Rapper The Game has joined the active roster of the newly formed Inglewood Cobras, a California-based professional basketball team. The Cobras will introduce the Compton, California emcee as one of its anchor players for the upcoming American Basketball Association (ABA) season later this week. "It’s just a branch off of the moves I’m trying to […]

Opening statements started today (Nov. 16) in the federal money laundering trial of Irv and Chris “Gotti” Lorenzo in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York. Prosecutors outlined their case against the Lorenzo brothers as well as their main witnesses to a crowded courthouse, as spectators, including Ja Rule, Ashanti and a variety of friends, […]

Rapper Snoop Dogg is expected to attend a community protest of the looming execution of Stanley “Tookie” Williams at San Quentin State Prison this weekend. Thousands are expected to attend the rally in addition to Snoop Dogg. Because of security concerns, the Long Beach lyricist was denied in a bid to visit Williams, who is […]

Mary J. Blige was the primary honoree at the VIBE Awards, which were televised on Tuesday, but the singer had sharp words for the magazine and Editor-in-Chief Mimi Valdés. The tirade wasn’t televised in Tuesday’s event, but Blige’s scorn reverberated through the rumor mill, prompting the magazine chief to respond. On Saturday, when the urban […]

Pioneering Hip-Hop group UTFO has reunited and will release new album next year, according to group members. The group, which was formed in 1983, is best known for its classic Hip-Hop record "Roxanne, Roxanne” a Top 10 R&B hit in 1985. "We really decided to do this like a week ago," Kangol Kid told AllHipHop.com. […]

Actor Terrance Howard has reportedly signed on to appear in a sequel to “Hustle & Flow,” a hit movie about a Memphis pimp/rapper going through a mid-life crisis. The movie was written and directed by Craig Brewer and produced by John Singleton. Since its premiere in July, the acclaimed film raked in over $22 million […]

The 4th Annual H20 (Hip-Hop Odyssey) International Film Festival closed out this past week in New York and presented awards in over nine different categories. One major winner was the documentary film "Hip-Hop Colony," which took home two major awards. The film received the Best Feature Documentary award and the Heineken Emerging Filmmaker Award. The […]

Mark “Brother Marquis” Ross, formerly of pioneering Miami, Florida rap group 2 Live Crew, hit Ice-T and Jay-Z with a lawsuit over the lyrics to Jay-Z’s#### song “99 Problems.” The original version of the song was featured on Ice-T’s classic 1993 album Home Invasion, with a cameo from Brother Marquis. In his lawsuit, which was […]

50 Cent is launching G-Unit Books with a new line of novellas, or short books featuring his G-Unit cohorts, Pocket/MTV Books announced. The new line of books will feature Tony Yayo, Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and Olivia as characters in the series, which will be published in 2007. "These tales will tell the truth about […]

WBLS 107.5 FM DJ Wendy Williams, Hip-Hop legend DJ Tony Touch and super model Tyson Beckford are among the special guest scheduled to serve as hosts of the Move Against AIDS Dance-a-thon, which will take place at the Manhattan Center on December 3, 2005. Williams, a long-time advocate of AIDS awareness, will act as host […]

KOCH Entertainment has inked deals with Mid-West record label Legit Ballin Records and Northern California Real Talk Entertainment. Legit Ballin was founded in 1999 by Chicago rapper Twista and is run by CEO “White Boy” James Frasier. The label has released four albums, Legit Ballin Vol. 1,2 & 3, with installment #4, The Truth, slated […]

Wyclef Jean’s Yéle Haiti and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced the launch of a new joint food distribution program in two of Haiti’s worst neighborhoods today (Nov. 14). Cité Soleil and Bel Air rank among the poorest slums in Haiti, which itself is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. To add […]

Harlem, New York rap group The Diplomats were named Group of the Year at the Third Annual Vibe Awards, which was taped last night (Nov. 12) in Culver City, California. The group bested nominees Destiny’s Child, 112, The Black Eyed Peas and The Ying Yang Twins. The evening was hosted by actor Anthony Anderson and […]

With his major-label debut The Sound Of Revenge set for release on Universal Records, Chamillionaire is offering a fan a chance to spend his debut album release day with him. Universal Records, in conjunction with eBay, is offering the auction winner and one (1) guest to accompany Chamillionaire as he promotes his new CD across […]

The Dec. issue of U.K. hip-hop magazine Hip-Hop Connection has caused a stir within the UK Hip-Hop scene. In an interview with the magazine – which features 50 Cent on the cover – Rhymefest has words for North London rap group S.A.S., labeling the group’s career as "all an act.” In the same issue, Dipset […]

Houston’s Lil’ Flip recently released his new single "What It Do" from his forthcoming album, I Need Mine. The new single is produced by former Cash Money Records producer Mannie Fresh, who concocted a unique track that Flip feels will be another sure-fire hit. "I wanted a song with energy, the way ‘Game Over’ has […]

The Black Eyed Peas are scheduled to perform at the one of the world’s largest 21-and-up New Years Eve bashes, "Giant Village 2006." Going on its sixth year, "Giant Village" is returning to Wilshire Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles. After last year’s sold-out event, the party will be expanded by two blocks, for an even […]

After being jailed for non-payment of child support, Beanie Sigel was released within an hour of posting more than $27,000 in back child support and $2,000 in fines yesterday (Nov. 10). The Philadelphia Weekly reports that Sigel seemed almost entirely unaware of his own financial status, and the rapper claimed to have made little income […]

A man was shot and killed Wednesday night (Nov. 9) at the Loews Waterfront movie theater in Homestead, Pennsylvania, after viewing 50 Cent’s new movie, "Get Rich or Die Tryin’. " Shelton Flowers, 30, was shot after a confrontation between him and three other men in the movie theater’s bathroom. According to reports, Shelton had […]

The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network is honoring Jermaine Dupri, Destinys Child, Nelly and Chrysler Financial for their work in the community at annual awards benefit. The 3rd Annual Action Awards Benefit Dinner is an exclusive fundraising celebration that will help support HSAN work to utilize the power of Hip- Hop for positive social change. “I’m […]