(AllHipHop News) While Haitians are still facing darkness and despair almost a year after the tragic earthquake that rocked Haiti, their courage and vibrancy continue to shine and inspire.On December 16th special musical guest Wyclef Jean, popular socialite Kim Kardashian, fashion icon/Urban Zen founder Donna Karan and music mogul Andre Harrell are hosting “The Truth.”“The […]

(AllHipHop News) Another lawsuit has been filed against a Dallas, Texas based promoter, who allegedly misrepresented himself as an agent for Young Jeezy and pocketed a $50,000 advance for a show. Three promoters named Chris Moreno, Sonny Manila and Roger Manila filed the lawsuit on December 13th, the Judicial District of Harris County, Texas. The […]

(AllHipHop News) As if pleading to a two-year prison sentence yesterday wasn’t enough, Queens, New York rapper Ja Rule must now contend with hackers, who seem to have taken over his Twitter account. An authorized person gained access to Ja Rule’s official account Twitter.com/RuleYork around 5:30 AM this morning, about an hour after the rap […]

(AllHipHop News) Yo Gotti turned himself into police yesterday evening (December 13th) to face charges stemming from a shooting over Thanksgiving weekend in the rapper’s hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Yo Gotti surrendered to police around 5:30PM last night to face a charge of aggravated riot and inciting a riot, after a fight that broke out […]

(AllHipHop News) Rap star Eminem has successfully returned to the music industry with the year’s bestselling release and now the 38-year-old has set his sights on the big screen, with a major role in the movie Southpaw.Southpaw is being developed for Eminem and will feature the rap star playing a welterweight boxer who earns the […]

(AllHipHop News) Rap legend Queen Latifah has inked a deal with Sacramento Kings’ point guard Tyreke Evans, who will become the first sports star to endorse the new VBLAST! vitamin water product from her new company, New York Sprint Water. Evans, who was the NBA’s 2010 Rookie of the Year, will kick off a national […]

(AllHipHop News) The beef between Ja Rule and 50 Cent has heated up again, on the social networking site Twitter. The verbal jousting began today (December 12th), shortly after it was announced that Ja Rule will have to serve two years in prison for attempted criminal possession of a weapon, stemming from a traffic stop […]

(AllHipHop News) Former child soldier-turned-rapper Emmanuel Jal has snagged a variety of high profiled politicians, activists and celebrities for his new video “We Want Peace.” Emmanuel Jal is a former child soldier who was born into the life of a child soldier. He lost his mother during Sudan’s first civil war, which ravaged the country […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will be one of several rap heavy weights attending a black-tie benefit in Philadelphia this weekend to raise funds and toys for the homeless and financially challenged this holiday season. The rap star will be joined by comedian Jamie Foxx, Vivica A. Fox, Lance Gross, Jermaine Dupri and […]

Attorneys for Funk legend George Clinton has filed a multi-million dollar copyright infringement lawsuit over a remix group’s 2003 hit song “Shut Up.” Lawyers for Clinton filed the lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, on December 10th. The lawsuit accuses BEP stole portions of Clinton’s classic #1 funk […]

Rapper Lil Wayne cannot do any drugs or liquor as part of the terms of his three-year probation for drug and gun possession in Arizona, but that has not deterred drug dealers from naming deadly narcotics after him.The superstar rapper’s name was associated with a $250 million drug bust that yielded 500 bricks of heroin. […]

(AllHipHop News) Ja Rule’s pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon over a July 2007 gun possession charge in Manhattan, New York and will serve two years in prison when he is sentenced in February.  The rapper reached the plea deal today (December 13th) in Manhattan State Supreme Court, over a July 23rd, […]

A new DVD heading to stores this January will feature an unreleased interview with legendary rapper Tupac Shakur. The late rap star is the subject of the DVD Tupac Uncensored and Uncut: The Lost Prison Tapes, which is slated to hit stores January 25th. The interview with Tupac Shakur was shot on location at Clinton […]

(AllHipHop News) Memphis police have already arrested three people in connection with a Thanksgiving weekend shooting, but are now seeking popular rapper Yo Gotti in connection with a violent altercation. According to WREG Channel 3, Yo Gotti and an associate, OG Boo Dirty, were involved in a verbal altercation on November 29th when a third […]

 (AllHipHop News) DJ Premier is putting together a new Gang Starr album with his late rap partner Keith “Guru” Elam. The celebrated DJ said that he’s assembled music and Guru verses from all over the world and it enabled the posthumous album to be made. “There are guys in Europe who say that they have […]

(AllHipHop News) Political rapper Paris has filed a lawsuit against a producer, NBC Networks and Warner Brothers Pictures, claiming the trio stole his idea for a reality show. According to a lawsuit filed on December 7th in U.S. District Court of Northern District of Texas, Paris accuses the defendants of stealing the concept for Your […]

(AllHipHop News) A promotion aimed at increasing the popularity of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has backfired and now the leader country believes doctored photographs of him as a rapper circulating, are damaging to his image. The images have been circulating around newspapers in Uganda, after a remix to one of Museveni’s speeches titled “You Want […]

(AllHipHop News) Award winning radio host/TV personality Egypt Sherrod will host her first annual “Egypt’s Give Back Tour,” a five-day radio broadcast/tour being launched in partnership with a variety of non-profits to benefit the needy. Egypt has teamed with New York Cares, The Children’s Aid Society, Jersey Cares, Hudson Cradle, Toys 4 Tots, The Children’s […]

(AllHipHop News) Producer 9th Wonder and rapper David Banner are increasing the promotional efforts surrounding their highly anticipated collaboration album Death of A Pop Star, with the announcement of a new comic strip series. The pair’s latest effort is an anime-styled comic strip that centers around 9th and Banner living in the real world with […]

(AllHipHop News) Legendary rap group Leaders of the New School have reunited after almost 20 years, minus famed group member Busta Rhymes. Long Island, New York natives Charlie Brown, Dinco D. and Cut Monitor Milo will hit the stage at the Knitting Factory during a performance in Brooklyn, New York on December 23rd. The group, […]