Rapper 50 Cent has moved the release of The Massacre from March 8 to March 3, in an effort to combat the spread of the album on the internet and from bootleggers, since the album was leaked earlier this week. Numerous websites posted the album and the artwork for The Massacre, forcing the label to […]

Quannum MCs The Gift of Gab and Lateef the Truth Speaker will venture out this spring on a North American tour from March 18 through May. While The Gift of Gab plans to perform songs off his solo debut Fourth Dimensional Rocketships Going Up, on the tour, Lateef is opting for fresh material from his […]

Ice Cube is in talks with Revolution Studios to star in the remake of the 1948 comedy “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.” The original 1948 version featured legendary American actor Carey Grant and actress Myrna Loy, who both starred in the roles movie at the height of their acting careers. The original version was […]

Incarcerated rapper Mystikal is eligible for parole in December of this year and has already begun plotting his rap comeback, according to an insider within his camp. "He’s being treated real well, using the time to re-focus on some things," the source told AllHipHop.com. "He’s been writing a lot. I believe he’s got over 20 […]

DJ Golden Girl of Philadelphia’s Power 99 FM has sued rapper Fabolous and his entourage for allegedly assaulting her after the station’s annual Powerhouse concert in 2004. Golden Girl, whose real name Lisa Natson, is seeking $85 million in damages, alleging that she was picked up and slammed to the ground by Fabolous’ bodyguard in […]

Although NBA All-Star Weekend in Denver was largely a setting for rock and country music, hip-hop and R&B artists also made their presence felt. The weekend’s events were kicked off Friday night with the McDonald’s All-Star Celebrity Game, where Nelly, DJ Clue and Jermaine Dupri suited up and proved that the rappers wanting to be […]

Hillary Weston, long time business adviser for Queen Bee/Atlantic recording artist Lil’ Kim pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, stemming from a federal investigation involving the infamous shooting outside New York City radio station Hot 97. Her lawyer, Michael Bachner, stated yesterday that Weston agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of passport fraud as […]

Straight off the successful opening of his movie "Hitch," Columbia pictures is in negotiations to finance a new movie being developed for Will Smith titled "Tonight He Comes," a drama about a destitute superhero. The movie is about a superhero that crash-lands in Sheepshead Bay, New York. The main character drinks, smokes and has one-night […]

Rapper Lil’ Wayne has renewed his deal with Cash Money Records and is working on a new album, The Carter II. An announcement from Cash Money co-CEO’s Ronald “Slim” Williams and Bryan “Baby” Williams ended months of silence about the fate of one of their marquee artist’s. "Lil Wayne is part of the heart and […]

West Coast rappers the Game and Snoop Dogg appear together on the “West Coast Resurrection” March issue of XXL magazine, in celebration of the history and revival of West Coast rap. The Long Beach-raised Snoop Dogg and Compton-bred Game are often credited with bringing the West Coast back to recognition in hip-hop recently. On the […]

Rapper Crooked I has filed a gag order against Marion "Suge" Knight, CEO of Tha Row, claiming that Knight is interfering with his recording career. Crooked I, who signed with the label in 1999 and made national television appearances with Knight, alleges that other record labels interested in signing him are being chased away by […]

Will.I.Am of the Grammy award-winning group The Black Eyed Peas is gearing to release a star-studded DVD documenting the group’s pre-Grammy concert the rapper/producer recently hosted. The DVD will serve as the initial release from his A&M distributed Will.I.Am Music Group and will feature performances from James Brown, Justin Timberlake, Earth Wind and Fire and […]

Jay-Z is planning to expand his 40/40 sports club to Atlantic City, according to reports. The Brooklyn MC is looking to open his second 40/40 bar and lounge in the New Jersey town famous for its gambling spots. While details of the new location are sparse, the club is scheduled to open on the Fourth […]

In recent weeks, gossip has suggested strongly that Gangsta Flip Records’ CEO Bang’em Smurf, the former G-Unit member, was assaulted and sodomized while serving out a sentence in a New York correctional facility. These rumors didn’t escape Domination, a fierce adversary of 50 Cent and partner of Bang ‘Em Smurf. While Smurf is in jail […]

Nas has joined the Guitar Center music store to present the "Get Down with Nas" sweepstakes, offering his fans a host of prizes. The winner receives an entire autographed catalogue of Nas’ albums on vinyl, tickets to one of his concerts, and a backstage pass to hang out with the Queensbridge rapper after the show. […]

Jay-Z is already plotting his return to rap. The Island Def Jam Music Group President racked up a plethora of accolades in 2004, but has opted to served double duty as CEO and artist. The rapper “retired” from Hip-Hop in 2003 following the release of The Black Album and publicly stated that it would take […]

Kid Rock was released from police custody, after posting $3000 bond on a charge of simple assault. The rapper/musician allegedly punched a DJ during an altercation after 3:00 am at Christie’s Cabaret, in downtown Nashville. Police said that the altercation occurred over the selection of music. Local television broadcast footage of the DJ, Jay Campos, […]

Perhaps Usher injected Superhead with some of his truth serum, because reports suggest that the reformed groupie has some confessions of her own she wants to get off her chest. Karinne "Superhead" Steffans has inked a deal with the HarperCollins imprint, Amistad Books, to release a book detailing her sexual excursions in the music industry, […]

Random House Inc. is reportedly suing rap mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs for not paying back a $300,000 advance on an autobiography the hip-hop star never completed. The publisher alleges that Combs and his Bad Boy company "kept the money they never rightfully earned," according to papers filed Monday (Feb. 14) in a New York […]