(AllHipHop News) Canibus has announced the release of a new independent album titled C of Tranquility, which will be the lyricists 10th official album. C of Tranquility will be released on Interdependent Media, which has released records by K’Naan, Tanya Morgan, Finale, Moe Green and J*DaVeY. The new album contains 15 brand new tracks with […]
(AllHipHop News) Canadian rapper Maestro Fresh has penned a new self-help book titled Stick to Your Vision: How to Get Past the Hurdles and the Haters to Get Where You Want to Be. The book, which has a forward written by Public Enemy’s Chuck D., is a memoir/self-help book that aims to give readers self-confidence […]
(AllHipHop News) A pair of altercations involving rapper Foxy Brown were the subject of a grand jury hearing today (August 11th) in New York. According to the New York Post, Foxy Brown testified in front of a grand jury in Brooklyn Supreme Court this morning. Sources stated that the grand jury was questioning Brown about […]
(AllHipHop Rumors) New Skool Rules, a massive conference, returns to Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 2011 again to unify the international Hip-Hop community with panels, performances and parties. The event, which claims the title as the “largest international Hip-Hop and R&B conference, launches April 1-3 and will bring more than 900 representatives from over 20 countries. […]
(AllHipHop News) Xzibit is in Northeastern Wisconsin, where he is helping to build a house in under five days for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Xzibit teamed with the lead sponsor, Lexington Homes, along with Extreme Makeover host Ty Pennington, homebuilder Paige Hemmis and stylist Michael Moloney to tear down and rebuild the home. Last week, […]
(AllHipHop News) Lil Kim’s Three-O Vodka campaign kicked off today (August 10th) when Three Olives officially launched their newest flavor, Purple.In addition to the new flavor, Three-O has changed the packaging on the bottle, which will is a dark purple hue.“Since I’m Queen Bee and purple is the color of royalty,” Lil Kim said in […]
(AllHipHop News) The Mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas is being criticized for his appearance in a video for a profanity laced rap song titled “That’s Not How You Represent Tha 361.” Mayor Joe Adame is seen at the beginning of Corpus Christie rapper Michael White’s video for “361,” reciting the song’s catchy hook. The track […]
(AllHipHop News) A man from Milwaukee, Wisconsin is being sued for posing as the manager of Lil Wayne and Drake to dupe promoters out of thousands of dollars. According to a complaint filed by Eagles Entertainment Inc. in Milwaukee County Court, the defendant, Joey Turner Jr. (aka Jo Flowroshus), impersonated Cortez Bryant to book Canadian […]
(AllHipHop News) Torch, an artist signed to Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group and member of Triple C’s, has responded to a new Young Jeezy track titled “Death Before Dishonor.”The new track features Young Jeezy dropping verses over Rick Ross’ “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast) instrumental. Jeezy’s song contains several lines that many speculate are aimed at […]
(AllHipHop News) An expected reunion with former NWA rappers Ice Cube and Dr. Dre has fallen through. Ice Cube is wrapping up work on I Am The West, his upcoming album, but he hasn’t been able to get in contact with Dr. Dre. For that, he’s said he’ll finish it without his former bandmate.”Many asked about […]
(AllHipHop News) The brother of a man accused of killing six people, including Baton Rogue rapper Chris “Nussie” Jackson, has been jailed since mid-June, for allegedly threatening to kill a witness involved with the case. Derrick Louding, 22, was charged with witness intimidation, after he showed up at a woman’s house and told her sister […]
(AllHipHop News) Compton, California rap star Game took offense to Miami rapper Rick Ross’ song “B.M.F. (Blowin Money Fast)” in the latest issue of Complex Magazine. In the interview, Game seems to take offense to Rick Ross’ glamorization of Black Mafia Family gang leader Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Gangster Disciples’ founder, Larry Hoover. While […]
(AllHipHop News) Eminem’s album Recovery continues to earn the rapper awards, the latest being multiple Teen Choice Awards. The rapper took home three Awards for Best Album, Best Rap Song (“Love the Way You Lie) and Best Rapper. Rapper B.o.B. snagged the Best Hook Up Award for his song “Airplanes” with Paramore’s Haley Williams. Justin […]
(AllHipHop News) Veteran West coast Hip-Hop group Cypress Hill has revealed the lineup of the annual Cypress Hill Smokeout festival at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California on October 16th. Nas and Damian Marley will hit the stage alongside Incubus, Slightly Stoopid, Atmosphere, Manu Chao, DeadMau5, MGMT, ‘unhooked’ and Cypress Hill themselves.Other acts […]
(AllHipHop News) The Black Eyed Peas’ frontman will.I.am continues to make strides in the music industry and has been named to the board of the Grammy Foundation. The rapper/producer was named director of the Grammy Foundation, along with singer/songwriter Darryl Brown, Daniel Cherry of Anomaly and Michael Rapino, CEP of Live Nation. The Grammy Foundation […]
(AllHipHop News) Waka Flocka Flames’ mother Debra Antney of Mizay Entertainment has responded to a recent Vibe article, in which her son claims he and longtime affiliate Gucci Mane were no longer speaking. In the latest issue of Vibe, Waka Flocka is quoted as saying he and Gucci no longer speak after Gucci Mane parted […]
(AllHipHop News) A controversial concert featuring St. Louis rapper Nelly will continue, after another local venue agreed to host the event. The concert, which is the first major Hip-Hop concert to be held in the popular midwestern resort, was almost canceled. Promoters wanted to hold the concert in the parking lot of The Grand Palace […]
(AllHipHop News) BET Networks will debut its first ever original music documentary when My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip-Hop, premieres later this month. The documentary, which was directed by Ava DuVernay centered around the impact women have had on the genre of Hip-Hop, since its inception in the early 1970’s. Mc […]
(AllHipHop.com) Wyclef Jean has been publicly criticized for his presidential aspirations in Haiti and fellow Fugee Pras has been one of the loudest voices. Both men are natives of Haiti, but Pras says Wyclef doesn’t have a plan that properly address the enormous needs of the disenfranchised nation. “You’ve got 1.2 million people living in […]
(AllHipHop News) “Decoded,” the memoir of Jay-Z’s life, will finally make it to stores in November even though it has been finished for a number of years. The book, written by author and film maker Dream Hampton, will examine the history of the Hip-Hop mogul though a series of extensive interviews from Jay-Z, his family […]
