(AllHipHop News) The Hip Hop duo PRhyme is preparing to drop their second studio album on March 2. Royce Da 5’9″ and DJ Premier jumped on social media to reveal the other artists they recruited for PRhyme 2.

Roc Marciano, Yelawolf, Rapsody, Big K.R.I.T., 2 Chainz, and CeeLo Green are among the guest features. The lead single “Era” with Dave East landed on the internet last month.

The original PRhyme was released in 2014. Common, Jay Electronica, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Killer Mike, Mac Miller, and Royce’s super-group Slaughterhouse contributed to that LP.

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(AllHipHop News) Someone has the chance to purchase a piece of Drake history for $54,000. The entertainer born Aubrey Graham apparently wrote a lot of notes in a notebook during his days as an actor on Degrassi: The Next Generation.

The journal is now up for sale on an online auction. Potential owners will find lyrics, phone numbers, credit card numbers, and Graham’s signature inside the notebook.

TMZ reports:

Gary Zimet, owner of MomentsInTime.com, tells TMZ … the notebook was recovered from Drake’s grandpa’s furniture factory in Toronto about a decade ago. We’re told it was nearly thrown out, but someone on the cleanup crew nabbed it and is now selling it on the site. Zimet says he knows the book’s legit based on where it was found, and the signatures look like the one Drake now uses.

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(AllHipHop News) Earlier in the week, Young Thug announced he would not release music this year, in support his deaf brother.

During a sit-down with Hypebeast, the rapper revealed his sibling could not hear or speak.

To show his support, Thugger said he was planning to act deaf for the entire year

“So I ain’t going to put out no music this year,” the Atlanta rapper said.

According to a spokesperson for the National Association of the Deaf, Young Thug could make a bigger impact if he actually released his music, and made it accessible to people who are hearing impaired.

“Deaf and hard of hearing people, like everyone else, enjoy all kinds of music especially when the music is made accessible,” a rep for NAD told TheBlast.com.

The rep for NAD said Young Thug should enlist people to translate his raps in to sign language, so deaf people could enjoy his music too.

(AllHipHop News) YoungBoy Never Broke Again has fun afoul of the law again.

The Baton Rouge rapper has been arrested last night (February 24) in Tallahassee, Florida, on a warrant for a felony warrant, including kidnapping.

The 18-year-old rapper’s tour bus was stopped before a show at a local venue called The Moon nightclub in the city, and cops took YoungBoy into custody for an assault and kidnapping, which took place in Georgia.

YoungBoy NBA, born Kentrell Gaulden, was already on 10-years probation, stemming from his role in a drive-by shooting in December of 2016.

YoungBoy is currently locked up and will appear in front of a judge tomorrow (February 26th).

(AllHipHop News) The IRS is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Lil Kim, for money she made in 2016.

According to documents, Kim allegedly owes the IRS $212,000, for money she earned two years ago when she was one of the headlining artists on Diddy’s Bad Boy Reunion Tour.

Back in 2014, Lil Kim also ran afoul of the IRS and was hit with a federal tax lien that same year, for failing to pay in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

(AllHipHop News) The U.S. Navy SEAL who fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden was listening to Gangsta rap in order to get his nerves up for the job.

Robert O’Neill fired the fatal bullet into Bin Laden’s skull when he was a member of SEAL Team Six, which is the unit that tracked and killed Bin Laden in a coordinated raid dubbed “Operation Neptune Spear.”

Robert O’Neill revealed he played “Red Nation” by Game and Lil Wayne on the night of Bin Laden’s execution, after he ducked the U.S. for almost 10 years after 9/11.

“Red Nation” is a standout track taken from Game’s 2011 release The R.E.D. Album.

“He’s got some good stuff going on,” Robert O’Neill told TMZ.com adding that he would love to meet the Compton rap veteran.

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(AllHipHop News) Master P reached into his deep pockets, to help children’s in Oakland, California.

The No Limit Records mogul has deep ties to the Bay Area, where his career in the music business started as the owner of a local record store.

So, he decided to give back through a new partnership with Vision to Learn, which provides low-income students with free eye exams and free glasses.

“That’s what helped me changed my life and saved my life: education. And I said, ‘If these kids could see, this would be one of the greatest projects that I could be a part of,’” Master P said.

Master P was at Oakland High School yesterday (February 23rd) and gave away 30 pairs of glasses.

Tonight, Vision to Learn will be honored during the Golden State Warriors game at the Oracle Arena.

(AllHipHop News) Three men have been arrested for a shooting that killed a man on the set of a video shoot for C-Bo last Summer in Sacramento, California.

One man died and five other people were injured as C-Bo shot a video for his song “Rep My City” in Meadowview Park.

According to cops, a 27-year-old named Antwan Lands, along with Amontie Wortham, 20, and Queison Murphy, 19 were arrested earlier this week.

Each one of the many faces one count of murder, and four counts of attempted murder for their role in the shooting.

The violence broke out during C-Bo’s feud with fellow Sacramento rapper Mozzy, who had dissed C-Bo and Brotha Lynch Hung on his song “New Era King.”

C-Bo replied with a song filled with threats, titled “Body 4 Body.”

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(AllHipHop News) Two new television specials airing this month focus on the murders of Tupac Shakur and Christopher “The Notorious” B.I.G. Wallace.

BET is airing a special called “The Death Row Chronicles,” while USA Network has a 10-part true crime drama titled “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.”

Tupac Shakur was gunned down in September of 1996 in Las Vegas, while the Notorious BIG was killed six months later in March of 1997 in Los Angeles.

USA’s “Unsolved” is based on former Los Angeles police Detective Greg Kading’s book “Murder Rap: The Untold Story of Biggie Smalls & Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations by Greg Kading.”

Detective Kading hosted an AMA on Reddit, where he revealed some of his opinions about the unsolved murders.

He was adamant his investigation revealed the killers of both Tupac Shakur and the Notorious BIG.

Detective Kading fingered Orlando Anderson as the trigger man behind Tupac’s murder, after receiving a confession from Anderson’s uncle and well-known Crip gang banger, Duane Keith “Keffe D” Davis.

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As for B.I.G., he was allegedly killed by a now-deceased Mob Piru Blood gunman named Wardell “Poochie” Fouse, who was hired by Suge Knight.

Detective Kading agreed the genesis of the bad blood between the rappers started when Tupac was shot at the Quad Studios in New York in November of 1994.

A man named Dexter Isaac, who was allegedly hired by imprisoned rap manager James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond, admitted to shooting Tupac, as Biggie, Diddy, Shawn Pen and other New York rappers were present in the recording studio.

Two years later both Pac and B.I.G. would be dead, in high profile murders with dozens of witnesses.

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“Biggie was absolutely retaliation for Tupac’s murder, so the murders are definitely linked. Big had nothing to do with any of it outside of the war of words with Tupac,” Detective Kading said.

Unfortunately, Detective Kading said there will never be any charges brought against anyone for the murders.

According to that Detective Kading, most of the key players are dead, and in Suge Knight’s case, he is already facing life in prison for another murder.As for Sean “Diddy” Combs, he has gone on to be the most successful businessman in the entire entertainment industry.

“Puffy has made very good use of his lawyers over the years to insulate him from interrogation,” Detective Kading said.

“The Death Row Chronicles” premiered on February 20th on BET.

USA Network’s “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.” debuts on February 27th.

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(AllHipHop News) Common, Mary J. Blige, and Gael Garcia Bernal will perform at the 90th Academy Awards in March.

The singer will perform Mighty River from her movie “Mudbound,” which she co-wrote with Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson.

She is nominated for Best Original Song as well as Best Supporting Actress for her role in the drama, making her the first person to be nominated for both these categories in the same year.

The four other Best Original Song nominees will be performed at the annual ceremony, which takes place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on March 4.

“We’re excited to have these talented artists showcase the powerful contribution music makes to filmmaking,” show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd said in a statement. “It’s a privilege to welcome them to the 90th Oscars stage.”

Common will team up with Andra Day to perform “Stand Up For Something” from “Marshall,” which he co-wrote with Diane Warren.

He is no stranger to performing at the high-profile event – he and John Legend performed “Glory” from 2014 movie “Selma,” which won the Best Original Song prize in 2015.