Hip-Hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs has responded to a controversial new article in the Los Angeles Times, which claims the mogul had advanced knowledge of a planned assault on the late Tupac Shakur. A new investigative piece printed today (March 17) in the Los Angeles Times claims that Combs and Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G” […]
Hip-Hop fans in the Atlanta area have reason to rejoice next week, as the annual A3C Hip-Hop festival launches March 20th-22nd. The festival is the largest Hip-Hop cultural event in the Southeast, and a platform for artists, writers, A&Rs, and fans. This year the big story is the reunion of the legendary Juice […]
A man who was allegedly assaulted by The Game after an argument during a pick-up game of basketball last year in Los Angeles has brought a new civil lawsuit against the Compton, CA rapper. TMZ.com reports that Shannon Rodrick filed the suit Thursday (March 13) in Superior Court. According to court documents, Rodrick […]
Nearly 15 years after Tupac Shakur was pistol-whipped, shot five times and left for dead outside a New York recording studio, new evidence has surfaced implicating two associates of entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs for orchestrating the rap icon’s ambush, AllHipHop.com has learned. In an upcoming article written by Chuck Phillips on the latest […]
Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo has released an official statement regarding rumors swirling about the condition of his health. According to gossip, there is a popular Atlanta artist who is infected with the HIV virus. A representative for Shawty Lo, born Carlos Walker, has confirmed with AllHipHop.com that the rapper does not suffer from […]
According to a recent study, Hip-Hop music may be responsible for an increase in smoking amongst teens it was recently revealed. Over 75% of the most popular Hip-Hop songs of 2005 contained some kind of explicit reference to using drugs, alcohol or tobacco, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. […]
Snoop Dogg has landed his own cartoon that is slated to debut as part of Comedy Central’s new block of programming the network has announced. Snoop Dogg’s untitled cartoon is among a group of new shows being produced by actors like David Alan Grier, Andy Richter and Adam Sandler. According to Variety, Snoop […]
Rap veteran Keith Murray is preparing to release an album full of new material AllHipHop.com has learned. Murray is planning the follow up to his 2007 release Rap-Mur-Phobia with his sixth album, titled Intellectual Violence. The 25-track release will feature Def Squad members and long time collaborators, Redman and producer Erick Sermon. […]
The assault trial of rapper Remy Ma continued yesterday (March 13) in Manhattan Criminal Court. Prosecutors accuse Remy Ma, 26, of shooting Makeda Barnes-Joseph twice in the abdomen in July 2007, after a night of partying at a club in the Meatpacking District in Manhattan. The shooting happened shortly after the pair argued […]
Memphis, Tennessee rap group Three 6 Mafia has launched a strip club tour to promote their latest single “I’d Rather,” from their upcoming album Last 2 Walk. The group will make 20 stops in the south and mid-west during the tour, which kicks off on March 17 in the group’s home state of Tennessee and […]
The Cincinnati Police Department has refuted all reports of any major breakthrough in the Philant Johnson homicide case. “There have been no arrests in this case and there are no warrants pending,” Cincinnati Police Public Information Commander Lt. Mark Briede told AllHipHop.com. “We’ve heard that Atlanta radio is reporting it and we’ve gotten several […]
U.S. rap star 50 Cent will tour Australia for the first time since 2006, it was announced today (March 13). The rapper, who will be a presenter during MTV’s Australian Music Awards and his G-Unit collective will hit Sydney on April 23, followed by a stop in Auckland on the 25th. On April 26th, the […]
It’s official: Compton Hip-Hop star The Game has confirmed that he was indeed released from prison on March 10, just eight days after checking into the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles. Today (March 13), the rapper issued a statement to AllHipHop.com apologizing to fans for the conflicting information about his release. […]
The call girl that New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has been accused of patronizing may be trading in her day- job for a career as a R&B/Hip-Hop singer. Ashley Alexandra Dupre, aka “Kristen,” has recorded several songs, including “What We Want” and “Move Ya Body.” On the Hip-Hop themed single “Move Ya Body” […]
Rapper Khujo Goodie and crooner Sleepy Brown have joined the cast of big, the new ballet produced and by and starring Outkast member Big Boi. Big Boi has teamed with Atlanta Ballet, which was founded in 1929 and is the longest continuously-operating ballet company in the United States. The Atlanta-based professional ballet company […]
According to Atlanta radio personality Ryan Cameron, Cincinnati police may be close to arresting the triggerman in a May 2006 shooting that took the life of Grand Hustle employee Philant Johnson.According to Cameron, officials in Cincinnati have two suspects in custody. During his afternoon broadcast today (Mar 12), the V-103 host also announced that authorities […]
Rappers Eightball and MJG are taking action in response to a recent rash of violence plaguing Memphis City Schools, by initiating a series of school visits and conversations with the children directly affected, Eightball told AllHipHop.com. “It’s really just a small step into what really need to be done,” Eightball explained. “We’ve just been […]
Rap-A-Lot Records and Five Entertainment have released a new solo album from Shreveport native Hurricane Chris. The new release is titled You Here Me, and the first single from the album is titled “Yep” featuring Bulletproof-Teflon and Billy Broadway. You Here Me also features appearances by fellow Louisiana-born artist Webbie, as well as a verse […]
Designer Karl Kani has created a new upscale men’s line that will be sold exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue stores nationwide. The new Kani Kouture, which combines contemporary fashion and streetwear, was unveiled last night (Mar 11) during a fashion show hosted by the designer as part of the Mercedes-Benz LA Fashion Week. […]
Dipset member Juelz Santana was arrested near the entrance of his Teaneck, New Jersey home, after police found hollow point bullets and marijuana in his Bentley. The rapper, born LaRon James, was arrested last week as he approached his home in the gated community of Glenpointe. The arresting officer claimed he smelled the […]
