The Konvict Muzik Company has launched a new London office, AllHipHop.com has learned. The Akon-helmed label, which is also home to T-Pain and Kardinal Offishall, made the move in March of this year in an effort to expand it’s roster of international artists. “We will be scanning Europe and Africa for the next […]
The memory and legacy of Hip-Hop pioneer Eric “Eazy-E” Wright will be celebrated today (April 7) during “Eazy-E” day in Compton, California. Omar Bradley, former Mayor of Compton, declared April 7 “Eazy-E” Day in honor of Wright, who died from AIDS on March 26, 1995. “Eric made Compton famous not just in California, […]
Kanye West is among the performers slated to headline this year’s Lollapalooza festival, which takes place August 1-3 at Chicago‘s Grant Park. According to reports, West will join artists like Gnarls Barkley, Nine Inch Nails, Mark Ronson, Love and Rockets, Lupe Fiasco and others. According to Billboard’s Boxscore service, Lollapalooza was the fifth-highest-grossing […]
The Los Angeles Times has officially retracted a story published on March 17 that claimed that Sean “Diddy” Combs and Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace had advanced knowledge that Tupac Shakur would be assaulted at a recording studio in 1994. The article, titled “An Attack on Tupac Shakur Launched a Hip-Hop War,” claimed that […]
Hip-Hop activist/author Kevin Powell is joining forces with Black and Male in America (BAMIA) and New York radio station Hot 97.1, to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month and to present a special screening and discussion about the award-winning documentary No!. The event, which is also presented by April Silver of Akila Worksongs, Inc., Connect […]
Despite the worldwide media attention being given to Jay-Z’s marriage to longtime girlfriend Beyonce Knowles on Friday (April 4), the pair’s honeymoon will come at a later date, as the chart topping rapper continues on The Heart of the City tour with Mary J. Blige. Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige performed in Greensboro, North […]
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Beyonce Knowles hosted an extravagant affair for their closest friends and family on April 4, and according to published reports, are now a married couple. An extremely close source confirmed with AllHipHop.com that they are husband and wife. There have yet to be any official confirmations as to the entertainer’s […]
The British government has challenged a recent ruling that could allow rapper Snoop Dogg back into the country. Snoop Dogg, born Calvin Broadus, was banned from the United Kingdom in March of 2007, after he and his entourage were involved in a brawl with security officers at London’s Heathrow Airport. In May of […]
Brooklyn Hip-Hop star Foxy Brown will be freed from prison in a matter the next two weeks and is launching a reality show with VH1, AllHipHop.com has learned. Brown, who was sentenced to a year in prison in September of 2007, is currently imprisoned at the Rose Singer Center for women on Rikers Island. […]
Jay-Z and Beyonce got their marriage license on April 1 and now the place they will be married is starting to leak, reports say. The entertainment powerhouse is rumored to be married in a Hudson Street condo they own in the Tribecca section of Manhattan, reports entertainment blog The Greasy Guide. Also, the nuptials will […]
Rapper 50 Cent has won the latest round in a series of court battles with ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins, the mother of his 10-year-old son. A Long Island housing court judge ruled yesterday that Tompkins must vacate the $2.4 million Dix Hills, New York home, where she has reportedly been living with 50’s son as […]
Atlanta producer/rapper Lil’ Jon has launched a new wine business, The Associated Press reports. The self-proclaimed King of Crunk has launched Little Jonathan Winery. “I’m not no drink wine every day kind of dude,” the rapper told the AP. “Don’t ask me no questions…I just like the taste….this is not no ghetto Boone’s Farm; this […]
Hip-Hop is mourning the passing of another legend today, as news spreads of the passing of pioneer B-Boy Frosty Freeze, who died yesterday (April 3) at the age of 44. The former Rock Steady Crew vice-president died in Manhattan following a prolonged illness. Hospitalized at Mount Sinai Medical Center since March 27, Frosty, […]
A welcome return to his hometown of Flint, Michigan has resulted in jail time for rapper MC Breed. The Flint Journal reports that Breed was apprehended yesterday (April 3), shortly after he and his documentary crew left an autograph signing at the Music Planet record store in Flint. The entertainer was picked up […]
After months of speculation, MySpace has struck a deal with three major record labels to launch a new joint venture, MySpace Music, it was announced today (April 3). MySpace Music, which receives over 30 million unique visitors per month, will offer DRM-free digital downloads, ad-supported audio and video, a mobile storefront and various sponsorship […]
The state of Texas has tapped rapper Chamillionaire to star in a new “Don’t Mess with Texas” anti-littering campaign. The rapper has volunteered for the campaign, which also features designer and Corpus Christi native Todd Oldham, who launched the “Rock the Bag” program last month, when he donated specially designed litterbags. The bags […]
A number of rappers and R&B artists are headlining an exclusive five-city concert series sponsored by The Recording Academy (Grammy’s) and T-Mobile USA, to celebrate the Grammy’s 50th Anniversary. Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Kid Rock, Pitbull, John Legend and Sean Kingston will headline concerts featuring Cat Power, Colbie Caillat, Kat Deluna, Ozomatli and Seal […]
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is expected to sign a 10-year-deal, $150 million dollar “360” deal with Live Nation, that will include Roc Nation, a new entertainment venture for the rapper, The New York Times reports. If the deal goes through, Jay-Z, 38, will add more than $60 million dollars in cash to his bottom line. […]
On his latest release, the legendary Al Green is appealing to a younger audience with a little help from some contemporary heavyweights. Celebrated Roots drummer Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson and keyboardist James Poyser co-produced the R&B pioneer’s new studio album, Lay It Down, creating an updated vibe for the veteran soul/gospel crooner. “They didn’t […]
It took rapper T.I. less than 24 hours to fall into compliance with the terms of his plea agreement, AllHipHop.com has learned. According to attorney Dwight Thomas, who was part of T.I.‘s defense team, the rapper started fulfilling his court mandated 1500 hours of community service on Friday (March 28), just one day after […]
