Above The Law group member Anthony Gregory Stewart, 32 and better known in rap as Total K-Oss, pleaded guilty Friday (February 22) to drug and child-endangerment charges. Stewart was arrested a year ago after Riverside, California police found rock cocaine in his Sport Utility Vehicle. He plead guilty to possessing rock cocaine for sale, transporting […]

Sister Souljah recently spoke at the University Of Memphis, where controversy raged on campus about her appearance. The problems started when Souljah’s visit was sponsored by the Black Student Associations Black History Month Committee. The president of The College Republican’s, sophomore Andrew McGarrity protested Souljah’s appearance, due to statements she made to the Washington Post […]

If you are a fan of Outkast, and live near the Macy’s Beverly Center Men’s store, don’t miss your chance to meet the group. In celebration of the success of the group’s Outkast Clothing line, Big Boi and Andre 3000 are giving fans a chance to meet the group and get autographs. Power 106 and […]

Ja Rule won the Best Rapper award for "Living It Up" at the NAACP Images awards Saturday (February 23rd.) in Los Angeles. The Image Awards, which were hosted by Chris Tucker, is scheduled for Broadcast March 1st of Fox. JA Rule has been busy lately, scoring two songs in the top 5 on Billboards singles […]

Cash Money resident producer Mannie Fresh recently revealed to the Associated Press how he continues to create fresh new ideas for the stable of Cash Money artists. The secret to his formula he said, was returning to his block and simply watching the streets in New Orleans. "If you’ve got a block, just go to […]

A lawyer for Master P contacted AllHipHop.com to state that Master P have saved his unfinished recording studio, after reaching an agreement to pay a Baton Rogue based construction company. The problems started when a judge refused to annul a $190,165 dollar judgment awarded to Charles Carter Construction, which was overseeing the construction of Master […]

The Scratch 2002 Live Tour will begin a country wide outing on March 5th to celebrate and promote the the forthcoming Hip-Hop DJ documentary "Scratch." Dilated Peoples, Z-Trip, Grand Wizzard Theodore and The Original Jazzy Jay will be headlining the tour. Special guests are featured in every city. "Scratch," the feature-length documentary on DJ culture, […]

Just when it seemed that the controversy surrounding the dying Nas/Jay-Z feud was winding down, a new spark seemed to be lit. Instead of a record coming from Jay-Z or Nas, the record was allegedly recorded by none other than Nas’ baby’s mama, who goes by the name of Carmen. The song, "Carmen’s Got A […]

D&D Records, home to Afu-Ra, QNC, Jack Venom and Craig-G recently signed Boston Emcee, "Krumbsnatcha." Hailing from Lawerenz Massachusetts, this rising star has performed with his friend and mentor, Guru (Gang Starr) on "Make Em Pay" from Gang Starr’s album "Moment Of Truth", that earned him the Source Magazine’s prestigious Hip-Hop quotable in the month […]

Texas rap vets UGK are finishing their 5th LP, “UGK V (Five).” Originally, UGK planned to release an LP titled “Riding Platinum,” but decided to wait until 1996’s “Riding Dirty” reaches platinum status. “‘Five’ is the definitive southern rap album – the culmination of 10 years spent rap hustling,” Bun B. said. UGK appeared on […]

Those that have recently seen Cam’ron, the next Roc-A-Fella release on deck, may notice that he has lost a significant amount of weight. While my spectulated that he has a disease, Cam’ron maintains that the weight loss began when he shed some pounds for some of his movie projects. But, Cam also said that he […]

In a recent interview with Filmcritic, rapper turned director/actor/producer Ice Cube said that he was putting music on the back burner for movies. Cube, who’s company Cubevision is preparing to release All About The Benjamin, broke down the Hollywood game. "In Hollywood, you can become a guy who’s just waiting for the phone to ring […]

European group Massive Attack are planning to release their collaboration with Mos Def via the net as a free download. The track, titled "I Against I" was recorded lat year. According to group member 3D, Mos and Massive Attack recorded the song last year. Massive Attack completely reconstructed the original track resulting in the new […]

Master P has been forced to sell an unfinished recording studio he was building in Baton Rouge. P announced plans for the $10 million dollar studio in 1997, but contracting disputes slowed the construction of the studio, which is nothing but a shell surrounded by a chain link fence. In July of 2001, a judge […]

Master Fool, best known from his appearances on MTV’s Lyricist Lounge Show, will finally drop his solo debut this spring on Spit Factory Records. The album, "Brownsville :Kid Epitome Raw Animal Magnetism," was recorded on both coasts with several rappers and producers. Rappers like Old Dirty Bastard, West Coast singer Kokane and Spit Factory’s own […]

Run-DMC will be the first hip-hop group to be inducted into Hollywood’s Rockwalk, the only sidewalk gallery dedicated to honoring artists who have made a contribution in the advancement of music. The Rockwalk is located at 7425 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Run DMC’s handprints and signatures will be placed amongst the likes of B.B. […]

Suge Knight announced at the first West coast summit on Thursday that he aims to create a hip-hop union for artists. Knight said that he aimed to ensure that artists has pensions and health care benefits. The overall summit was a success, with the Honorable Minister Louis Farrahkhan giving a 90 minute keynote address. In […]

OJ Simpson is scheduled to appear at a hip-hop concert featuring Juvenile next month in Cincinnati’s Over-The-Rhine neighborhood. Last April, Over The Rhine saw the city’s worst riots since Reverend Martin Luther King JR. was assassinated. "O.J. is promoting peace," said promoter Anthony Pierre of Mactone Investments. "He is coming to Cincinnati to show there […]