Rapper T.I. will face a federal judge this afternoon (October 15) after being arrested over the weekend on felony weapons charges.   T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., will appear before US Magistrate Judge Alan J. Baverman at the United States Courthouse in Atlanta later today.   Prosecutors will charge the rapper with possession of unregistered […]

Houston rapper Big Moe passed away early yesterday morning (October 14) due to complications from a heart attack, sources revealed to AllHipHop.com.   As previously reported, Big Moe, born Kenneth Moore, suffered a massive heart attack on Sunday (October 7) and had been a coma since he was hospitalized.   He never came out of […]

Outkast group member Big Boi has teamed with Hollywood superstar actor/rapper Will Smith to develop a new television comedy series.   The television show, titled “Uncle Rudy,” is a half-hour comedy series that is one of a slew of projects Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment is developing to be pitched to a number of networks.   According […]

Police are investigating an incident yesterday morning in which Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly assaulted an acquaintance at a SoHo nightclub during an argument, allegedly over a woman.   According to The New York Post, Combs was at Kiosk around 3:30 am yesterday morning, when he started to argue with a man named Steven Acevedo.   […]

Rapper T.I. was arrested in Atlanta yesterday [October 13] by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) after he allegedly attempted to purchase three machine guns and two silencers from an undercover agent, acting as an arms dealer.   In addition to the three machine guns found in his College Park […]

Shades of Don Imus’s controversial radio scandal arose this week, as nationally syndicated Fox News host John Gibson placed the blame of a recent school shooting in Cleveland, Ohio on Hip-Hop culture.   During a Wednesday (Oct. 10) broadcast of Gibson’s radio show the John Gibson Show, Gibson said he “knew” that the person at […]

Sources have confirmed with AllHipHop.com that rapper T.I. was arrested today (October 13) in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, after police executed a warrant and searched his Atlanta home.   T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., was taken into custody earlier in the afternoon, causing him to miss being honored for Album of the Year for […]

Rapper Foxy Brown is at the center of more controversy according to prosecutors in New York.   According to correction officials, the 28-year-old rapper allegedly refused to get on a corrections bus three times today (October 12) for a court appearance.   Officials said that Brown, born Inga Marchand, refused to leave Rikers Island to […]

Rap veterans DJ Quik, E-40 and WC will be among those showing up to support Atomic Dogg Magazine’s first-ever Super Bully show.   The event, which will take place Oct. 20th at the El Rancho Farralon in El Monte, Ca., will celebrate the best breeds of pit bull dogs, by featuring various pit bull lovers […]

Do or Die member Belo pleaded guilty to second degree murder yesterday (October 11) for the shooting death of Raynard “B-Dog” Pinkston in November of 2002.   According to The Chicago Sun-Times, Belo, born Darnell Smith, will receive a 10-year sentence for the crime.   Prosecutors said Pinkston and Smith were watching two people fight, […]

Several sources have revealed to AllHipHop.com that the Atlanta Police are looking for rapper JT Money in connection with a shooting that took place last night (October 11) outside of Opera Nightclub, leaving one man injured.   According to Atlanta Police Department Public Information Officer Ron Campbell, two black males were involved in a verbal altercation, which […]

West Coast MC Ras Kass has officially been released from Capitol Records as of yesterday (October 11th).   The rapper, who has made his grievances with Capitol public since 2006, has finally reached an agreement with the recording label to be released under undisclosed terms.   Ras Kass is however, free to seek out deals […]

Rapper Soulja Boy’s “Crank That” – the most popular song in the country – has been banned from being played at a high school’s homecoming dance in Mason, Ohio.   The single was banned after some parents and students complained to Mason High School principal David Allen, who printed out the lyrics to the popular […]

A Tribe Called Quest frontman Q-Tip will headline the 2007 CMJ Music Marathon and appear at The Apple store in New York next week, to promote his highly anticipated album, The Renaissance.   The rapper will open the annual festival with a performance at The Blender Theatre at Gramercy on October 16th.   Other rappers […]

  Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan will address issues within the Hip-Hop community during a private, invitation-only brunch for hundreds of music industry industry professionals this weekend in Atlanta.   The event, which is sponsored by AllHipHop.com, is scheduled to take place at 12 p.m. on Sunday (Oct. 14) at an undisclosed location […]

Dipset rapper Jim Jones will have more than one record label pushing his next album, thanks to his new deal with Columbia Records.   Through the new alliance, which doubles as a partnership with current recording home Koch Records, Jones will benefit from the two companies, as Koch will continue to handle marketing and radio […]

Atlanta bred rappers Young Jeezy and T.I. and Cleveland’s Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and join chart dominators Beyonce, Akon and Justin Timberlake as nominees for the American Music Awards, which were on announced on Tuesday (October 9).   Young Jeezy, Bone and T.I., who have two nominations, will also go head-to-head with Beyonce, Linkin Park, Justin Timberlake […]

Rappers and musicians in the United Kingdom will face jail time under a new law being created which will outlaw hateful lyrics against homosexuals.   According to Justice Secretary Jack Straw, the proposed law will cover gay men, women and bisexual people, as well as transsexuals and disabled people.   “It is a measure of […]

Rap group The Black Eyed Peas were forced to halt a performance in El Salvador, after group member Fergie became ill. Fergie told over 10,000 fans shortly into the group’s performance that she was sick from seafood poisoning and could not continue. The concert was organized by Two Show and was a date on the […]