Nelly’s Vokal Clothing Takes Off
Nelly’s Vokal clothing line is expected to rake in more than $22 million in sales this year, after only eight months on the racks. Sales are predicted to top more than $100 million for next year, the company said. Vokal, which stands for "Very Organized Kids Always Learning," has been selling out in stores the […]
Kmart To Enter Into Urban/Hip-Hop Fashion
K-Mart is getting into the Urban fashion business, with a new line of hip-hop inspired clothing called Ched-da. Created by a company in New York, the clothing line will appear in over 50 Kmart stores in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., on September 1st. If the clothing line is successful, it […]
Will Smith Donates Over 100 G’s After Radio Jock Loses Weight
Will Smith wrote a check for $111,000.00 to charity after he agreed to participate in a weight loss challenge with popular radio morning show radio host, Big Boy of Los Angeles’ KWPR-FM. What began as a suggestion to the 510 pound Big Boy to lose weight turned into a bet with Smith offering to donate […]
Scarface Hospitalized, Cancels Tour
Scarface plans to take a temporary hiatus from rap and recently canceled touring to support his latest LP, The Fix, after being hospitalized and diagnosed with high blood pressure. "I was 194 over 127, which is near stroke," Face told AllHipHop.com. "I was that close to cashin’ in and it aint worth my health. I’m […]
Ja Rule Plans To Bring Pac Back
Today (August 23), Ja Rule called to New York’s Hot 97 to answer to DMX’s recent interview on DJ Kay Slay’s radio show. DMX has called Ja, his former "hypeman" on the late night mix show, which was hosted by Foxy Brown. "The Crack man is calling up talking sh*t. I was really enraged," Ja […]
Snoop Dogg Gives Up Weed And Alcohol
Snoop Dogg recently revealed that he has given up two of the things he frequently rapped about- smoking weed and drinking liquor. The Long Beach –bred rapper, who won High Time’s Stoner Of The Year award this year, said that he has been sober for almost a month now and plans on sticking with it. […]
Russell Simmons Launches Rap The Vote, Wife Gives Birth
Russell Simmons has joined with the NAACP, Def Jam and Rock The Vote to relaunch Rap The Vote, which is aimed at getting people ages 18-24 into the voting booth. Rap The Vote has teamed with The Sprite Liquid Mix Tour which features Jay-Z to host voter registration drives. Rap The Vote will also attempt […]
Nore Concert Deaded Due To Perceived Threat Of Violence
An Atlantic City, NJ concert, which was supposed to feature Nore, Styles and Khia cancelled, because police feared that the venue would breakout with gang violence. Atlantic City police told the managers at Sandcastle Stadium that Nore in particular could possibly attract a gang element. Police allege the frontmant of Capone-N-Noreaga was closely affiliated with […]
Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Fab 5 Freddy Honored
The Marcus Garvey Memorial Foundation will showcase an event entitled "Black Star Over Brooklyn: A Story of Garvey and Garveyism," which serves to recognize and honor ten Brooklynites, both leaders and artists, whose life-works embody the ideals and philosophies of Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association. The event aims to bring together […]
DJ Premier To Be Inducted Into DMC Hall Of Fame
Gangstarr’s DJ Premier will be inducted to the DMC Hall of Fame during the US finals of the 17th annual DMC American Battleground competition. The event, which is being hosted by Jam Master Jay, takes place on August 23rd at the legendary Roxy in New York City, will feature showcases by DJ Radar, Kool Herc, […]
Grandmaster Flash Designs New Mixing Board
Grandmaster Flash has teamed with electronics company Rane to create a custom mixing board for DJ’s. Flash says the Empath board incorporates little extra’s that will make a DJ’s life much easier. ”They fought me on a lot of it, but I had to tell them that this is what a DJ needs when he’s […]
Nelly Shoots For Playboy
Nelly recently teamed with Playboy for a nude photo shoot featuring the platinum selling rapper and Playboy Playmate Nicole Narain. "He didn’t walk in like some off-the-cuff rock star, like ‘I’m the s###,’" Nicole told Playboy.com. "It made it cool." Nelly took pictures of the Playmate, becoming 5th celebrity to take pictures. Tommy Lee, Poison’s […]
Irv Gotti Inspires Rockwilder To Rap Again
Grammy award winning producer Rockwilder has announced that he too would jump into the rap fray like Irv Gotti, CEO of Murder Inc. “I said if Irv Gotti can do it, so can I,” the producer said to AllHipHop.com. The rapper-turned-producer first gained underground recognition in the group Crossbreed, who were featured on Redman’s Muddy […]
Grey Goose Vodka Gets Down With Rap
Grey Goose Vodka has teamed with Make Millions Management and Clear Channel Entertainment, to promote the first annual Grey Goose Vodka Music Tour, Billboard reports. The tour, which is scheduled to kick off Sept. 17th in New York, will feature Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, 8 Ball & MJG, Lady May, Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz and […]
Pirates Crack Eminem’s Code
A month after rap artist Eminem released his latest album with ‘uncrackable’ copyright protection technology, pirated copies are on sale across eastern Europe. Universal has invested considerable effort in stopping piracy of the Eminem Show, with technology embedded in the CD’s from being copied and redistributed. Universal is using technology by an Israeli based firm, […]
EPMD’s DJ Scratch Injured In Motorcycle Accident
EPMD’s long time DJ and producer DJ Scratch was injured last week when when a motorcycle he was riding skid out of control, on the Nassau Expressway in New York, where he and friends were riding their motorcycles. Scratch, who describes himself as a professional rider, suffered abrasions to his hands. "I still have full […]
Cam’ron, Black Rob, Others To Perform At Free B-Ball Tournament
DJ Kay Slay will host his 5th Annual "We Will Ball" memorial basketball tournament 8/17. The free tournament is taking place at 105th & 1st Ave at the Wilson Houses in NYC & will feature performances by Cam’ron, Black Rob, Animal & others. "A friend died the first year I did it, my grandfather died […]
Run-D.M.C. To Tour With Aerosmith And Kid Rock
Run D.M.C. is embarking on a 39 city North American tour with Aerosmith and Kid Rock. The tour opens August 13th at the PNC Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey and ends November 14th in San Francisco at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, announced Antonio "L.A." Reid, President and CEO, Arista Records. The tour dates are below: […]
Trina Launches Clothing Line, Talks Movies
Trina will launch a new clothing line, Diamond Princess Wear. Launching in the fall, the clothing line will have a variety of styles, from casual wear to "glammed up night attire." "$1,000 for a shirt – everybody can’t afford that," Trina told AllHipHop.com "It’s going to be popular because everybody can rock it. Whether you […]
VH1 To Focus On Notorious B.I.G. In New Special
VH1 will analyze the life of the Notorious B.I.G. in its popular series, "Driven." The show will chronicle the earliest years of the rapper, explore his Catholic school education, his dealing drugs on the street and the relationship he had with his family. Each episode of "Driven" is dedicated to a single artist, searching for […]
