2010: BET Awards Recap: Drake, Nicki Minaj Win Best New Rap Artist Awards;

(AllHipHop News) A number of rappers and R&B singers were honored tonight (June 27th) during the 2010 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Queen Latifah hosted the event, which featured several high performances by artists like Alicia Keys, Usher, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Eminem, Drake and Kanye West, who kicked off the […]

DJ Paul’s Half Brother Indicted For Six Murders, Drug Dealing

(AllHipHop News) The half-brother of Memphis producer/rapper DJ Paul Beauregard has been indicted for distributing hundreds of kilos of cocaine and marijuana throughout Memphis and the South. According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Craig Petties has been indicted for at least six murders related to the drug trade, in addition to the drug distribution charges. […]

Rape Charge Dropped Against MC Hammer’s Cousin Bigg Marv

(AllHipHop News) A rape charge against MC Hammer’s cousin Bigg Marv was officially dismissed last week according to prosecutors. Alameda County prosecutors dropped the rape charge against Marvin “Bigg Marv” Grant, a cousin of MC Hammer who appeared on the famous rapper’s A&E reality series Hammertime. Bigg Marv was accused of assaulting a 40-year-old woman […]

Afeni Shakur Talks ‘Dear Mama’ Inclusion In National Recording Registry

(AllHipHop News) Tupac Shakur’s mother Afeni Shakur was honored that the Library of Congress included her son’s tribute song “Dear Mama” in the National Recording Registry. Tupac recorded the track in early 1995, just before he was sentenced to a year in the Clinton Correctional Facility on a sexual assault charge.  The song was one […]

EXCLUSIVE: Freeway Ricky Officially Files Lawsuit Against Rapper Rick Ross

(AllHipHop News) It’s official: former drug kingpin “Freeway” Ricky Ross has filed a lawsuit against William Leonard Roberts II aka rapper Rick Ross, in a California Federal Court. Freeway Ricky’s attorney Melvin Sharpe Jr., ESQ., filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on Friday (June 18th) in U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Judge Percy Anderson […]