Jay-Z Invests In Financial Platform Valued In The Billions
(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z has invested his money into a new billion dollar financial platform. The rap star’s venture capital fund Arrive has invested an undisclosed amount in Robinhood, which teaches its users how to play the stock market. The company, which was founded by entrepreneurs Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, already has a $1.3 billion-dollar […]

Diddy Says Photographer Refuses To Honor Settlement Over 2011 Beatdown
(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a judge to enforce a ruling that will allow him to pay off a photographer in an ongoing lawsuit. A man named Gustavo Garces sued Diddy in 2012 after the Bad Boy mogul’s hired muscle beat up the photographer for taking pictures of him, in front of a […]

Kylie Jenner Reveals Name Of Her Baby With Travis Scott
(AllHipHop News) Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner and new daughter’s name has been finally been revealed. Kylie was on social media today when she announced Stormi is the name of her baby with Travis Scott. Stormi was born last Thursday, although the proud parents decided to wait until Super Bowl Sunday to make the announcement. Kylie […]

Desus & Mero Will Rep New York With Special Live Shows
(AllHipHop News) Popular comics/podcast hosts Desus Nice & The Kid Mero have added a run of dates in New York to their upcoming tour. The “Desus & Mero Do NYC Tour” kicks off in April and will see the late night TV hosts travel through all five boroughs in New York. The two men will […]

DJ Khaled’s Brother-In-Law Shot In The Head And Killed
(AllHipHop News) Jonathan Tuck, the man who was set to become Dj Khaled’s brother-in-law, has been killed in an apparent drug deal gone bad. The brother of the rap star’s fiancee was shot dead during a reported argument at a Bronx, New York apartment on Sunday. Although early reports suggested Tuck was there to buy […]

Common Rocks A Black Eye At Oscars Luncheon
(AllHipHop News) Common was sporting a black eye at the annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills on Monday, after a basketball tussle. The rapper and actor, who is up for a second Best Original Song Academy Award for his Diane Warren collaboration “Stand Up for Something” from the film “Marshall,” tried to hide the […]

Jermaine Dupri Heading Into Songwriters Hall Of Fame
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rap star Jermaine Dupri is heading into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees were announced yesterday, and the hit hip-hop producer is in good company. John Cougar Mellencamp, Alan Jackson and Kool & the Gang are also going into the Songwriters Hall of Fame during the June 14th ceremony at […]

Beyonce Breaks Spotify Record As Third Album Hits One Billion Streams
(AllHipHop News) Beyonce is the first woman to have three albums surpass one billion Spotify streams. The singer’s 2011 album 4 has now hit the one billion mark on the streaming service, seven years after its release. On Monday, Beyonce’s critically acclaimed studio album 4 joined I Am… Sasha Fierce and Beyonce as one of […]

Lil Uzi Vert Performs “The Way Life Goes” On ‘The Late Show’
(AllHipHop News) Lil Uzi Vert dropped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday evening. One day after his hometown team, the Philadelphia Eagles, won the Super Bowl, Uzi performed “The Way Life Goes” on the CBS program. “The Way Life Goes” lives on the Luv Is Rage 2 album. Besides the Don Cannon/Ike […]

Popular Underground Rapper Busted Using Real Guns On Video Shoot
(AllHipHop News) China Mac, a popular underground rapper, was charged with crimes after he was among roughly 60 people arrested with real and fake guns in New York City. The bust happened on a building on the Lower East Side resulting in the arrest of China Mac and his crew. They were charged with trespassing […]

Man Convicted Of Shooting Lil Wayne’s Bus Appeals To GA Supreme Court
(AllHipHop News) Jimmy “Peewee Roscoe” Winfrey was convicted of firing at Lil Wayne’s tour bus in April 2015. After pleading guilty to six charges, the associate of Birdman and Young Thug was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Winfrey appealed the sentence and conviction by claiming his original judge was too involved in his plea […]

Gary Owen Blasts Mo’Nique For Calling Out Movie Producer Will Packer
(AllHipHop News) Will Packer is the producer behind motion pictures such as Stomp the Yard, Takers, Ride Along, Straight Outta Compton, and Girls Trip. While Packer is praised by some for employing black talent in commercially successful movies, Mo’Nique added the filmmaker as a target in her crusade against Hollywood. The comedienne posted an Instagram […]

Bruno Mars To NFL: Celebrate Atlanta Hip Hop Artist At Super Bowl LIII
(AllHipHop News) Justin Timberlake’s halftime performance at this year’s Super Bowl was met with mixed reviews. The lackluster response led to some viewers wondering if another artist should have been given the chance to entertain the crowd at the big game. There’s still a year before Super Bowl LIII takes place at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, […]

Migos Tie Billboard Hot 100 Chart Record Set By The Beatles
(AllHipHop News) Migos continue to make history with their latest album Culture II. The Atlanta trio joined only four other rap groups to have more than one #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. According to the publication, Migos have also tied the Beatles for the most simultaneous songs on the Hot 100 by a group. […]

Drake Stays At #1 On Hot 100 With “God’s Plan”, Films Video In Miami
(AllHipHop News) Last week, Drake’s “God’s Plan’ debuted at #1 on the Hot 100. The record remains in the top spot for the second week. Drizzy was seen filming a video for the Scary Hours track at Miami Senior High School. The Toronto native also reportedly donated $25,000 to the school, and he gave $50,000 […]

Meek Mill Releases A Statement About The Eagles’ Super Bowl Win
(AllHipHop News) The Philadelphia Eagles adopted Meek Mill’s “Dreams and Nightmares” as the squad’s theme song for its 2018 playoff run. After his hometown team defeated the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, the incarcerated rapper gave a statement to NBC’s John Clark. Meek stated: I felt especially proud to be from the great […]

Judge Removed From Court Over Comments Before Kodak Black Hearing
(AllHipHop News) Kodak Black and his legal team are hoping to catch a break, after controversial comments a judge made shortly before sending the rapper to jail. On January 18, Kodak Black’s plush house in Pembroke Pines was raided, and the rapper was hit with seven felony charges after cops found guns and marijuana in […]

Eastside Peezy Shot In The Head Over The Weekend
(AllHipHop News) A man being identified as Eastside Peezy was shot and wounded in Detroit over the weekend. The rap star was shot and critically injured, while he was leaving a house on the Eastside of Detroit. Unknown gunmen in a silver Yukon fired multiple shots at the rapper, which struck him in the head. […]

Cozz Recruits J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar & Curren$y For ‘Effected’ Album
(AllHipHop News) Dreamville Records artist Cozz is getting prepared to drop his studio album Effected on February 13. The California emcee also known as Cody Macc called on some big names for the project. Cozz teamed up again with his Dreamville head J. Cole for a record titled “Zendaya.” They previously collaborated on “Knock The […]

Migos Become Only 5th Rap Group To Earn At Least Two #1 Albums
(AllHipHop News) Culture II by Migos opens at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 199,000 units. That gives the Atlanta-based trio its second album chart topper following 2017’s Culture. Migos are now the fifth rap group to have more than one Number One album. The only other acts to achieve that feat are the […]