Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter has died after sustaining critical injuries from a treadmill cord wrapped around her neck as she played on Monday.

Exodus Tyson was playing around a treadmill in the family home in Phoenix at the time of the tragic accident.

Her 7-year-old brother found Exodus alive, but with the cord around her neck. At the time, her mother was cleaning in a separate part of the house. The brother immediately alerted the mother who alerted emergency services.

Exodus was taken to the hospital and placed on life support, but she died hours later.

“Somehow she was playing on this treadmill, and there’s a cord that hangs under the console — it’s kind of a loop,” police Sergeant Andy Hill told local Fox News. “Either she slipped or put her head in the loop, but it acted like a noose, and she was obviously unable to get herself off of it.”

Sergeant Hill has eliminated any notion of foul play around the death.

Mike Tyson was in Las Vegas, but flew to Phoenix as soon as he received the news.

A PR firm representing the family issued a statement.

“The Tyson family would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks for all your prayers and support, and we ask that we be allowed our privacy at this difficult time,” a statement released on behalf of the family said.

Washington, D.C. rapper Wale has entered into an agreement with Roc Nation, the record label, management and music publishing company founded and helmed by Jay-Z, AllHipHop.com has confirmed.

However, contrary to early interpretations of a video interview, which has since been pulled from the web, Wale is not signed to the label side of Roc Nation, his manager explained.

Several websites reported that Wale had signed to Roc Nation, which lead many fans to question his status with Interscope Records and Mark Ronson’s Allido Records.

Wale has been signed since 2008.

According to the rapper’s manager Dan Weisman, Wale is managed by Roc Nation and his company Elitaste, and remains signed to Allido/Interscope.

Weisman would not offer further details.

Wale’s debut album, Attention Deficit, is due out later this year.

In related news, Wale will take a break from his heavy touring schedule for a special hometown performance on June 3rd.

The Allido/Interscope Records artist will headline the debut show of this year’s Rock The Vote Nights concert series with the support of go-go band UCB.

The concert, to be held at the 9:30 Club in Washington, will also feature performances by fellow DC artists Tabi Bonney and XO.

“Wale has been on tour all over the country for the past two months and we are excited to bring him back to D.C. on June 3,” said Rock The Vote’s executive director Heather Smith. “This is a special Rock the Vote Night for us and a chance to celebrate the 22 million young voters who went to the polls last November.”

The June 3 show will be the first in a summer series which will include events in DC, Los Angeles and other cities, which have yet to be announced.

In addition to kicking off the Rock The Vote Nights series, Wale, Tabi and XO will have the honor of performing the official concert of the America’s Future Now conference.

Rock The Vote is supporting the event in an effort to insure that the young voters who turned out in droves for the 2008 election continue to get involved and be heard.

“A record number of young people went to the polls in 2008,” Smith explained. “In 2009 Rock the Vote will help ensure young people’s voices are heard throughout the halls of Congress and in their state legislatures, demanding reform around the issues most important to them like economic stability, clean energy and green jobs, and heath care.”

Tickets for the Rock the Vote Nights debut show can be purchased at www.930.com. Doors open at 7:00pm.

More details have surfaced about the new movie rapper 50 Cent is shooting in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 50 Cent is in the state shooting scenes for the upcoming flick Caught in the Crossfire, which also stars Adam Rodriguez. The centers around police officers seeking to root out crooked cops. According to reports, 50 Cent plays a police informant, working with the police to weed out the rogue cops. “It’s quiet enough for me to enjoy myself,” 50 Cent told the Grand Rapids Press of the setting in Michigan, where movie producers are being encourage to shoot with tax incentives. “It’s laid back out here,” 50 Continued. “It’s not so much going on that I’m uncomfortable being out and about.” No release date is available for Caught in the Crossfire.

Harlem, New York rapper Cam’ron will treat hometown fans to a show this June in Manhattan. Cam’ron will take to the stage at BB Kings on Tuesday, June 30, for a one-time performance. The rapper will hit the stage at 8:00 PM, where he will perform material from his latest album, Crime Pays. Tickets are $26 in advance and $30 at the door.

The life and times of Mayme Hatcher Johnson may be coming to the big screen, as the film rights to her book Harlem Godfather: The Rap on My Husband, Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson, have officially been optioned. The news comes just weeks after Ms. Johnson’s death at the age of 94 on May 4. Harlem Godfather details her life with Bumpy during the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and 60’s until her husband’s death of a heart attack. “Growing up, I heard about the exploits of Bumpy Johnson. Not just about his criminal activities, but also all of the good he did in his community, and how his community loved him,” said Sardar “Candyman 187” Khan, CEO of Havenotz Entertainment, when announcing the optioning. “When I found out that the film rights to this book were available I was ecstatic. This is a man whose history is intertwined with the history of Harlem. His acquaintances with people like Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, and even Malcolm X are spoken of to this day.”

A new, profitable business is now forming around expensive Hip-Hop grills. Porcello Estate Buyers has announced a new campaign to buy back gold teeth and gold crowns, according to representatives for the company. Porcello Estate Buyers owns the domain name SellYourGoldTeeth.com, in order to buy up various types of jewelry, including emeralds, diamonds, scrap gold and silver. The company is looking to take the brand on the road in various markets, in hopes in cashing in on the economic downturn by buying up the old “grillz,” made popular by rappers like Paul Wall, Lil Wayne, Nelly and numerous others.

Rapper T.I. checked into a federal prison in Forrest City, Arkansas today (May 26).

Confusion briefly broke out this morning about the time of the rapper’s surrender, which occurred around 12:29 CST, sources told AllHipHop.com.

T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr. is now serving a 366-day federal prison sentence for attempting to by illegal machine guns and silencers from undercover agents in October of 2007.

Officers blockaded the prison entrance and refused to allow reporters any closer than within 170 yards of the prison.

A source told AllHipHop.com that T.I. was issued a new check-in date, which may explain the delay.

T.I. originally faced 10 years in prison for attempting to purchase high powered AK-47’s and AR-15s with silencers.

Representatives for T.I. were not available to comment as of press time.

T.I. recently preformed a farewell concert in front of 16,000 fans on Sunday (May 24).

Best-selling 90’s collective Boyz II Men recently appeared at Minneapolis’ Institute of Production and Recording to announce the initial planning of their new R&B/Hip-Hop scholarship.

During the visit, the group participated in a Q&A panel with students to share their 20 plus years in the music industry.

“It was an honor having these guys come by our school,” said Brian “Champtown” Harmon, IPR artists coordinator. “They are around first-class, great men. A lot of folks don’t understand their love for Hip-Hop. To have them be down with our scholarship program we are developing is a wonderful thing.”

Between 1992 and 1997, Boyz II Men dropped five #1 R&B songs and to date have sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, making them one of the most successful groups in music history.

In the discussion, the trio spoke about how Philly Hip-Hop culture contributed to their record-breaking success.

“A lot of people don’t know that we went to the high school of Creative and Performing Arts out in South Philly. We grew up with a lot of guys that are in the business right now,” explained Boyz member Shawn Stockman. “From ?uestlove and Black Thought from the Roots, [to] Amel Larrieux, we all went to the same school…We consider those the magic years because most of the artists that came out of that time got gold records and Grammys and things of that nature.”

The group also spoke of two well known artists that most people underrate as groundbreaking emcees: Will Smith and MC Hammer.

“Before Will was the Fresh Prince, him and Jeff used to do a lot of house parties at Temple University and Drexel,” Stockman explained. “How cats do it now with the buzz, Will was doing it in Philadelphia. He’d kill shows and used to be a beast, especially when Jeff was on the records.”

Chiming in, Nathan Morris detailed that the group was almost signed to Smith’s production company before settling on Motown.

Regarding Hammer, the Philly crooners argued that most emcees today utilize a multi-media blueprint created by the Oakland native in the early 90s.

“Hip-Hop has evolved to what it is and the guys today have gotten smart,” Stockman stated. “You can say Hammer was ahead of time. People front [now] but people danced to Hammer records…He’s another guy that if it wasn’t for him bringing us out of that six month tour…we hit all 50 states. Whether the arenas were packed or not, he still went out and gave an awesome show. And that stuck in our heads, even now. We still were around the right people to build in us that work ethic that we tend to utilize today.”

In addition, the group reflected on their “beef” with rivals Jodeci, and other Philly pioneers such as Steady B, Cool C, and Three Times Dope.

Boyz II Men’s last album was 2007’s Grammy nominated Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA.video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsfree video player

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony group member Flesh-N-Bone is still incarcerated, but an upcoming parole hearing could change the rapper’s situation.

Flesh, born Stanley Howse, was released from prison in July of 2008, after serving almost 10 years in prison for gun charges dating back to 2000.

The rapper ran afoul of the law in April, after police stopped his car and later, raided his home in Santa Clarita, California, where they found a gun and marijuana.

The charges were later dismissed, when it was revealed that the gun belonged to his wife, a Chicago Police Department officer and that the rapper had a medical marijuana license.

According to Bone group members, Flesh has a high powered lawyer representing him on June 1, when he will appear in court to learn if he will be freed.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is working on their highly anticipated reunion album Uni 5.

The group recently hit the recording studio for a collaboration with Chicago rapper Lupe Fiaso.

Rick Ross may be celebrated for recently topping the Billboard album chart, but the rapper’s demeanor and image away from the mic has become fodder for a newly released book from one of the mothers of his children.

The page-turner, titled Tia’s Diary: Deeper Than Rap, chronicles Tiallondra Kemp’s life as well as her relationship with Ross.

Kemp’s foray into literature came via the Miami-based rapper’s rival, 50 Cent, an ally who opened a door that would have remained closed had she remained with Ross.

“50 reached out to my attorney. I told him that I wanted to do a book and he made it happen,” Kemp shared with AllHipHop.com. “He got me my publishing deal and everything. He really helped me a lot. Rick Ross would’ve never gave me this opportunity.”

For Tia’s Diary, Kemp revealed that Ross was less than an ideal person outside the world of music as she came to realize.

“I think that everybody know that he’s a fake and he’s a fraud and I think it’s a lot of things that’s in the book that would explain why he’s that type of person, you know,” Kemp said. “He was an abusive person, you know. And he’s a deadbeat dad. He’s battered his first baby mama and the only things that he’s done is put his hands on women…he’s never been arrested but for battery for on his baby mom. Right now, he has an open case for carrying a concealed firearm, but the firearm was registered to him. And the reason he caught the charge is because his concealed weapon license was revoked for the battery he had against his first baby mom.”

The release of Tia’s Diary comes after Ross sat atop the Billboard 200 chart after selling 158,000 copies of his latest album, also titled Deeper Than Rap, in its first week of release last month.

Ross’ former girlfriend commented on the rapper’s neglect of their child and went as far as labeling the rapper as “not a good father.”

“I wouldn’t consider him as a great father. I’m quite sure he loves his son, but he’s not supporting his son. He’s not in his son’s life. And that’s what it’s about,” she said. “You know, it’s not about money. It’s about being there for your child, you know, and showing them love.”

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