Outkast’s Big Boi Offers Fans Free Show In Miami
(AllHipHop News) Five-time Grammy Award winning rapper Big Boi has teamed with HP, MySpace.com and AllHipHop.com to give a special free performance in Miami, Florida this Wednesday (August 18th). The rapper will perform selections from his new album Sir Lucious Left Foot The Son of Chico Dusty, in addition to a variety of songs by his […]

Asher Roth VCU Concert Scrutinized By Anti-Drug Organization
(AllHipHop News) A concert in Richmond, Virigina featuring rapper Asher Roth and B.o.B. has come under fire by an anti-drug organization. Asher Roth and B.o.B. are slated to hit the stage at the Back to School Jam concert on August 28th at the Siegel Center. According to Denise Miller, president for the Regional Drug Free […]

Juvenile Gets Probation Over Weed Charge
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Juvenile was sentenced to six months of probation after he pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana last week. According to police, Juvenile was arrested in February of 2009, after neighbors called the police to complain about the smell of smoke emanating from the house in Arabi. Juvenile, born Terius Gray, was at the […]

Exclusive: DMX Stopped For Driving Violation After Prison Release; Manager Issues Statement
(AllHipHop News) Representatives for rapper DMX issued a statement to AllHipHop.com today (August 13th) and downplayed reports that the rapper was in trouble with the law again last night, just moments after he was released from a Los Angeles jail. According to reports, DMX was allegedly stopped and ticketed for speeding in a rented Mercedes-Benz […]

Breaking News: 50 Cent’s G-Unit Records Inks Distribution Deal With EMI
(AllHipHop News) It’s official: 50 Cent’s G-Unit has inked a deal with EMI Label Services to market, promote and distribute releases from the popular New York-based record label. The first release under the new deal with be Lloyd Banks’ third solo album H.F.M. 2 (Hunger For More 2), which is slated for a November 23rd, […]

Shyne Replies To 50 Cent Prank Call: ‘He’s A Creep’
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Shyne has reacted to a prank pulled by 50 Cent, when the G-Unit frontman interrupted a media call and berated his rival. 50 Cent recently called into a Def Jam conference call between Shyne and various media outlets. During the 3 minute clip, 50 Cent interrupts Shyne’s conference call multiple times and […]

Rock of Heltah Skeltah Preps New Mix CD ‘Rockin Out West’
(AllHipHop News) Rock a.k.a The Rockness Monstah of Heltah Skeltah is back with his latest Mixtape entitled Rockin Out West, his first release since beating an attempted murder charge. Rockin Out West will be available September 7th, 2010 for physical CD release and according to Rock, the album is a “gem.””Most diamonds are rocks that […]

DMX Released From Prison
(AllHipHop News) Rapper DMX was released from a Los Angeles jail today (August 12th), after serving a short prison term for a probation violation. The rapper, born Earl Simmons, was released from the Los Angeles County Jail, after serving 18 days of a 90 day term for a reckless driving charge from 2002. DMX turned […]

Dame Dash Launches New Party ‘Bridging The Gap’ In NY
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop mogul Damon Dash has announced the launch of an exclusive party in New York named “Bridging the Gap.”According to representatives for Dash, the mogul’s new brand DD172 will produce the weekly “Bridging the Gap” event at popular venue Santos Party House, with Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg and producer SkiBeatz. “The party will […]

Cali Swag District Encourages Students With Rock The Vote Campaign
(AllHipHop News) Cali Swag District will hit Los Angeles’ Arleta High School this month to educate the students on the importance of registering to vote. The Inglewood, California group, which is enjoying success with their hit single “Teach Me How to Dougie,” will appear at Arleta on August 31st, to register eligible students to vote […]

Big Sean Lands Kanye, NO I.D. For New Mixtape
(AllHipHop News) Detroit rapper Big Sean recently released a promotional video in support of his newest mixtape B.I.G FFVOL. 3, Hosted by Don Cannon. I really wanted to do this mixtape before the album,” Big Sean said of his new release. “I have done mixtapes before, and I only done two in my life, third time […]

PICS: Jay-Z Teams With Nike For Limited Edition Sneaks
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z has teamed with Nike to create a limited edition sneaker for charity. Only five pairs of Nike’s “All Black Everythings” are being made in conjunction with the World Basketball Festival, which is taking place in New York from August 12th-22nd. Each pair represents one of the five countries playing in the […]

Director Of Lottery Ticket Sued For Allegedly Stealing Script
(AllHipHop News) A screenwriter has filed a lawsuit against the writers of the upcoming movie Lottery Ticket, which stars rappers Ice Cube and Bow Wow. According to the lawsuit, which was filed yesterday (August 11th) in Los Angeles Superior Court, writer Tom Huang claims he wrote a treatment for a similar movie in 2004. TMZ.com […]

Foxy Brown’s Brother Busted For Using Forged Credit Card
(AllHipHop News) Foxy Brown’s brother/rapper Gavin “Pretty Boy” Marchand was among the men arrested for allegedly using a stolen credit card to purchase designer clothes in Manhattan. Gavin Marchand was arrested last Saturday (August 7th) for allegedly possessing a forged American Express card to purchase almost $8,000 worth of clothes from the Hermes store on […]

Lil Twist Talks New Album, Career, Friendship With Justin Bieber
(AllHipHop News) Lil Twist recently took the chance to talk about his debut album Dont Get It Twisted and also spoke about Lil Wayne and the rest of the Young Money camp.Just working on the album, still working on that. Trying to get a few more songs for myself because I got a lot of […]

Lil Wayne’s Former Manager Says Video Proves Rapper Lied Under Oath
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne has been hit with a multi-million dollar lawsuit filed by a former manager that claims she was cheated out of her share of the rapper’s estimated $200 million dollars in earnings. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lil Wayne’s former manager Melissa Philipian and White Tides Entertainment Group were fired by Lil […]

Canibus Returns With 10th Solo Album ‘C of Tranquility’
(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 […]

Veteran Canadian Rapper Maestro Fresh Wes Pens Self-Help/Memoir
(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 […]

Foxy Brown Called In Front Of Grand Jury Over Alleged Incidents
(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 […]

International Music Conference Returns To The Netherlands
(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. […]