(AllHipHop News) R&B crooner Lyfe Jennings, 37, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Wednesday (September 22nd) for an altercation on with his ex-girlfriend two years ago. The singer made the revelation on his Twitter account. “This will be my last post. To everyone who gave me a chance I am […]
Details of Jay-Z’s highly anticipated memoir Decoded have hit the Internet. According to Billboard.com, the book, which features an image of Andy Warhol’s “Rorschach,” and will come fully illustrated. The book “decodes” 36 songs from Jay-Z’s catalog the rapper explained in an excerpt from the book. “When I first started working on this book, I […]
(AllHipHop News) Trina is stepping up her technology strategy with the release of her own signature iPhone app. Trina has team with Rock Software to launch her own custom app, which will feature new music, news, videos and more. “This is an addition to my brand as a whole that I get to share with […]
(AllHipHop News) The J Dilla Foundation has announced “So Far To Go,” a new international art contest thats designed to celebrate the life of the legendary producer, born James Dewitt Yancy. The non-profit, which is run by J Dilla’s mother Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancy, has teamed with La Famiglia and 323East to create original designs […]
Chicago rapper/actor Common has extended an offer to fellow rapper/actor Ice Cube, to possibly work on a film together in the future. The news is significant because the pair had one of the most legendary and well chronicled feuds in Hip-Hop. Ice Cube and Common went back and forth over Common’s classic song “I Used […]
(AllHipHop News) Rap star 50 Cent is being sued for $200,000 by a production company who claims the rapper stiffed them on payments for their work on a movie called Things Fall Apart. Crispy Twig Productions and Nancy Nayor Battino filed a lawsuit against 50 Cent on September 17th in Santa Monica District Court, claiming […]
LA Reid still as a job with Island Def Jam, contrary to recent reports. The rumor mill has been ablaze all day with rumors that the mogul was terminated from his post, but that is untrue, “[The rumors] are completely untrue and without merit,” the spokesman told XXLMag.com. Reid has held the prestigious post since […]
Hip-Hop artist Wyclef Jean has formally ended his bid for the presidency of Haiti after his homeland refused to accept him on the ballot. “After weeks of quiet but painstaking reflection with my wife and daughter, I have chosen to end my bid for the presidency of Haiti,” Wyclef said in a statement to CNN. […]
(AllHipHop News) Sources have told AllHipHop.com that Dr. Dre’s new brand of cognac will begin shipping to stores later this month and in the beginning of October. Dr. Dre announced the details of his new line Aftermath Cognac in August of 2008. The first alcoholic drink from Dr. Dre is a joint venture between Dr. […]
(AllHipHop News) A former bodyguard for Benzino’s Hip-Hop group Made Men that was acquitted in the attempted murder case of Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce, is in trouble with the law again, for allegedly nearly stabbing a government witness to death. The Boston Herald reports that Trevor Watson, 44, is slated to go on trial in […]
(AllHipHop News) East Orange, New Jersey rap group Naughty By Nature have formed a new group called The Garden State Greats, consisting of a variety of upcoming underground rappers from New Jersey. The group recently dropped a mixtape titled Garden State Greats, which is a free 7-track mixtape that features Treach, Vin Roc and Kay […]
(AllHipHop News) Washington, D.C. rapper Wale has responded to comments Kid Cudi made about him in the latest issue of Complex magazine. During the interview with Complex, Kid Cudi took offense to a line from Wale on the “Thank You Freestyle” in which Wale rapped: “Throwing ’round wallets like the dude that Kid Cudi hit…””It’s […]
(AllHipHop News) Suffolk, Virginia producer, Lex Luger, who now resides in Atlanta, Georgia, recently took time to speak about his rise to success as a producer and some of his upcoming projects.“I’m from Suffolk, VA,” Lex Luger told AllHipHop.com in a recent interview. “I met Waka off MySpace on the internet. I was sending him […]
(AllHipHop News) The Hip-Hop Caucus has announced the relaunch of their non-partisan Hip-Hop voter mobilization campaign, Respect My Vote!. The Respect My Vote 2010 campaign is being relaunched to helped educate the Hip-Hop community on the importance of voting to help shape police at the local and national elections. Starting this week, The Hip-Hop Caucus […]
(AllHipHop News) Pioneering Hip-Hop artist Just-Ice has reunited with Boogie Down Productions’ founder KRS-One and the pair are working on a new EP, AllHipHop.com has confirmed. According to reps for Just-Ice, the new EP, titled The Just-Ice & KRS-ONE EP, which will contain five brand new tracks from Fort Greene, Brooklyn-raised rapper. Just-Ice, who recorded […]
Revered Brooklyn emcee Talib Kweli announced today that he was putting the finishing touches on a new album. According to Talib, his new album will be titled Rainbow Gutters. The latest offering from the rapper will feature production by Hi-Tek, Ski Beatz, EJones, S1, MPhases and others. According to Talib, the new album will be […]
(AllHipHop News) North Carolina artists J. Cole and 9th Wonder have teamed up to create the official soundtrack for EA Sports’ new game, NBA Elite 11. The entire soundtrack to the game was created by revered Hip-Hop producer 9th Wonder, who hails from Winston-Salem, Carolina. He tapped fellow North Carolinian J. Cole, who recorded the […]
(AllHipHop News) This September 30th, Rebel Rock Entertainment/Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist B.o.B, will be the featured musical guest at the upcoming “National Gen44 Summit Kick Off Concert with President Barack Obama,” at Washington, DC’s historic DAR Constitution Hall. The news came in the midst of a jam-packed schedule of performances for B.o.B, which began Saturday, […]
(AllHipHop News) Jury selection will start today (September 20th) in the federal cocaine trial against Jamaican superstar reggae singer, Buju Banton. The Grammy-nominated artist is on trial in Federal Court in Tampa, Florida, after he was arrested in December of 2009 for possessing multiple kilos of cocaine. Buju Banton, Mark Myrie, was arrested on December […]
(AllHipHop News) DJ’s and artists in Norfolk Virginia and across the world are mourning the death of WOWI 103 Jamz Program Director/personality DJ Law, who was also a member of the Boodah Brothers with his partner Big B.The pair were co-hosts of the popular syndicated Boodah Brother’s Morning Show, where DJ Law worked since graduating […]
