(AllHipHop News) Kanye West continues to inch his way back into the spotlight with a performance at the 2010 BET Awards. The performance will be West’s first major performance at an awards show, since his infamous appearance alongside Taylor Swift, at the 2009 MTV VMA’s. “While West received much backlash and criticism following the VMAs, […]

(AllHipHop News) Battery Records has announced that they’ve signed former Crime Mob rapper Diamond to their label, which is distributed by Jive Records. This summer, Diamond will debut her lead new single “Lotta Money” which was produced by Recka on the Beat.Diamond split from Crime Mob around 2007 and inked a management/record deal with Polo […]

(AllHipHop News) UK rapper Tinchy Stryder has reportedly become the latest artist signed to Jay-Z’s Rock Nation imprint. Stryder, 23,  is said to have inked a deal with Roc Nation to form his own imprint, Takeover/Roc Nation. Takeover Entertainment is the imprint that released Stryder’s 2007 debut album, Star in the Hood. Under terms of […]

(AllHipHop News) Chicago rapper Common has officially confirmed his is a single man and no longer dating Serena, as previously reported. The rapper confirmed the news Chicago’s Fox News, during an interview at the 3rd Annual “Stay in School Event.” Common was in town with the Kanye West Foundation, to encourage Chicago area teens to […]

(AllHipHop News) Former Fugees group member Lauryn Hill has joined the lineup of the 2010 Rock The Bells Festival. Hill will join acts like Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest and DJ Premier, who were announced as performers on the bill yesterday (June 9th). Each artist on this year’s 2010 Rock The Bells tour will […]

(AllHipHop News) Ja Rule must appear in court in August, where he will stand trial for a firearm violation in New York.The rapper was arrested in July of 2007 after a performance at the Beacon Theater. Police stopped his $250,000 Maybach Benz and found a loaded .40 caliber handgun in the car with the serial […]

In the midst of gearing up for the June 15 release of his highly anticipated debut, Drake has elaborated on his recent on-stage defense of label mate Nicki Minaj. Lil Kim publicly called out Nicki Minaj at a concert last week over a perceived slight of not “paying homage.” In a subsequent interview with Kendra […]

(AllHipHop News) West coast rapper 40 Glocc has announced that he has officially changed his well known moniker from 40 Glocc to Big Bad 40 (pronounced ‘four O’). According to 40 Glocc, his original name had a deeper meaning beyond its obvious reference to the firearm. “In a country where freedom of speech is number […]

(AllHipHop News) Two months removed from a year plus in jail on parole violation, former Roc-a-Fella emcee Peedi Crakk is placing the finishing touches on his debut album for Amalgam Digital and putting his Jay-Z beef to rest. Previously, Peedi admitted that he was unfocused and blew his label budget while briefly under Jay-Z’s Def […]

(AllHipHop News) In a recent interview it Vibe, Houston, Texas rapper Slim Thug shared his opinion on relationships between black men and women. During the interview, Slim Thug expressed his frustrations with black women, claiming that they needed to stand by their men more in trying situations. Not one to shy away from his opinion, […]

Eminem is the latest rapper to have his full length album leaked, as his highly anticipated album Recovery has hit the Internet. Songs from the album began appearing on the net yesterday, along with the full track listing for Recovery, which is the follow up to Eminem’s 2009 album Relapse. Last Saturday (June 5th), Eminem […]

(AllHipHop News) T-Pain has been hit with a lawsuit by songwriter/former MTV reality star Sara Stokes, who claims the producer cheated her out of royalties for song they co-authored for R&B singer Jennifer Hudson. Stokes rose to fame after being featured on Making The Band 2 and as a member of Diddy’s group Da Band, […]

ROMEO CARRIES THE NO LIMIT TORCH FOR THE NEXT GENERATION WHILEP.MILLER GETS HONORED BY VH1 FOR CREATOR OF SOUTHERN HIP HOP(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Romeo has revealed he plans to carry the No Limit torch in order to make a new generation  better. “I’ve seen family and friends turn on each other behind money. Most African […]

(AllHipHop News) New York’s DJ Absolut is suing rapper Kia Shine in court over Drake’s breakout hit single “Best I Ever Had.”According to a lawsuit filed in Queens Supreme Court, DJ Absolut is suing Kia Shine, claiming he made at least $1 million dollars off of the single without sharing the proceeds. The lawsuit stems […]

(AllHipHop News) Another star-studded edition of Hot 97’s annual Summer Jam was completed last night (June 6), and featured standout performances from new and veteran artists alike. The show took place in a front of a sold-out crowd of over 70,000 people at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Several stars vied for “showstopper” […]

(AllHipHop News) New Orleans based rapper Juvenile is gearing up to release his second project this summer on E1 Records, called Beast Mode, the follow up to December’s release Cocky and Confident.  “This my baby right here man,” Juvenile told AllHipHop.com of his new project. “It’s that up tempo street s###. The first single is […]

(AllHipHop News) Police in Hawaii are investigating a car crash involving a vehicle registered to superstar rapper Kanye West, who is working on his new album on the island. The bizarre incident began around 4:00 AM when neighbors were awakened to a “tremendous crash” and found that a Porsche Panamera had crashed through the garage […]

(AllHipHop News) A 17-year-old Baton Rouge, LA teenager named Michael Louding has been charged with murdering regional rapper Chris “Nussie” Jackson and five other men in a string of killings dating back to February 2009. The murder indictment was announced yesterday (June 4) by Louisiana’s East Baton Rouge Parish, and the teen faces five counts of 1st degree murder, one count […]

Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs made a high profile appearance on New York’s long running show, Good Morning America, today (June 4th). Diddy and Dirty Money performed “Hello Good Morning” and a medley of other tracks during the show. Combs simultaneously promoted his new movie Get Him to the Greek, which opens in theaters today.The film, […]

(AllHipHop News) Roc-A-Fella Records boss Damon Dash has been hit with a $1 million lawsuit by his ex-wife, who claims the rap mogul provided phony emails during a court battle involving their son. According to documents filed in court, Linda Williams claims that Damon Dash is harassing his own son, Damon II. Williams claims Damon […]