Shawty Lo is throwing his support behind the American Diabetes Association’s largest fundraising event in an effort to raise awareness about the disease in the African-American and Latino communities, AllHipHop.com has learned.   The Bankhead rapper will participate in the ADA’s Step Out and Walk to Fight Diabetes event on September 20 at Atlanta’s Historic […]

Brothers Demetrius “Big Meech” and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory were sentenced yesterday (September 12) to 30 years in prison, for running the cocaine organization known as The Black Mafia Family.   Demetrius and Terry were apprehended in 2005 and indicted under the CCE (Continuing Criminal Enterprise) law, which like RICO charges carry life sentences.   […]

Despite his reputation for openly voicing his frustrations, Kanye West chose a rather mellow response to being arrested Thursday morning (Sept. 11) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on a felon vandalism charge.   The rapper/producer, who was released Thursday afternoon on $20,000 bail, briefly spoke out on his LAX altercation with paparazzi members and […]

Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane has been jailed, after prosecutors complained that he failed to complete mandatory community service.   The rapper only served 25 of 600 hours of his community service and violated his probation multiple times by using alcohol, marijuana and ecstasy.   He was also accused of serious offenses, Driving Under the Influence, […]

Lil Wayne has partnered with Streets Talk DVD to release a limited edition documentary entitled The Nino Brown Story, chronicling the chart-topper’s tumultuous professional and personal life on the road.   Drawing on Wayne’s constant lyric references to the 1991 cult classic film New Jack City, the release will chronicle the rapper’s travels throughout major […]

Harlem, New York rap star Jim Jones will make a guess appearance on the cable series premiere of Crash. The television series, which airs on Starz cable network, is based on the Oscar winning film and is being produced by acclaimed actor, Don Cheadle. Crash debuts on October 17.

R&B singer Kelis was acquitted of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest charges yesterday (September 11) in a Miami court.   Kelis, who is married to controversial rapper Nas, was granted the judgment of acquittal after evidence submitted during her trial that refuted prosecutors accounts.   She was originally arrested on March 2 of 2007 in […]

Yesterday (September 11) Billboard celebrated its 50 year history by compiling a list of the top charting Hip-Hop and R&B songs of all time.   And the results are surprising.   The criterion for the list was based on Billboard tracking the popularity of songs based on sales and number of radio plays.   Other […]

Snoop Dogg’s Australian tour has officially been green lighted by the country’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship it was announced today (September 12).   As previously reported by AllHipHop.com, Snoop Dogg is now able to tour the country with fellow gangster rap pioneer Ice Cube and a recently reunited Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.   In 2007, Snoop […]

Legal trouble continues to follow rapper T.I. as the mother of the entertainer’s two sons has come forward to request more child support to help raise the youths.   The Associated Press reports that T.I., born Clifford Harris, is being sued by his 29-year-old ex-girlfriend, Lashon Dixon.   Dixon claims that she is having a […]

Rap star DMX was extradited from a Miami, Florida jail and is now in a Phoenix, Arizona jail on theft charges.   According to reports, Maricopa County Sheriffs are holding DMX in custody on a $25,000 cash bond on felony theft charges.   DMX was originally arrested by Miami police outside of a Wal-Mart, after […]

So So Def mogul Jermaine Dupri is facing a defamation lawsuit over a private phone call included on Daz Dillinger’s 2006 album So So Gangsta.   The lawsuit, filed by a woman named Aika Kendrick, alleges that Daz and Dupri recorded a personal phone conversation which they then used as a backdrop for the song […]

Grammy Award winner Kanye West and his manager were arrested at Los Angeles International Airport this morning (Thursday), after an encounter with the paparazzi escalated.   According to several reports, the altercation took place close to the American Airlines terminal at LAX and started when an unidentified photographer began taking photos of the rapper.   […]

A recent Los Angeles Times article has created widespread talk of Ludacris’ impending retirement from Hip-Hop in pursuit of Hollywood.However, in an exclusive statement to AllHipHop.com, the Atlanta-based rapper says the rumors are exaggerated.“I never said I was retiring from Hip-Hop today,” Ludacris who celebrates his 33rd birthday today. “Music is my first love and […]

Superstar songstress Mariah Carey has sent a cease-and-desist order to famed music producer and former confidant Damion “Damizza” Young, attempting to block the release of his tell-all memoir Guilty By Association.   As a producer, Young helped craft Carey’s award-winning singles “I Still Believe,” “Irresistible,” and “Crybaby.”   Young also worked behind the scenes on […]

Rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has issued a statement regarding the recent web controversy created by a Palm Beach Post article about the ownership of the private jet he uses.In a tongue-in-cheek YouTube post labeled as an “extra” to his now famous “Diddy Blog,” the producer-turned-reality TV star poked fun at the maelstrom.“For the record, […]

Houston rapper Baby Bash has confirmed plans to launch his first tour of the Persian Gulf in support of U.S. troops fighting overseas.   The trip was brainstormed as a follow-up to the song “As Days Go By,” featured on Bash’s latest album Cyclone.   The track revolves around heartfelt letters to loved ones from […]

Snoop Dogg’s visa clearance battle with Australian officials has drawn the attention of Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe, who is urging his native country to lift their temporary ban on the rap star.   In late August, Snoop was denied a visa to launch an October tour with Ice Cube. Representatives for the Australian government […]

De-facto Wu Tang Clan leader the RZA has announced today (September 10) a partnership with global digital music group The Orchard, which will market Wu’s extensive catalogue worldwide in digital and physical formats.   The deal encompasses new material and 13 previous Clan releases that have been unavailable digitally from the Wu Tang Clan, Killarmy, […]

Rapper/producer Wyclef Jean is making moves to provide much needed resources for those affected by severe storms that have battered his native Haiti.   The former Fugees member has launched Haiti Storm Relief Fund, an effort designed to provide food, water, purification tablets, tents, blankets, medical supplies and hygiene kits to storm victims.   Jean’s […]