An upcoming concert in Auckland, New Zealand featuring rapper Ice Cube has come under fire by a local politician who is running for Mayor. Manukau mayorial candidate Len Brown is reportedly putting pressure on the CEO of the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau to cancel the August 22 performance, alleging that Ice Cube’s […]
Romeo Miller is following in the entrepreneurial footsteps of his father Percy “Master P.” Miller, as the 18-year-old rapper/actor recently purchased Rap Snacks Inc., a popular potato chip brand. The younger Miller purchased the corporation for an undisclosed amount, acquiring the rights to the Rap Snacks line of potato chips, which are dubbed “The […]
The last days of revered producer James “J. Dilla” Yancey have been chronicled on a new DVD titled Frank N Dank and J. Dilla’s European Vacation. European Vacation features footage of a November 2005 tour, the last that J. Dilla embarked upon, before he passed away from complications from Lupus on February 10, 2006. […]
The leader of a local branch of the Bethlehem, PA NAACP has denounced the Musikfest concert taking place this Saturday (August 4) featuring Grammy Award winning, Oscar-nominated rapper/actor Chris “Ludacris” Bridges. According to Esther Lee, president of the Bethlehem NAACP, Ludacris should not be a featured act on the Musikfest concert, which is being […]
Former Little Brother member 9th Wonder is preparing to assume a new role, as he takes the spotlight for his debut solo album Dream Merchant Vol. 2. The release is the latest achievement for the beatmaker, who has remained in the background, while creating music for artists like Jay-Z, Destiny’s Child, Mary J. Blige, […]
The leader of local branch of the Bethlehem, PA NAACP has denounced the Musikfest concert taking place this Saturday (August 4) featuring Grammy Award winning, Oscar-nominated actor/rapper Chris “Ludacris” Bridges. According to Esther Lee, president of the Bethlehem NAACP, Ludacris should not be a featured act on the Musikfest concert, which is being sponsored […]
Mississippi rapper David Banner has resigned from the Rock the Bells North American Festival, due to “creative and promotional differences” with the festival organizers, a representative for the rapper told AllHipHop.com The tour kicked off July 26 in Boston, Massachusetts and is slated to wind down September 1 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Banner’s cancellation […]
The Roots, Cypress Hill and Lyrics Born will join a superstar cast of artists participating in The Echo Project’s annual eco-responsible music and arts festival, which is taking place in October on a privately owned 1250-acre farm just outside of Atlanta. Stephen Marley, The Killers, Phil and Friends, moe., Michael Franti and Spearhead and […]
Motorcycle enthusiasts attending the 67th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota will get a burst of energy, thanks to chart-topping rapper Lil’ Jon. The rapper’s Crunk!!! Energy Drink has been named official energy drink of The Full Throttle Saloon, known as the world’s largest biker bar. The annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally takes […]
Canadian MC Belly is among the celebrities set to attend two events being staged by Russell Simmons’ Hip-Hop Summit Action Network on August 10 and August 18 in Philadelphia and Toronto, Ontario. HSAN will hold their second Hip-Hop Summit Town Hall Meeting on August 8 at the University of Philadelphia. The meeting will […]
Twista may be off the McDonald’s Live Tour, but the rapper isn’t taking the fast food giant’s decision to cancel his appearance lying down. McDonald’s cited Twista’s “controversial lyrics” as the reason behind dropping him from the 10-city outing. The rapper was initially slated to perform Aug. 7 in his hometown of Chicago. […]
UGK group member Pimp C had the Hip-Hop community buzzing, due to recent controversial comments the rapper made in a recent edition of Ozone Magazine, in which he lashed out a various artists and claimed the Atlanta was not the South. “Atlanta is not the South,” Pimp C. told Ozone Magazine. “Atlanta is not […]
While actor/rapper Tyrese Gibson is gaining massive commercial success on the silver screen because of a high profile role in the hit movie Transformers, the budding music mogul continues to build his Headquarter Entertainment, signing rock/Hip-Hop group Life Nine to his HQ Recordings imprint. Gibson, who stars as USAF Tech Sergeant Epps in Transformers, […]
Chicago-based rapper Rhymefest will inherit a few more friends on his Myspace page, courtesy of a new contest he’s holding to give away two free tickets to this year’s Lollapalooza festival in Grant Park. The giveaway comes as Rhymefest prepares to release his new album El Che this fall. The release takes its […]
Superstar rapper Nas will headline “A Concert For Virginia Tech,” a free concert featuring John Mayer, Phil Vassar and Virginia’s own best-selling group, The Dave Matthews Band. The concert takes place September 6 at Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium as the 2007-2008 school year kicks off. The memorial event was conceived as a way […]
A court has ruled that chart-topping rapper DMX must pay a over $200,000 to a company that produced and marketed his dog clothing line, Boomer 129. A deal between DMX, born Earl Simmons, and Amusing Diversions Inc. went sour when DMX failed to promote the Boomer 129 clothing line, which included dog caps, scarves, […]
Former Hot Boy rapper Tab “Turk” Virgil Jr. will be released from prison in the coming months and according to the rapper, he is going to take full advantage of his freedom. Turk, an original member of the hit group The Hot Boys – which featured Lil’ Wayne, Juvenile and B.G., was sentenced to […]
Shrevport rapper Hurricane Chris has recruited a star-studded team of artists from various regions for the remix to his hit single “A Bay Bay.” The new version of the track features cameos from The Game (Compton, CA), Baby (New Orleans), E-40 (Vallejo, CA), Jadakiss (Yonkers, NY), Lil Boosie, (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), Pitbull (Miami, Florida), […]
Eminem continues his legal battles with Apple as the rapper’s publishing company has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Apple, accusing the computer giant of violating his copyrights by allowing unauthorized downloads of song onto iPods. According to the Detroit News, Eminem’s publishing company Eight Mile Style and Martin Affiliated filed the lawsuit in […]
World-renowned graffiti artists Lee Quiñones, Futura 2000, Guy Gonzales and Ewok are among those contributing works for a silent art auction benefiting the legal defense fund for noted graffiti art activist and painter Alan Ket. The fundraiser, called The Walls Belong to Us, will be hosted by the Hip Hop Theater Festival and take […]
