(AllHipHop News) Rapper Drake has teamed with organizations Green The Block and The Hip-Hop Caucus to help promote a cleaner green environment. Drake is slated to perform tomorrow (June 13th) during the “Stop The Off Shore Drilling” rally being held at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. The partnership between Drake, Green The Block and […]
The highly delayed Dirty Money album has been pushed back once again, according to front man Sean “Diddy” Combs. Diddy made the revelation on the BBC’s Scott Mills show, stating the Last Train to Paris would now hit retail on September 20. The album was originally slated for September of 2009. The group couples Diddy […]
(AllHipHop News) Nicki Minaj has been hit with a lawsuit over a pink Lamborghini featured in the video for her latest single “Massive Attack.” Nicki Minaj rented the Lambo from Hollywood Exotic Car Rental at the cost of $1,750 per day, to include the 2008 luxury vehicle in her video. According to a lawsuit filed […]
(AllHipHop News) Cleveland, Ohio rapper Kid Cudi was arrested today (June 11th) in New York city and hit with criminal and drug charges. According to TMZ.com, the rapper went into a rage and smashed a 24-year-old woman’s cell phone, in addition to ripping her door off the hinges. When police arrived, they found a glass […]
(AllHipHop News) As fans of The A-Team gear up for the movie’s debut tonight, Compton rapper Game expressed his frustration with the director’s choice of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as the iconic figure “B.A. Baracus.”The Game was one of several rappers who expressed serious interest in playing the role of “B.A. Baracus,” the character made famous […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper LL Cool J continues to make strides in the digital arena, through a new deal between iTunes and his artist-friendly website, BoomDizzle.com. BoomDizzle Networks has launched the “Want2BFamous?” package that allows the artists in the BoomDizzle.com community to upload their music directly to iTunes under LL’s BoomDizzle’s label. Each week the artist […]
(AllHipHop News) The feud between rappers Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj intensified last night (June 10th), when Lil Kim made a surprise appearance at a local Detroit club to address the matter. Lil Kim performed a variety of her hits during a show at a club named Blondie’s when she addressed Nicki Minaj, whom she […]
The Black Eyed Peas, K’Naan, Alicia Keys and Shakira were among the international artists who performed in front of 34,000 people in Soweto, South Africa, to kick-off the World Cup. This year is the first time The World Cup is being held on the African continent. To celebrate the event, fans from across the world […]
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop mogul Marion “Suge” Knight is off the hook in a recent altercation with another man in Los Angeles, California last month. Knight was arrested while driving his by a half-dozen police officers from the Robbery and Homicide Unit, for allegedly pointing a gun at a man during an argument in Los Angeles. […]
(AllHipHop News) Producer Dr. Dre was delivered a minor loss in court earlier this week, when a Los Angeles judge dismissed claims that the “new” Death Row Records illegally re-released his hit 1992 album The Chronic. Dr. Dre was one of the original owners of Death Row Records when the legendary label launched in 1992 with […]
(AllHipHop News) In his upcoming cover story with Rolling Stone, Jay-Z opened up on wife’s creative influence, competing with younger emcees, and Hip-Hop losing creative ground to indie rock. Dubbed the “King of America” in the article’s title, the normally guarded Jay-Z was more candid about his married life with fellow superstar Beyonce. He explained […]
Here’s a few things to ponder … Where’s PETA and the Tea Party? Where the hell is PETA? Yeah i said it? Lemme repeat that incase I was misunderstood.. Where is PETA? You know them, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals… Where are those guys around this Gulf Oil Spill Issue? For many […]
(AllHipHop News) A variety of Detroit rappers will unite this Saturday (June 12th) for the free Heal Detroit Rally, an event aimed at increasing peace in various violence plagued neighborhoods in the city. Organizers announced that rappers like Al Nuke, Trick Trick, Royce, Lodge Boyz, Seven The General, Big Herk, Stretch Money, DJ Fingers, DJ […]
(AllHipHop News) United States President Barack Obama has responded to growing claims that he was featured in Tag Team’s early 1990’s#### single “Whoomp (There It Is).” President Obama, who has admitted to being a fan of Hip-Hop music, denied the growing allegations that it is him featured at the 1:01 point in the video.The man […]
(AllHipHop News) Detroit rapper Bizarre is the latest member of D12 to run into tax troubles with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). According to reports, Bizarre owes over $25,000 in delinquent state taxes, making him the fourth member of the group to fun afoul of the IRS. Lawyers for Bizarre, born Rufus Johnson, said that […]
(AllHipHop News) As the summertime gets underway and many artists in the industry prep for their summer releases, Bronx native Fat Joe is also getting ready to drop his 10th album, The Darkside.“Just rapped up the album The Darkside, s### is a classic. Bout to touch down this July, end of July. Did the first […]
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West continues to inch his way back into the spotlight with a performance at the 2010 BET Awards. The performance will be West’s first major performance at an awards show, since his infamous appearance alongside Taylor Swift, at the 2009 MTV VMA’s. “While West received much backlash and criticism following the VMAs, […]
(AllHipHop News) Battery Records has announced that they’ve signed former Crime Mob rapper Diamond to their label, which is distributed by Jive Records. This summer, Diamond will debut her lead new single “Lotta Money” which was produced by Recka on the Beat.Diamond split from Crime Mob around 2007 and inked a management/record deal with Polo […]
(AllHipHop News) UK rapper Tinchy Stryder has reportedly become the latest artist signed to Jay-Z’s Rock Nation imprint. Stryder, 23, is said to have inked a deal with Roc Nation to form his own imprint, Takeover/Roc Nation. Takeover Entertainment is the imprint that released Stryder’s 2007 debut album, Star in the Hood. Under terms of […]
(AllHipHop News) Chicago rapper Common has officially confirmed his is a single man and no longer dating Serena, as previously reported. The rapper confirmed the news Chicago’s Fox News, during an interview at the 3rd Annual “Stay in School Event.” Common was in town with the Kanye West Foundation, to encourage Chicago area teens to […]
