(AllHipHop News) G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks is in the process of being released from a Canadian jail, after being accused of assaulting a promoter this weekend.   Sources told AllHipHop.com that Lloyd Banks will be released on $50,000 bail, for his role in an assault on booking agent Chris Hines of Chris Hines/Ultimate Entertainment.   […]

(AllHipHop News) The Game’s highly anticipated release The R.E.D. Album has been delayed, according to the Compton MC himself. The rapper took to his Twitter page announce that his legal obligations to the state of California for a gun possession charge will prevent him from traveling to promote the album, until March. “Bad news: this just […]

(AllHipHop News) Emerging rapper, producer and singer Mike Posner suffered a setback this weekend, when his North Carolina residence was robbed.   According to Posner’s Twitter page, he was on the road performing a series of dates in Dayton and Cleveland, Ohio.   Posner, who recently wrapped up a semester at Duke University and is […]

(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs is forging a new path into fellow rap mogul Dr. Dre’s territory with the debut of a new line of headphones called Diddy Beats.   In October 2009, AllHipHop.com broke the news about the venture between Combs, audio/video accessories maker Monster Cable and Dre’s popular Beats by Dr. Dre headphone […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lloyd Banks and three associates were arrested in Ontario, Canada this weekend for assaulting a promoter, AllHipHop.com has confirmed.   Banks, born Christopher Charles Lloyd and the three other men were arrested for allegedly assaulting promoter Chris Hines of Chris Hines/Ultimate Entertainment.   The G-Unit rapper was allegedly booked at Club N.V. […]

(AllHipHop News) Former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight is being sued by the mother of his child for support.   Tammy Renell Hawkins filed papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking child support for their four-year-old, Taz Maree Knight.   According to court documents, the former multimillionaire now earns just $1307 per month. […]

(AllHipHop News) CEOs Carol A. Dorsey (Chopper City Records, Madd Money Entertainment) and Dawn “Lady Dolla” Harrington (Dollas N Sense) have confirmed a joint business venture focusing on artist management and label development projects.   As founder/co-CEO of Chopper City Records with rapper and nephew B.G., Carol Dorsey was instrumental in the New Orleans emcee […]

(AllHipHop News) This year legendary Hip-Hop group X-Clan celebrates two decades since its inception in 1990.    X-Clan’s founding members Jason “Grand Verbalizer Funkin-Lesson Brother J” Hunter and Paradise “The Architect” Gray told AllHipHop.com that they are in the planning stages of a new CD, a book and a tour.   The forthcoming album is […]

(AllHipHop News) An unusual surge in views on YouTube worked to rapper Twista’s gain.   A video featuring the rapper and rhyme collective Do or Die generated close to 80 billion views on the site yesterday according to the statistics.   The four-minute clip for the song “Do You” was posted by YouTube LadyMC311. According […]

(AllHipHop News) A promoter in Arizona has been indicted on federal charges that he bilked investors out of over $25 million dollars, by promoting phony concerts.   Dezert Heat Entertainment is accused of acting like a promoter of concerts featuring artists like 50 Cent and G-Unit, Mariah Carey, Shakira, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and others. […]

(AllHipHop News) An Army Specialist has been thrown in jail, after being accused of making threats against other soldiers in a rap song.   Iraq war veteran specialist Mark Hall was based at Fort Stewart, Georgia.   He’s been in custody since December, charged with “conduct prejudicial to the good order and discipline of the […]

(AllHipHop News) Romeo, who was recently named one of the Top 10 Sexiest Men Alive by Internet website sexiestmanliving.com, is currently refocusing his career away from basketball and back to music.   “I am featured on the College Boyys album which is titled Spring Break, which is dropping March 9, 2010,” Romeo revealed to AllHipHop.com. […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Eminem and the Black eyed peas were big winners at last nights people choice awards which were held in Los Angeles.   Eminem’s album Relapse earned him the title of Best Hip-Hop Artist, while Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West snagged best of the year while the Black eyed peas to call an […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Snoop Dogg has announced details for his eighth annual “Snoop Bowl,” which will take place in Miami, Florida this year.   Snoop Dogg will coach his team, The Snoop Dogg All-Stars, who will face off against a local team led by Buffalo Bills’ wide receiver Terrell Owens and Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey […]

(AllHipHop News) Brand Nubian member Sadat X will offer a sequel to his 1996 debut with his 7th studio album Wild Cowboys II.   The original Wild Cowboys was an underground favorite in the mid 90s due to production from Diamond D, Buckwild, Da Beatminerz, Pete Rock, and Showbiz.   It featured the singles “Hang […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop band The Roots have announced that they are re-launching their annual Jam Session this year in Los Angeles.   The Roots’ annual Jam Session has historically taken place on the night before the Grammy Awards.   Last year, however, the group skipped a year, as they prepared for their high profile gig […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Pepa of Salt-Pepa fame, will debut her new VH1 reality series Let’s Talk About Pep next week.   The show features Pepa, born Sandra Denton, on a quest to find love, along with three of her closest girlfriends.   Also starring in the new series alongside Pepa is TV personality/journalist/single mother Jacque […]

(AllHipHop News) An Atlanta strip club’s efforts to gain the upper hand over a competitor have resulted in prison time for three of its employees, who were sentenced on conspiracy to commit arson charges yesterday.   On Tuesday (Jan. 5), a federal judge sentenced Harold “Bit” Thrower, a manager at Platinum 21, to three years […]

(AllHipHop News) American Hip-Hop group Slaughterhouse has announced their first ever European tour.   The group, which features Joe Budden, Royce Da 5’9, Joell Ortiz and Crooked I, will hit the road on January 20, for series of dates that start in Holland.   The 14-date tour will make stops in Poland, the Czech Republic, […]

(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rappers Ludacris and Shawty Lo will team with producer The Dream today (January 5) to shoot a new video for their track “Atlanta GA.”   The track, which is taken from Shawty Lo’s mixtape Fright Night with DJ Scream, DJ Drama and DJ Whoo Kid, also features four of Atlanta’s biggest artists. […]