(AllHipHop News) Award winning radio host/TV personality Egypt Sherrod will host her first annual “Egypt’s Give Back Tour,” a five-day radio broadcast/tour being launched in partnership with a variety of non-profits to benefit the needy. Egypt has teamed with New York Cares, The Children’s Aid Society, Jersey Cares, Hudson Cradle, Toys 4 Tots, The Children’s Aid Society and New York Cares to present the multi-state tour, from December 13th-17th.Egypt will broadcast live from locations in Brooklyn, Bronx, Harlem, Queens and Newark, New Jersey, encouraging her tens-of-thousands of listeners to donate coats, toys and funds during the five-day tour, which will broadcast live for five full hours. “Recent statistics report that well over a half a million NYC residents will lose their unemployment benefits between now and May of 2011,” Egypt told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “That number is staggering! I’ve always felt a sense of responsibility to utilize the power I have behind the radio microphone to serve a much greater calling to help our communities; one that gives a voice and hope to the legions of Tri-state residents whose basic everyday needs might otherwise go unmet. The Give Back Tour is a big step in that direction.”Egypt is encouraging listeners to donate barley worn coats, unwrapped toys, financial donations from 10:00AM to 3:00PM on the dates listed below: Monday, December 13th?Brooklyn Center For Performing Arts?2900 Campus Road?Brooklyn, NY 11210 Tuesday, December 14th?Uptown Grand?2110 Seventh Ave.@ 125th StreetHarlem, NY 10027?? Wednesday, December 15th?Paradise Theater?2413 Grand Concourse?Bronx, NY 10468? Thursday, December 16thMetro PCS?162-01 Jamaica AvenueJamaica Queens, NY 11432??  Friday, December 17th?The Spot Lounge?45 Commerce Street?Newark, NJ 07102-4002

(AllHipHop News) Producer 9th Wonder and rapper David Banner are increasing the promotional efforts surrounding their highly anticipated collaboration album Death of A Pop Star, with the announcement of a new comic strip series. The pair’s latest effort is an anime-styled comic strip that centers around 9th and Banner living in the real world with superhuman powers. While 9th Wonder’s character struggles with inner conflict, discipline and violence, David Banner’s character must rise from an impoverished neighborhood, while following a higher calling. “Comics, sneakers, and Hip-Hop have always been close-knit with each other for years and years,” 9th Wonder told AllHipHop.com. “This comic strip will show you exactly how CLOSE the relationships between those entities are. Death of a Pop Star!”Banner revealed that the unveiling of the comic strip follows the pairs original vision for the conceptual album, which is slated to hit stores on December 21st. “The idea with Death of a Pop Star was never for it to be only an album,” Banner added. “The aim of this project was to engage the consumer on many different levels.  With the music industry being in the state it’s in, we as artist need to provide as much intriguing content as possible for our fans.  This is the second step in exposing the Death of a Pop Star project on many different platforms.”  In addition to the comic strip, 9th Wonder and David Banner recently shot a video for “Be With You” featuring Ludacris, that is slated to debut on MTV on December 16th. The first installation of the comic can be viewed December 9th on http://www.deathofapopstar.com/.       

(AllHipHop News) Legendary rap group Leaders of the New School have reunited after almost 20 years, minus famed group member Busta Rhymes. Long Island, New York natives Charlie Brown, Dinco D. and Cut Monitor Milo will hit the stage at the Knitting Factory during a performance in Brooklyn, New York on December 23rd. The group, which was discovered by Public Enemy frontman Chuck D., released two albums, A Future Without a Past (1991) and T.I.M.E. (1993), before disbanding permanently. Over the years, the relationship has been tense, with Charlie Brown taking shots at Busta Rhymes from time to time, while Dinco actually released a diss track aimed at Busta titled “F**k Touch It,” as a response to Busta’s#### single “Touch It.” “I heard it on a Clue mixtape where [Busta] called us a bunch of b***hes,” Dinco told AllHipHop.com in April of 2006. “He said some real foul s**t, saying my crew’s acting like a bunch of b***hes…and following conversations, he’s just been mad disrespectful to me.”Despite these obstacles, sources have confirmed with AllHipHop.com that LONS has officially reformed. They are currently in the recording studio working on an album with Public Enemy’s producer/DJ, DJ Johnny Juice. In addition to a performance by LONS, rap veteran Son of Bazerk will hit the stage during the evening featuring artists No Self Control and the BAND!

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop groupie Karrine “Superhead” Steffans has filed legal papers in Los Angeles, seeking to keep her ex-husband, Darius McCrary, away from her. Steffans has been granted a temporary restraining order against McCrary, who played Eddie Winslow on the hit series “Family Matters.” The 34-year-old actor is accused of choking and beating Steffans with a belt, while her 12-year-old son watched. In November, McCrary allegedly got into with Steffans at the Sunset Marquis Hotel, also in Los Angeles. During that altercation, McCrary is accused of choking and beating Steffans in front of a large group of people. According to TMZ.com, Steffans is heading back to court next week, where she will seek a permanent restraining order against McCrary. Steffans life as a rap groupie and her rocky relationship with McCrary is detailed on a documentary currently airing on premium cable networks titled Kiss and Tail.

(AllHipHop News) Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated album will come one step closer to a release tomorrow (December 10th), when the video for his new single “Kush” featuring Snoop Dogg premieres on Vevo.com. Recently stills from the video, which was directed by Joseph Kahn, hit the Internet. “It’s a fun song, it’s hot and people seem to be loving it and that’s an exciting thing because I know if people are loving this song they’re going to really get into the record because this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Dr. Dre told AllHipHop.com in a statement. Snoop Dogg was excited to a part of Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated album Detox, which was delayed numerous times over the past decade. With the release of the video, fans around the world are preparing for Detox, which Dr. Dre has publicly stated would be his final album. “Dr Dre, that’s my big homeboy, that’s my big brother,” Snoop Dogg said. “He gave me my start. so whenever he calls me to come through and do what I need to I’m there for him. Akon’s part of the family too so this is what we do, we just make great music.”