam Records president and CEO Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter will take part in an effort to educate the public on the world’s water crisis.The mogul will be joined by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and MTV president Christina Norman on Wednesday (Aug. 9) to announce the details of the venture at the United Nations, 1st […]

Kanye West will open for the Rolling Stones on the legendary rock group’s A Bigger Bang North American tour. West will team with the Stones on their stop at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. on Sept 20. The rapper will then head to Halifax, Nova Scotia for a date at Halifax Commons on Sept. 23. […]

Hip-Hop veteran Rakim is headlining a concert sponsored by the City of Boston being held at City Hall Plaza tomorrow (Aug. 5).Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino has endorsed the Peace Boston 2006, which is a free outdoor music festival that focuses on the positive aspects that Hip-Hop music has to offer. The day-long event is […]

Hannah Hightower, mother of controversial radio personality DJ Star, has filed an $11 million lawsuit against Emmis Radio for disparaging comments Hot 97 disc jockey Miss Jones made about her. The federal lawsuit contends that Miss Jones defamed Hightower during an on-air rant in which Jones described her as a "a prostitute." The complaint, filed […]

Slain rap icon Tupac Shakur will be the subject of a 13-day educational study geared toward his work in film.The study, titled Tupac Shakur Reinterpreted, will be presented by the British Film Institute and National Film Theater. The event will feature screenings and discussions which will examine Shakur’s impact on rap music and mainstream media […]

Public Enemy rapper Chuck D. has teamed with Waliyy "Main Event" Dixon to host an On Demand television show titled Main Event, teaching lessons in playground basketball.Viewers will have the opportunity to learn how to execute passing, defense and dunks, including Main Event’s trademark moves, the 360 dunk and the windmill dunk. The series was […]

According to sources, SRC Records CEO Steve Rifkind is in negotiations to regain his best known brand name, Loud. Sources told AllHipHop.com that the mogul is planning a relaunch of the Loud brand, including a website and a mobile effort, Loud Mobile. Loud closed its doors in 2002 and Sony acquired the Loud name when […]

Former Power 105.1 FM DJ Star has filed a $55 million defamation lawsuit against the city councilman who prompted the radio station to fire him. The suit, filed today (Aug. 2) by attorney James Cinque, accuses City Councilman John Liu (D-Queens) of launching a malicious crusade against Star that led to his firing and arrest. […]

Common will play host to the debut of Chicago Urban League’s Teen REACH Music Program as well as the grand opening of a new South Side Chicago Banking center established by Bank of America. The Chicago Urban League’s Teen REACH Music Program aims to introduce high school students to various careers in the music industry. […]

Houston rapper Paul Wall has been added to the Grand Finale concert of AllHipHop.com’s annual AllHipHop.com Week 2006. The platinum selling rapper joins other talented artists, including Lloyd Banks, Remy Martin, Papoose, Shawnna, Joe Budden and The Clipse. The concert with media partners Hot 97 and VIBE magazine, takes place on August 11 at the […]

Rap star Kanye West made fashion magazine Vanity Fair’s 67th Annual Top 10 Best Dressed list.West was included in the Top 10 best dressed men along with actor George Clooney, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, David Beckham and Prince Ernst of Hanover.Over 1,000 fashion industry industry insiders vote each year on the world’s best dressed people. West […]

Authorities are investigating the recent deaths of two members of the Flint, Mich. rap group Skanibino Mob. Deion J.L. "Bone Skanless" Smith was gunned down Friday (July 28) in a hail of AK-47 gunfire outside his home on Alma Avenue. The 32-year-old rapper’s fellow Skanbino member Marcus Mosley (AKA Young Kee) was found shot to […]

Bun B. of UGK is setting up the next leg of their career by positioning their status as mature, vets amid a rush of new talents.According to Bun B., maturity and perseverance is what allowed the group to remain longtime fixtures in the rap industry."Being a southern n***a, we used to have to fight for […]

Rap star Lil’ Kim’s house arrest will come to an end on Thursday (Aug. 3) according to her representatives. Her house arrest, which lasted 30 days, was part of the conditions of her parole after being released from prison on July 3. Lil’ Kim, born Kimberly Jones, served 10 months in a Philadelphia prison for […]