Dipset member Freekey Zekey has inked a solo recording deal with Atlanta based record label Big Cat Records, AllHipHop.com has learned.   Freekey Zekey, who is billed as the President of Diplomat Records, is currently working on an untitled debut for Big Cat Records, the label that helped bring Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane to prominence. […]

Hip-Hop veteran and pioneering female rapper MC Lyte has launched a new group, Almost September.   The Hip-Hop/Soul group, which is comprised of MC Lyte, producer/writer/vocalist Whitey and producer/writer/vocalist Jared Lee, will debut six songs from their upcoming album via iTunes today (May 27).   The new group and album release is part of a […]

Rapper Reverend Run has been tapped as the spokesman and brand ambassador for Kraft Foods’ Kool-Aid line, which is introducing new and reformulated products this spring.   The 81-year-old company has formed also formed a partnership with Reverend Run and KaBOOM!, a non-profit organization that aims to build 24 playgrounds in cities across the United […]

Corporate giant Sears has tapped Hip-Hop veteran LL Cool J to launch a new branded line by the rapper, that will be in stores this September.   According to Women’s Wear Daily, the rapper is launching LL Cool J for Sears, a collection of casual wear for juniors, girls, boys, and young men.   The […]

Definitive Jux rapper Camu Tao died on Monday (May 25) at a Columbus, Ohio hospital, after a two-year battle with lung cancer.   Camu Tao, born Tero Smith, had been undergoing chemotherapy treatment, since being diagnosed with the disease in 2006.   “[Camu Tao] had been going through repeated chemo treatments while remaining out of […]

Rapper Xzibit is mourning the loss of his newborn, Xavier Kingston Joiner, who died suddenly on May 26.Xavier was born prematurely on May 15 and the rapper was overjoyed, but his elation has turned to tragedy. The rapper expressed his sorrow on his blog to his fans as well as how the baby died. “Well, […]

Almost 200,000 people peacefully gathered in Miami Beach this weekend during the annual Memorial Day celebration, which traditionally attracts a huge Hip-Hop audience.   A mere 135 people have been arrested as of Saturday (May 24) during the festivities for misdemeanor crimes, a sharp drop from 2006, when a total of 1,000 people were arrested., […]

Representatives for The 2nd Annual Monterey Music Summit have revealed that the concert has been postponed until at least October, because of heightened security concerns, due to an appearance by rapper Snoop Dogg.   The Monterey Music Summit was scheduled for May 30 – June 1 at the Laguna Seca Recreation area, but was canceled […]

A man wanted for his involvement in the murder of a 13-year-old Harlem teenager for selling CD’s by popular Hip-Hop group The Diplomats, was featured on America’s Most Wanted last night (May 24).   According to America’s Most Wanted, Carlos “Zoo” Thompson, 32, was an affiliate with The Diplomats who traveled with the group as […]

Music mogul Jermaine Dupri has found his next superstar on the internet and hopes to capitalize on a groundswell of support online.   Under the name Phatfffat, Dondria Nicole has garnered hundreds of thousands of viral views of her singing on video platforms like YouTube and her appeal prompted the veteran producer to sign her. […]

Brooklyn rapper Foxy Brown has replied to recent comments made by her former manager Chaz “Slim” Williams, CEO of Black Hand Entertainment.   Williams, whose infamous criminal career and subsequent rise in the music industry was chronicled on a recent episode of American Gangster, has had a strained relationship with Foxy Brown since she was […]

Comedian Katt Williams has denied that he is related to a man arrested at his house in Los Angeles, who was wanted by Ohio authorities for a drug-related shooting.   The critically acclaimed funny man replied to published reports via his publicist Yvette Shearer, who said the comedian was not related to Robert McGhee.   […]

Dipset member Jim Jones has announced the released of a full length documentary chronicling his rise from the Harlem streets to the top of the Billboard charts.   The True Jim Jones Documentary recounts the rappers early Catholic School days growing up in Harlem, the birth of the Diplomats and his current lifestyle, in the […]

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Rapper Slick Rick was issued an official pardon by New York Governor David A. Paterson today (May 23), in a final attempt to prevent the pioneering rapper from being deported to the United Kingdom.   The 43-year-old rapper has been locked in a battle in Federal Immigration Court fighting deportation, due to a 1991 conviction […]

The Mayor of Newark, New Jersey will welcome a number of celebrities and Hip-Hop artists during the First Annual Newark Celebrity Golf Classic and Hip-Hop Business Summit, taking place this August.   The weekend kicks off with a “Welcome to Newark” dinner at the Weequahic Parks Golf Club, with remarks by Mayor Booker, followed by […]

U.S. Marshals raided the home of comedian Katt Williams on Tuesday (May 20) and arrested a man who was wanted in a drug related shooting.   The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Williams’ distant cousin Robert McGhee, 31, after spotting his car in front of the comedian’s mansion in suburban Los Angeles.   Ohio police accuse McGhee […]

Memphis Tennessee rapper and former Hypnotized Minds camp rapper La Chat has announced the release of her fifth solo album titled Da Hood Home Girl.   The album will be released independently on her own recently launched record label, Dime A Dozen Entertainment.   Da Hood Home Girl will feature appearances with former estranged group […]

A United States Court of Appeals has decided to uphold the 2007 dismissal of a $55 million defamation lawsuit filed by New York radio personality Troi “Star” Torain, against a New York City Councilman, AllHipHop.com has learned.   The ruling is the latest chapter in a long running dispute between the Hip-Hop shock jock and […]

While fans wait for his debut album to officially hit stores, Spider Loc is making sure they don’t forget about him by releasing a new mixtape every month.   The G-Unit rapper admits that the barrage of material provides a way for him to appease fans as well as those in the music industry with […]