Harlem, New York rapper Jim Jones entered into a guilty plea in relation to a scuffle inside of the Louis Vuitton store in New York city last December.   Jones plead guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge earlier today (October 5) in Manhattan Criminal Court after being accused of assaulting Ne-Yo’s manager Jayvon Smith.   […]

Harlem, New York producer/rapper Ron Browz recently revealed to AllHipHop.com that he has split from his label, Universal Motown.   According to Browz, he could not see eye-to-eye with the label, despite experiencing success in 2009, including two BET Award nominations for hit records he recorded.     Browz, who produced classic tracks by rappers like Big […]

Rapper Trick Daddy expressed his feelings on working with fellow rapper Trina in a recent interview with AllHipHop.com.   The Miami, Florida, native, who was originally known as Trick Daddy Dollars dropped his debut album Based on a True Story in 1997.   The Trick Daddy-Trina duo was first introduced on his hit single “Nann […]

Tax problems have finally caught up with Wu-Tang Clan rapper Method Man, who turned himself in today (October 5), to the Staten Island District Attorney on felony charges related to a back tax bill.   Method Man, born Clifford Smith, surrendered to officials at the Staten Island’s D.A. office around 8:00 am this morning (October […]

Jay-Z has announced a new show in the UK next month. Tickets for Jay-Z’s latest date at Alexandra Palace are slated to go on sale this Friday (October 9) at 9:00 am. Jay-Z is in the UK promoting his latest album The Blueprint 3, as well as “Empire State of Mind,” his new track with […]

Director Quentin Tarantino has confirmed a third installment of his popular Kill Bill series of movies is on the way.   Tarantino made the announcement during a press conference yesterday (October 3) at the Morelia International Film Festival.   Hip-Hop producer The RZA produced, orchestrated and scored various scenes in the first two versions of […]

  Eminem’s publisher and Apple, Inc have finally settled a legal clash over the digital downloading right for a number of the rapper’s songs.   Richard Busch, the attorney for Eight Mile Style, revealed that an amicable deal was reached on on Thursday, but declined to offer details.   In the 2007 lawsuit, Eight Mile […]

Former Xscape group member Kandi Burruss is currently in the midst of mourning another death, as news breaks that her fiancée was killed in a brawl outside an Atlanta strip club.   Burruss’ fiancée and Real Wives of Atlanta star Ashley “AJ” Jewell was killed in front of popular strip club Body Tap last night […]

  The fiancee of singer/reality star Kandi Burruss was slain in a fight at a well-known strip club in Atlanta Friday night.   A.J. Jewell was killed after he was struck in the head during a brawl at Body Tap, a popular club.   Police have yet to establish a suspect in the murder or […]

The “Fame Kills” tour with Kanye West and Lady Gaga may not go on, but the female pop singer will continue on without her rap counterpart. “We mutually decided to cancel the tour. He’s going to take some time off, but I’m not,” the 23-year-old Gaga said at the Billboard Women in Music function Friday. […]

Grammy winner MC Hammer has announced his support for the Feed The Children organization in combating the recent natural disasters afflicting families in Georgia, the Philippines, American Samoa, and Indonesia.   Hammer made the announcement via Twitter, where he has over 1.5 million followers. In addition, the Oakland native verified gold buyer Cash4Gold as a […]

Former Roc-A-Fella rapper and Philadelphia native Freeway has announced a new album that will drop this November.   The rapper will drop Streetz Is Mine, his fourth solo album which will be released on indie label RBC Records.   Freeway released his final album Free At Last for Def Jam in November of 2007.   […]

Legendary DJ Mr. Magic has died from a heart attack, AllHipHop.com has confirmed with various sources.   Mr. Magic was a legendary DJ who debuted in 1979 on a pay-to-play broadcast on WHBI 105.9’s “The Mr. Magic Disco Showcase.”   In 1983, he launched “Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack,” in New York City which featured a […]

A Yuma County Judge set a trial date for rapper Lil Wayne, who is facing prison time due to drug and weapons charges in the county.   Lil Wayne was not present during a hearing yesterday (October 1) in relation to charges the rapper incurred during a stop at a border checkpoint outside of Yuma […]

The Kanye West/ Lady Gaga “Fame Kills” tour has been cancelled, according to promoter Live Nation. The announcement was made Thursday, but offered no reason or insight into the cancellation. The 25-date tour was highly publicized and all set to begin on Nov. 10 in Phoenix, AZ. Insiders have speculated that the Taylor Swift incident […]

Actor/entrepreneur Eric Martinez has come forward to discuss his involvement in an upcoming celebrity MMA match with rapper DMX.   DMX and Martinez are slated to square off in the ring November 21, during Thunder Promotions’ card headlined by a match between Butterbean vs. Tank Abbott.   “They called me and originally they wanted Busta […]

Formerly incarcerated drug baron “Freeway” Ricky Ross has officially been released from prison, AllHipHop.com has confirmed.   Ross was recently freed from Texarkana Federal Prison, after serving 14 years on a 20-year sentence for attempting to purchase 100 kilograms of cocaine from FBI agents in 1996.   “It feels superman, no question about it. Life […]

A show featuring Ghostface was halted last night when members of his entourage became embroiled in a physical dispute during a free show last night in Manhattan. Ghost was on stage performing tracks from his album The Wizard of Poetry. The fight occurred between two groups of men who were on stage and associated with […]

A councilman in Fort Myers, Florida, the hometown of world famous rapper Plies, is seeking to have Hip-Hop music banned at the Harborside Events Center and other venues downtown.   Councilman Warren Wright will discuss the possibility of barring the Hip-Hop of Hip-Hop shows and performances during a council meeting this Monday (October 5).   […]

New Orleans rapper B.G. has announced a November release date for his new album Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood today (October 1).   B.G., born Christopher Dorsey, will release Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood via a deal between his Chopper City imprint and Atlantic Records/E1 Music.   The album features a star studded lineup that […]