LL Cool J has scrapped the rest of his tour plans for the summer due to a family problem, according to organizers of the 15th Annual Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest, which takes place July 15-21 in Montego Bay. Last week, organizers of the event announced that LL Cool J had been booked to play on […]

Charlie Wilson, famed lead singer fo R&B group The Gap Band filed a lawsuit against Capitol Records, EMI Music and Heineken Inc. for using portions of rapper Snoop Dogg’s#### single “Beautiful” in a commercial. The lawsuit, which was filed yesterday (June 8) in federal court in Manhattan, claims that portions of the song were used […]

Hip-Hop pioneer Kurtis Blow and his group The Trinity are hitting the road as part of the Hip Hop Ministry Tour, which aims to spread the messages of the Bible and Jesus Christ.   The tour, which is sponsored by Internet website Visit Florida, also features guest appearances by other ‘holy Hip-Hop’ artists, including Noah, […]

Puerto Rican Day parade attendees will have something extra to enjoy on Sunday (June 10) when rapper Eve makes an appearance to help celebrate the event’s 50th anniversary. Eve will treat fans to an exclusive performance on a float provided by New York radio station Power 105.1 (WWPR-FM). In addition, Power 105.1 on air personalities […]

Compton, CA rapper The Game pleaded not guilty to felonious charges of assault yesterday (June 7) stemming from an altercation in which he allegedly punched an opposing player in the face and then pulled a gun out, during a game of basketball. Charges were officially filed against The Game on June 4, in connection with […]

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Rapper Jermaine Dupri was involved in a car accident this morning in New York that sent his driver to the hospital with minor injuries. Publicists for the Atlanta mogul told AllHipHop.com that Dupri was in his Cadillac Escalade shortly after midnight, when a woman ran a stop light on the corner of 49th Street and […]

Almost a week after throwing a teenager off of a stage in Fishkill, New York, Senegalese R & B singer Akon has finally come forward to speak on the situation. The incident began when the teenage concert go-er threw what witnesses have claimed was a piece of a pretzel at Akon. After being pointed out […]

Fatman Scoop and his wife Shanda signed a new television development deal and first-look book and DVD deal with MTV, based on their series Man and Wife. Created by Fatman Scoop and Shanda, Man and Wife offers an interactive and insightful look at the couple’s relationship. The series was launched earlier this year as a […]

Dead Prez, Casual, Pep Love, Aceyalone and Rakim are featured on the new upcoming 2KSports All-Pro Football 2K8 soundtrack, which is set to be released this summer. The soundtrack for the sports game on Playstation and XBox will feature original production mixes from Hip Hop DJ Z-Trip, one of the pioneers of “mash ups.” “One […]

Last night (June 1), the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Lebron James gave a legendary performance and scored a career playoff-high of 48 points, as the Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons in Game 5, which was an exciting, 109-107 double-overtime victory for the Cavaliers. James, who also raps, held a promotion with Sprite that started in January, that […]

Pioneering Hip-Hop producer Marley Marl suffered a heart attack yesterday (June 5) sources told AllHipHop.com. While details are sketchy, sources said Marley Marl, born Marlon Williams, is in a New York area hospital and is in stable condition. Marley Marl is one of the most influential producers in the history of Hip-Hop. In the early […]

Hip-Hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs made history last week when his fragrance Unforgivable won Men’s Fragrance of the Year at the Fragrance Foundation’s 35th Annual FiFi Awards in New York. Combs’ win at the FiFi Awards makes him the first African-American to take home an award at the coveted event. “Somebody from fashion had come […]

Police in Fishkill, New York may question Akon and file charges against R&B singer Akon, after footage surfaced of the singer tossing a fan into the crowd surfaced on the Internet. The incident took place at Dutchess stadium in Fishkill, during the annual KFEST concert sponsored by radio station WSPK 104.7, after an unidentified fan […]

Nearly six years after their last release, rockers Duran Duran are currently working on their upcoming album with the help of Hip-Hop producer Timbaland and his protégé Danjahandz. Danjahandz, a young Virginia native, first caught Timbaland’s attention in 2001 and two years later, the young producer was brought to Timbaland’s studio in Miami to put […]

Talib Kweli, Rock Ross, Fat Joe and Lil’ Flip will perform during a star-studded birthday party for Satellite radio veteran Leo G, program director for XM’s only uncut and uncensored Hip-Hop channel, XM66. Mississippi rapper David Banner will host Leo G.’s 37th birthday party, which is invitation only and takes place at popular Washington, D.C. […]

Artist development company Music Nation has launched another series of online video music competitions, with the winners will receive a major label recording contracts. The latest competition by Music Nation will include two separate winners, one winner will be chosen from the Hip-Hop genre and the other from the rock genre. Judging the Hip-Hop competition […]

Will Smith may be one of the most popular celebrities of the moment, but the actor/rapper will find an audience of one at the end of the year for his new film, I Am Legend. The Francis Lawrence-directed action thriller stars Smith as Robert Neville, a brilliant scientist who becomes the last human survivor in […]

Beastie Boys member Adam “MCA” Yauch recently finished production on the forthcoming reunion album from punk music pioneers, Bad Brains. The release, titled Build a Nation, is described as a return to form for Bad Brains. Bad Brains is world renown for helping define American punk and hardcore music. The African-American rock group has been […]