Hip-Hop star Lil’ Wayne will take part in a historic night for the music business during The 42nd Annual Country Music Awards.   The rapper will perform alongside Kid Rock during the Awards show, which takes place tonight (November 12) in Nashville, Tennessee.   While African-American “Hick Hop” artist Cowboy Troy graced the CMA stage […]

Now that his third album Thr33 Ringz is in stores, T-Pain seems to be abandoning his circus motif.   The self-proclaimed ringleader of the urban music industry has announced that he will be auctioning off his massive collection of top hats.   The collection of nearly 300 custom made hats, including a red and black […]

Rappers Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Skull Gang and Freekey Zeekey will join comedian/actor Mike Epps in spreading their brand of holiday cheer on the new album Jim Jones and Skull Gang Present: A Tribute to Bad Santa featuring Mike Epps. Jones, who is also working on a new album titled Pray IV Reign, has […]

The troubled life of rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard will hit the stores this month in a new biography titled Digging For Dirt.   The 288-page book was written by Jaime Lowe, who met with surviving members of the Wu-Tang Clan, ODB’s parents, business managers, neighbors, friends and fans, to put together the biography.   Digging […]

Former Hip-Hop mogul Suge Knight is suing rapper/producer Kanye West, blaming the Chicago superstar for damages that resulted from a nightclub shooting three years ago.   In August 2005, Knight was shot in the right leg at Kanye’s pre-MTV Video Music Awards party at the Shore Club, located in Miami.   Initially some speculated that […]

Atlanta based rap duo The Ying Yang Twins are set to perform for United States troops during a eight-day, five country USO tour. The rappers will headline a bill that includes former UFC champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, comedians Gabriel Iglesias and Edwin San Juan and model/singer Mayra Veronica. Rappers Kaine and D-Roc are taking […]

Detroit rapper Trick Trick has never shied away from confronting fellow MCs on wax or in the streets to handle unresolved issues.   However, the controversial rapper now has his sights aimed at an unlikely target; the entire gay community.   In an exclusive statement to AllHipHop.com, Trick Trick expressed his disgust of the homosexual […]

Up-and-coming artists now have a greater chance of garnering coveted airplay in New York city, courtesy of DJ Envy and Hot 97.   The celebrated Hip-Hop station launched a new daily mixshow segment that allows Envy to showcase new music and artists outside of the traditional radio programming setup.   The 30-minute mixshow segment, titled […]

Platinum and Grammy-award winning Houston rapper Chamillionaire is in the early stages of creating Venom, his third major label offering in the last three years.   The album is the follow-up to the sophomore 2007 release Ultimate Victory, which garnered critical acclaimed but failed to meet the platinum-plus sales of Chamillionaire’s 2005 debut The Sound […]

Superstar actor Will Smith will produce an updated version of The Karate Kid, which was originally released in 1984.   The remake will feature Smith’s son Jaden Smith in his third major role since his acting debut alongside his father in the movie The Pursuit of Happyness.   The original 1984 flick starred Ralph Macchio […]

A Christmas classic will get a Hip-Hop makeover, thanks to a new Gap campaign featuring rapper Flo Rida and R&B vocalists Trey Songz and Janelle Monae.   The international specialty retailer cited the appeal of Hip-Hop artists among brand marketers as motivation fro recruiting Songz and Flo Rida to write what it calls a “street-smart […]

Still in the midst of touring in support of his last project, the remix album The Timebomb/Back To the Future, Gang Starr co-founder Guru has announced the release of what marks only his second solo album in his illustrious career.   Guru has teamed up once again with producer Solar to create Guru 8.0 Lost […]

On Sunday (November 9) Lil Wayne added another accolade to his breakout 2008 year, as the World Music Awards crowned him the World’s Best Hip-Hop/Rap artist.   This year, the award show was held in Monte Carlo, Monaco and hosted by Desperate Housewives actor Jesse Metcalfe and former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams.   The […]

Hollywood’s top actor and famed rapper Will Smith is in talks with director Steven Spielberg to star in a new movie titled Oldboy.   The movie, which is a remake of a 2003 Korean film by the same name, centers around a man who is kidnapped and held in a dilapidated jail cell for 15 […]

The man suspected in the triple murders of actress Jennifer Hudson’s family will remain in prison as police continue to investigate the grisly slayings it was ruled today (November 10).    The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled that William Balfour, 27, must remain in police custody, because of evidence that he violated his parole.   Balfour […]

Island Def Jam has confirmed that albums from rappers Kanye West and Ludacris have been shuffled again – but this time the highly anticipated releases will land in stores a day earlier than expected.   In breaking with the traditional record release day of Tuesday, Kanye’s 808s & Heartbreak and Ludacris’ Theater of the Mind […]

The man at the center of a murder investigation of actress/singer Jennifer Hudson’s family may be on his way to becoming a free man today (November 10).   A parole hearing is set to take place this morning with the Illinois Prisoner Review Board for William Balfour.   The 27-year-old, who is regarded as a […]

Houston’s 97.9 The Box (KBXX-FM) has recruited some of the biggest artists in the city’s musical history to present fans with a one of a kind celebration of the city’s contribution to Hip-Hop culture over the years.   The station, which is set to hold it’s annual Los Magnificos Custom Car Show & Concert on […]

Less than 48 hours since his abrupt dismissal from WBLS’s The Wendy Williams Experience, Charlamagne Tha God is preparing for his return to South Carolina radio, he revealed to AllHipHop.com exclusively today (November 8).   Charlamagne, who hosted his own show for six years on Columbia, South Carolina’s Hot 103.9 (WHXT-FM), will be back on […]

New Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest has partnered with DJ Drama to release the latest edition in the long-running Gangsta Grillz mixtape series.   Entitled World Wide Warier Presents King of Queens, the next installment features a collection of songs and freestyles from Artest himself, and up and coming artists from his Tru Warier record […]