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 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 […]

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 Cuba’s 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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, 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 […]

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 rapper’s erratic behavior. She also revealed that she revamped the tour and did not use any of the ideas that she and […]

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 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 […]

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 Atlanta’s 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 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 […]

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 […]

Multi-platinum artist and Black Eyed Peas member Fergie has announced a new partnership with Avon Products, Inc to create and market her first exclusive fragrance.   Previously, Avon was known to focus on actors for endorsements, such as Patrick Dempsey, Reese Witherspoon, and Courtney Cox.   On the Fergie selection, Avon Senior Vice President and […]

Earlier this morning there were reports circulating on the internet that rapper Kanye West was killed in a car accident.   The reports turned out to be a fake rumor, however news of the rapper’s apparent death spread rapidly on Twitter.   It is unknown how the rumor began although, many point to a phony […]

A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed in North Carolina against Compton rap star The Game.   The lawsuit stemmed from an incident in October of 2005 at Four Seasons Towne Center in Greensboro.   Members of the rapper’s entourage were filming The Game walking through the mall donning a Halloween mask, preparing for […]

By all accounts it appears that Shyne will be deported.The rapper is set to be sent to his native Belize, where his father lives, according to radio reporter Miss Info.The finding was revealed in a conversation with Hot 97’s Angie Martinez, who had a conversation with the still-imprisoned rapper. “Shyne is one of the strongest […]

Jackson, Mississippi Hip-Hop artist David Banner has announced that a planned community rally has been postponed due to safety issues related to the unanticipated number of people who will attend the event.   Banner’s Heal The Hood Foundation was to hold the Something’s Wrong Community Rally today (October 20) as a response to the growing […]

Fresh off an appearance at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, TV star Tameka “Tiny” Cottle recently gave an update of her husband’s current condition and the tragic violence that’s#### her inner circle.   Earlier this month, Tiny’s former Xscape bandmate and Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burrus lost her fiancée Ashley “AJ” Jewell.   His […]