Sales of the Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album Ready to Die were halted on Friday (Mar. 17) after it was ruled that a portion of an Ohio Players song was used without permission. The lawsuit is one of 477 filed by Bridgeport Music and Westbound Records against various companies and individuals for sampling records by Parliament-Funkadelic, […]

Break the Cycle, a charity aimed at stopping domestic violence, filed a $10 million lawsuit Thursday (March 16) accusing German sporting goods maker Adidas-Salomon AG of improperly using its name and logo on a line of clothes by rapper Missy Elliott. According to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan, the charity alleges that […]

Professor X of X-Clan has died in a New York-area hospital after a bout with meningitis, sources close to the situation told AllHipHop.com. As a member of X-Clan, Professor X gained notoriety for his catch phrases "Vainglorious" and dissed fools by calling them "sissies." Additionally, Professor X, whose real name was Lumumba Carson, was the […]

A new group of detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s robbery-homicide division have been assigned to investigate the murder of the late Notorious B.I.G. When questioned how the city lost a costly lawsuit alleging LAPD involvement in the case, assistant city attorney Don Vincent told (LA) City Council public safety members Thursday (March 16) […]

Three 6 Mafia could visit a Pittsburgh, Pa., court as early as next month to face a subpoena from a fan who claims that associates of the rap group assaulted him during a concert last year. Ramone Williams, 19, filed a lawsuit against the Memphis trio, alleging that two of their associates assaulted him as […]

Kanye West, Common, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among over 100 acts that will perform at the annual Lollapalooza festival The three-day festival will take place in Kanye West and Common’s hometown of Chicago, Illinois, in Grant Park from Aug. 4-6. The lineup is almost double the amount of performers that participated in last […]

The head of Atlantic Records, Craig Kallman, has dispelled rumors that Bronx rapper Fat Joe has been dropped from the label. The rapper’s status at Atlantic was the subject of speculation after the New York Post ran a gossip item implying that he had been released from the label due to poor sales. Fat Joe […]

Corey "C-Murder" Miller will officially be a free man in the next 24 hours, as the rapper will be released from prison today (Mar. 16). Miller has been incarcerated since 2002. He is currently being held in the Concordia Parish Jail in Ferriday, Louisiana, where he has been held since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city […]

Rapper Bubba Sparxxx has responded to the growing controversy surrounding his new video and single, "Ms. New Booty." A videoclip for "Ms. New Booty," which features The Ying Yang Twins, recently premiered on BET’s 106th & Park countdown show and quickly entered into the Top 10. The song was produced by Mr. Collipark, the hit […]

New Orleans rapper Juvenile achieved his first No. 1 album this week, with Reality Check debuting atop the Billboard 200 album chart. The album, which sold more than 174,000 copies in its initial week of release, also took the top spot on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. Reality Check features the single "Rodeo," as well as […]

Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff has been hit with a new attempted-murder charge, as the government prepares for their upcoming trial against the convicted Queens, New York, drug lord. McGriff is accused of conspiring to murder a woman identified only as "Jane Doe" after he learned she was pregnant with his unborn child. Prosecutors, who motioned to […]

Hip-Hop activist Kevin Powell is making a run for the United States Congress. Powell, who is vying for a seat in the 10th Congressional District in Brooklyn, N.Y., said a Congressional run is the “logical next step” for someone who has been a public servant for two decades. “I am completely committed to the ideals […]

DJ Vlad, best known for his Rap Phenomenon mixtapes and Hot in Here DVDs, is now heading into television with DJ Vlad Presents, a new show on Russell Simmons’ DoD (Def on Demand) Channel. The pilot episodes include features and interviews with DJ Vlad and Young Jeezy, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, Master P, Luke, Pitbull […]

Lil’ Kim’s new reality series Lil’ Kim: Countdown To Lockdown, which premiered March 9 on BET, was the most-watched series debut in the network’s 25-year history. According to figures released by BET, 1.9 million viewers tuned in nationwide. The series chronicles the last 14 days of Lil’ Kim’s freedom before she entered prison on a […]

The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation (TASF) has partnered with the Mablean Ephriam Foundation to host Atlanta’s first annual Honoring Unsung Fathers Awards. The event will feature an opening reception June 15 at the Atlanta City Hall Atrium, followed by a special gala dinner June 16 at the Fox Theatre. Founded by Judge Mablean Ephriam, the […]

Ice Cube has sealed a deal with Dimension Films to turn the hit 1970’s TV show Welcome Back, Kotter, into a feature film. Ice Cube will play the title role of Kotter, who returns to his inner-city high school to teach a group of young, likeable, troublemakers. The original series ran from 1975-79 and helped […]

Mogul Master P and his brother, rapper Silkk the Shocker, were sentenced to community service, stemming from a 2005 incident in which police found loaded firearms in their rental car. Percy “Master P” Miller pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of carrying an unloaded, unregistered weapon. A plea of no contest means that Master […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs and Ben Silverman are working together with David A. Hurwitz to create a five-night NBC reality miniseries titled Celebrity Cooking Showdown, scheduled to debut in April. Blending elements of Food Network’s Iron Chef America and ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, the show pairs superstar chefs with different celebrities in a weeklong cooking […]

Atlanta, Georgia rapper Young Jeezy was arrested Saturday morning and charged with two counts of carrying a concealed firearm without a permit, after the rapper was involved in an altercation on South Beach in Miami, Florida. Young Jeezy, born Jay Jenkins, and an entourage of men allegedly associated with BMF, were involved in a fight […]