(AllHipHop News) Drake reportedly didn’t deliberately copy the cover art for his new single from a DJ’s tour poster. The Canadian hip-hop star released two songs on Friday under the title “Scary Hours.” On Instagram, electronica musician Rabit pointed out similarities between the single cover and the poster for his 2015 Communion tour, designed by […]

(AllHipHop News) Anti-Defamation League chief Johnathan Greenblatt has called on Erykah Badu to issue an immediate apology for comments she made about Adolf Hitler in an interview. The “On & On” singer said she sees the “good” in Hitler, the mastermind behind World War Two and the Holocaust, and other controversial figures, such as accused […]

(AllHipHop News) The father of slain rapper Slim Dunkin is suing his attorneys, for failing to collect an $11.5 million judgment on his behalf. Slim Dunkin’s dad Mark Hamilton filed a lawsuit against the law firm of Hagen, Rosskopf and Earle, claiming they failed to collect on a 2016 judgment against Gucci Mane’s label, 1017 […]

(AllHipHop News) Two more women have come forward to accuse St. Louis rap star Nelly of sexual assault. Two women claim they were victimized by the rapper on two different occasions, in an amended complaint filed by a lawyer for Monique Greene. Monique Greene filed a lawsuit against Nelly on Monday, seeking an injunction against […]

(AllHipHop News) Following the unlikely pairing of Future and Cher in a 2017 commercial for Gap, the clothing retailer recruited two more music stars for a visual campaign. R&B singer SZA and Trap producer Metro Boomin make appearances in the new 1-minute video. SZA posted about the Gap ad on Instagram: To remix is…to REBIRTH. […]

(AllHipHop News) Florida rapper Denzel Curry wants the world to know that nobody is better than him when it comes to making music. The 2016 XXL Freshman spoke with Montreality, and he walked back a 2017 tweet where he stated Kendrick Lamar is the only person above him on the talent totem pole. “Kendrick is […]

(AllHipHop News) News broke this week that Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots was named in a $2 million lawsuit over alleged racial discrimination. Cameramen Kurt Decker and Michael Cimino allege Questlove had them fired from NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon because they are white. Quest is denying any involvement in Decker and […]

(AllHipHop News) Russell Simmons’ public relations nightmare over sexual misconduct allegations has apparently turned into a legal matter. According to TMZ, Jennifer Jarosik is suing the businessman for $5 million in punitive damages and unspecified actual damages.  Jarosik claims Simmons, a supposed longtime friend, raped her in his home in 2016. She asserts the alleged […]

(AllHipHop News) Drake adds another impressive accolade to his résumé. His new single “God’s Plan” collected the most first-day streams in Apple Music history. “Breaking Records again [Drake] – God’s Plan has streamed over 14M times, breaking the worldwide Apple Music first day streaming record,” tweeted Beats 1 Radio’s Zane Lowe. Drizzy’s cut off the […]

(AllHipHop News) Erykah Badu found herself as a trending topic throughout the day on Wednesday. The online chatter was sparked by an interview Badu did with Vulture where she expressed that she could see something good in Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. The singer took to Twitter to respond to some of the backlash she received […]

(AllHipHop News) Bronx, New York rapper Fat Joe is no fan of President Donald Trump. Joey, who was born Joe Cartagena, has parents who hail from Puerto Rico and Cuba. Fat Joe blasted President Trump during an appearance on BuzzFeed News’ AM to DM. “We gotta speak for the voiceless. He [Trump] left my people […]

(AllHipHop News) “The Wire” star Michael K. Williams has accused a former friend of attempting to extort $450,000 from him. The actor, who played Baltimore tough guy Omar Little in the acclaimed TV crime drama, was sued by his former associate Michael Kimbrew last year. Kimbrew claims that in 2010 the 51-year-old star signed a […]

(AllHipHop News) The Roots frontman and co-founder Questlove is caught up in a $2 million lawsuit claiming he is racist. Two former employees of NBC filed a lawsuit against Quest and the network, maintaining they were fired from “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” simply because they are white. According to TheBlast, two cameramen, Kurt […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop superstar Drake has congratulated himself for setting a new U.S. single-day streaming record on Spotify. The “One Dance” hitmaker surprised fans on Friday by dropping a new two-song EP, titled Scary Hours, and the track God’s Plan proved to be a popular pick on the music site on Monday when it racked […]

(AllHipHop News) Rap legend Flavor Flav is recovering from a brutal assault inside of a Las Vegas casino. Flav was on the losing end of a fight with a man named Ugandi Howard, who claimed Flavor Flav disrespected his mother in some fashion. The two men began to tussle inside of the South Point Casino […]

(AllHipHop News) Singer-turned-actress Mary J. Blige has been fighting off tears of joy after learning of her two Oscar nominations for “Mudbound” The “No More Drama” hitmaker has been winning critical acclaim for her supporting role as family matriarch Florence Jackson in the Netflix film, about two men who experience racism in rural Mississippi upon […]

(AllHipHop News) Embattled hip-hop star Kodak Black wants police detectives to do a fingerprint test on a stolen firearm allegedly found in his possession during a raid in Florida. The rapper was slapped with seven felony counts on Thursday (January 18) after a SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team descended on the house he was […]

(AllHipHop News) Migos rapper Offset and Cardi B have put a hold on their wedding plans because they don’t have time to make plans. The hip-hop super couple became engaged in October, of 2017, when he proposed onstage at the Power 99’s Powerhouse concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The rapper, real name Kiari Kendrell Cephus, popped […]

(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent is reportedly sitting on a Bitcoin fortune worth more than $7 million after accepting payments for his last album in the cryptocurrency. When the “In Da Club” rapper released his 2014 record Animal Ambition he allowed fans to pay in Bitcoin. According to reports, 50, real name Curtis James Jackson III, […]

(AllHipHop News) Eminem’s brother Nate is now officially a “Mathers.” Nate Kane is pretty well known as Eminem’s half-brother. Nate, who was born Nathan Kane Samra, was recently granted legal permission by a Michigan court, to change his name. Debbie Mathers gave birth to both men, however, Nate, who also raps, has a different father […]