Hip-Hop apparel brand Rocawear helped its parent company Iconix Brand Group post a better-than-expected quarterly profit, despite a sluggish economy and a tough U.S. retailing market. Iconix, which bought Rocawear from Jay-Z in 2007 for $204 million dollars, earned over $18.3 million dollars for the third quarter of 2008. According to Iconix CEO Neil Cole, […]

West Coast hook master Kokane is preparing a brand new album featuring a number of notable artists, representatives for the rapper told AllHipHop.com.   The new album, titled Back To The Future, features guest appearances from Kurupt, Daz, Jadakiss, Bootsy Collins, Cameo, Tina Marie, Crooked I, Devin The Dude, Joe Budden and others.   For […]

Despite their different styles of music, rapper 50 Cent and actress/singer Bette Midler have found a common cause.   According to reports, the pair have joined forces to open the Baisley Park Community Garden, a new outdoor children’s learning garden located in the rapper’s hometown of Queen’s, New York.   Midler and 50 Cent were […]

Nearly a year of debates, controversy, and unexpected twists has culminated with today’s record-breaking Election Day (November 4), where millions of voters will decide the next president of the United States.   With less than 24 hours before the race is decided, various Hip-Hop artists told AllHipHop.com in exclusive statements, that they are continuing to […]

Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Hudson and her sister Julia were joined in mourning by close friends and family as they paid their last respects to their mother, brother and Julia’s son yesterday (November 3).   The private service came one day after a public memorial was held in Chicago for 57-year-old Darnell Donnerson, her […]

Grammy-winning rock band Maroon 5 is set to enter unknown territory through an 18-track mixtape, but not without support from Hip-Hop’s biggest names.   Next month, the multi-platinum group will release Call & Response: The Remix Album, a project featuring Pharrell Williams, the Cool Kids, ?uestlove, David Banner, Mary J. Blige, and many more reinterpreting […]

Senator Barack Obama’s grandmother who helped raised him has passed away from cancer it was revealed today (November 3).   Obama learned of Madelyn “Toot” Dunham’s death around 8:00 am, before one of two scheduled rallies in Jacksonville, Florida.   Dunham, 86, passed away around 4:00 am this morning in her Honolulu home, just one […]

A Hummer limousine once owned by The Black Mafia Family (BMF) that was sold at an auction was seized from its new owners last week, after authorities made a shocking discovery.   Police learned that the vehicle, which was being used to shuttle teens to proms and others to weddings, was concealing almost a million […]

Hip-Hop stars Eve, Wyclef and R&B crooner Mario are taking their music abroad during a November 22 performance at the “The Zain 026 Experience” concert. The show is being promoted by local telecom company Zain Ghana and TransAfrica Media. Over 30,000 people are expected to attend the live performances at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium […]

The promoter of a controversial, canceled Lil Wayne concert in Rochester, New York has announced that the New Orleans rapper will make up the missed date.   Over 8,000 fans were disappointed last Sunday (October 26), when Lil Wayne refused to perform at the Blue Cross Arena, allegedly because of the venue’s sound system.   […]

Last week, Young Jeezy ventured into a three hour-plus early voting line to cast his ballot for Democrat nominee Barack Obama, and show solidarity with his fellow Georgia citizens.   Taking time out to speak with young fans that mobbed the Atlanta star at the Adamsville voting center, Jeezy emphasized to them to push everyone […]

Listen to the FULL AllHipHop Social Lounge 2008 at NJPAQ, NEwark, NJ. Panelist Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Q-Tip, Killer Mike and Michaela Angela Davis moderated by AllHipHop’s own Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur.

Listen to some words the Honorable Minister Farrakhan had to say about this important election.

Jim Jones plans to employ the stage to present his music in the form of a play in New York City.   The Play is called “The Jim Jones Project,” and there are a pair of dates later in the month.   One source explained the project under the auspice of anonymity.   “Its a […]

Atlanta-area authorities have confirmed the cause of death of Def Jam Executive Vice President Shakir as a self-inflicted gunshot wound, AllHipHop.com has learned this afternoon.   The 34-year-old Oakland, California native, who split his time between Atlanta and New York, was discovered around 4:00 pm Saturday afternoon (November 1) in the bathroom at his home […]

Def Jam Executive Vice President, Shakir Stewart was found dead today (November 1), AllHipHop.com has learned.   While details are being confirmed, sources stated that Shakir died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, and his body was found earlier today, in his apartment.   “L.A. Reid and all of us at Island Def Jam […]

Police have revealed that a Sig Sauer .45 caliber recovered by police was indeed the weapon that a killer or killers used to murder Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.   Police found the bodies of Darnell Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson, 29 on Friday (October 21) inside of their Chicago home.   The […]

A three year jail sentence has not slowed down the musical pursuits of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy, who next week will re-release an updated version of his third solo album, H.N.I.C. Pt.2.   Rechristened as H.N.I.C. Pt.2: The Ultimate Collectors Edition, the three disc album boasts eight new bonus songs featuring Havoc (“Dirty New Yorker”), Big […]

Jay-Z’s controversial headlining performance at last summer’s Glastonbury Festival in England has landed the multi-platinum rapper and entrepreneur yet another award.   The Festival had come under fire for the decision to make a Hip-Hop act the event’s main attraction, with one of the most vocal detractors being Oasis front man Noel Gallagher.   Jay-Z […]

Singer/actress Jennifer Hudson is turning her personal tragedy into a positive.   People.com reports the vocalist’s family announced the creation of the Hudson-King Foundation for Families of Slain Victims, a new organization for the families of murder victims, on Thursday (October 30).   According to the family, the well-being of those who have “lost relatives […]