(AllHipHop News) Swizz Beatz’ wife Mashonda has revealed details about the couples split and how she found out hit making producer was having an affair with R&B star Alicia Keys. In a new interview with Vibe.com, Mashonda reveals that Swizz Beatz admitted to having an affair with Alicia Keys on Mother’s Day in 2008, six […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil’ Wayne recently wrote to fans from jail and described his life behind bars on Rikers Island.”I wake up around 11 a.m. Have some coffee. Call my kids, and my wonderful mother. I then shower up. Read fan mail,” Lil Wayne wrote in a letter posted on weezythanxyou.com.After that, the hip-hop star […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Jay-Z will headline Alicia Keys’ annual Black Ball charity event this September at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York.  Jay-Z will be joined by Alicia Keys and Sade during the event, which will raise funds for Keys’ charity Keep A Child Alive. The organization has been holding the Black Ball fundraiser since […]

(AllHipHop News) Rock from the acclaimed group Heltah Skeltah has been found not guilty in an attempted murder case stemming from a shooting incident that left a pimp paralyzed. Dru Ha, the CEO of Duck Down Records, made the announcement. “Exhale for Rock & congratulations to his attorney Kenneth Montgomery for the NOT GUILTY VERDICT! […]

(AllHipHop News) Cam’ron has announced an August release date for his upcoming album Gunz N’ Butta featuring the Harlem native’s newest protégé, Vado. Vado, who is also from Harlem, co-wrote the 16-track album with Cam’ron, including the lead single “Speaking in Tungs.””It’s our first album and I promise it’s so much of a classic,” Vado […]

(AllHipHop News) Missy Elliott arrived in Jerusalem today (July 14th) for a controversial performance in Israel, despite an international boycott and a new standoff with a Libyan ship trying to deliver aid to Gaza.According to publicists for the platinum selling rapper and critically acclaimed producer, Missy Elliott is in town for two days. During her […]

(AllHipHop News) Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment is developing a movie for Sony that will be based on modern-day explorer/neuroscience professor Dr. S. Allen Counter. Counter is currently the director of the Harvard Foundation of Harvard University and has authored and produced a number of books about African’s and African-Americans.According to Variety, Will Smith is attached […]

Canadian rapper Drake revealed that he has started working on the follow up to his chart-topping album Thank Me Later. “Started my new album last night too…ok I’m done,” the rapper tweeted today (July 14th). According to Drake, he will be shooting the video for his third single “Miss Me” featuring Lil Wayne tomorrow at […]

DMX’s wife Tahera Simmons is preparing the release of her book about life with the megastar and has found her co-author. Tashera enlisted Aliya S. King, an author that has written books for “American Gangster” Frank Lucas and Faith Evans. King also recently released a book called “Platinum” which chronicles the lives of rappers and […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper/actress Eve has a new outlook on love and marriage according to a new interview with Essence Magazine’s Sister 2 Sister publication. In February of 2010, Eve was caught in an international investigation surrounding her ex-boyfriend Teodorin Nguema Obiang, the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea.Federal agents accused Obiang […]

Rapper Eminem has topped the sales charts once again with this platinum-plus opus, Recovery. The in this third week, the album moves another 229,000 units. The album blew past platinum last week selling a total of 1,308,494 as of this week. Other artists that clocked in sales include Drake, Kelis, The Roots, Big Boi, The […]

Rocsi Diaz, popular co-host of BET’s 106 & Park, has teamed peta2, the young adult branch of PETA, for a new advertising campaign urging fans to adopt pets, as opposed to purchasing them. According to peta2, over 8 million dogs and cats end up in animal shelters each year and over half of the animals […]

(AllHipHop News) It was only a matter of time before the inevitable happened – Mel Gibson’s racist rant has been turned into a song by noted West coast rapper Ras Kass. Ras Kass has recorded an unofficial 2:56-minute single titled “Why You Be Dressin’ Like That” featuring Mel Gibson. The veteran rap wordsmith rapping over […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star Missy Elliott is facing pressure to scrap a planned gig in Israel slated to take place this week. Missy Elliott is slated to hit the stage at Gane HaTaarucha in Tel Aviv on Thursday, July 15th, for her first ever performance in Israel. But her appearance has prompted Canadians for Justice […]

(AllHipHop News) R&B singer Mary J. Blige and popular production team “The Clutch” which features Keri Hilson, are at the center of a copyright dispute involving Blige’s#### single “Take Me As I Am.” Songwriters Jay Ballard and Kim Jones filed a lawsuit against Mary J. Blige and The Clutch in United States District Court in […]

(AllHipHop News) Members of Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flames’ entourage are being investigated, following a complaint by a woman who said she was assaulted on the rapper’s tour bus. This morning (July 12th), Akron, Ohio police detectives boarded the rapper’s tour bus, which was parked outside of the Hilton Garden Inn. Police are investigating the […]

(AllHipHop News) Multi-platinum producer Jazze Pha continues to stress a healthy lifestyle after announcing a weight loss challenge in April. According to Jazze, he has lost over 73 pounds in the three months since announcing the contest with celebrity trainer Kenya Crooks, aka “The World’s Greatest Weight Loss Expert.”The super-producer said a rigid, variety of […]

(AllHipHop News) An overzealous fan hopped on the stage and suffered the consequences, during a performance featuring 50 Cent and G-Unit in Brazil on Friday (July 9th). Video has hit the internet of the performance, which took place at Wet N’ Wild in Salvador, Brazil, where 50 Cent is currently touring. Mid-way through his performance […]

(AllHipHop News) The battle over Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s final album rages on between his manager Jarred Weisfeld and the rapper‘s widow, Icelene Jones. Family members have publicly accused Icelene Jones of squandering money and opportunities that would benefit Ol Dirty‘s estate and other children. According to Weisfeld, Icelene Jones sold the rights to an upcoming […]

(AllHipHop News) The Black Eyed Peas and Jay-Z are among the top grossing touring acts in the world, according to new data released in Pollstar’s Mid Year Business Analysis. The Top 100 Tours list is based on data surrounding a variety of artists and venues’ ticket sales during the first six month’s of 2010. The […]