An editorial cartoon that ran in the University of Florida’s newspaper the Independent Florida Alligator on Tuesday (September 13) featuring rapper Kanye West and the word n**ga has generated controversy and outrage from numerous student groups, who said the paper was reinforcing stereotypes. The cartoon played off of West’s comments that “George Bush doesn’t care […]

Compton, California rapper The Game has been hit with a lawsuit by a former associate, claiming the rapper assaulted him during a video shoot. According to the lawsuit, Eddie Green and The Game, born Jayceon Taylor, know each other from their days attending Compton High School. Green claims The Game and others attacked and assaulted […]

The producers that provided the backdrop to Young Jeezy’s debut album, Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 will come together in Atlanta today (Sept. 17) to share their experiences and expertise with the project. DJ Don Cannon (“Go Crazy”), Midnight Black (“Let’s Get It/Sky’s The Limit”), Mr. Collipark (“Trapstar”), Sanchez (“Last of a Dying Breed”), […]

In an effort to support the Katrina Relief efforts, Mississippi native David Banner continues to spear-head support from his industry friends and has organized them for a series of star studded Hip-Hop benefit concerts in support of the Mississippi survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Banner’s "Heal The Hood” Hurricane Relief Concert will be held in Atlanta […]

Rapper Lil’ Kim and Tracey Edmonds of Edmonds Entertainment are teaming to produce a reality show focusing on Kim’s final days of freedom as she prepares to go to prison for a year. “Lil’ Kim Goes to the Big House” is being executive produced by Edmonds Entertainment, Kim’s manager Hillary Westin, Michael McQuarn and attorney […]

Rapper Bizzy Bone, the former front man of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, has announced the formation of a reality-based show that will be streamed exclusively on AllHipHop.com in a series of weekly webisodes. The show will begin playing September 26 and Bizzy said he’s not concerned with what the public will think of him. “I don’t know […]

The organizers of the Latin Rap Conference [LRC] have announced that proceeds from the LRC’s showcase will be dedicated to support the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Latin Rap Conference will feature performances by Lil Rob, Tru Life and Voltio who are scheduled to headline event. In addition to the artist showcase, The LRC will also feature discussion panels and workshops […]

A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Wednesday to attacking Hip-Hop producer Dr. Dre at the 2004 Vibe Awards in Santa Monica. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner sentenced Jimmy James Johnson, 27, to one year in county jail, a punishment that includes three years of probation for the felonious assault. According to previous reports, […]

Kanye West has tapped an all-star cast for his “Touch the Sky” tour, which comes on the heels of his #1 sophomore Roc-A-Fella Records release, Late Registration. Keyshia Cole, Fantasia and rapper Common will join Kanye on the tour, which is being sponsored by Verizon. "Performing live is the reason why we make this music, […]

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) will honor Sean "Diddy" Combs for his efforts in raising voter awareness in the last presidential election. The annual National Equal Justice Award Dinner (NEJAD) is an awards dinner that celebrates the courage and achievements of equal justice champions. The honorees are luminaries in politics, communications […]

Berkleemusic.com, the online extension school of the renowned Berklee College of Music, has teamed up with accredited music producer and writer Mike Hamilton to add a Hip-Hop Writing and Production to it’s curriculum of composition and production courses. The online course is devoted to helping students learn how to analyze and recreate different styles of […]

The unsolved shooting at Quad Studios in New York in 1994 involving Tupac Shakur has been reopened, anonymous law enforcement officials revealed to AllHipHop.com. Sources stated the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has reopened the case to see if the shooting was somehow connected to Shakur’s death in 1996 in Las […]

The assets of mogul Suge Knight were frozen by a Los Angeles judge on Aug. 29 after Michael “Harry-O” Harris, a jailed drug dealer, claimed he is owed half of a multimillion dollar award ruled against Knight earlier this year. In March, a judge ordered the Death Row Records founder to pay $107 million to […]

A first degree murder charge has been reinstated against Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rapper Cassidy. A judge overturned an earlier, lower court’s decision that Cassidy could only be tried for no more than third-degree murder. Prosecutors accuse the rapper of masterminding a shooting behind his row home in the Cedarbrook section of Philadelphia. Cassidy and Desmond Hawkins, […]

The King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation (KTCF) established in 1981 to research, collect, and present the African-American historical and cultural experience to the public, recently announced that Antwan (Big Boi) Patton will receive the Foundation’s 2005 Fine Arts Award. The KTCF Awards is an annual banquet that recognizes people through out the community who have been consistent and stellar in […]

R&B crooner Usher is denying that he took exception to Kanye West’s off-the-cuff commentary that “George Bush doesn’t like Black people,” an opinion expressed during a live NBC telethon. Usher released a statement to contradict the reports and rebuked the media for promoting division between the two artists. “Contrary to false media reports, I support […]

Superstar rapper Foxy Brown has been hit with a lawsuit by a clothing designer, stemming from a September 2004 incident in a bathroom in a New York night club. Tanya Manderson is suing Foxy Brown, Black Crow Productions, Black Roses Entertainment and Def Jam for falsely accusing her of assaulting Brown at Club Show during […]

Bay Area rapper and Get Low Records CEO JT The Bigga Figga has been named President of the newly launched West Coast operation of Rap-A-Lot Records. Rap-A-Lot West is preparing to release an upcoming project that will feature Scarface, E-40, Mike Jones, JT The Bigga Figga and others due out in December. "It was crazy, […]

Hip-Hop & R&B took over Friday night (September 9) on BET’s live Saving Ourselves (S.O.S) Relief Telethon. The event raised over $10 million dollars for the millions of people affected by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Donations came in all sizes. Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs handed over a $1 million check to the American […]