Style Wars Director Dies Of Cancer
Tony Silver, the director behind the legendary Hip-Hop movie Style Wars died last month from cancer. Silver, who directed and co-produced Style Wars with Henry Chalfont, died of cancer at the age of 72 at his home in Los Angeles on February 1. Style Wars originally aired on PBS in 1983 and captured New York […]

The Clipse Planning Play Cloths Clothing Line
Fans of Hip-Hop inspired fashions may get a glimpse at the Clipse’s new label Play Cloths as early as this summer, the rappers told AllHipHop.com. The line, which was originally scheduled to preview at the February edition of the Magic Marketplace Fashion and Apparel Trade Show in Las Vegas, will now make it’s debut […]

AHH Stray News: Immortal Technique Touring West Coast
Viper Records rapper Immortal Technique will launch a mini-tour the West Coast starting this weekend to preview material from his upcoming project with DJ Green Lantern titled The 3rd World. Rappers Poison Pen and DJ G.I. Joe will join Immortal Technique on the tour, which kicks off March 7th in California and ends on March […]

Fabolous Teams With Crocs For Tour
Hip-Hop star Fabolous and rock band OneRepublic have signed on to help promote the Crocs brand, an emerging designer and manufacturer of footwear for men, women and children. As part of the deal, the two chart-topping acts will embark on the Crocs Next Step Campus Tour, which kicks off April 10 at Florida International […]

Production Team The Bomb Squad Dropping Album; Tour
Legendary Hip-Hop production unit The Bomb Squad has announced the release of their untitled debut album and world tour, AllHipHop.com has learned. The album and tour are firsts for the production duo, which currently consists of brothers Hank and Keith Shocklee The new project from the legendary production team will offer a mixture of live […]

Fat Joe Explains 50/Pap Beef; Wants To Fight
South Bronx rapper Fat Joe has lashed out at rapper Papoose as the feud between the two rappers continues to grow over public airwaves. The two rappers, who were reportedly involved in a minor scuffle in a North Carolina hotel room last week, have been at odds, since the altercation. Reports suggested that […]

AHH Stray News: Kevin Liles Honored
Warner Music executive Kevin Liles was honored on Sunday March 2 in front of several hundred industry insiders and their families at the annual TJ Martell Foundations 9th Annual Family Day in New Yorks Roseland Ballroom. The foundation has helped to bring awareness and raise funds for research and treatment for cancer, leukemia, and AIDS. […]

Take Down CEO Guilty Of Drug Charges; Facing Life
Take Down Records CEO Alton “Ace Capone” Coles faces life in prison, after a jury found him guilty of using his label as a front to distribute millions of dollars worth of cocaine throughout Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey and Delaware. A jury found Coles, 34 and co-defendant Timothy “Tim Gotti Baukman, 32, guilty of […]

Russell Simmons Explains Obama Endorsement
Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons has officially come out to endorse Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Despite a longstanding relationship with Obama’s rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Simmons cited public reaction and support for Obama’s message of change as one of the reasons behind being “compelled by my own personal conscience” to support the Chicago senator. […]

Rappers Support Juvenile; Funeral For Daughter Set
Members of the Southern Hip-Hop community are showing their support for Juvenile this week, as news of the rappers tragic personal loss continues to spread. As investigators continue to search for a motive in the murders of Juveniles four-year-old daughter Jelani, her 11-year-old sister Micaiah and their mother Joy Deleston, many have come forward […]

Birthplace Of Hip-Hop Saved
Efforts to save the birthplace of Hip-Hop culture proved successful as the New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) rejected a proposed sale of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue to a developer Mark Karasick. According to Sen. Charles Schumer, the HPD cited the fact that current rents could not be sustained if the sale […]

Disturbing Tha Peace Re-signs With Def Jam
Ludacris Disturbing Tha Peace imprint (DTP) has re-signed a long term distribution deal with Island Def Jam Music Group, effectively debunking rumors that Island Def Jam had dropped the Atlanta-based label. Rumors began to circulate last week that DTP had been dropped by IDJs Chairman, Antonio L.A. Reid, after a showcase the label sponsored […]

AHH Stray News: Rappers Help Elephant Man On New CD
Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef and Yung Joc are among the rappers featured on Elephant Man’s new CD Let’s Get Physical. The album is the first project from a new joint venture between Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Entertainment and VP Records, the largest independent Jamaican record label. “I’ve been a fan of Bad Boy […]

The Game Surrenders To Authorities, Starts Jail Bid
Compton, California Hip-Hop star The Game turned himself in to begin serving a prison sentence yesterday (March 2), AllHipHop.com has confirmed. Representatives for The Game, born Jayceon Taylor, said the rapper surrendered to authorities last night without incident. A judge sentenced The Game to 60 days in a Los Angeles County Jail on […]

Fans Erupt After Canceled Lil’ Boosie Concert
Dozens of police officers were called to a club in Omaha, Nebraska, when hundreds of irate fans crowded an intersection after rapper Lil’ Boosie allegedly canceled a scheduled performance. According to the Omaha World-Herald, the rapper canceled a performance on Friday (February 29) at Sokol Underground, where almost 900 people had paid up to $30 dollars […]

Juvenile Devastated Over Daughter’s Death
Former Cash Money Records artist Juvenile is “shocked and devastated” over the death of his four-year-old daughter, Jelani, her mother and Jelani’s sister, according to the rappers manager. The Associated Press reports that Juvenile (born Terius Gray) is still trying to cope with the fatal shooting of Jelani, her 39-year-old mother, Joy Deleston, Delestons […]

Diddy Moving To Hollywood, Speaks on Acting
With a ratings victory for his first starring role in the television adaptation of Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun, Sean “Diddy” Combs is looking to take his acting endeavors to the next level. “Im out here [in Hollywood] looking for houses now,” Combs told AllHipHop.com. “Im going to officially be bi coastal. […]

Juvenile’s Four-Year-Old Daughter Shot & Killed
Police in Gwinnett County, Georgia have arrested a 17-year-old boy and charged him with murdering his mother and two young sisters, one of whom was the daughter of rap star Juvenile. According to reports, police have accused Anthony Tyrone Terrell Jr. of shooting his mother, Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Deputy Joy Deleston, 39. The […]

M1 On Board for ‘Rap Sessions’ Discussion Tour
Dead prez rapper M1 will be among the panelists on hand for a series of townhall meetings addressing the Hip-Hop generation’s stake in the 2008 presidential election. Presented by Rap Sessions, the third annual national discussion tour will kick off in March and feature a diverse panel of leading Hip-Hop activists, artists and youth […]

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Ordered To Pay $200k To Promoter
A Japanese promotion agency won over $200,000 in a default judgement against Cleveland Hip-Hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony yesterday (February 29). World Mix Entertainment filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Federal Court claiming Krayzie, Layzie and Wish Bone missed a series of tour dates in Japan. According to Los Angeles’ NBC Channel 4, the […]