(AllHipHop News) Duck Down Records’ CEO Dru Ha recently opened up OGC/Fab 5/BCC member Starang Wondah’s whereabouts over the past year. In a letter on Duck Down’s official site, Dru Ha explained that Starang Wondah’s absence from the Hip-Hop scene was unfortunately due to incarceration. The rapper nearing the end of an 18-month prison stretch […]
(AllHipHop News) Carmine Gotti, grandson of the late NY La Cosa Nostra crime boss John Gotti, is planning on releasing his debut album this summer.The young Gotti first hit the national scene in 2004 as a fixture on the A&E reality series Growing Up Gotti with his two brothers and mother Victoria Gotti, daughter of John Gotti.Recently, […]
(AllHipHop News) A musician named Anthony Lawrence Dash is squaring off against Floyd Mayweather Jr., the best boxer in the world. Dash claims he remixed one of his own copyright tracks for Floyd, who used the piece as his entrance music during his appearance at Wrestlemania 24 in March of 2008. According to TMZ.com, Dash […]
(AllHipHop News) Ever since Hot 97 announced that they would be hosting this year’s annual Summer Jam concert event at the New Meadowlands Sports Complex last month, listeners have been eager to hear who will perform at at the show. Yesterday, Hot 97 radio personality Angie Martinez announced who will be performing this year.Usher is […]
(AllHipHop News) Solar, the business partner of Guru, has lashed out at the accusations that he was mentally controlling and physically abusive to the late founder of Gang Starr. Tasha Denham, a woman that has a child with Solar, made salacious accusations that Guru was punched in the face and beaten by his former […]
(AllHipHop News) Today (May 3) DJ Green Arrow is seeking to establish a new Guinness record by embarking on 52 hour freestyle. Arrow, who is based out of Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, will start freestyling this afternoon. The majority of the rhymes will be in 12 hour intervals, with the rapper taking hour breaks to recover […]
(AllHipHop News) Jailed rapper Lil Wayne has been hit with another lawsuit surrounding his hit 2008 single “Lollipop,” taken from his hit album Tha Carter III. Philadelphia rapper/musician Dirahn Gilliams filed the lawsuit in United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Friday (April 30th), claiming Lil Wayne’s song “Lollipop” was based on his […]
(AllHipHop News) Detroit rapper Obie Trice will try his hand as an executive with the launch of his new label, Black Market Entertainment LLC. On May 7th, Obie will officially launch the label with various music executives at Via Nove, a metro-Detroit restaurant located in Ferndale. Artists scheduled to attend the “Obie Experience” include Eminem, […]
(AllHipHop News) Antonio Monterio Hardy, better known as Big Daddy Kane of the legendary Juice Crew and his bride Shawnette married yesterday (May 1) at a private ceremony in North Carolina.Derrick “D-Nice” Jones of Boogie Down Productions was in attendance and described the wedding on Twitter. D-Nice and Big Daddy Kane were once part of […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs hit Rikers Island earlier in the week to visit jailed rapper Lil Wayne. According to the New York Daily News, Combs hopped the bus to Rikers to visit Lil Wayne on Wednesday (April 28th) at the Eric M. Taylor correctional facility. Diddy, who was on a pre-approved list, met […]
(AllHipHop News) Motivated with a desire to help young music fans, Texas-based independent music label SwishaHouse Records has joined forces with the Syphilis Elimination Advisory Council (S.E.A.C.) for the “Don’t Sleep On It” youth heath expo. The event, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today (May 1) at the Kashmere Multi-Service Center […]
The New Video for “She Makes Me Feel Alright” Freeway and Jake One will premiere the new video for “She Makes Me Feel Alright” this Sunday on MTV Jams, during “Philly Day.” In addition to showcasing new music from the city’s top artists, “Philly Day” will also spotlight new emerging artists. “She Makes Me Feel […]
(AllHipHop News) Rap star Nas has teamed with ESPN’s primetime newsmagazine E: 60 to present the story of the Liberian Amputee Soccer Team. The documentary centers around the team of amputees as they prepare to compete in the African Cup of Nations Soccer Tournament. All of the team players are victims of Liberia’s 14-year civil […]
(AllHipHop News) Rap star Ice Cube has signed on to play a police officer in the upcoming movie Rampart, which will focus on the notorious unit within the Los Angeles Police Department. The flick is being written by screenwriter James Ellory, will feature Ice Cube starring as a homicide detective investigating the dirty actions of […]
Sha Money XL, nee Michael Clervoix III, has been appointed the role of senior VP of A&R at Def Jam Records. The executive expressed his excitement at being a part of the changes at Def Jam, an iconic label founded by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin. “It’s a true blessing to be part of this […]
(AllHipHop News) LL Cool J is planning to release his second fitness guide to inspire his fans to stay in top shape with the new book LL Cool J’s Platinum 360 Diet and Lifestyle. The new book reveals LL Cool J’s 360-degree program that has helped him achieve his goals in the gym, which has […]
(AllHipHop News) T.I. will give one of his first major performances this May when the rapper and artists on his Grand Hustle record label hit Miami during Memorial Day weekend. Atlanta promoter Jacob York and Miami’s 99 Jamz are promoting “The Return of the King” Memorial Day Weekend Extravaganza. T.I. and crew are lasted to […]
(AllHipHop News) Supporters of deceased rapper Guru have launched a website dedicated to documenting the downfall of producer Solar. Solar is under intense scrutiny for a series of letters released allegedly penned by Guru before he died of cancer on April 19th. The website features a number of interviews with Guru and Solar that highlight […]
(AllHipHop News) Producer Danger Mouse has reached an agreement with EMI Records to release Dark Night Of The Soul.Dark Night Of The Soul is a collaboration between Danger Mouse and deceased singer Sparkle horse (Mark Linkous.)Anticipation for a commercial release for Dark Night Of The Soul began to build in early 2009, when limited edition […]
A former guard at Rikers Island may sue after she was terminated for allegedly spying on rapper Lil Wayne. Officials at Rikers Island, the New York jail that houses the rapper, charged that Amelia Negron went into the unit where Wayne stayed without appropriate authorization. Negron denied the charges. “I don’t even like rap. I […]
