Lil’ Jon and R. Kelly took home top honors at the 2005 BMI Urban Awards, which took place last night (August 26) at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami, Florida. Lil’ Jon and R. Kelly were named Songwriters of the Year with four “most performed song” awards. The song “Yeah” featuring Usher was named Song of […]

A Michigan husband and wife have slapped Eminem with his second lawsuit in two weeks. On Thursday, Breck and Tina Wyngarden have filed suit against the rapper, a bus driver, and Entertainment Coaches of America over a collision that involved the rapper’s Anger Management tour bus. On July 13, Eminem’s Anger Management tour bus was […]

Lil’ Kim will host one last major party before entering prison on September 19. Kim, who was sentenced to 366 days in prison for lying about her knowledge of a 2001 broad daylight shootout in New York City, will host an official VMA after party on August 28 at Cro-Bar in Miami, Florida along with […]

Harlem rapper Cam’ron and his DipSet crew are shooting a massive shoot-out scene today in Brooklyn as part of his upcoming gangsta musical “Killa Season.” Cam, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Hell Rell and J.R. Writer will all be present for the six minute scene, which includes 2 gutted cars, dropped windows and of course, firearms. […]

Sean Combs AKA Diddy, CEO of Bad Boy Entertainment and 14-time Grammy winner Emilio Estefan will bridge the gap with Bad Boy Latino. Bad Boy Latino will be the two moguls new musical joint venture. “The Latino market in the US is such a beautiful, diverse, and powerful market,” Combs said. “I’m blessed to have […]

Damon Dash’s Mercedes-Benz was inadvertently involved in a serious car accident on Tuesday that injured six people in mid-town Manhattan. According to the New York Daily News, police officers approached a pair of men that were arguing on Broadway near West 40th Street in Manhattan. After requesting ID from one of the men, a powdery […]

Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus, superstar rapper, is now venturing into the world of skateboarding with the launch of the Snoop Dogg Board Company (SDBC). The company will launch with a complete line of long and short skateboards, accessories and backpacks. SDBC is being distributed by Pentagon Distribution, the distributor for Kampus Wakeskates and shoes, Academy […]

Rapper 50 Cent has announced several new concert dates abroad, a declaration which comes in the aftermath of Eminem’s cancellation of the Anger Management European tour. 50’s new dates start in the United Kingdom on Sept. 11 and wrap in Dublin, Ireland on Sept. 18. A representative for 50 Cent couldn’t immediately confirm if more […]

“Style Wars,” the legendary movie detailing New York’s graffiti culture and the birth of Hip-Hop, will be re-released on August 23rd as a DVD 2-disc set distributed through Music Video Distribution (MVD). The DVD includes over 3 hours of special features with artist galleries and interviews, outtake footage, a remastered soundtrack, commentary from director Tony […]

Houston rapper Slim Thug is featured on the soundtrack for the newly released 2006 version of EA Sports highly popular Madden NFL. Slim lent his previously unreleased joint "Get it Started" to the franchise, and hopes the exposure help further his already strong buzz. "This is a great way for me to get my music […]

Funk Master Flex, will kick off a 10-city celebrity car tour September 3, 2005 at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida. Flex founded Team Baurtwell, a high profile custom-car club with elite members such as Shaquille O’Neil, Busta Rhymes, and others. Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Missy Elliot, Mariah Carey, Ashanti and more will present their customized […]

The competition was intense, the crowd was raucous, the judges were critical, and the winner was oh so serious- Serius Jones that is. With a $10, 000 purse on the line, the New Jersey-native defeated Jin, the previous Fight Klub Champion last night in front of a packed house at a special AllHipHop.com-sponsored edition of […]

Mark Ecko won a victory yesterday (August 22) against New York City and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, when a judge ordered the city to reinstate a permit for Mark Ecko Enterprises to conduct an outdoor art exhibition featuring graffiti artists and images of subway cars. Judge Jed Rakoff ruled yesterday that Ecko’s proposed graffiti exhibit is […]

Albany, Georgia Hip-Hop duo Field Mob has inked a deal with Ludacris’ Disturbing Tha Peace label to release their third album Light Poles and Pine Trees. “As Disturbing Tha Peace continues to grow, we are proud to have them as an addition to our brand,” Ludacris told AllHipHop.com. “We [Disturbing Tha Peace] are here to […]

Rapper Kanye West has snagged the cover of Time Magazine in an issue that is focusing on Hip-Hop. The interview features West detailing his career and his attempts to break into the music business and the adversity he faced. “I’d leave meetings crying all the time,” West told music writer Josh Tyrangiel in this week’s […]

Will Smith and Thandie Newton will star opposite each other in the new drama, “The Pursuit of Happyness.” The movie is based upon the rags-to-riches story of Chris Gardner, who was once homeless and living in a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Oakland, California. Gardner’s life changed when he met a man driving a […]

50 Cent has hit a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania auto dealer with a $1 million dollar lawsuit, claiming the dealer used his name and likeness without permission. 50 accuses Gary Barbera Enterprises of running ads in Philadelphia area newspapers promoting his company with a picture of the rapper and the words “Just like 50 says!” next to […]

50 Cent addressed rumors surrounding the signing of Harlem, New York rapper Ma$e to the growing G-Unit roster. On Thursday (August 18), 50 Cent appeared on BET’s 106 & Park to support the "princess of G-Unit" Olivia as she performed her song "Twist It". While in a question and answer session, 50 addressed the rumor […]

Rapper/producer David Banner is taking a step from behind the microphone and mixing board to make his acting debut along side Samuel L. Jackson in the Craig Brewer directed film “Black Snake Moan.” The movie is a tale about a white woman who is a nymphomaniac and must be cured of her disorder by a […]