(AllHipHop News) The author of a book on Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti has filed a $5 million dollar lawsuit against the producers of the Broadway Play Fela!. Carlos Moore, author of the 1982 Fela: This B#### of a Life, filed the lawsuit in the United District Court in Manhattan yesterday (November 8th).Moore claims that […]
(AllHipHop News) Saint Louis Hip-Hop star Nelly has been tapped to open the highly anticipated boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito this weekend in Dallas, Texas. Nelly has been tapped to perform his new single “Just A Dream” for the first time live, prior to the ring entrances of Pacquiao and Margarito. “In […]
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West’s new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, has hit the internet in a way that the rapper probably isn’t pleased with. The version of the opus in circulation is a clean version with no profanity. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is officially due in stores and digitally on November 22. In the past, […]
(AllHipHop News) Alabama rapper Yelawolf will drop six brand new tracks later this month as part of a new collection hitting stores titled Trunk Muzik 0 – 60. Trunk Muzik 0-60, which is being released via Ghet-O-Vision/DGC/Interscope, is a follow-up to Yelawolf’s Trunk Muzik mixtape and features the new single “I Just Wanna Party” featuring […]
(AllHipHop News) Rap star 50 Cent has been hit with a lawsuit claiming he stole the idea for his movie and album Before I Self Destruct was stolen from a book titled The Preacher’s Son-But The Streets Turned Me Into A Gangster.The lawsuit, which was filed in United States District Court of New Jersey by […]
(AllHipHop News) Details continue to emerge in the arrest of Wiz Khalifa on purported drug charges. The rapper, whose real name is Cameron Thomaz, was released from the Pitt County Detention center earlier this morning, after he was apprehended in the middle of a concert at East Carolina University . Greenville, North Carolina police have […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Wiz Khalifa was arrested in the middle of his concert during a tour date in North Carolina. The concert took place at East Carolina University. Details are scant at press time, but early reports suggest the arrest is related to Khalifa’s penchant for smoking marijuana. Early reports suggest that after he was […]
(AllHipHop News) Pittsburgh, PA rapper Wiz Khalifa was arrested in Greenville, North Carolina for unknown reasons, it’s being reported. While details are sketchy, early reports state that Wiz Khalifa was at a show at East Carolina University when police reportedly stopped his show 45 minutes into his set. He was arrested later, as he attempted […]
Jay-Z has been added to the Miami Book Fair’s International lineup, when he will take part in a discussion with revered educator, Dr. Cornel West. Jay-Z and Cornel West will conduct the chat live from the New York Public Library, although the session will be telecast live to the fair. The pair will discuss Jay-Z’s […]
(AllHipHop News) R&B singer/musicA mogul Akon has announced the launch of a new foundation to help serve under privileged children in Africa.According to Akon, the Konfidence Foundation was established to create a better future for the children of Africa. “It all strung from concept of creating a better future for the kids in Africa,” Akon […]
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop innovator Ralph “Uncle Ralph” McDaniels is scheduled to be honored this November for his contributions to the Hip-Hop genre. McDaniels is the creator of “Video Music Box,” which was the first televised music video show to focus entirely on Hip-Hop music.“A Tribute to Ralph McDaniels” will take place on Saturday, November 13, […]
(AllHipHop News) The Rick Ross and Friends Stop The Violence Part 2 show took place this past Saturday (November 6th), at the Bronx’s legendary Paradise Theater. The Prince of New York, DJ Self, of Power 105.1FM, greeted the packed audience and helped get the crowd excited for the line-up of performances. Rhythm City, a dance […]
Rapper Lil Wayne issued his first comments about his freedom, as he prepared to celebrate last night (November 7th) at a strip club in Miami, Florida. The rap star walked into the King of Diamonds strip club along with Cash Money Records’ CEO Bryan “Birdman” Williams and two beauties dressed in masquerade customs. As Lil […]
(AllHipHop News) Sean “P. Diddy Combs’ Sean John flagship New York store will be shutting its doors at the end of December, according to reports. Employees at the Sean John Store were notified of the decision late last week the 3500-square-foot store is being closed, due to slow sales. The 5th Avenue store, which is […]
(AllHipHop News) American rapper Eminem was a big winner at tonight’s (November 7th) European Music Awards, which took place in Madrid, Spain. Eminem was crowned best Hip-Hop Act during the evening, which also included performances by B.O.B., Dizzee Rascal, Kid Rock, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Shakira, Bon Jovi and others. Eminem, whose hit album Recovery topped […]
(AllHipHop News) Recently freed rapper Lil Wayne made an appearance during Drake’s concert last night (November 6th) at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Weezy hit the stage during Drake’s performance of the song “Miss Me,” making it the rapper’s first performance since being released from prison on Thursday (November 5th). […]
(AllHipHop News) Bruce Willis is in talks to star opposite 50 Cent in the action movie Set Up, which will be released via the rapper’s Cheetah Vision film company. Willis, who starred in the summer hit movie The Expendables, recently joined talks to star in the flick, which centers around a group of friends who […]
(AllHipHop News) West Coast Hip-Hop veteran/TV star Ice-T is expanding his business portfolio with a strategic partnership with Aiko Importers and Pay Up Management to promote and distribute a new line of liquor named Original Gangster XO Brandy. OG XO Brandy is produced in France and handcrafted in small batches, created with a blend from […]
(AllHipHop News) Suge Knight had a brief encounter with Los Angeles County Sheriff yesterday and appealed a legal decision in favor of rapper Kanye West. Knight, who once ran Death Row Records, was pulled over on the intercection of Sunset Boulevard and La Cienega. The sheriff that approached the former mogul impounded the car and […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Wayne will preside over a welcome home party this Saturday in Miami at popular strip club King of Diamonds, but he will not be drinking any alcohol. Lil Wayne was sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation and 360 hours of community service for a 2008 arrest, in which border patrol […]
