Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo and DJ Danger Mouse have teamed up and announced they’re releasing an album under the name Gnarls Barkley. "We are the perfect combination," Cee-Lo stated. "This album is one of the best platforms for me to express all of me. I get to expand my range and hit all categories from […]

Sean John clothing company has announced that Miami Heat NBA star Dwayne Wade will be featured in their fall advertising campaign. Wade, a 2004 NBA All-Rookie First Team selection, will be sporting all three Sean John men’s lines: Sean John, Sean John Collection and Sean John Tailored. Previous models have included Tyson Beckford, Mase and […]

Sean “P. Diddy” Combs hopes to tackle the Latin market with his Bad Boy records and has announced the launch of Bad Boy Latino, which the mogul has formed with Miami rapper Pitbull. In an interview with the Miami Herald, Combs, who recently placed Bad Boy with the Warner Music Group, said the label will […]

Judith Leiber, the American luxury brand known for its crystal and exotic skin accessories often seen on the red carpet, will team up with Nelly for a private in-store event next Thursday (May 5.) The VIP fundraising event will benefit Nelly’s non-profit foundation, 4Sho4Kids, which provides literacy and other educational and social programs to underprivileged […]

Fugee member Pras is preparing Win Lose or Draw, the follow-up to his debut album, Ghetto Supastar. The first single from the album is a remake of U2’s massive hit, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” taken from the group’s classic album, The Joshua Tree, which was originally released in 1987 and has […]

The life of Los Angeles tattoo artist Mister Cartoon will be turned into a feature film “Ink” via Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment. The drama will be directed by Estevan Oriol and executive produced by Oriol and Mister Cartoon for their Soul Assassin Studios. The movie focuses on an East L.A. graffiti artist who lands […]

Universal has been hit with a $100 million dollar lawsuit by two promoters, who claim that the label defrauded artists, including Nelly, out of money by forcing them to submit phony invoices. Promoters National Music Marketing and Majestic Promotions claim that top name artists like Nelly unintentionally paid for other artists promotion. The promoters also […]

Outkast member Andre “Andre 3000” Benjamin has been tapped to star in and produce a new untitled musical. Benjamin has partnered with Double Feature Films, the company that helped produce “Be Cool,” to produce the musical, which will focus on a man with magical powers. In addition to producing, the chart-topping rapper will also provide […]

Ice-T, 50 Cent, Black Rob, Funkmaster Flex and other Hip-Hop notable will appear in the latest installments of the “Ghetto Fights” and “Wildest Street Brawls” series. Fall Thru Entertainment has announced they are releasing “Ghetto Fights 2” and “Wildest Street Brawls 3” – the latest installments in their popular video series. The new DVD’s continue […]

Miami rapper Jacki O confirmed that an altercation took place between her and Foxy Brown yesterday (April 24th) at Circle House studios in Miami, Florida. According to Jacki O’s account, the altercation ensued after she invited the Brooklyn rapper into the studio, known for its amenities and opulence. “I was all for the idea of […]

The Jason “DJ Threat” Campbell Foundation has tapped radio personality Angie Martinez to host the foundation’s third annual Scholarship and Awards ceremony at Show night club in New York. The organization was conceived by DJ Threat’s mother, Becky Campbell, after Threat was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident on May 12, 2001. Threat, 23, had […]

So So Def CEO Jermaine Dupri continues to build his brand, with the release of a new compilation of southern artists and the formation of So So Def Entertainment, a new company that will lead the mogul’s foray into television. Jermaine Dupri Presents…Young, Fly & Flashy Vol. 1, is a new collection of up-and-coming So […]

Multi-platinum rapper Game has been hit with assault charges as well as a $280 million dollar civil lawsuit, stemming from an incident at a Maryland radio station in January. Prosecutors in Prince Georges County, Maryland have formally filed assault and battery charges against Game, born, Jaceyon Taylor, after a now-infamous incident in which the rapper […]

Rapper Killer Mike is preparing the follow up to his critically acclaimed 2003 album Monster. The Atlanta native’s sophomore release was originally titled Down by Law, but has been renamed Ghetto Extraordinary. The rapper’s follow-up release will feature Big Boi, Bubba Sparxxx, Juvenile and others. The new album will detail his life experiences growing up […]

Mike Jones was the subject of an internet rumor where he was charged with a phone bill of $250,000 by Sprint. But, the rapper states that the gossip is close to reality than people realize. “My last phone bill was almost a quarter million,” Jones told AllHipHop.com. The rapper said he’s since changed his phone […]

A Georgia man is suing Luther Campbell and Luke Records for allegedly featuring the man with two women in “Uncle Luke’s Freakshow,” Volume III. Keith Torrance filed the lawsuit in Marion County Court, claiming that two female employee’s of Luke held him against his will and enticed him into stripping in front of a crowd […]

Xzibit’s Open Bar Entertainment and Contrabandit.com have teamed together to bring the Hip-Hop talent showcase “Rhyme Night” to Long Beach, California. The event is being held at The Vault 350 on April 29th and will be hosted and broadcast live by Power 106FM’s Felli Fel. The evening will feature a performance from Planet Asia and […]

Pamela Anderson has lashed out at Jennifer Lopez and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs because of the former couple’s love for fur. Anderson, a spokesperson for the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), called Lopez an “idiot” who looked fat wearing a coat on the cover of her album, Rebirth. "People who wear fur smell […]

Brooklyn-based Hip-Hop magazine The Ave is launching a monthly artist showcase tonight (4/21) titled “Mic Check,” which will feature performances by up and coming rappers, singers and spoken word artists, as well as a fashion show. The event, according to Editor-In-Chief Anslem Samuel, is way for the magazine to connect to their readers on a […]