The Wu-Tang Clan’s main strategist and creative overseer the RZA has announced plans to kick off 2009 with three high-profile film and music projects.   On January 27, the Abbot will release Afro Samurai: The Resurrection.   The LP serves as the soundtrack to season 2 of the critically acclaimed animated series Afro Samurai.   […]

Dogged by allegations from the The Smoking Gun that his criminal background is fabricated, superstar singer Akon has decided to come clean regarding the accusations against him.     In an interview with Access Atlanta, the singer clarified his previous statements that he was incarcerated for three years.     “I got caught up in […]

Atlanta rapper Yung Joc has signed the second act to his Swagg Team Entertainment imprint, he recently revealed to AllHipHop.com.The Grammy-nominated artist recently picked up the Dallas, Texas-based group GS Boys, who have already generated an impressive regional and web-based following with their single “Stanky Leg.”“I walked in the house one day, and my five-year-old […]

Christmas may be days away, but Snoop Dogg is spreading his own brand of holiday cheer with a new Christmas album.   The release, titled Snoop Dogg Presents Christmas In Tha Dogg House, will include exclusive holiday songs from the Long Beach, California.-based rapper as well as Tha Dogg Pound, Soopafly, Bad Lucc, Damani, J. […]

While Killer Mike has confirmed that he is in the final stages of negotiating a partnership between his Grind Time imprint and T.I.’s Atlanta-based Grand Hustle Entertainment, he wants to reassure fans that this is by no means a sign that he has abandoned the independent scene.   On the contrary, he expects his new […]

DMX has been apprehended by FBI Agents at Scott Storch’s house in Miami, according to reports.   The rapper was arrested today (December 9), after police followed up on a tip in regards to his location.   Police could not confirm if the rapper was being treated at a local rehab facility as his lawyer […]

The tumultuous life of Grammy award-winning singer Bobby Brown is now the subject of The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But…, a new “unauthorized biography” of the artist’s life.   Initially, the book was a private memoir for Brown to reflect on his volatile 20-plus years in the entertainment industry.   Author Derrick Handspike, […]

Only hours after expressing his outrage over Busta Rhymes’ controversial song “Arab Money,” Iraqi-born rapper The Narcicyst told AllHipHop.com that he received a personal phone call from Busta himself last night (December 8), apologizing for the misunderstanding created by the song.   According to Narcicyst, the two rappers spent nearly half an hour on the […]

Violator All-Star DJs and M.I.A. are partnering with Koch Entertainment to celebrate and support the release of the late K-Swift’s Greatest Hits album.   K-Swift, real name Khia Edgerton, died in a tragic pool accident on July 21.   A growing star, Swift at the time of her death had the one of the top […]

Pioneer Hip-Hop turntablist Grandmaster Flash is set to kick off 2009 with a brand new studio album entitled The Bridge: Concept Of a Culture.   Backed by Strut Records and Flash’s very own Adrenaline City Entertainment, the LP marks the DJ’s first major label release of all original material since 1988’s On the Strength, the […]

A new lawsuit filed in a Boston courtroom claims that the Andre 3000-created Cartoon Network series Class of 3000 was not as original as the rapper, or the network would have viewers believe, the Boston Herald reports.   Former art student Timothy McGee is suing the Outkast star, as well as Cartoon Network and its […]

Influential New York DJ Funkmaster Flex has announced a brand new partnership with The Topps   Company to unveil the Funk Master Flex autographed card, the first ever awarded to a DJ.   Topps has remained the leading name in sports cards since debuting in 1938. The company now manufactures cards for Major League Baseball, […]

O.J. Simpson’s recent 15-year jail sentence hasn’t prevented him from releasing “Get Juiced,” the NFL Hall of Famer’s first ever rap video.   O.J. Simpon’s new rap video was conceived as a prank for a DVD entitled Juiced, which showcases the controversial football great performing pranks on unsuspecting victims, in the vein of Ashton Kutcher’s […]

An aspiring Dayton, Ohio actor who starred in Eminem’s#### movie 8 Mile has been found dead of an apparent suicide, AllHipHop.com has confirmed.   Actor De’Angelo Wilson, who starred as “DJ Iz” in 8 Mile, apparently hung himself on November 26, just one day before Thanksgiving.   According to police, Wilson, who also had a […]

Despite rumors suggesting a signing with Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records, R&B crooner D’Angelo is remaining at his current record label AllHipHop.com has confirmed.   “While both gentlemen hold one another in the highest regard, the stories circulating in the press are totally false,” according to D’Angelo’s manager, Lindsay Guion.   Guion dismissed the […]

Even members of the Diggin’ In The Crates Crew, with whom South Bronx rapper Party Arty rose to prominence, were shocked today (December 5) to learn of the underground artist’s untimely death.   Arty, born Arthur Sheridan, passed away early yesterday afternoon (December 4) of unspecified health complications.   Both Fat Joe and legendary MC/producer […]

Already a power player in the mixtape world, multi-faceted DJ Vlad has now set his sights on conquering the website and film markets.   In October DJ Vlad launched www.vladtv.com, an already fast growing Hip-Hop based video site birthed from the success of Vlad’s YouTube channel and website, Vladtv.com.   “Vlad TV as an entity […]

Two felony drug charges and one misdemeanor assault charge against Marion “Suge” Knight were dismissed by a Las Vegas judge.   Prosecutors accused Knight, 43, of assaulting a female acquaintance named Melissa Isaac, on August 27, during a heated argument.   Knight was accused of striking Isaac, who was allegedly found by LVPD officers naked […]

An arrest warrant has been issued for troubled rapper DMX, who missed a scheduled court appearance in Arizona today (December 5).   DMX was due in court today to face charges related to drug, identity theft and animal cruelty charges but missed the date, because he is currently in rehab at an undisclosed location.   […]

Polow Da Don and Zone 4, Inc. have extended the submission deadline for this year’s Free Rent For A Year contest due to the popularity and level of interest in the charitable endeavor, the label announced this week.   The essay competition, now in it’s second year, is open until January 1, 2009 at midnight […]