(AllHipHop News) Eminem shot the video for his new song “Not Afraid” on the streets of Newark, New Jersey today, as people from the city watched intently. The video was shot on Market Street, a popular strip in the city. Em was joined by Royce Da 5′ 9″, longtime friend and Slaughterhouse signee. Fans of […]
(AllHipHop News) Yesterday (May 4), Bone Thugs N Harmony reached a milestone in releasing their eighth studio album Uni-5: The World’s Enemy, the first to feature the full 5-man lineup since 2000. As the group continues touring and promoting the project, the group still occasionally finds itself at odds with member Bizzy Bone. On their […]
(AllHipHop News) Former Cash Money super producer Mannie Fresh has opened a new chapter in his musical evolution with a new group called Sole Fresh. The group, comprised of a pair of New Orleans teenagers, garnered Mannie’s attention as they found a following on the local music scene. Knoxx St. Peter told AllHipHop.com, “We just created some […]
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta booking agency owner Johnnie Cabbell has responded to Gucci Mane’s jailhouse announcement that he has severed his ties with Cabbell’s booking agency Hitt Afta Hitt Entertainment. Gucci released a statement yesterday (May 4th) announcing the formation of a new label, 1017 Bricksquad and a new management team. The rapper also announced he […]
(AllHipHop News) Toronto’s Marco Polo is back with another album entitled The Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo, a collection of unreleased and rare tracks. The producer has logged a back catalog of unreleased material since his first release in 2003, titled Pumpkinhead’s Orange Moon Over Brooklyn.The unheard works will now be available in stores via […]
(AllHipHop News) Rakaa of Dilated Peoples has announced plans to release his debut solo album Crown of Thorns this July. Rakaa was featured on four albums as a member of Dilated Peoples. For his first solo album, he will touch upon political issues, relationships, family and culture. Production on Crown of Thorns will be handled […]
(AllHipHop News) FIFA, the international governing body of football announced that rapper K’Naan will perform at the Fifa World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert next month at Orlando Stadium in Soweto/Johannesburg. K’Naan’s song “Wavin’ Flag (The Celebration Mix)” is the anthem from the entire advertising campaign between Fifa and Coca-Cola. Other artists previously announced to perform […]
(AllHipHop News) Former Bad Boy rap star Black Rob has been released from prison, after seven years of incarceration on a grand larceny charge. Black Rob is best known for his hit single “Whoa,” taken from his platinum-selling 1999 album Life Story. According to Black Rob, his fame followed him behind bars, where some inmates […]
(AllHipHop News) The murder trial of Aubrey Berry, the man accused of shooting Atlanta rapper Dolla in broad daylight at the Beverly Hills mall, started today (May 4th). Berry, 24, is being tried by a jury for committing the 2009 murder, after the two had allegedly been involved in an altercation at a strip club […]
(VIBE.COM) Lil Wayne may be locked in Rikers Island away from the industry, but that’s not stopping some of his associates from handling business with him. Grammy award-winning producer, Shondrae “Bangladesh” Crawford has a bone to pick with Mr. Dwayne Carter. A $500,000 bone. “I don’t f### with [Lil Wayne]… and you can print that,” Bangladesh told VIBE, […]
Trina has teamed with Lady Gaga on a track called “Let Dem Hoes Fight” taken from her new album Amazin‘, which hit stores today (May 4th). Trina explained the origin of the track, which was leaked to the Internet in January. While Lady Gaga was featured on the original version, Kaleena is the artist featured […]
(AllHipHop News) Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth is striking back at local radio station 97.9 KBXX, The Box, claiming executives from the station have unfairly banned his music and interfered with his relationships with other executives. Trae is filing the lawsuit in 189th District Court of Harris County, naming Radio One, KBXX’s general manager Doug […]
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane has officially parted ways with his former management company Mizay Entertainment and booking agency Hitt Afta Hitt Enterprises. Mizay Entertainment is helmed by Debra Antney, while promoter Johnnie Cabbell is the owner of Hitt After Hitt Enterprises. Both companies and their respective owners are named in several federal lawsuits, […]
(AllHipHop News) Duck Down Records’ CEO Dru Ha recently opened up OGC/Fab 5/BCC member Starang Wondah’s whereabouts over the past year. In a letter on Duck Down’s official site, Dru Ha explained that Starang Wondah’s absence from the Hip-Hop scene was unfortunately due to incarceration. The rapper nearing the end of an 18-month prison stretch […]
(AllHipHop News) Carmine Gotti, grandson of the late NY La Cosa Nostra crime boss John Gotti, is planning on releasing his debut album this summer.The young Gotti first hit the national scene in 2004 as a fixture on the A&E reality series Growing Up Gotti with his two brothers and mother Victoria Gotti, daughter of John Gotti.Recently, […]
(AllHipHop News) A musician named Anthony Lawrence Dash is squaring off against Floyd Mayweather Jr., the best boxer in the world. Dash claims he remixed one of his own copyright tracks for Floyd, who used the piece as his entrance music during his appearance at Wrestlemania 24 in March of 2008. According to TMZ.com, Dash […]
(AllHipHop News) Ever since Hot 97 announced that they would be hosting this year’s annual Summer Jam concert event at the New Meadowlands Sports Complex last month, listeners have been eager to hear who will perform at at the show. Yesterday, Hot 97 radio personality Angie Martinez announced who will be performing this year.Usher is […]
(AllHipHop News) Solar, the business partner of Guru, has lashed out at the accusations that he was mentally controlling and physically abusive to the late founder of Gang Starr. Tasha Denham, a woman that has a child with Solar, made salacious accusations that Guru was punched in the face and beaten by his former […]
(AllHipHop News) Today (May 3) DJ Green Arrow is seeking to establish a new Guinness record by embarking on 52 hour freestyle. Arrow, who is based out of Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, will start freestyling this afternoon. The majority of the rhymes will be in 12 hour intervals, with the rapper taking hour breaks to recover […]
(AllHipHop News) Jailed rapper Lil Wayne has been hit with another lawsuit surrounding his hit 2008 single “Lollipop,” taken from his hit album Tha Carter III. Philadelphia rapper/musician Dirahn Gilliams filed the lawsuit in United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Friday (April 30th), claiming Lil Wayne’s song “Lollipop” was based on his […]
