Efforts to save the birthplace of Hip-Hop culture proved successful as the New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) rejected a proposed sale of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue to a developer Mark Karasick.   According to Sen. Charles Schumer, the HPD cited the fact that current rents could not be sustained if the sale […]

Ludacris’ Disturbing Tha Peace imprint (DTP) has re-signed a long term distribution deal with Island Def Jam Music Group, effectively debunking rumors that Island Def Jam had dropped the Atlanta-based label.   Rumors began to circulate last week that DTP had been dropped by IDJ’s Chairman, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, after a showcase the label sponsored […]

Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef and Yung Joc are among the rappers featured on Elephant Man’s new CD Let’s Get Physical. The album is the first project from a new joint venture between Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Entertainment and VP Records, the largest independent Jamaican record label. “I’ve been a fan of Bad Boy […]

Compton, California Hip-Hop star The Game turned himself in to begin serving a prison sentence yesterday (March 2), AllHipHop.com has confirmed.   Representatives for The Game, born Jayceon Taylor, said the rapper surrendered to authorities last night without incident.   A judge sentenced The Game to 60 days in a Los Angeles County Jail on […]

Dozens of police officers were called to a club in Omaha, Nebraska, when hundreds of irate fans crowded an intersection after rapper Lil’ Boosie allegedly canceled a scheduled performance.   According to the Omaha World-Herald, the rapper canceled a performance on Friday (February 29) at Sokol Underground, where almost 900 people had paid up to $30 dollars […]

Former Cash Money Records artist Juvenile is “shocked and devastated” over the death of his four-year-old daughter, Jelani, her mother and Jelani’s sister, according to the rapper’s manager.   The Associated Press reports that Juvenile (born Terius Gray) is still trying to cope with the fatal shooting of Jelani, her 39-year-old mother, Joy Deleston, Deleston’s […]

With a ratings victory for his first starring role in the television adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, Sean “Diddy” Combs is looking to take his acting endeavors to the next level.   “I’m out here [in Hollywood] looking for houses now,” Combs told AllHipHop.com. “I’m going to officially be bi coastal. […]

Police in Gwinnett County, Georgia have arrested a 17-year-old boy and charged him with murdering his mother and two young sisters, one of whom was the daughter of rap star Juvenile.   According to reports, police have accused Anthony Tyrone Terrell Jr. of shooting his mother, Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Deputy Joy Deleston, 39.   The […]

Dead prez rapper M1 will be among the panelists on hand for a series of townhall meetings addressing the Hip-Hop generation’s stake in the 2008 presidential election.   Presented by Rap Sessions, the third annual national discussion tour will kick off in March and feature a diverse panel of leading Hip-Hop activists, artists and youth […]

A Japanese promotion agency won over $200,000 in a default judgement against Cleveland Hip-Hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony yesterday (February 29).   World Mix Entertainment filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Federal Court claiming Krayzie, Layzie and Wish Bone missed a series of tour dates in Japan.   According to Los Angeles’ NBC Channel 4, the […]

Legendary Juice Crew members Craig G. and Marley Marl have teamed up to create a new album, titled Operation: Take Back Hip-Hop.   The new album from Craig. G., a 20-plus-year veteran, features guest appearances by a number of notable acts, including Talib Kweli, Rakaa of Dilated Peoples, Sadat X, KRS-One and others.   “Operation: […]

The creator of the controversial Stop Snitching! DVD was among 26 people indicated on various charges, including racketeering, for allegedly being members of the Tree Top Bloods gang in Baltimore, Maryland.   Over 100 law enforcement officers were deployed yesterday morning (Feb. 28) to execute search warrants and arrest members of the TTP Bloods in Maryland. […]

The backlash against Maxim magazine over a pair of negative reviews of albums by the Black Crowes and Nas continues.   Pete Angelus, the manager of the Black Crowes wrote an open letter today (February 28), responding to comments Maxim’s editorial director, James Kaminsky made to the Associated Press.   Kaminsky admitted to prematurely reviewing […]

An Ellenwood, Georgia based producer recently filed a lawsuit against Young Jeezy’s Corporate Thugz Productions, claiming the company owes him thousands of dollars for production.   DJ Speedy, born Harvey Lee Miller Jr, filed the lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court, claiming that Corporate Thugz owes him $10,000 dollars for production work on two albums. […]

Two-time Grammy Award winner DJ Toomp is one of several Georgia musicians to be honored by the state’s Governor, Sonny Perdue, at a private dinner set to take place on March 19th at the Governor’s Mansion in Atlanta’s posh Buckhead neighborhood.   The event will celebrate Georgia’s Grammy nominees and winners, including Outkast, Keyshia Cole, […]

Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will stand trial in May for allegedly assaulting outside of an Oscar party last February.   Gerard Rechnitzer claims Combs assaulted him on February 25, Feb. 25, 2007 in a parking lot at The Roosevelt Hotel after the Academy Awards, one of the entertainment industry’s biggest nights.   Rechnitzer claims […]

The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network held their 5th annual action awards Monday night (February 25th) in New York City.   This years Action Awards recipients included Snoop Dogg, Ciara, Doug E. Fresh, Chris Lighty, Jim Jones and Mellody Hobson, who were honored for their dedication and commitment to community service and empowerment.   The music […]

A New York judge has ruled that Ja Rule’s co-defendants in his gun possession case must pay their own bail, revoking the arrangements made by the rapper himself.According to Newsday, State Supreme Court Justice Micki Scherer said Wednesday (Feb 27), that Ja, born Jeffrey Atkins, “put himself in the position of perhaps controlling the outcome […]

Duck Down Records has officially signed South Bronx Hip-Hop artists KRS-One, who is preparing a new album with Boot Camp Clik member and Duck Down CEO, Buckshot.The pair have already recorded three new tracks for the album, which according to Buckshot, is tentatively titled Conflosation.The album will touch on a number of social and political […]

Louisiana rapper Mystikal’s bid for freedom was recently denied by a parole board, AllHipHop.com has learned.   Mystikal  is currently serving a 6-year sentence for sexual battery and extortion, after he forced his hairstylist to perform sexual acts on him and videotaped the incident, after the woman allegedly stole $80,000 in checks.   The parole […]