Hip-Hop duo EPMD are donning their entrepreneurial hats with the release of their new album We Mean Business, as group members Erick Sermon and Parish Smith have launched a new label, EP Records.   The new venture is a business reunion of sorts, after a well documented business feud between Sermon and Smith broke the […]

One of the main suspects in the murder of Run-DMC group member Jam Master Jay was sentenced to 17-years in prison yesterday (April 22) for a series of robberies.   According to the New York Daily News, Ronald “Tinard” Washington was sentenced to the lengthy prison stay due to prior offenses.   Prosecutors originally sought […]

Snoop Dogg is free to roam the United Kingdom, thanks to a senior immigration judge who officially overturned the rapper’s ban in the country yesterday (April 23).   According to The Guardian, senior immigration judge George Warr based his decision to lift the ban on an earlier ruling by immigration judge Nehar Bird, who found […]

T.I. has been banned from speaking to students at two metro-Atlanta school districts, leading officials to cancel an upcoming appearance featuring the popular rapper.   According to Atlanta’s WSB-TV Channel 2, an upcoming appearance featuring T.I. at Pebblebrook was canceled due to recent gang activity involving students, as well as the recent death of a […]

A Soundscan showdown between 50 Cent and his G-Unit collective and Compton rapper The Game will not take place, AllHipHop.com has learned.   Both G-Unit and The Game were scheduled to release their newest albums respectively, on June 24, pitting the two rivals against each other for sales.   50 Cent claimed he was going […]

A request by rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller to travel and leave the state while under house arrest was denied yesterday (April 22). The rapper, who is under house arrest until his pending retrial on a second degree murder charge, had sought to go to Jackson, Mississippi. Miller sought to attend a book rally taking place […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom hopes to celebrate two career milestones this summer: not only his first NBA championship, but also the successful emergence of his label Rich Soil Entertainment and re-emergence of the label’s marquee artist, Ali Vegas.   Odom announced the forthcoming release of Vegas’ debut, Generation Gap 2: The Prequel, due […]

One of the pioneers of the Urban DVD industry continues to push the genre forward, as SmackTube.com launched earlier this week, providing fans access to the entire catalogue of the long running Smack DVD Magazine brand, founder Troy “Smack” Mitchell told AllHipHop.com.   To mark the official launch of the new website, which went live […]

Naughty by Nature front man Treach was detained and questioned by police yesterday (April 22), after multiple shootings broke out throughout the city, in a violent 24-hour period.   According to local police, the rapper was stopped after police heard gunshots ring out in Newark, after two men shot and killed each other, and five […]

Rapper/producer Swizz Beatz and wife Mashonda (Kasseem and Mashonda Dean) have called it quits after four years of marriage. Swizz and Mashonda, an R&B singer, were married in 2004 and have a son, Kassem Jr., who was born in January 2007.A representative for Swizz Beatz didn’t specify the reason for the separation, but stated the […]

Fans of the Notorious B.I.G. in NYC will be given a chance to participate in Notorious, the upcoming biopic about the Brooklyn rapper’s life.   On April 24th and 25th, the film’s creators, working with California-based company Be In A Movie, will recreate a concert scene to be used in flick, giving fans the opportunity […]

A representative from Compton-based MC The Game has come forward to deny reports that the rapper’s forthcoming album may be pushed back from its original release date of June 24.   The buzz is fueled by G-Unit frontman 50 Cent, who threatened to block the release of The Game’s L.A.X., should the album be released […]

Solange Knowles may be known for her R&B style, but the singer is receiving some rap-related assistance Cash Money Records MC Lil Wayne on her forthcoming release SoL-AngeL and The Hadley Street Dreams.   Lil Wayne, who appears on the song “Champagnechronicnightcap,” will join Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo Green on the new album.   For […]

Hip-Hop star Remy Ma must wait another two weeks before she learns her fate, as the rapper’s sentencing date for shooting a friend twice has been pushed back until May.   Remy Ma, born Remy Smith, was due to be sentenced to prison on April 23. Sources told AllHipHop.com that Remy Ma, 26, will now […]

Queensbridge rapper has just released a new song titled “Be A Ni**er Too,” a track from his highly anticipated album, Ni**er.   The single “Be A Ni**er Too” is the first official release from Nas’ album, which has drawn intense scrutiny due to the album’s simple, yet controversial title.   The lyrics on “Be A […]

Houston rapper and entrepreneur Lil’ Troy has penned a how-to guide for those seeking to emulate his success over the last decade.   The artist, born Troy Birklett, is set to release “the music industry’s first cook book,” an autobiographical advice book about the music business titled The Heat in the Kitchen: Recipe for Success. […]

Former Chopper City Boys group member Rapper VL Mike was shot to death earlier today (April 20) in New Orleans, AllHipHop.com has learned.   VL Mike, born Michael Allen, 32, was murdered when a man shot him to death, as he exited his vehicle between Paris Avenue and Overton Drive.   The rapper was taken […]

Rap star 50 Cent will join Glacéau endorsers Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic), David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox) and American Idol winners Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood in a new Vitaminwater ad, produced for movie theaters. According to the USA Today, 50 Cent and the others will appear in the humorous commercial as cosmonauts being trained […]

Rap legend KRS-One suffered a fractured right hand at the hands of an angry fan, during a recent performance at a New Haven, CT nightclub.   The fan, who became upset after being escorted off stage by the club’s security staff, threw a bottle in the direction of the stage, striking KRS-One in the face […]

Genre bending duo Gnarls Barkley are pushing the envelope again, with a special re-release of their second album, The Odd Couple.   The 13-track disc, which was released in March about a month ahead of schedule, can now be downloaded backwards, for free.   Dungeon Family/Goodie Mob alum Cee-Lo and artist/producer Danger Mouse have released […]