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 […]

  Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan will address issues within the Hip-Hop community during a private, invitation-only brunch for hundreds of music industry industry professionals this weekend in Atlanta.   The event, which is sponsored by AllHipHop.com, is scheduled to take place at 12 p.m. on Sunday (Oct. 14) at an undisclosed location […]

Dipset rapper Jim Jones will have more than one record label pushing his next album, thanks to his new deal with Columbia Records.   Through the new alliance, which doubles as a partnership with current recording home Koch Records, Jones will benefit from the two companies, as Koch will continue to handle marketing and radio […]

Atlanta bred rappers Young Jeezy and T.I. and Cleveland’s Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and join chart dominators Beyonce, Akon and Justin Timberlake as nominees for the American Music Awards, which were on announced on Tuesday (October 9).   Young Jeezy, Bone and T.I., who have two nominations, will also go head-to-head with Beyonce, Linkin Park, Justin Timberlake […]

Rappers and musicians in the United Kingdom will face jail time under a new law being created which will outlaw hateful lyrics against homosexuals.   According to Justice Secretary Jack Straw, the proposed law will cover gay men, women and bisexual people, as well as transsexuals and disabled people.   “It is a measure of […]

Rap group The Black Eyed Peas were forced to halt a performance in El Salvador, after group member Fergie became ill. Fergie told over 10,000 fans shortly into the group’s performance that she was sick from seafood poisoning and could not continue. The concert was organized by Two Show and was a date on the […]

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Rapper Bow Wow and R&B singer Omarion will act as this year’s ambassadors and grand marshals for Howard University’s “Hollywood Howard Homecoming Parade” this year.   Legendary singer Chaka Khan will serve as Mistress of Ceremonies during the 9th annual parade, which takes place from 10:00 am – 12:00 PM, Saturday, October 20.   The […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with another lawsuit, this time from a man who claims the mogul’s bodyguards beat him senseless at a nightclub in Manhattan last June.   According to the $5 million dollar lawsuit, which was filed in New York County Court this week, promoter James Waldon was at The Box on […]

Rapper Joe Budden is no longer signed to Def Jam Records after being heralded as one of its most promising acts in the early 2000’s.The rapper said he was pleased to be leaving the label and looked forward to the next steps in his career. “I’m just happy we were finally able to cut all […]

The fate of Death Row Records continues to hang in the balance as independent record label Koch Records positions itself to buy the once influential West Coast rap label.   The New York Post reports that Koch is one of two companies who stand the best chance of purchasing Death Row.   The other company, […]

Chicago rapper Common has announced the launch of The Common Ground Foundation Inc., a San Francisco based global initiative to educate and empower urban and disadvantaged youth.   The rapper’s foundation will also focus on HIV/AIDS prevention programs targeting youth in communities around the world, specifically Africa.   “I always believed that if we started […]

Original Screwed Up Click member and Houston, Texas based rapper Big Moe has suffered a heart attack and is currently in a coma sources revealed to AllHipHop.com.   Big Moe, born Kenneth Moore, suffered a massive heart attack on Sunday (October 7) and is currently hospitalized on life support, struggling to stay alive.   Big […]

Rapper/actor Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and his Ludacris Foundation will be honored next month during the National Runaway Switchboard’s (NRS) annual Spirit of Youth benefit.   Ludacris and the Foundation will receive the organization’s 2007 “Spirit of Youth” award at the event, which will take place Nov. 1 in Chicago.   The “Spirit of Youth” award […]

With their jazz-inflected brand of Hip-Hop and insightful lyrics A Tribe Called Quest have earned their recognition at tonight’s (Oct. 8) VH1 Hip-Hop Honors ceremony.And while the honor is a milestone in the group’s history, it is Tribe co-founder Phife Dawg who has garnered the most respect among the collective through this battle with diabetes.“For […]

Rap star/mogul Jay-Z is planning to release a movie based around his upcoming conceptual album American Gangster.   The album contains all-new original material from Jay-Z and is his lyrical interpretation of the movie American Gangster, which stars Denzel Washington as 1970’s heroin kingpin Frank Lucas.   “What I really plan to do is shoot […]

Lil’ Wayne was released from prison in Boise, Idaho on $20,000 bail on Saturday evening (October 6) and according to the rapper’s attorney, his client’s incarceration was the result of a “misunderstanding.”   Police arrested Lil’ Wayne early Saturday morning following a concert at the Qwest Arena, after authorities in Fulton County, Georgia issued a […]