(AllHipHop News) Brooklyn, rap star Fabolous has been named National Music Ambassador of the After-School All-Stars non-profit, which was founded former actor and current Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Fabolous teamed with the 2010 After-School All-Stars Benefit this morning and rang the NASDAQ stock market’s opening bell. The rapper joins NBA stars LeBron James and […]

(AllHipHop News) Madison, Wisconsin police are investigating the claims of a local, 33-year-old woman, who claimed she was sexually assaulted by the rapper inside of his Cadillac limousine after a performance last night (June 20th). The unidentified woman called the police around 12:46 AM (June 21st), shortly after a concert at The Orpheum Theater featuring […]

(AllHipHop News) DMX’s wife Tashera Simmons has officially launched her new organization Women of Strength Group, a new, tax exempt, non-profit organization aimed at helping children, women and families deal with abuse.Simmons has started raising funds for the non-profit by hosting an auction on eBay, where a rare Roc-A-Fella plaque with Jay-Z’s signature is being […]

(AllHipHop News) Will Smith’s business partner Charles “Charlie Mack” Alston was the victim of an attempted robbery on Friday (June 18thth) at a gas station in Philadelphia. Smith paid direct tribute to Charlie Mack on the song “Charlie Mack (1st Out the Limo)” on his breakout hit 1988 album He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper. […]

(AllHipHop News) Drake won two awards last night during the MuchMusic Video Awards in his hometown of Toronto, Canada. The rapper, who was nominated for a total of seven awards, took home two last night, one for Hip-Hop Video of the Year and another for Cinematography of the Year.Sixteen-year-old singing sensation Justin Bieber topped all […]

(AllHipHop News) Compton, California rapper Game is responding to growing reports and rumors that he is dead. Reports began to spread across the Internet that Game was shot and killed last night (June 20th) during an altercation at the Beverly Center, just after midnight in Los Angeles. “All these rumors that I’ve been shot are […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Wayne entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors in Yuma, Arizona on Friday (June 18th) in Yuma County Superior Court. The rapper is began serving a one-year prison sentence on Riker’s Island in New York for a separate gun charge. On Friday, Lil Wayne appeared in court via a video feed […]

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West and Marion “Suge” Knight appeared in New York court yesterday (June 18th) in an attempt to settle a lawsuit over a shooting at a 2005 party in Miami. According to the New York Post, West refused to speak during a six-hour, closed door session between Knight’s lawyer Marc Brumer and West’s […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Boosie is under scrutiny for a video on YouTube in which he threatens East Baton Rogue District Attorney Hillar Moore. Lil Boosie rapped about how Moore would probably be “dead” by the time he was released from a four-year prison sentence on previous probation violations and drug charges on the mixtape […]

(AllHipHop News) Lil Boosie has denied allegations by prosecutors that he was involved in a murder-for-hire plot that left a 35-year-old man dead. “I’m innocent. I’m completely innocent,” Lil Boosie told reporters yesterday, as he was being transported to the East Baton Rogue jail, after he was questioned at Louisiana State Police headquarters. Police claim […]

(AllHipHop News) Chart topping rapper Ludacris will host Trojan’s “Live Large” Awards tonight (June 18th) in Atlanta, Georgia. Ludacris, who was recently named spokesman for Trojan’s Magnum condom line, will be joined by Fonzworth Bentley, who will co-host the event, while DJ Kid Capri will provide the sounds. The “Live Large” Awards will honor celebrities, […]

(AllHipHop News) Ice-T is the latest rapper to join the voice cast in the new Gears of War 3 game, due out on the Xbox 360 in April 2011. The news comes on the heels of rapper Drake being announced as a character in the final trilogy of the popular game. “I’ve been a huge fan of Ice my whole life, […]

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New (AllHipHop News) Lil Boosie was transferred to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison early this morning (June 18th), after being indicted for the murder of a 35-year-old man on Thursday (June 17th). The 27-year-old rapper, born Torrence Hatch, was indicted for first-degree murder in relation to the shooting death […]

A surprise concert featuring Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z was canceled, after New York officials voiced their concerns about security for the performance. According to reports, Jay-Z was prepared to perform on top of the Ed Sullivan Theater on Monday (June 21st). The show was axed by officials at the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting, […]

(AllHipHop News) Dr. Dre has verified the leak of his Detox first single “Under Pressure” is unmastered and remains a work in progress. A little over 2 minutes in length, “Under Pressure” leaked Wednesday (June 16) and featured a noticeable sample of Kraftwerk’s “Trans Euro Express,” no chorus, two Dre verses and one from Jay-Z. […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Boosie (real name Torrance Hatch) has been indicted for first degree murder. Lil Boosie was indicted by a East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury early evening Thursday for the October 2009 shooting murder of Terry Boyd. According to the district attorney, Lil Boosie may receive the death penalty according to a […]

(AllHipHop News) Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, The Muppet and Oprah Winfrey are some of the entertainers that have been selected to receive a revered star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced the 2011 honorees on Thursday. A total of 30 stars have been assigned for an upcoming […]

(AllHipHop News) A new book being published claims that Death Row Records was actually a front for the FBI in an attempt to assault and end black activism. The new book The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders: U.S. Intelligence’s Murderous Targeting of Tupac, MLK, Malcolm, The Panthers, Hendrix, Marley, Rappers & Linked […]

Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs has assumed an all-star cast of Hip-Hop M.C.’s for his collaboration with Ill Bill titled Kill Devil Hills. The album features guest appearances from Sean Price, O.C., B-Real, Raekwon, Everlast, Slain, Vinnie Paz, Q-Unique, Sick Jacken and Chace Infinite. DJ Muggs produced the entire album, which seems to be a bit […]

(AllHipHop News) A variety of rappers have called upon R*B crooner Lloyd to help deliver them hit singles this Summer, including G-Unit member Lloyd Banks. Lloyd, whose vocals are heard on 2009’s smash single “Bedrock,” is featured on four new singles that will drop this summer: Nipsey Hu$$le’s “Feeling Myself,” Chamillionaire’s “Make a Movie” featuring […]