The Real Rick Ross Sides With 50 Cent, Seeks New Faces For Films
Recently freed drug kingpin Freeway Rick Ross has revealed plans for his career and record label now that he has his freedom, after a 14-year-prison sentence. The Los Angeles-based rising entrepreneur has launched a label and website, FreewayEnterprise.com, which will seek new faces to star in new movies being produced by the reformed drug […]

New Morehouse College Policy Bans Sagging
In an attempt to eliminate inappropriate attire, prestigious HBCU and private institution Morehouse College has adopted a policy that bans sagging and other styles associated with Hip-Hop culture. The Appropriate Attire Policy initiative is the product of Morehouse President Robert Franklin, who is seeking to reestablish what hes coined as the modern Renaissance Man. That […]

Dr. Dre Says “F**k Rush Limbaugh”
Hip-Hop super producer Dr. Dre has weighed in on controversial talk show host Rush Limbaugh. The Hip-Hop producer is world famous for his work with rappers like Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent in addition to selling millions of records as a member of N.W.A. and as a solo artist. Limbaugh […]

Public Enemy Fans Raise $50k For New Album, Chuck D Extends To Gucci Mane
Public Enemy, the iconic Hip-Hop group, has raised $50,000 towards their latest venture – a fan-funded album. In early October, the group joined forces with SellaBand, an online service that allows fans to personally fund projects from their favorite artists. Since then, the group has raised over $50,000 for their forthcoming album, with their final […]

The Game To Change Rap Name
The Game is about to be the latest rapper to change his name, according to recent reports. The Game will now be known merely as Game, according to a recent story by dubcnn.com. According to the site, Game has dumped the from his moniker to be displayed on his next CD, The R.E.D. […]

Cash Money CEOs Speak on Wayne Conviction
Cash Money CEOs Bryan Baby and Ronald Slim Williams have released their first public statement on the recent gun conviction of their star artist Lil Wayne. Wayne plead guilty yesterday (October 22) to attempted weapons possession charges, and is expected to be sentenced to a year in prison. The Cash Money family will […]

AHH Stray News: Luda & Politics, BEP, Dead Prez, Guru
Atlanta rapper Ludacris is formally backing Senator Kasim Reed and the race to determine the city’s new Mayor. Luda and DTP CEO Chaka Zulu will sponsor a reception and celebrity fundraiser for Reed at their upscale Atlanta restaurant, Straits. NBA star Shaquille O’Neal will co-host the fundraiser, which takes place this Sunday (October 25), in […]

Kanye, Manager Get 50 Hours Community Service Over Airport Dust Up
Kanye West received some good news today (October 23) when a court commissioner dismissed criminal charges against the Chicago rapper. West and his road manager Don Crawley were arrested on September 11 as they attempted to board a flight to Hawaii. The pair were hit with the criminal charges after they pair broke […]

Artists Sue Government for Using Music For Torture
A group of prominent artists are moving forward with a lawsuit against the U.S. government for using music as a means for torture at Cubas controversial Guantanamo Bay facility. Last December, news hit media outlets about how military personnel were using music to humiliate and demoralize detainees. Rage Against the Machine member Tom […]

Rhymefest Plans to Lodge with Fans on Rakims Seventh Seal Tour
Grammy award winning artist Rhymefest will be accompanying the legendary Rakim as he promotes his upcoming album The Seventh Seal on the aptly titled Seventh Seal Tour. Rather than staying at hotels on the various stops of the tour the Chicago rapper sets to lodge with his fans. This spectacle promptly titled The […]

Wayne’s Ex Toya Tells Fans To Pray For Rapper
It has been almost twelve hours since Lil Wayne accepted a plea deal in a New York weapons case, and an official statement has yet-to-be issued from Cash Money Records or even his Young Money roster. While some celebrities including Jim Jones and Wayne’s ex-wife Toya Carter took to twitter to express their outrage […]

Trae Tha Truth Lines Up All Star Cast For ‘Tha Truth’
Rapper Trae Tha Truth is planning to drop Tha Truth, his first album in over two years. Tha Truth is the Houston rapper’s first official album since parting ways with Rap-A-Lot Records, which released his last album, Life Goes On. The rapper’s latest effort is also the first release in a new union […]

The Heineken Star Soul Tour Touches Down in NYC
The Heneiken Red Star Soul Tour landed at NYC’s Gotham Hall last Friday delivering one of the most highly anticipated annual concerts in the city. Performances of the night included the likes of Washington, DC rapper Wale, DJ Biz Markie, British sultry songstress Estelle and Ludacris. The show opened with the highly anticipated […]

Chuck D Chides Gucci Mane; Praises Jay-Z
Chuck D, the front man of Public Enemy, offered his opinion of Jay-Z and Gucci Mane during an interview on AllHipHop Radio’s morning show Eric B and Friends earlier in the day. The rapper expressed his admiration for Jay-Z from a career point of view, and stressed that he was impressed with The Blueprint […]

AHH Stray News: Lady Gaga/Kanye, Cory Gunz Trailer, Digable Planets
Pop sensation Lady Gaga has suggested that a future collaboration with rapper Kanye West is still an option. She dismissed rumors that West was booted from their Fame Kills tour due to the rappers erratic behavior. She also revealed that she revamped the tour and did not use any of the ideas that she and […]

BREAKING NEWS: Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty To Gun Charge
Rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted weapons possession charges today (October 22). As reported by AllHipHop.com yesterday (October 21), the rapper is expected to receive a maximum sentence of one year in jail, although he is expected to serve around eight months in prison for the offense. The rapper had previously pleaded […]

Timbaland Taps Drake, Miley Cyrus For Shock Value II
Timbaland is gearing up to release Shock Value II, the highly anticipated sequel to his chart-topping album Shock Value. Timbaland hopes to recreate the success of the first installment of Shock Value, which produced three #1 pop singles: The Way I Are featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E., Give It To Me featuring Nelly Furtado […]

AJ Jewell Murder Suspect Released on Bond
Frederick Richardson, suspect in the death of Real Housewives of Atlanta star Ashley A.J. Jewell, has been released after posting a $10,000 bond. Richardson was taken from Atlantas Fulton County Jail yesterday morning (October 20) and made a brief court appearance before Judge Karen Woodson, who set the bond following new autopsy information about […]

Lil Wayne To Plead To 8 Months In Jail, Sources Say
Lil Wayne will be forced to plead out to a jail term in New York City on Thursday, according to sources with AllHipHop.com. The rapper is expected to accept an 8-month bid in jail over his alleged involvement with a loaded .40-caliber pistol gun found on his tour bus in 2007 while in New […]

Run-DMC Story To Be Turned Into Broadway Musical
Legendary rap group Run-DMC are planning to bring the story of their journey from Hollis, Queens to becoming pioneers of rap to the Broadway stage. Variety reports that the surviving group members Rev Run and DMC have been meeting with executive producer Paula Wagner (Mission Impossible, The Last Samurai) to sort out the details […]