(AllHipHop News) T.I. penned a letter to his fans from behind bars at the Forrest City, Arkansas, on the day his seventh album No Mercy hit stores. In an upbeat letter, the Atlanta rapper said that No Mercy is the most “intimate” installment of his life story.”I must admit it takes a lot to go […]

(AllHipHop News) Wyclef Jean has revealed his thought process behind a new six-song EP titled If I Were President: My Haitian Experience, which is being released on the heels of the controversial presidential election in the country. According to Wyclef, the album is “the life story of an immigrant” that was inspired by politically charged […]

(AllHipHop News) Compton, California rapper The Game is celebrating an operation that went successful to help his daughter with an unknown condition.The rapper took to Twitter yesterday to reveal that his three-month-old daughter, Cali Dream Taylor, was undergoing surgery at Cedar’s Sinai Pediatric Ward, for a condition that has worsened over the past several months. […]

(AllHipHop News) Black Eyed Peas’ frontman will.I.am has launched a new business aimed at helping people who are losing their homes or are facing foreclosure due to the sagging American economy. The superstar rapper/producer told The Sun that he has launched the i.am.home Mortgage Relief Program, which also helps to find jobs for those in […]

(AllHipHop News) Kim Kardashian has shot down reports that she is pregnant with the baby of superstar rapper, Kanye West. Reports surfaced earlier today that Kardashian and West had a passionate relationship that was consummated earlier this Summer. The rumors started after Kanye West was featured in a promotional clip for the Kardashian’s latest related […]

(AllHipHop News) A variety of independent producers and songwriters are taking part BeatKing.com’s new service aimed at providing a variety of production/songwriting services to the music community. Producers like Stat Quo, !LLMIND, Domingo Padilla, Soul Diggaz and others are part of BeatKings.com’s new Digital Producer Marketplace that is being rolled out, where music compositions can […]

(AllHipHop News) Masta Killa of Wu Tang clan has teamed with Akomplice clothing to release a limited edition line of T-shirts to emphasize the power of words. The rapper’s collaboration with the company is titled “The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword.” The line features a handgun transforming into a pen, to underscore the importance […]

(AllHipHop News) Fellow marijuana smoker Snoop Dogg has come to the defense of world famous country singing – pot smoker Willie Nelson, who was recently busted in Sierra Blanca, Texas with six ounces of marijuana. Snoop, who has a license to smoke cannabis legally in California, lashed out at the officer who arrested Willie Nelson, […]

(AllHipHop News) The ailing real estate economy has caught up to R&B singer Alicia Keys and her husband Swizz Beatz, who are attempting to sell Keys’ Syosset, New York mansion. Keys, who put the 2.2. acre, six-bedroom mansion on the market for $3.5 million in June, has been forced to chop down the selling price […]

(AllHipHop News) New Castle, Delaware native Ryan Phillippe has joined the cast of 50 Cent’s upcoming movie Setup, which is currently in production in Grand Rapids, Michigan. According to reports, Phillippe will take the role left void by Fast and Furious star Paul Walker, who is no longer attached to the project. 50’s production company […]

(AllHipHop News) Although Rick Ross received no Grammy nominations, the Miami rapper holds no ill will towards the RIAA. The rapper, whose Teflon Don hit gold sales, told MTV News that he’s pleased with the accomplishments this year and congratulated his peers. “Everybody that was nominated this year for the Grammys, I congratulate them, and […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star Jay-Z called out former President George Bush Jr. in a new interview with the Associated Press about his new book, Decoded. In a new interview with the AP’s Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Jay-Z commented on Kanye West’s infamous statement that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” during a live, nationwide telethon […]

(AllHipHop News) The life of UGK founding group member rapper Pimp C. will be celebrated during the 2nd Annual Chad “Pimp C” Butler Hip Hop, Health & Wellness Fair. The event is being co-produced by the CCM Foundation and the UGQ Company, which was founded by Pimp C’s wife, Chinara Butler.The Pimp C Hip Hop […]

(AllHipHop News) Rap star 50 Cent has landed a spot on the first upcoming posthumous CD Michael from legendary entertainer Michael Jackson, which is a 10-song album due in stores on December 14th. 50 Cent is featured on the song “Monster,” which he has dubbed a “2010 version of ‘Thriller,’ during an interview on Michael […]

(AllHipHop News) Suge Knight was arrested after a bench warrant was issued for the former Death Row mogul. Knight was booked into the West Hollywood jail around 1:15 am, after a $40,000 bench warrant was issued on November 23, because he failed to appear in a Los Angeles court room, according to TMZ. Police pulled […]

(AllHipHop News) Public Enemy’s former DJ Terminator X is planning a formal re-entry into the Hip-Hop game with longtime collaborator, Andreaus 13 and a variety of newcomers. As a DJ for Public Enemy, Terminator X appeared the group’s most important releases, including Yo! Bum Rush The Show, It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us […]

(AllHipHop News) Four Judges in Phoenix, Arizona are accusing Sheriff Joe Arpaio of abusing his power in the city by targeting them for unfounded criminal investigation, in retaliation for court rulings. All four of the lawsuits were filed this week, claiming that Sheriff Arpaio’s actions “constitute the rankest misuse of power against those innocent and […]

(AllHipHop News) A Tribe Called Quest founding member Q-Tip has revealed he is not in support of an upcoming documentary on the legendary Hip-Hop group being directed by actor Michael Rapaport. Q-Tip sent the tweet out on the heels of Beats Rhymes and Life being selected as one of the official films for the Sundance […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop legend Kurtis Blow has spoken out about allegations that he was busted at LAX with a pocket of weed early yesterday morning (December 2). According to TMZ, new TSA body scanners caught an usual bulge in his pocket and a search turned up a small amount of the drug. According to Kurtis […]

(AllHipHop News) A variety of Philadelphia Hip-Hop powerhouses have united to release a track to showcase the growing unity in the city of Brotherly Love’s Hip-Hop community. Grammy Award winning producer Dice Raw of The Roots has assembled Schoolly D., recognized as “the father of gangster rap,” EST, of legendary Hip-Hop group Three Times Dope, […]