(AllHipHop News) Today (August 26th), Cleveland Hip-Hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony announced they are launching a new 35-city tour this September. The tour will kick off in Boise Idaho at the Knitting Factory and wind down October 30th in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The group, which will consist of Krayzie, Layzie, Wish and Flesh-N-Bone, will exclusively perform all the tracks from their hit 1995 album, E. 1999 Eternal, which was released on Eazy-E’s legendary record label, Ruthless Records. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony has sold over 30 million records since their debut in 1993. Tour dates are listed below: Wed-Sep-22   BOISE   Knitting Factory      Thu-Sep-23   RENO   Knitting Factory      Fri-Sep-24   SALT LAKE CITY   In The Venue      Sat-Sep-25   ASPEN   Belly Up      Sun-Sep-26   DENVER   Gothic Theatre      Tue-Sep-28   DES MOINES   Val Air Ballroom      Wed-Sep-29   MINNEAPOLIS   First Ave.      Thu-Sep-30   MILWAUKEE   Eagles/Rave      Fri-Oct-01   CHICAGO   Congress Theatre      Sat-Oct-02   DETROIT   St. Andrews      Sun-Oct-03   COLUMBUS   Newport Music Hall      Mon-Oct-04   BLOOMINGTON   Bluebird      Tue-Oct-05   CLEVELAND   HOB      Wed-Oct-06   MADISON   Majestic Theatre      Thu-Oct-07   KANSAS CITY   Harrah’s      Fri-Oct-08   OXFORD, OH   Brick Street      Sat-Oct-09   PITTSBURGH, PA   Mr. Smalls Theatre      Sun-Oct-10   NEW YORK   BB Kings      Tue-Oct-12   NORFOLK,. VA   NorVa      Wed-Oct-13   WASHINGTON DC   9:30 Club      Thu-Oct-14   RICHMOND   Hat Factory      Fri-Oct-15   SOUTH CAROLINA   Music Farm      Sat-Oct-16   ORLANDO   Firestone      Sun-Oct-17   FT. LAUDERDALE, FL   Revolution      Tue-Oct-19   ST PETERSBERG   State Theatre      Wed-Oct-20   ATLANTA   Masquerade      Thu-Oct-21   WEST MELBOURNE, FL   Levelz Night Club      Fri-Oct-22   GAINESVILLE   The Venue      Sat-Oct-23   MOBILE   Sol Kitchen      Sun-Oct-24   NEW ORLEANS   House of Blues      Tue-Oct-26   HOUSTON   HOB      Wed-Oct-27   DALLAS   HOB      Thu-Oct-28   TULSA, OK   Cain’s Ballroom      Fri-Oct-29   AUSTIN   La Zona Rosa      Sat-Oct-30   ALBUQUERQUE   Sunshine Theater 

(AllHipHop News) A phone meeting between Kanye West and former Death Row Records CEO Marion “Suge” Knight ended in a stalemate and produced no results involving Knight’s $1 million dollar lawsuit against the Chicago rapper.  The Associated Press reports that the latest meeting took place yesterday (August 26th) in Miami, with Knight present and West attending by telephone. According Knight’s attorney Marc Brumer, the two sides could not reach an agreement over Knight’s allegations that West is responsible for injuries he received after he was shot at VMA party West hosted at The Shore Club, in 2005. In addition to being shot in the leg during the star-studded party, Knight claims he lost a diamond earring that was valued at $135,000. Knight’s lawsuit claims West is responsible for his injuries because there was allegedly not enough security at the event. According to Brumer, the case will most likely go to trial. This is the second attempt to reach a settlement over the dispute. The pair met in a lawyer’s office in New York in June, but an agreement could not be reached.

(AllHipHop News) Rap star Eminem and veteran producers The Alchemist and Mr. Porter have crowned a new freestyle champion, as part of Eminem’s Red Bull Emsee: The Road to 8 Mile” contest. The national freestyle rap battle was created by Eminem, to find the best freestyle rapper in country. The winner is Saffal Tall aka FowL. The rapper beat San Francisco rapper Nocando in round 1, North Carolina’s Killer Chris in round two and New York rapper DNA in the final round, which took place at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit. FowL, who is 18, has been rapping for the past decade and has opened for artists like Wiz Khalifa, Chip Tha Ripper and others. FowL is attending Michigan State University on a scholarship. A concert featuring Houston, Texas rapper Slim Thug planned for tonight was canceled in Bay City, Texas. According to promoters, the concert featuring Slim Thug was nixed due to lack of ticket sales. “It just didn’t come together,” said Steve Coppler, President of AdoreAble Promotions. “There were very few tickets sold.” Fans who purchased tickets to the event are being offered refunds from the outlets where they were purchased, according to Coppler. Popular Australian Hip-Hop label Dawn Raid Music has entered into a three-year exclusive distribution deal with SMC Recordings/Fontana and will release a new album by platinum-selling rapper Savage. The rapper’s album, Savage Presents The Tribal Council, is set for an October 5th release date. The two-disc album will feature top artists from the South Pacific region, alongside U.S. rappers like Pitbull, Baby Bash, E40, Talib Kweli, Bobby Valentino and Akon, who landed his first ever #1 single as a guest on Savage’s track “Moonshine.” Additionally Savage’s track “Swing” from the movie Knocked Up, has sold over 1.8 million units in the United States. Savage is currently promoting his new single “Twerk,” which was produced by Twice as Nice.

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Mos Def is the latest rapper accused of bailing on a gig, just 24 hours prior to show time, causing what the promoter called a “$57,000 hit.”According to the documents, which were filed August 26th in L.A. County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ, Mos Def  was given an advance payment of $12,500 to perform at Kool Haus in Toronto, on February 25th earlier this year.REMG Entertainment claims Mos suddenly backed out of the concert and failed to pay back the $12.500 deposit.  REMG claims it went another $45,000 in the hole for “lost customers, sales, and goodwill,” causing REMG to sue Mos and his crew for at least $57,500.  Mos Def is recently filmed the Danny Glover directed film “Toussaint,” which is about the revolutionary leader of Haiti, who led a successful slave uprising, leading to its independence as a country.