While Ice Cube was once heralded as a gang banging, gun-toting gangsta lyricist, the rapper/actor disclosed that he and his original group N.W.A. often faced real street thug because of their gritty image. “We used to get that all the time man all the time that group (N.W.A.) was a magnet for every tough guy […]

Ice-T has officially launched several of his latest corporate properties. The rapper, his finance Coco, Keith Murray, a number of industry folks and a bevy of scantily clad models were on hand at Privelege Gentleman’s Cabaret in New York to celebrate. At the party Wednesday, Ice displayed his fashion line, Ice Wear, his energy drink, […]

Hip-hop fans who have been savoring for a collaboration between Nas and Rakim since the QB adherent debuted in ’94 with Illmatic, may soon have their collective appetites satisfied. A recent report suggested the two might appear together on a track from Alicia Key’s forthcoming sophomore album. The Grammy-award winning soul singer told MTV News […]

Dirt McGirt, formerly known as the Ol’ Dirty Bastard, will be the next celebrity guest photographer for Playboy Magazine. Dirt snapped the pictures as photographer for a day for the magazine’s website, Playboy.com. He took flicks of Philadelphia native and Play Boy Special Editions model, Stacy Hetrick. According to those present at the shoot, the […]

Lil Kim is taking her time releasing her Hollyhood clothing line, despite having three separate offers on the table. "That’s not something I want to rush into," Kim told AllHipHop.com. "I take serious pride in my clothing. I want to make sure I have the right deal. I kinda held back, because I want it […]

Missy Elliot has dispelled rumors that she snubbed Madonna while filming their new Gap advertisement. Printed reports said that Elliot kept Madonna waiting for almost 45 minutes while she gabbed on her mobile phone. When approached by an impatient Madonna, who tapped on the window of the car Elliot was sitting in, Elliot reportedly blew […]

Charli Baltimore’s The Diary will finally be released this fall, after being pushed back several times. In the meantime, Baltimore said that she will be giving away a free mixtape, titled The Darkhalf Volume 1. "I just completed it, it should drop in the next month or so," Baltimore told AllHipHop.com. "I am giving it […]

Irv Gotti, Nelly, Ja-Rule and The Neptunes were big winners at last night’s BMI Awards, which took place at the Fontainebleau Hilton in Miami. The awards honored the top R&B, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers. Irv Gotti took home his second Urban Songwriter of the Year award, Nelly’s "Hot in Herre" snagged Song […]

The New York Lobbying Commission has suspended an investigation into possible inappropriate activities from Russell Simmons, Benjamin Chavis, and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network stemming from their opposition to the Rockefeller Drug Laws. The protest of the laws culminated in a June 4 rally, which was designed to call for the repeal of the laws […]

In an attempt to broaden the demographic of urban clothing buyers, Russell Simmons announced yesterday plans to launch a new men and women’s line of clothing, Def Jam University, which will feature more affordable prices and be marketed in more mainstream publications. “Phat Farm is growing in volume and more polished every year, however Def […]

The reclusive Q-tip is set to reappear into public consciousness soon with not only a possible A Tribe Called Quest reunion, but with the formation of his own record imprint: Abstract Artworks. The imprint is a deal with Dreamworks Records who Tip—author of Industry Rule 4080—seems to be enthusiastic to work with, at least in […]

Rapper-turned-minister Mason “Mase” Betha brought his verbal skills back to New York to celebrate a Brooklyn church’s lengthy tour of duty as a ministry yesterday (August 4). The former rap star brought a message of spirituality and change to the Christian Cultural Center & Church, an African America church in Canarsie, Brooklyn, as the congregation […]

Styles P of The Lox/D-Block was released from a New York upstate prison about 10 a.m. today (August 4), greeted by Dee & Wahh of Ruff Ryders, fans, journalists and his wife. For the last 8 months, the rapper has made the Valhalla Correctional Facility his home. A pair of correctional officers, who monitored the […]

Ex-Fugee member Pras has officially dashed any hopes of a Fugee reunion album, due to the differences that he and ex-group member Wyclef cannot put behind them. ""I officially resigned from the group. I feel like he crossed the line that he wasn’t supposed to cross," Pras told AllHipHop.com. "As a man, I can’t turn […]

A Philadelphia man was arrested after he approached a New York City police officer in Manhattan and asked him for bullets so he could shoot DMX. Reports state that Racheen Smith arrived in New York via bus and approached an NYPD officer at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. He claimed to need the bullets because […]

While movie critics continue to bash J.Lo’s latest movie, "Gigli," rapper Joe Budden who has teamed Lopez on the remix single to "The One," had nothing bad to say about the sexy singer/actress. "She’s the coolest chick you could ever meet," Budden told AllHipHop.com. "She’s very down to Earth, very humble, very focused. She was […]

Rapper Bow Wow has joined with Campbell’s Soup, as part of a $100 million dollar advertising campaign, seeking to bring the soup maker out of slight slump. Campbell’s sales were down 6.3%, bringing in over a billion dollars, while the rest of the soup market was up 5.3%. The new spots are based on "reality […]

Lox member Styles P. is scheduled to be released from the Valhalla Correctional Facility in upstate New York on Monday, after serving 8 months for stabbing a man in the buttocks. Styles, who is co-CEO of the Universal distributed D-Block Records with Jadakiss and Sheek Louch, will hit the studio to record material for a […]

Boxer Zab Judah, fresh off a win over the flamboyant former WBO champion Demarcus "Chop Chop" Corley, has launched a record label and recently inked a deal with Jay-Z and Dame Dash’s Roc-A-Wear. "I’m the first spokes/sportsmodel for the company," Judah told AllHipHop.com. "The whole thing with Jay-Z and Zab Judah, we both feel that […]

Xzibit was attacked by a group of alleged Mexican gang members as he left a restaurant last weekend and required 50 stitches after being struck with a 40 ounce bottle. "He got into an altercation and was hit with a bottle," a spokesman for Xzibit confirmed with AllHipHop.com. "He got some stitches and is recovering, […]