While The Source and XXL continue to battle for Hip-Hop magazine supremacy as if they were Jay-Z and Nas, an upstart Brooklyn-based publication is positioning itself to steal the show like 50 Cent. In just over a year, The Ave Magazine has cultivated an underground following with its mix of entertainment, news, and social commentary. […]

The manager of the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota was fired from his position after he advanced $90,000 to a promoter for a Missy Elliot concert that never happened. Fargo officials said that Paul Johnson, who managed the Fargodome for over nine years, felt pressure to book big name acts at the dome and used […]

It has been said that work can continue to precede a person even in death. Such is the case of gangsta rap pioneer Eric "Eazy-E" Wright and the launch of a new charity, EazyStreetkids. Founded by Tracy Jernagin, the organization was founded for the simple purpose of raising money to fund underprivileged youth and the […]

Freestyle master Supernatural is out to prove that the ability to rhyme runs in his family and will include his son on his next record. "His name is Camouflage Hajj," Supernatural told AllHipHop.com after a performance at S.O.B.’s. "He’s going to be on my new album. He’s only 13 years-old and he’s a full blown […]

After 5 years of waiting for the highly anticipated album Say Hi To The Bad Guy, Crooked I has officially severed all ties and legally left, Death Row Records and has inked a deal with Universal. Rumors that Crooked I was planning to leave the label this year began when the Los Angeles-born, Long Beach-bred […]

New Line Cinema is developing a remake to the 1973 classic movie, "The Harder They Come." While no lead actor has been selected, the updated movie will have a Hip-Hop slant to the movie, which centers around a man trying to make it in the music business and instead ends up in the criminal underworld, […]

An associate of Murder Inc. and Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff has entered into the Witness Protection Program and is cooperating with federal prosecutors. Jon Ragin, 35, was arrested last year on money laundering and credit card fraud charges, after he attempted to launder over $500,000 between 1998 and 2001 through a phony tuxedo rental business. Ragin, […]

Music Choice, the television network that broadcasts music via cable and satellite television, will celebrate Hip-Hop Appreciation week with an audio series, "The Message." Hosted by Pete Rock, the program will focus exclusively on Hip-Hop that delivers a positive message. Additionally, Pete Rock will give his take on the evolution of Hip-Hop, where it is […]

Paris’ Guerrilla Funk Recordings has reached a deal with rapper MC Ren and will produce, manufacture and distribute a new album by the veteran in early 2005. The album is the first full-length recording for the former N.W.A. member since 1998, when he released Ruthless For Life. Ren is known for his bold lyrics on […]

Houston, Texas rapper Lil Flip has his sights set on directing music videos and eventually movies. The platinum selling rapper recently revealed his desire to go from in front of the camera to behind it. "I want to get into directing videos now," Flip told AllHipHop.com. "I co-directed "Game Over" with Benny Boom and we’re […]

Lil Kim was forced to cancel her appearance at the famed Kentucky Derby over the weekend, because New York prosecutors refused to grant her permission to leave the state. According to reports, the rapper was scheduled to attend various events and her cancellations cost promoters thousands of dollars. Prosecutors are allegedly very serious in pursuing […]

The Gameologist Group, an Atlantic City based company, is in the process of introducing C-Lo , a game of chance using dice into casinos nationwide. The game was made popular by various Hip-Hop artists who play the game and frequently mention it in their rhymes. "We have had this game trademarked for about two years," […]

A prank from the MTV show “Punk’d” has reportedly gone wrong when host Ashton Kutcher and crew attempted to trick Black Eyed Peas into a fake arrest. According to published reports, the BEP entourage began fighting with the shows fake cops after the attempted apprehension within a sex brothel. Neither Kutcher nor show producers anticipated […]

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs’ Broadway performance in the play "Raisin in the Sun" has garnered praises from critics & has become a financial success. Advanced ticket sales for the play have already exceeded $2.5 million dollars. Combs stars opposite Sanaa Lathan, Phylicia Rashad & Audra McDonald and plays the role of "Walter Lee Younger," a […]

In 1988, the movie "Colors" brought to the screen, Hollywood’s depiction of the ravenous violence, that over the previous decade, had overtaken LA streets due to the war between the Crips and Bloods. Even West Coast Hip-Hop music of the day from Ice T’s "6 in the Morning, to NWA’s "Straight Out of Compton," glorified […]

Lyricist Lounge and Image Entertainment will present the "Dirty States of America," a documentary of Southern Hip-Hop, accompanied by a soundtrack of the same name. The film examines several different styles of Hip-Hop, including Crunk, Bounce, Booty and the innovative Screwed style. Scarface, David Banner, 8Ball, Goodie Mob, Lil Jon, Petey Pablo, Trick Daddy and […]

C. DeLores Tucker lost another libel lawsuit yesterday (April 28) after claming two newspapers had falsely reported on her dispute with the estate of Tupac Shakur. Tucker sued Shakur’s estate over the song "How Do You Want It," in which Shakur rhymed Tucker’s last name and called her a "motherf*cker." The 1997 lawsuit claimed that […]

After five days of tense waiting, Roc-A-Fella CEO Dame Dash breathed a sigh of relief when the attempted-murder trial of one of his marquee artists, Beanie Sigel, came to a close in the rapper’s favor. A jury could not reach a verdict regarding Bean’s guilt or innocence and a mistrial was declared. The charges had […]

Rakim was arrested by officers last night as he was about to enter the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan to perform at a very anticipated concert featuring Ghostface, Talib Kweli, Slick Rick and Royce Da 5’9. Plain-clothed officers flashed their badges around 11 p.m. and took the rapper away in an unmarked car. "Rakim was falsely […]