Rapper M1 of dead prez will perform today (November 17) in Washington, D.C. as part of the Hip Hop Caucus’ “Stop Hate Crimes and Police Violence” youth national rally and concert. M1 and Go-Go bands Backyard, ABM and TCB will perform from dusk-til-dawn at the Washington Monument, Sylvan Theater, while various speakers and victims […]
Former Flipmode Squad first lady Rah Digga has come forward to dispel rumors that the celebrated crew was reuniting. Earlier this week, reports surfaced stating that Rampage, Rah Digga, Baby Sham and Spliff Star had reunited as the Famous Millionaire Squad (FMS) and that Busta Rhymes was ousted from the crew. Rapper Rah […]
Rapper Everlast is preparing a new album titled Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford, which will be released via Jeff Rabhan’s new management company, Three Rings Projects. Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford and Three Rings Projects are new chapters for both Everlast and Rabhan. “The sound is totally […]
Hip-Hop superstar Eminem has entered into an exclusive publishing and marketing deal with online music-publisher Kobalt Music Group and Los Angeles-based licensing and administration company Music Resources. Under the terms of the deal, Kobalt and Music Resources will administer the rapper’s Eight Mile Style Music catalog across the world outside of the United States […]
Former Miss England Danielle Lloyd won a substantial, undisclosed amount of damages against the UK’s Daily Mirror, after the paper claimed she had sex with rapper 50 Cent. The Daily Mirror published a story last July titled “Fiddy’s No Diddy, Danielle Looking Wobbly After A Big Night In With 50 Cent.” The story claimed […]
With production credits on Young Joc’s#### single Bottle Poppin’, Don P. is set to end 2007 on a strong note, as he settles in at his new recording home at Universal Records. According to the beatmaker, who did the deal through his label Swag Up Entertainment, the Universal signing was the result of a […]
Rappers Peanut Butter Wolf, Madlib, Karriem Riggins, J Rocc and Percee P have embarked upon the Holiday Edition of the Third Annual Bounce Tour. The month-long, 14-date holiday edition of the tour kicks off November 16 at the Independent in San Francisco and winds down December 8 at The Loft in Atlanta, Georgia. […]
Yonkers rapper Jadakiss has officially signed a new deal with Ruff Ryders/Roc-A-Fella Records, it was announced today (November 15).The rapper will release his third untitled solo album under the terms of the new deal.The upcoming release from Jadakiss is his first album in four years and follows his 2004 platinum solo release, Kiss of Death.Jadakiss’ […]
With the second installment of its Anthem brand campaign set to debut later this month, Boost Mobile is enlisting the help of rapper Young Jeezy and producer/music mogul Jermaine Dupri. The pair will be featured in a 3D animated music video-style Boost Mobile commercial along with Hip-Hop rocker Mickey Avalon. The ad, which […]
Police in Chicago are investigating the death of an aspiring rapper who was shot and killed by police officers during a traffic stop last night (November 13). According to Chicago‘s NBC 5, police stopped Chicago Rapper Freddie “The Saint” Latee Wilson around 10:30 PM last night and minutes later, opened fire on his beige […]
Jay-Z has teamed with MSN’s Control Room to exclusively broadcast his sold out American Gangster tour stop at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Sunday (November 11). Starting on November 19, fans can visit music.msn.com/jayz to access the concert for free. The free online broadcast gives fans the chance to witness Jay-Z, who sold […]
The Discovery Health channel has pulled the top rated show Plastic Surgery: Before and After which featured Dr. Jan Adams, the plastic surgeon that operated on Kanye West’s mother Dr. Donda West. Dr. Adams hosted the popular Plastic Surgery show for five years until last June, but reruns were airing on the network, including […]
Rapper/actor Ludacris has signed on to star in the movie tentatively titled Game. The action-thriller stars actor Gerard Butler (300, P.S., I Love You) as the champion of an online game called “Slayers.” In the movie, mind-control technology allows humans to control other humans in mass scale game play. Butler (as Kable) must regain his […]
Rap star Nelly has partnered with NBA star Larry Hughes and the pair have purchased over 60 acres of farmland in northwest St. Louis County, to open a multi-million dollar athletic facility. Nelly’s company Nelly Inc. is in talks with the city of St. Louis to open the massive complex in the Maryland Heights […]
The Beverly Hills plastic surgeon that performed surgery on the mother of superstar rapper Kanye West, is under investigation by the State Medical Board of California and may lose his license due to DUI convictions. Dr. Jan Adams performed a tummy tuck and breast reduction on Dr. Donda West, who died a short time […]
Although he currently has a lot of time on his hands while being on house arrest, rapper T.I. is staying active by working on a new album. For the rapper, the extra time represents the perfect opportunity to fully focus on the forthcoming project as well as acknowledge those who have stood with him […]
Shayla Stevens, the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleader who was allegedly assaulted by Da Brat earlier this month, has hired prominent attorneys Willie Gary and CK Hoffler and their firm, Gary, Williams, Finney, Lewis, Watson and Sperando P.L., AllHipHop.com has learned. Gary and Hoffler’s high powered, Florida-based law firm will represent Stevens against not only Da […]
Frank Lucas may be Hollywood’s man of the moment via Denzel Washington’s portrayal of him in the film American Gangster, but the former Harlem drug lord is anything but that, according to the widow of Johnson’s mentor Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson. In her new book Harlem Godfather: The Rap on My Husband, Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson, […]
The family of superstar rapper Kanye West are making funeral arrangements for Dr. Donda Williams-West in Oklahoma City, who passed away on Saturday. A spokesperson for Howard-Harris Funeral home told KOCO Channel 5 in Oklahoma City that the family had contacted them in preparation for Dr. West’s funeral. Kanye West released the following statement:”Kanye […]
