(AllHipHop News) St. Louis, Missouri rapper Huey has announced he has split from Jive Records and is planning a new single and album, in hopes of recreating the success he experienced with this hit single “Pop Lock and Drop It.”This September, Huey will release Redemption on Que Records/OMG Media/EMI.  The release will be the follow-up […]

(AllHipHop News) Dead Prez, Pharoahe Monch and Sadat X are among the performers who will hit the stage during this year’s annual Black August Hip Hop Project  Concert. The event, which is being produced by the Malcolm X Grassroots movement, is now in its 13th year. Over the past decade, artists like Mos Def, Talib […]

(AllHipHop News) Trae Tha Truth and KBXX 97.9 The Box have both agreed to drop lawsuits against each other, over an alleged ban on the Houston, Texas rapper’s music in the local market.According to Houston’s Fox 26, both parties have agreed to walk away from the lawsuit, although no settlement between the opposing parties was […]

(AllHipHop News) Foxy Brown addressed her recent arrest during a performance at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in Manhattan last night (July 25th). Foxy Brown, born Inga Marchand, was arrested last week on a felony charge, for another encounter with her rival Arlene Raymond in their Prospect Heights, Brooklyn neighborhood. Brown was arrested after […]

(AllHipHop News) Two frustrated Hip-Hop fans have created online petitions demanding Atlantic Records release new projects by Grand Hustle artist Young Dro and Grammy Award winning rapper Lupe Fiasco.The two nearly identical petitions, hosted at PetitionOnline.com, states that fans have been waiting for Dro’s P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once) and Lupe’s Lasers “for over a […]

(AllHipHop News) A special panel in New Orleans, Louisiana that examines judicial misconduct is investigating a judge with ties to rapper C-Murder, who is serving a life sentence for the 2002 murder of a 16-year-old. According to the Times-Picayune, the secret panel is investigating a credible complaint against one of the judges who presided over […]

(AllHipHop News) A crowd in Schaumburg, Illinois became rowdy on Friday (July 23rd) after rapper Snoop Dogg missed an appearance. According to reports, Snoop was supposed to perform at the John Barleycom restaurant and club. The rapper’s management said the rapper didn’t feel safe driving from Chicago due to a storm that evening. Police were […]

(AllHipHop News) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Bizzy Bone has signed a new recording deal with Sumerian Records and is planning a mash-up release of hard rock and Hip-Hop. Sumerian Records’ Founder Ash Avildsen confirmed that his Washington, D.C. based heavy metal label signed the world-famous rapper, who will drop Crossroads 2010 this August. “It’s true and […]

(AllHipHop News) Producer/mogul Dr. Dre is being sued for millions of dollars for breach of contract, for allegedly failing to pay the bill for recording services. Paramount Recording Studios is suing Dr. Dre, born Andre Young, for $1,220,500, for breach of contract, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday […]

(AllHipHop News) B-Boy Pioneer Crazy Legs is prepping for the upcoming Rock Steady Crew 33rd Anniversary with a weekend full of star studded events. “Friday (July 30th) we will kick off the anniversary at Libations, then Saturday (July 31st 3pm-9pm) we will have the annual battle,” Crazy Legs told AllHipHop.com. “The crew and soloist winners […]

(AllHipHop News) Houston, Texas rap star Devin the Dude and Jacksonville, Florida, comedian Lil Duval will play the lead characters in a new film titled Hillbilly Highway.The movie, which is being produced by Eddie Griffin, is currently wrapping up filming in Atlanta, according to director, Damon “Coke” Daniels. Hillbilly Highway follows the antics of two […]

(AllHipHop News) Drake thanked his fans for helping his debut album Thank Me Later sell over 1 million copies since its release on June 15th. The rapper tweeted a message expressing shock at the fast sales pace. “Thank you to everyone who allowed us to go platinum on a debut album! WOW,” Drake tweeted. The […]

(AllHipHop News) Nashville, Tennessee rapper Young Buck recently took aim at 50 Cent, revealing the Queens-rapper is still feuding with him and attempting to destroy his career. Young Buck was once a member of 50 Cent’s G-Unit collective. Under his tenure with 50’s G-Unit Records, the rapper was featured on the hit album Beg for […]

(AllHipHop News) It seems like Rick Ross’s song “B.M.F.” has long legs, as the song is making headlines across the net once again.Black Mafia Family (B.M.F.) founder Big Meech’s mother recently touched upon the issue during an interview on Atlanta’s V103 radio station with the Frank and Wanda Morning Show.During the interview, Ms. Lucille Flenory […]

(AllHipHop News) The president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association lashed out at rapper/actor Ice-T, after the rapper was arrested near the Lincoln Tunnel in New York, for allegedly driving with a suspended license.  Ice-T, who plays detective Fin Tutuola on Law & Order: SVU,  voiced his displeasure with the arrest on Twitter. The rapper posted […]

(AllHipHop News) Brooklyn, New York rapper Foxy Brown issued a statement to AllHipHop.com today (July 22nd) addressing her arrest yesterday for allegedly violating a protective order filed by a longtime neighborhood rival. Arlene Raymond called the cops yesterday (July 21st), after she engaged in a verbal altercation with Brown in their Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, neighborhood. […]

(AllHipHop News) Russell Simmons and his ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons have finally sold their 35,000-square-foot mansion in Saddle River, New Jersey. The pair were asking $13.9 million dollars for the sprawling mansion, which sits on four acres and features indoor and outdoor pools, ten bedrooms, a movie theater, a lions head fireplace and other amenities. […]

(AllHipHop News) Washington, D.C. rapper Wale is in hot water with officials in the city of Baltimore, after he used profanity and racial slurs during a free-city event on Sunday (July 18th). The rapper was the headlining act at Artscape when he allegedly used the objectionable language during a performance. According to Tracy Baskerville of […]

(AllHipHop News) Details surrounding Foxy Brown’s arrest yesterday (July 21st) in the Brooklyn, New York neighborhood where she resides, are emerging. Brown was arrested yesterday after becoming involved in a verbal altercation with Arlene Raymond, the woman with whom the rapper has been feuding with since at least 2007. During the altercation yesterday,  the pair […]

(AllHipHop News) G-Unit member Lloyd Banks won a major victory in court last week (July 15th), when an Ontario judge dismissed criminal charges against the Queens, New York rapper. The charges stemmed from an incident in January of 2010, when Lloyd Banks, born Christopher Lloyd and a group of men allegedly assaulted Chris Hines, a […]