(AllHipHop News) Urban radio/mixtape veteran Brandi Garcia has officially joined the Swisha House family and is now an official Swisha House DJ. Garcia spins Monday-Friday from 10am-3PM and on Saturdays from 11am-2PM, on Houston’s 97.9 The Box.  On Sunday’s Swisha House’s CEO Michael “5000” Watts holds down Sunday’s from 7pm-10pm. Garcia has a bachelor’s degree […]

(AllHipHop News) Political emcee Immortal Technique is close to finishing his 4th album, The Middle Passage.As an entrepreneurial artist that also serves as president of Viper Records, Technique explained that he has been very meticulous in his approach to the new LP, which he expects to be his biggest project to date.“[We’re] 8 songs deep into the […]

Memphis rappers 8Ball and MJG are taking their health seriously as the preparing to release Ten Toes Down, their debut album on T.I.’s Grand Hustle. According to 8Ball, who was once affectionately referred to as “the fat mack,” he has resolved to shed an extra weight he may be carrying and has vowed to live […]

(AllHipHop News) Rap star Eminem has apparently put the brakes on releasing his highly anticipated album Relapse 2. On March 29th, Eminem promised his 600,000-plus followers on Twitter that “big news” was coming in regards to his career. Today (April 14th), Eminem took to his Twitter page and announced: “There is no Relapse 2.”Relapse, which […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop legends Jazzy Jay, GrandMaster Caz and artist Carlos “Mare 139” Rodriguez are teaming with a group of local business, community activists and environmental groups for the third annual GetGreen: South Bronx Earth Fest. The free, all ages event aims to promote the culture of the South Bronx, while celebrating and promoting a […]

(AllHipHop News) Los Angeles born and raised rapper Murs and Raleigh, North Carolina producer 9th Wonder are gearing up for what could be one of their most successful releases to date.  In what is widely regarded as their fourth release, ForNever is a 10 track album that features the assistance of Kurupt, Verbs, 9thmatic, Suga […]

(AllHipHop News) Compton, California rap star Game has officially confirmed June 15th as the date he will release his fourth solo release, the R.E.D. Album. The release is being executive produced by Game and Pharrell Williams, who produced tracks on the album along with Dr. Dre, who offered his production expertise, in addition to laying […]

(AllHipHop News) In a new interview in the May issue of Details magazine, singer Rufus Wainwright has made shocking allegations that rapper 50 Cent is gay. During an interview with Details about his new album, All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu, Wainwright said that he addicted to Real Housewives of Orange County, Keeping Up […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Drake has shot down reports that he collaborated with former G-Unit “first lady” Olivia on a recently leaked track titled “Control.”Olivia apologized for the leak via Twitter and stated that the collaboration record was taken off of her upcoming mixtape, which will precede her new album Show The World. According to Canadian […]

(AllHipHop News) Nas was ordered to pay his estranged wife Kelis over $250,000 in spousal, child support and legal bills in their ongoing divorce case. According to TMZ.com, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ordered Nas to pay Kelis $47,249.42 in back child support, $40,454 in back spousal support and 90% of her legal […]

  (AllHipHop News) Recording artist, Rick Ross would only reveal Jay-Z as a rapper featured on his anticipated album in an interview session by DJs and journalists.   “With collaborations, I just want to thank the big homey, Jay-Z; the God MC. He is on Teflon Don,” Ross said, “And I will just leave it […]

(AllHipHop News) Popular New York radio station Hot 97 has announced its annual Summer Jam concert will take place this June in East Rutherford, New Jersey. While the lineup has not been announced, sources told AllHipHop.com that a highly anticipated reunion could take place during the concert. Hot 97’s Summer Jam is known for attracting […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Nicki Minaj has expressed disappointment for having to drop off of Rihanna’s highly anticipated “Last Girl on Earth Tour.” Shortly after an announcement was made about her involvement with Rihanna’s tour, she broke the news to her fans via Twitter that she would sit the tour out to focus on her upcoming […]

Rhymefest is promising to put his peers on notice publicly with the release of his revolution-inspired El Che next month.The project is Rhymefest’s second full-length album, and comes 4 years after his major-label debut Blue Collar on J Records.Because of the delay and label politics, the Chicago emcee was forced to rework the album and keep his name afloat […]

(AllHipHop News) A production company based in Taiwan is suing a United States booking agency accused of illegally booking rapper Nelly and keeping tens-of-thousands of dollars in performance fees. Taiwanese company Now The Loop is suing Capital Connections Agency (CCA) for over $250,000, after the company took $40,000 to book Nelly. Now The Loop accuses […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Ice-T has been engaged in a variety of  beefs throughout his 30 plus-year rap career, but the one that took place this weekend could be the weirdest in his career. Ice-T has battled the number of worthy competitors ranging from LL Cool J to the (National Rifle Association) NRA .But on Friday […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Nicki Minaj has fired her manager Debbie Antney, who is the mother of Waka Flocka. The termination happened suddenly and came in the form of a cease and desist letter, according to Singersroom News. The notices reportedly bans Antney from conducting business for Minaj. “I received a letter, which was (a) suspension,” […]

(AllHipHop News) Shyne is gearing up to release the first official single from his upcoming album via a new deal between his Gangland Records, and Island/Def Jam. According to reports, Shyne will drop the single next Tuesday (April 13th), making it his first new single in almost 10 years. In February, Shyne inked a seven-figure […]

With the long-awaited first single from Detox set to debut later this month, Dr. Dre has alluded to several possible musical influences on the project. In an interview with Reuters, the acclaimed producer disclosed his focus has been on studying the avant-garde artists of the 1960’s and 70’s. “I’m just keeping my ear to the concrete,” Dre revealed. […]

(AllHipHop News) Miami, Florida rapper Pitbull has announced the launch of his biggest tour to date, with the “Mr. Worldwide’s Carnaval” tour. The rap star will hit 19 cities across the United States starting on May 25th at Denver’s 1stBank Center and ends June 27th in Chicago at the Aragon Ballroom. According to Billboard, Pitbull […]