Despite having survived a previous take-over attempt that would have resulted in the displacement of several low income families, the building widely accepted as the birthplace of Hip-Hop remains in danger.   On Wednesday, New York City and State politicians rallied alongside tenants of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, protesting the proposed sale of […]

New York City residents will use their streets for a different purpose this weekend, thanks to rap mogul Jay-Z.   The superstar rapper has joined forces with the city’s mayor Michael Bloomberg to launch the Summer Streets program, an effort designed to transform local streets into recreation filled, car-free zones.   Summer Streets will be […]

A man employed with a Times Square, New York nightclub confessed to murdering a woman during a birthday bash for rapper Lil’ Kim.   According to reports, 24-year-old Rahman Syed was arrested after he confessed to murdering Ingrid Rivera, also 24, and leaving her body inside of popular night club Spotlight Live on Sunday (August […]

Jay-Z Interview, Sirius

Detroit’s “Hip-Hop Mayor” Kwame Kilpatrick will spend at least one night in custody at the Wayne County Jail, following a District Court Judge’s earlier decision on today (August 7) to have the embattled official arrested and held on a bond violation.Kilpatrick was arrested in March along with ex-Chief of Staff Christine Beatty, following an investigation […]

Seeking to end much of the media speculation surrounding a shooting at his August 6 event, Rick Ross has elected to emphasize the positive work done by his charity organization that day.   Ross, who remained to meet with fans and do a short performance after the shooting, felt obligated to end the event on […]

The sixth edition of Memphis’s annual Hip-Hop megaconcert, Crunkfest, will be held on Saturday (August 9), bringing together a variety of local, regional and national acts hailing from across the Southeast.   Local legends Playa Fly and Yo Gotti will share the stage with a predominantly Atlanta-based roster of performers, including Souljah Boy, Gucci Mane, […]

A Hip-Hop production company filed a $2 million lawsuit against singer Mary J. Blige and producer Theron “Neef-U” Feemster, over the track “Work That” from the R&B star’s Growing Pains album.   Dream Family Entertainment filed the lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court on Tuesday (August 5), claiming that Feemster created the music while he was […]

Max B speaks with Jenny Boom Boom of Hot 93.7 and Max B responds to the shooting that happened in NYC earlier this week, of course the Jim Jones’ comments & Max says he’s signing a muiti-million dollar deal.

The CW11 reported earlier that a woman was found dead in a utility closet yesterday on the roof  of Times Square night club Spotlight Live.   The woman, 24-year-old Ingrid Rivera, was identified yesterday by her parents after her mother reported her missing following her Sunday night attendance at a birthday party at Spotlight Live, for Brooklyn […]

The Second Annual Rick Ross Be Out Day was interrupted by gunfire today (August 6), AllHipHop.com has learned.   The annual event took place in Carol City Park and offered the local community a day of food, and fun sponsored by Rick Ross himself.   The event went off without a hitch, until Ross took […]

Popular Hip-Hop model Angel “Lola Luv” Fershgenet will celebrate her feature film debut at the 12th Annual American Black film Festival (ABFF) in Los Angeles (August 7).   The film, entitled Crazy Like a Fox, is billed as an erotic thriller and set in modern day New York City.   Luv plays Angelique Dubois, a […]

Hip-Hop stars Queen Latifah and Nelly have partnered with AT&T to record exclusive songs to boost the morale of U.S. Olympic Team athletes competing in Beijing, China.   Queen Latifah recorded the exclusive track “Champion,” while Saint Louis rapper Nelly recorded the song “Warrior (Team USA Edition),” which will be available for download beginning Thursday […]

Cincinnati Bengals Offensive Tackle Willie Anderson has announced the launch of Think Big Entertainment, a dual organization focusing on the promotion of music and film.   The four-time Pro Bowler has already signed a rapper, 19-year-old G-Fiive, and plans to release his album later this year.   A native of Mobile, Alabama, Anderson has long […]

Outkast member Big Boi, David Banner and 8Ball & MJG will be among the artists honoring the late Pimp C at this year’s Ozone Awards in Houston, Texas.   The tribute, which was orchestrated by Pimp C’s fellow UGK member Bun B., will also include rappers Webbie and Boosie, who were discovered by and recorded […]

Rapper/producer Lil Jon has announced a deal with The Orchard, the company that acquired TVT Records.   As part of the deal, Lil Jon has withdrawn a multi-million dollar objection to the sale of TVT Records and agreed to TVT’s transfer of his recording agreement to The Orchard.   In return, Lil Jon is free […]

Accomplished drummer and Roots member Ahmir ‘?uestlove’ Thompson recently dropped his own line of custom Nike Air Force 1’s, the Air Questo. Hundreds of sneaker heads lined up to purchase the customized sneaker, which dropped in select cities on August 1 and is part of the Nike Air Force 1 1World collection. ?uest’s shoe is […]

Actor Isaiah Washington has launched a new campaign through his Gondobay Manga Foundation and is aiming to help improve the lives of one million children in Sierra Leone.   With the “Reach One Million” campaign, Washington is hoping to raise a minimum of $250,000 to help with social and economic issues in the West African […]

Funk legend George Clinton has endured as a seminal influence on Hip-Hop culture due to his pioneering 70’s work with Parliament/Funkadelic.   In an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com, Clinton talks about the expanding culture, rappers he holds in high esteem, censorship, and his upcoming album, George Clinton and Some Gangsters of Love.   Unlike his […]

Rap Duo Capone-N-Noreaga unveiled details about their new album Channel 10 today (August 4).   The release is the group’s follow up to The Reunion, Gold seller, which was released eight years ago.   “I’m proud to be working on a C-N-N album, a lot of people have been begging for this to come out”, […]