(AllHipHop News) Director Benny Boom has signed on to direct the movie S.W.A.T: Fire Fight, which will began principal photography n Detroit Michigan this week. Benny Boom has directed over 350 Hip-Hop videos for artists like 50 Cent, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Robin Thicke, Mya, Ciara, Shyne, LL Cool J and others. He was selected to […]

(AllHipHop News) Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek have announced an national tour in support of their highly anticipated reunion album Revolutions Per Minute. The pair will kick off the tour in Hi-Tek’s hometown of Cincinnati on  Thursday (April 22nd) and wind down the tour on May 29th in Seattle, Washington. Hi-Tek produced the album, which features […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop/R&B producer Teddy Riley has teamed up with Korean superstar singer/rapper Jay Park to produce his new untitled album. Park shot to fame in South Korea as a member of the chart-topping group 2PM. The American-born B-Boy split with the group amidst controversy in 2009, after making controversial statements about Korea on his […]

(AllHipHop News) Legendary Gangstarr artist Guru has succumbed to cancer after a lengthy bout with the disease.The artist, born Keith Elam, died on Monday April 19. He was 43 years old.Solar, Guru’s partner, expressed sadness over the loss.”The world has lost one of the best MCs and Hip-Hop icons of all-time — my loyal best […]

(AllHipHop News) R&B singer Kelis is seeking to make her divorce from Nas official immediately, as opposed to going through with legal proceedings. TMZ.com reports that Kelis filed court documents last week seeking to have their marriage “terminated as soon as possible.”Kelis told the court that she believed there is no chance of reconciliation with […]

(AllHipHop News) The U.S. Army has dismissed a soldier who rapped about shooting his superiors as opposed to taking the man to trial.Spc. Marc A. Hall accepted a plea deal in order to avoid being tried in Kuwait, after being charged with communicating a threat. Spc. Hall, who served in Iraq from 2007-2008, recorded a […]

(AllHipHop News) Grammy Award winning rapper Jay-Z will make his third appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live this May. Jay-Z will join Betty White as a musical guest on the May 8th show. Jay-Z’s appearance will come during SNL’s special Mother’s Day episode, which will reunite six former female cast members. Those returning include Amy […]

Rapper 50 Cent will show fans his family heritage as part of an upcoming VH1 “Rock Dock” titled 50’s Roots.According to rep’s for VH1, 50 Cent will head to the dep south in search of his family’s slave lineage. During the show, the South Jamaica, Queens-raised rapper will meet with living family members, while attempting […]

Young Money artist Nicki Minaj is giving fans more glimpses of the woman behind the persona as she prepares for her anticipated debut album.In an interview with Details Magazine, Minaj said that while Hip-Hop has welcomed her as a bisexual female emcee, she believes the culture is still not ready to accept a bisexual or […]

(AllHipHop News) DMC of legendary Hip-Hop group Run-DMC has dismissed rumors that he will be reuniting with group member Run, during the Roots’ Third Annual Roots Picnic on June 5th. This year’s annual picnic features a lineup that includes The Clipse, Vampire Weekend, The Very Best, Mayer Hawthorne, Das Racist, Tune-Yards, Nneka, Bajah + The […]

(AllHipHop News) A highly anticipated concert featuring Nas and Damian Marley in the United Kingdom has been cancelled, due to a massive ash cloud that formed as a result of a volcanic eruption in Iceland. Nas and Damian Marley were slated to perform at The Electric Ballroom in London this Wednesday (April 21st). The event […]

(AllHipHop News) A number of Hip-Hop pioneers will gather at S.O.B.’s in New York tomorrow (April 20th) to focus on a unified front in maintaining and continuing the integrity and preservation of the culture. KRS-One’s Temple of Hip Hop in association with the Universal Zulu Nation will host an ongoing series of discussions regarding the […]

Update: Vinnie from Naughty By Nature has helped Talib Kweli reclaim his laptop from an Australian man that took it from a dressing room.Kweli said, “Shout to @DDotOmen and Vinnie from @naughtybynature for being instrumental in getting me the stuff back. Dude dropped it off and ran.”The Brooklyn rapper quipped that the man kept his […]

(AllHipHop News) G-Unit member Lloyd Banks has responded to a diss record released earlier this week, that features Brooklyn rapper Shyne dissing G-Unit boss, 50 Cent. On a recently released a track titled “Unthinkable,” Shyne goes hard at 50 Cent on the track, calling the Queens rapper out by name in a verse. Shyne continued […]

(AllHipHop News) Scott Storch is quickly getting back into swing of the music game by lending his hit-making skills to the highly anticipated Dr. Dre single “Under Pressure,” a song that features Jay-Z. The song, which has yet to leak, is a huge move for the Philadelphia-bred musician, according to a company working closely with […]

Rick Ross is proclaiming victory over a verdict where he was ordered to pay $300,000 in punitive and compensatory damages to DJ Vlad (Vlad Lyubovni). The case was resulted in a August 2008 incident where members of Ross’ entourage assaulted DJ Vlad at the Ozone Awards over the deejay posting comedic images of Ross dressed […]

(AllHipHop News) New Orleans rapper Juvenile will reenact his February arrest in an upcoming video for his song “La La LaLaLa.”According to the Times-Picayune, Juvenile is working with videographer Daryn DeLuco produce the video, which will feature Juvenile being taken from a recording studio in Arabi. The new video also features locally renowned performance artists […]

(AllHipHop News) Yonkers, New York native Jadakiss is launching the new Kiss for Kids Foundation in support of the local community. The platinum selling rapper will be on hand during the opening of a new Boost Mobile retail store in Yonkers. Boost will donate $10,000 to the Kiss for Kids Foundation during the event, which […]

(AllHipHop News) A federal has judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the mother of the later rapper Notorious B.I.G., which blamed the city of Los Angeles and the LAPD for her son’s death. On Monday April 5th, Judge Jacqueline Nguyen dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice, after an eight-year wrongful death lawsuit in federal court. Notorious B.I.G., […]

DJ Vlad was awarded $300,000 in damages from Rick Ross over a 2008 scuffle in which the DJ was beaten. In 2008, Vlad attempted to interview Rick Ross about his then-alleged history as a correctional officer.The pair, along with some of Ross’ crew, met up and attacked Vlad, causing him to suffer seven stitches under […]