Drake's 3rd Annual "OVO Festival" To Feature A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd and 2 Chainz

(AllHipHop News) In its third year, the Toronto-held “October’s Very Own Festival,” which Drake has headlined since its creation, will feature performances from A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, and 2 Chainz. Drake tweeted the news out last night: “OVO Fest August 5th. A$AP Rocky, 2 Chainz, The Weeknd, Drake. A special night we’ve created for the greatest […]

Common Taking Over NBATV for Western Conference Finals

(AllHipHop News) Grammy-Award winning rapper and actor Common is taking over NBATV’s Twitter account tonight for coverage of the NBA Western Conference Finals tonight (June 5). Starting at 7:45pm ET for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals (#WCF) between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, Common will provide his own analysis on […]

Rock The Bells Adds DMX, Eve And Jadakiss To 2012 Lineup; "Wu-Block" Album To Be Performed For First Time

(AllHipHop News) With last week’s festival announcement including names like Nas, Slick Rick, Immortal Technique, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and a heap of others, Guerrilla Union and Rock the Bells have loaded this year’s roster by adding DMX, Eve, Jadakiss, Future, and Pusha T to the 2012 lineup. According to a press release, “Four-time Platinum selling artist DMX […]

Yelawolf To Release "Psycho White EP" With Travis Barker Before Shady Album; "Country Cousins" With Big K.R.I.T. Also In Works

(AllHipHop News) Billboard is reporting that before Yelawolf continues work on his sophomore Shady Records album, Love Story, the Huntsville, Alabama, native will be releasing the Psycho White EP with producer, drummer and close friend, Travis Barker. According to Yelawolf, the Psycho White EP is set to include five brand-new songs: “Every time we would get in the lab we’d […]

Curren$y Offering Free Stream of New Warner Bros. Album "The Stoned Immaculate"; Hear It Now

(AllHipHop News) After broadcasting the closing show on his “Jet Life Tour” at Webster Hall in New York City last night, Curren$y has made his “first real studio album,” The Stoned Immaculate, available to stream for free. The 13-track album, which will also include a number of bonus tracks upon release, features appearances from artists […]

R&B Singer Bobby V Joins eOne Music Roster; Releasing 'Dusk Till Dawn' Album in Fall

(AllHipHop News) R & B sensation Bobby V has decided to take his Blu Kolla Dreams label over to eOne Music. Bobby V joins other R&B singers Dwele, Vivian Green, SWV, Ashanti, Anthony David, Bilal, Keith Sweat, Eric Roberson and others as he looks to put out his fifth studio album. Under the new deal, Bobby V will release his new studio album, Dusk Till Dawn, in the Fall 2012 […]