Dr. Dre Secures $60 Million In Funding For “Daisy” Streaming Music Service
(AllHipHop News) Music mogul’s Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine have officially launched a new streaming music service titled “Daisy” backed by $60 million in funding. The pair’s company Beats Electronics secured the investment from Access Industries and a group of private investors, who will launch “Daisy” sometime in late 2013. “Daisy” is being launched off […]
Kanye West Vents To DJ Enuff About MTV’s Hottest MC’s List and Sway
(AllHipHop News) Two people will always give you the best soundbites. Snarky Kanye West with god complex levels of arrogance and disrespected Kanye West. The G.O.O.D. Music general combined the two when he called in to The Angie Martinez Show where DJ Enuff was filling in. Mr. West barrages the New York City airwaves with his diatribe […]
Suspect Arrested In French Montana Tour Bus Shooting
(AllHipHop News) Philadelphia’s Fox 29 is reporting that murder charges have been filed against an accused suspect in the February 28th drive-by shooting that took place near Bad Boy recording artist French Montana’s tour bus. [ALSO READ: Shots Fired At French Montana’s Tour Bus, 1 Person Dead] According to police, the suspect, Frank Biggs, was the passenger in […]
Nas To Perform As Part Of Kennedy Center Hip-Hop Festival in 2014
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop legend Nas is going to be one of the rap representatives to perform at the world renown John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ “One Mic: Hip-Hop Culture Worldwide” festival in 2014. The Hip-Hop festival was announced as part of the Kennedy Center’s 2013-2014 season on Tuesday. This will place Hip-Hop culture right […]
Kenny Clutch’s Alleged Shooter Fights Extradition
(AllHipHop News) The triple homicide shooting that claimed the life of Oakland rapper Kenneth “Kenny Clutch” Cherry is nearing completion but not before some complications. Prime suspect, 26-year-old Ammar Harris challenged his extradition from to Nevada from California on Monday (March 4th) after being captured last Thursday (February 28th). Harris was arrested at a Studio […]
EXCLUSIVE: Gunplay Speaks On His New Found Freedom, New Album
(AllHipHop News) It has been a long battle for Richard Morales better known in rap circles as Gunplay. Gunplay surrendered to police on October 9th on an outstanding warrant stemming from armed robbery and assault charges on April 13th, 2012. Allegedly, the Cops & Robbers rapper assaulted and robbed Miami accountant Turron Woodside. Less than […]
Murderer of Original 50 Cent Wanted For Triple Homicide
(AllHipHop News) Julio Acevedo is wanted for allegedly murdered a pregnant woman and her husband in a hit-and-run accident and was already a murderer before that unlucky incident. Acevedo is also the man who murderede Brooklyn gangster Kelvin Martin, better known as the original “50 Cent”. According to police reports, the 44-year-old was allegedly speeding […]
Snoop Dogg Kung-Fu Fighting in New “Way of the Dogg” Video Game
(AllHipHop) West Coast Hip-Hop icon Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion has announced that he will be featured in his own video game set to release in conjunction with both his new album and film called, Reincarnated. Coming together with U.K. based video game publisher, 505 Games, and video game developer Echo Peak, Snoop has combined […]
Juelz Santana Comments On The Rise Of Harlem’s A$AP Rocky and Azealia Banks
(AllHipHop News) At the turn of the century the Dipset crew rose from Harlem, New York and became one of the most successful groups in rap history. Cam’Ron, Jim Jones, Freekey Zekey, Hell Rell, J. R. Writer, 40 Cal, and a young emcee named Juelz Santana became the faces of Harlem Hip-Hop as songs like “Oh Boy,” […]
9th Wonder Recalls Making “Threat” Beat For Jay-Z
(AllHipHop News) This year will be the 10th anniversary of the release of Jay-Z’s seminal The Black Album. The names on the production credits for that LP read like a first-ballot induction list for a Hip-Hop Producers Hall of Fame. Timbaland, The Neptunes, Kanye West, Rick Rubin, Just Blaze, and DJ Quick all contributed tracks to […]
EXCLUSIVE: “Freeway” Rick Ross Speaks On His Biopic, Documentary and Nick Cannon
(AllHipHop News) Nick Cannon might not have been old enough to drink milk alone when convicted drug kingpin “Freeway” Rick Ross was at his height, but now he will be able to see what is like to be a major dealer in a new film. The charismatic comedian/rapper/actor/host will depict the street legend in the “real Rick […]
EXCLUSIVE: Grandmaster Melle Mel & Quadeer “MC Spice” Shakur Address WorldStarHipHop.com Petition
MELLE MEL, QUADEER “MC SPICE” SHAKUR ARE TAKING ON WORLDSTARHIPHOP, ON BEHALF OF AFRIKA BAMBAATAA AND THE ZULU NATION
CeeLo Green…Is Loberace: New Las Vegas Show Begins
(AllHipHop News) Eccentric rapper CeeLo Green has been a Dungeon Family member, a cross dressing golden crooner and now a Las Vegas showman alter ego known as “Loberace.” This past Saturday (March 2), the man of many faces began his elaborate two month Las Vegas show called CeeLo Green Is Loberace at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. The 90-minute […]
RZA Is Gang Related In New TV Show
(AllHipHop News) RZA has officially landed his first regular role on a TV series with his inclusion on Fox’s drama pilot Gang Related. The show centers around Ryan Lopez’s character, a gang member’s planned infiltration of the San Francisco Police Department Gang Task Force and his struggle to balance both identities. RZA’s character, Cassius is Lopez’s best […]
Master P’s Daughter Cymphonique Hosts “Dance for Change Unite: A Day of World Peace”
(AllHipHop News) The No Limit Family legacy continues on as Master P’s daughter Cymphonique has become heavily involved in Dance for Change Unite: A Day of World Peace. The initiative is dedicated to world peace as professional dance choreographers and dancers come together with inner city youth. In promoting world peace and education through their […]
Murs and New Group “The White Mandingos” Announce New Concept Album
(AllHipHop News) West Coast veteran rapper Murs and his new group, The White Mandingos have announced the release of their debut full length album dubbed, The Ghetto is Tryna Kill Me. The White Mandingos project also includes the work of Bad Brain founder Darryl Jenifer and Ego Trip co-creator Sacha Jenkins. The album is a […]
Lil Wayne Releases Tracklist For I Am Not A Human Being II
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne has had a pretty rough 2013 so far, but he’s looking to turn it around when he drops his 10th studio album I Am Not A Human Being II. The Young Money rapper took one step closer to his next release when he revealed the tracklist for the LP this weekend. IANAHB […]
Run-DMC Announces First Show In Atlanta In Over 12 Years
(AllHipHop News) Legendary Hip-Hop group Run-DMC has teamed with the Atlanta Braves to give their first performance in the city since 2001. AllHipHop.com broke the news that the group was reuniting in July of 2012. Since then, they have only done a handful of shows, including Jay-Z’s “Made In America” festival. Now, Run-DMC will take part […]
“Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” Theme Causes County Wide School Lockdown
(AllHipHop News) The theme song to legendary 1990’s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” caused panic in a Western Pennsylvania town earlier this week. All schools in Beaver County in Ambridge, Pennsylvania were locked down on Thursday (February 28), after a line from the sitcom’s theme song was mistaken as a threat. The bizarre incident […]
Rapper Mr. Magic and Wife Die In Car Crash; No Limit Artists React
(AllHipHop News) Former No Limit Records rapper Mr. Magic perished in a car crash on Friday (March 1), in Mississippi. According to reports, the tragedy happened in Hattiesburg, where the deadly car crash claimed the lives of Mr. Magic, born Awood Johnson and his wife, Chastity. The couple’s 12-year-old daughter survived the crash, according to […]
