More Alfamega Informant Docs Hit Net
With former T.I. protégé vehemently denying accusations that he was a late 90s informant, the website Smoking Gun has released further damning evidence against the Georgia rapper. In May, the Smoking Gun first published reports that Alfamega, real name Cedric Zellars, testified in 1996 against Georgia drug dealer Ali Baaqar in exchange for receiving […]

Notorious Shower Posse Leader Calls On Irv Gotti To Direct Movie
The leader of a notorious Jamaican drug gang recently sent a message to Michael S. Lynton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In the video, Vivian Blake, former head of the notorious Shower Posse, urges the studio boss to hire The Inc.s Irv Gotti to direct a bio-pic about the murderous […]

Fabolous Hits The Road To Debut New Reebok Line
Fabolous and Reebok have teamed up for a five-city tour to debut the new Reebok Classic Remix footwear collection. Fabolous will hit cities like New York, New Orleans and Miami to promote the collection, which will be available at select Foot Lockers across the country. Fans who purchase the sneakers in select cities […]

NHL Team Sues Rapper Over Tribute Song
An emcee from Raleigh, North Carolina has found himself in a federal lawsuit over a 2007 dedication song to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes are suing Tyrone Banks for trademark violations over the track Carolina Hurricanes, which the rapper promoted as the official Carolina Hurricanes song. The Hurricanes did concede the rapper approached […]

Texas Cops Face Termination Over Rap Video
Two police officers in the small town of Taft, Texas are under fire for their role in the creation of a controversial Hip-Hop video. The video for the song Swangn, by Stubo, featuring True Enough Of Salty Water Records has caused outrage in Taft, a town of about 3,500. The video was shot […]

Rapper 50 Cent Comments On Busing Children To Amusement Park
50 Cent recently commented on his motivation for hosting a benefit concert at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, where the rapper will bus hundreds of children from his former neighborhood. 50s G-Unity Foundation will host the concert at the Northern Star Arena at the end of this month, as part of Six […]

DG Yola Starts Bid For Shooting Cousin
Upcoming Atlanta rapper DG Yola confirmed reports that the rapper surrendered to authorities last Friday (August 7), to serve a one-year prison sentence. DG Yola, born Mario Talley, is an independent rapper from the Westside of Atlanta, best known for his single Aint Gon Let Up, released via his Power Hitter Records, which is […]

AHH Stray News: Kanye, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Lil Wayne
A new short film featuring rapper Kanye West is slated to be released this September. Spike Jonze, who directed Wests Flashing Lights video, directed We Were Once A Fairytale. The short was originally supposed to be the video for “See You In My Nightmares,” but ended up becoming a bit lengthier. We Were Once A […]

Masta Ace, EDO G. Form ‘A&E’; Prep Album
Hip-Hop veterans Masta Ace and EDO. G. have announced they have formed a new group that will release an album next month. Brooklyn -bred rapper Masta Ace and Boston emcee EDO. G. are known as A&E and will drop their debut, Arts & Entertainment in October. The new album features guest appearances or […]

Dr. Dre Teams With Hewlett-Packard To Improve Sound
Dr. Dre is part of an ambitious plan being launched by Hewlett-Packard and Interscope CEO Jimmy Iovine, to improve the sound quality of digital music. Under the new agreement, Hewlett-Packards laptops and headsets will feature the Beats by Dr. Dre software starting this Fall according to CNET. “We have to fix the entire […]

Vibe Magazine Purchased, Website to be Re-launched
The Vibe brand may be in store for a resurrection, as InterMedia Partners have confirmed their purchase of the defunct companys assets. Vibe, which was founded by legend Quincy Jones and Time Warner in 1993, had been a staple brand in urban culture until the changing market forced them to shut down the magazine […]

Cash Money Records Adds Indian Artist Jay Sean to Artist Roster
The musical landscape for Cash Money Records just got more diverse with the addition of U.K. Indian pop star Jay Sean. The U.K. based Indian pop star is currently riding a wave of momentum with his Lil Wayne assisted hit Down. According to the labels co-founder, Ronald “Slim” Williams, the eclectic line up […]

Raekwon Camp Issues Statement Regarding Joe Budden
A representative for Raekwon issued a statement this afternoon (August 11) refuting all reports that the Wu-Tang rapper has spoken about Saturdays (August 8) altercation with Joe Budden. Since the confrontation between the two artists, which took place as Budden was doing a live webcast from backstage, multiple sources have claimed that Raekwon made […]

UPDATE: C-Murder Guilty Verdict Stands
A New Orleans jury has found Corey C-Murder Miller of second-degree murder, in relation to January 12, 2002 death of 16-year-old Steve Thomas. The jury reached the final verdict around 1:40 PM today (August 11), only 24 hours after starting their deliberations. Yesterday (August 10) a jury of seven women and five men told Judge Hans […]

Ice Cube Awards Student Full Music Scholarship
Hip-Hop legend Ice Cube has awarded student Lindsay Miller a full scholarship ride at the prestigious McNally Smith College of Music. Millers application won out over thousands submitted for the West Coast veterans Ice Cube Scholarship for Recording Technology. Miller, a native of Holland, Michigan and already a first year student at McNally, […]

UK Bodybuilder Wants Mr. T Role; Disses The Game
A popular UK bodybuilder/bodyguard for 50 Cent and other stars is going against the G-Unit front mans rival The Game – for a role as B.A. Baracus in the upcoming A-Team remake. Tiny Iron, 28, is a bodybuilder who has done security for artists like Akon, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. He also currently […]

AHH Stray News: The Clipse, Scribble Jam, Hammer
Norfolk, Virginia based group The Clipse has officially announced the release date for their highly anticipated album Til The Casket Drops. The groups third major label release will hit stores October 20 via a new partnership with Columbia Records. The album features production by the groups longtime collaborators, The Neptunes. Neptunes producer Pharrell Williams is […]

Former Member of Diddy’s “Band” Arrested For Stabbing
Sara Stokes, a former member of Hip-Hop group Da Band, was arrested last week for domestic violence in Moreno Valley, California. According to TMZ.com, Stokes was arrested by police after she was involved in a physical altercation with her husband. Stokes and her husband Tony fought on August 2. During the argument, Stokes […]

The Game Banned From New Zealand High School
An Auckland, New Zealand high school official declined the opportunity to have controversial rapper The Game speak to his students this week. Peter Gall, the principal at Papatoetoe High, told a local newspaper that his decision to prevent the Interscope recording artist from appearing on campus was made in line with school policy. […]

Oprah On Jay-Z: ‘I Love Him’
Yesterday (August 9) Oprah Winfrey received a first-class tour of Brooklyn courtesy of a new friend in fellow mogul Jay-Z. The pair visited several areas of Brooklyn, including Jays Marcy Project neighborhood, located in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The entire conversation/interview is expected to be showcased in an upcoming issue of Oprahs O! Magazine. Despite […]