“Style Wars,” the legendary movie detailing New York’s graffiti culture and the birth of Hip-Hop, will be re-released on August 23rd as a DVD 2-disc set distributed through Music Video Distribution (MVD). The DVD includes over 3 hours of special features with artist galleries and interviews, outtake footage, a remastered soundtrack, commentary from director Tony […]
Houston rapper Slim Thug is featured on the soundtrack for the newly released 2006 version of EA Sports highly popular Madden NFL. Slim lent his previously unreleased joint "Get it Started" to the franchise, and hopes the exposure help further his already strong buzz. "This is a great way for me to get my music […]
Sony Urban Music and Columbia Records Group have announced a partnership with A&R Exec Mike Lynn. Lynn will be in charge of signing and developing artists released on Sony Urban/Columbia, as well as his Big Ego Entertainment imprint. "I’m happy to bring to Sony the best new and top-level Hip-Hop talent that everybody there can […]
Funk Master Flex, will kick off a 10-city celebrity car tour September 3, 2005 at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida. Flex founded Team Baurtwell, a high profile custom-car club with elite members such as Shaquille O’Neil, Busta Rhymes, and others. Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Missy Elliot, Mariah Carey, Ashanti and more will present their customized […]
The competition was intense, the crowd was raucous, the judges were critical, and the winner was oh so serious- Serius Jones that is. With a $10, 000 purse on the line, the New Jersey-native defeated Jin, the previous Fight Klub Champion last night in front of a packed house at a special AllHipHop.com-sponsored edition of […]
Mark Ecko won a victory yesterday (August 22) against New York City and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, when a judge ordered the city to reinstate a permit for Mark Ecko Enterprises to conduct an outdoor art exhibition featuring graffiti artists and images of subway cars. Judge Jed Rakoff ruled yesterday that Ecko’s proposed graffiti exhibit is […]
Albany, Georgia Hip-Hop duo Field Mob has inked a deal with Ludacris’ Disturbing Tha Peace label to release their third album Light Poles and Pine Trees. “As Disturbing Tha Peace continues to grow, we are proud to have them as an addition to our brand,” Ludacris told AllHipHop.com. “We [Disturbing Tha Peace] are here to […]
Rapper Kanye West has snagged the cover of Time Magazine in an issue that is focusing on Hip-Hop. The interview features West detailing his career and his attempts to break into the music business and the adversity he faced. “I’d leave meetings crying all the time,” West told music writer Josh Tyrangiel in this week’s […]
Will Smith and Thandie Newton will star opposite each other in the new drama, “The Pursuit of Happyness.” The movie is based upon the rags-to-riches story of Chris Gardner, who was once homeless and living in a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Oakland, California. Gardner’s life changed when he met a man driving a […]
50 Cent has hit a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania auto dealer with a $1 million dollar lawsuit, claiming the dealer used his name and likeness without permission. 50 accuses Gary Barbera Enterprises of running ads in Philadelphia area newspapers promoting his company with a picture of the rapper and the words “Just like 50 says!” next to […]
50 Cent addressed rumors surrounding the signing of Harlem, New York rapper Ma$e to the growing G-Unit roster. On Thursday (August 18), 50 Cent appeared on BET’s 106 & Park to support the "princess of G-Unit" Olivia as she performed her song "Twist It". While in a question and answer session, 50 addressed the rumor […]
Rapper/producer David Banner is taking a step from behind the microphone and mixing board to make his acting debut along side Samuel L. Jackson in the Craig Brewer directed film “Black Snake Moan.” The movie is a tale about a white woman who is a nymphomaniac and must be cured of her disorder by a […]
Daz of the recently reunited Hip-Hop group Dogg Pound is preparing a movie called “My Summer Vacation,” which has a similar plot to Ice Cube’s classic song of the same title from 1991’s Death Certificate. “I shot it in St. Louis, and it’s a story like the Ice Cube song,” Daz told AllHipHop.com. “But it’s […]
Eminem has been admitted to a hospital for an addiction to sleeping pills, the rapper’s record label said in a statement. “Marshall Mathers, a.k.a. Eminem, is in the hospital under doctors’ care. He’s being treated for dependency on sleep medication,” Interscope Records revealed. On Tuesday, the rapper cancelled a European tour with Anger Management 3 […]
Def Jam Enterprises and Electronic Arts have extended an already successful partnership that will ensure the release of several video game titles exclusively over a number of years. The first game to be released under the new deal will be “Def Jam 3,” the sequel to the successful games “Def Jam Vendetta” and “Def Jam […]
The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (TASCA) will unveil a bronze memorial statue of the late rapper on September 13 in Atlanta. The unveiling takes place on the nine-year anniversary of Tupac’s death and will occupy the center of the six-acre Peace Garden, which was erected earlier this year. The ceremony will feature […]
Marc Ecko, founder and President of Ecko Clothing, is speaking out against New York City Hall’s raised concerns over a graffiti exhibit that is scheduled to be held in New York City on August 24th. According to organizers of the event, permits that have been in place since July 18, 2005, have been revoked. "It’s […]
Superstar rapper Eminem has been hit with a lawsuit by his aunt and uncle in an unusual claim filed in Macomb County Court, a lawyer confirmed with AllHipHop.com. Jack and Betti Schmitt claim that they sold their Missouri home because the Detroit rapper wanted to maintain family ties. The lawsuit says that Eminem built the […]
Amid a pending trial on aggravated assault charges, Gucci Mane was denied bond after an Atlanta judge stated that the rapper has been “in too much trouble.” Gucci Mane, born Radric Davis, is accused of beating a promoter with a pool stick this past June, during which he was already on bond for a murder […]
Eminem has cancelled his European tour with Anger Management 3 amid reports of exhaustion and other related medical issues. The rapper’s label, Interscope Records, issued a statement revealing that the Detroit-bred rapper is currently being treated for a myriad of medical ailments. Those additional issues were not specifically named. Eminem was slated to travel to […]