(AllHipHop News) A promotion aimed at increasing the popularity of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has backfired and now the leader country believes doctored photographs of him as a rapper circulating, are damaging to his image. The images have been circulating around newspapers in Uganda, after a remix to one of Museveni’s speeches titled “You Want […]

(AllHipHop News) Award winning radio host/TV personality Egypt Sherrod will host her first annual “Egypt’s Give Back Tour,” a five-day radio broadcast/tour being launched in partnership with a variety of non-profits to benefit the needy. Egypt has teamed with New York Cares, The Children’s Aid Society, Jersey Cares, Hudson Cradle, Toys 4 Tots, The Children’s […]

(AllHipHop News) Producer 9th Wonder and rapper David Banner are increasing the promotional efforts surrounding their highly anticipated collaboration album Death of A Pop Star, with the announcement of a new comic strip series. The pair’s latest effort is an anime-styled comic strip that centers around 9th and Banner living in the real world with […]

(AllHipHop News) Legendary rap group Leaders of the New School have reunited after almost 20 years, minus famed group member Busta Rhymes. Long Island, New York natives Charlie Brown, Dinco D. and Cut Monitor Milo will hit the stage at the Knitting Factory during a performance in Brooklyn, New York on December 23rd. The group, […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop groupie Karrine “Superhead” Steffans has filed legal papers in Los Angeles, seeking to keep her ex-husband, Darius McCrary, away from her. Steffans has been granted a temporary restraining order against McCrary, who played Eddie Winslow on the hit series “Family Matters.” The 34-year-old actor is accused of choking and beating Steffans with […]

(AllHipHop News) Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated album will come one step closer to a release tomorrow (December 10th), when the video for his new single “Kush” featuring Snoop Dogg premieres on Vevo.com. Recently stills from the video, which was directed by Joseph Kahn, hit the Internet. “It’s a fun song, it’s hot and people seem […]

(AllHipHop News) Murs and Guerilla Union have jointly announced the date for the 6th Pain Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival.  This year’s event will return on Saturday, April 2nd at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA.Paid Dues has booked headlining artists Mos Def and Talib Kweli as ‘Black Star’, Immortal Technique and Murs […]

(AllHipHop News) The promoter of a controversial Nicki Minaj concert in Trinidad has spoken out in defense of the pricey concert, which caused friction between members of the government earlier this week. Promoter Daryl Braxton and his independent, Trinidad-based record label D Project Records brought Nicki Minaj over for the concert, which took place on […]

(AllHipHop News) Miami record label Slip-N-Slide, Plies and an independent label formerly based in Miami have been named in a lawsuit filed by a Charlotte, North Carolina songwriter.Songwriter Romell Caldwell filed the lawsuit in The United Stated District Court For the Southern District of New York on Monday (December 6th) claiming Plies stole the song […]

(AllHipHop News) Rap star DMX appeared in court this morning (December 9th) at Maricopa County Superior Court, where he was ordered to remain held without bond, after violating the terms of his probation in November. According to reports, DMX was granted a continuance at the probation hearing, but he will remain jailed until at least […]

(AllHipHop News) Philadelphia Hip-Hop star Eve has been tapped to host the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) this weekend in the city of Lagos. Organizers of the MAMA’s made the announcement yesterday (December 8th) during a press conference at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos. The MTV Africa Music Awards, which are being […]

(AllHipHop News) Young Jeezy’s manager has denied claims that the Atlanta rapper was arrested in the Bahamas last weekend. According to the rapper’s manager Demetrius “Kinky B” Ellerbee, the reports of Jeezy’s arrest in New Providence are false. “It’s not true,” Ellerbee told MTV News, dismissing a report by Bahama-based newspaper The Tribune, who claimed […]

(AllHipHop News) A variety of rap legends are banding together to raise breast cancer awareness in what is being labeled as Hip-Hop’s first official nationwide bowling team. UTFO’s Kangol Kid, veteran female rapper Roxanne Shante and film executive Shaunda Lumpkin have formed the Hip-Hop Pin Drop, which is designed to raise funds and cure cancer […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hops star Fabolous visited a group of middle school students in Jamaica, Queens yesterday (December 7th) to inspire the teenagers as part of the After-School All-Stars (ASASNY) program. Fab appeared at I.S. 192 yesterday, where he moderated a class debate on the subject of Facebook and parental controls over the popular social networking […]

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West was recently awarded the top spot in Rolling Stone’s year-end album issue.West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which came out November 22nd and received a five-star rating review from the magazine, sold almost 500,000 copies in the first week of its release.Rolling Stone’s review of  Kanye’s album said that his project […]

(AllHipHop News) UGK founding member Bun B has teamed with Boost Mobile to host a holiday food drive to benefit the Houston Food Bank. From today until December 18th, Bun B is requesting his fans to show support by dropping off canned goods at Boost Mobile stores throughout the Houston, Texas area, for donation to […]

(AllHipHop News) Young Jeezy was arrested in the Bahamas over this past weekend for an unknown infraction, according to the Bahamas’ Tribune newspaper. The rapper was slated to hit the stage during a concert on Saturday (December 4th) in Fox Hill, but was instead, taken into custody at the Wulff Road Police station.According to reports, […]

(AllHipHop News) A Nicki Minaj concert recently held in Trinidad has drawn outrage from some government officials, who claim that the island nation was grossly overcharged for the event. Nicki Minaj was part of the “Localise Itt” concert this past October, which included a fashion show featuring local designers, performers and artists. According to Diego […]

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star David Banner recently inspired a group of local high schoolers after hearing about the teams setbacks during the season. Banner gave a pep talk to the Buena Park Coyotes in California, a team that made their way to the playoffs for the first time in ten years, despite numerous obstacles during […]

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Jim Jones was ordered to take anger management courses by a New York judge because of the assault of a motorist earlier this year. Jones was pleased by the ruling. The Harlemite pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree in Manhattan criminal court Tuesday and will undergo a 10-week anger management […]