The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History recently announced it would host the permanent Hip-Hop exhibit, Hip-Hop Won’t Stop: The Beat, The Rhymes, The Life. The project’s curator, Marvette Perez, told AllHipHop.com that the exhibit would represent all aspects of Hip-Hop culture, including rhyme books, graffiti, video and audio, as well as the impact that […]
Rapper/producer Kanye West will continue his Touch the Sky Tour overseas, after it was announced that U2’s Vertigo Tour will be postponed. West, who was scheduled to support U2 on their Vertigo ’06 Tour, will resume his tour March 16 in Auckland, New Zealand. The Vertigo Tour was postponed after one of the band’s family […]
A man who was charged with stabbing Bobby Brown’s nephew at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Justin’s Restaurant in Atlanta was shot and killed this morning. Marque Dixson, 28, of Los Angeles, was shot following an argument with an ex-girlfriend in the city’s Buckhead section around 3:00 am. Dixson was allegedly associated with the record label Black […]
Lawyers for NBC television network are seeking to have a Saturday Night Live parody rap video featuring actress Natalie Portman permanently removed from internet outlets that allow users to trade videos. Portman performed a profanity-laced rap on Saturday, as she was the host of the long-running variety show. According to Fox News, the video received […]
Mos Def is in final negotiations to star in Stringbean and Marcus, an independent film that focuses on the relationship between two former Black Panther members who fall out of love. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sophie Okonedo, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Hotel Rwanda, is also in final talks […]
Voletta Wallace, mother of slain rapper Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace, told AllHipHop.com in a recent interview that critically acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua well direct an untitled picture based on the life of the slain rapper. The movie, which is funded by Fox/Searchlight Pictures, is being produced by Ms. Wallace and B.I.G.’s former managers, Wayne Barrow […]
The Tobacco Warehouse will be the new site for the 2nd annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF), Room Service Productions has announced. The Festival is a free, all-day, outdoor event celebrating Hip-Hop music and culture. The June 24 affair is part of the free programming that Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy is organizing for State Parks at […]
Ludacris has been tapped to narrate an upcoming documentary titled Heart of the Game, which features Joyce Walker (Paid in Full), Devon Crosby Helms, Maude Lepley, Darnellia Russell and others. Due in June, the film tells the true story of the Seattle high school girls’ basketball team, the Roosevelt Roughriders, and one player’s battle with […]
Hip-Hop legend Biz Markie is releasing a limited edition run of the Diabolical Biz Markie Beat-Boxing Doll. Biz Markie and Extended Play have teamed up to create 1,000 hand-crafted Biz Markie action dolls, which come complete with accessories and custom packaging. The doll is outfitted in a crisp mesh jersey, hand-tailored jeans and old school […]
Rappers Nelly, Mike Jones, Lupe Fiasco, Daddy Yankee and others will launch their signature clothing lines at the “Rbk: Now Playing” invitation-only event in New York tonight (Mar. 8). Nelly will showcase his new Rbk sneaker collection, Derrty One, while Daddy Yankee will launch the Daddy Yankee collection. Mike Jones, Lupe Fiasco and Lil’ Wayne […]
Pioneering poet, photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks died yesterday (March 7) at the age of 93. Parks rose from poverty and went on to become the first black person to work at Vogue and Life magazines. In 1969, he became the first black person to write, direct and score a major Hollywood film, The Learning […]
Rapper Young MC filed a lawsuit against Varry White Music in Los Angeles Federal Court, alleging that the publishing company failed to pay royalties for two hit songs the rapper wrote for Tone Loc. Young MC, born Marvin Young, is best known for the 1989 hit "Bust A Move," released on Delicious Vinyl. The song […]
Smokey Fontaine stepped down as editor-in-chief of America magazine to fill the editor-in-chief position of mens bi-monthly, Giant magazine. America, billed as the first-ever high-end Hip-Hop publication, was established in 2004 by Smokey Fontaine, an accomplished author and former editor at The Source. The upscale quarterly was intent on capitalizing on Hip-Hop’s lavish terrain and […]
Atlanta rapper T.I., the self-proclaimed King of the South, recently unveiled plans to launch a new unnamed clothing line. “I’m working on my fashion line right now; we’re just looking for the appropriate distributor to team up with,” T.I. told AllHipHop.com. “I’m stepping into another industry that I really don’t know much about. [So] I […]
NBA basketball star Carmelo Anthony has launched a new label, Kross Over Entertainment. Anthony, who was recently selected for the USA Basketball team, has signed Atlanta rapper Berg. The label’s first single is Berg’s “Hold UP,” which features Houston Hip-Hop group UGK,. In addition to Berg, Kross Over Entertainment has signed producer/artist “Soundz,” and R&B […]
Three days after legally changing his name, currently incarcerated rapper Shyne will head to court for the first day of his civil court trial. Attorney Oscar Michelen will represent the former Bad Boy rapper when he appears before Judge Howard Ruditzky tomorrow (March 7) at Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn, N.Y. Shyne, born Jamaal […]
Children’s author Michael P. and illustrator Doug Cunningham, along with animation house Rebel Static, are launching a new Hip-Hop cartoon series based on the critically acclaimed children’s book Turntable Timmy. The online micro-series will revolve around Turntable Timmy and his crew, The Arrowtown Rockers, as they battle a corporate crook named Chip Staka, and his […]
Sony Ericsson and DOSE Magazine are teaming up with The Stylus Group to present the first-ever Canadian nationwide DJ Awards show. The 2006 Stylus DJ Awards will take place May 29 at 8 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) at the York Event Theatre in Toronto, Canada. The event will be hosted by Mark Strong […]
An uncharacteristically exuberant Three 6 Mafia won an Oscar Award at The 78th Academy Awards last night (Mar. 5) in Los Angeles, California. The awards took place at the Kodak Theatre and were televised with a 5-second delay on the ABC network. Three 6 Mafia, made history as the first rap group to ever perform […]
A New York Supreme Court judge ruled to uphold a temporary injunction against Black Enterprise and Textron Financial Corp. in the on going battle for The Source magazine on Friday (Mar. 3). Judge Richard B. Lowe III upheld a temporary injunction granted last month, preventing Mays and Scott’s shares of the company from being sold. […]
