In an attempt to broaden the demographic of urban clothing buyers, Russell Simmons announced yesterday plans to launch a new men and women’s line of clothing, Def Jam University, which will feature more affordable prices and be marketed in more mainstream publications. “Phat Farm is growing in volume and more polished every year, however Def […]

The reclusive Q-tip is set to reappear into public consciousness soon with not only a possible A Tribe Called Quest reunion, but with the formation of his own record imprint: Abstract Artworks. The imprint is a deal with Dreamworks Records who Tip—author of Industry Rule 4080—seems to be enthusiastic to work with, at least in […]

Rapper-turned-minister Mason “Mase” Betha brought his verbal skills back to New York to celebrate a Brooklyn church’s lengthy tour of duty as a ministry yesterday (August 4). The former rap star brought a message of spirituality and change to the Christian Cultural Center & Church, an African America church in Canarsie, Brooklyn, as the congregation […]

Styles P of The Lox/D-Block was released from a New York upstate prison about 10 a.m. today (August 4), greeted by Dee & Wahh of Ruff Ryders, fans, journalists and his wife. For the last 8 months, the rapper has made the Valhalla Correctional Facility his home. A pair of correctional officers, who monitored the […]

Ex-Fugee member Pras has officially dashed any hopes of a Fugee reunion album, due to the differences that he and ex-group member Wyclef cannot put behind them. ""I officially resigned from the group. I feel like he crossed the line that he wasn’t supposed to cross," Pras told AllHipHop.com. "As a man, I can’t turn […]

A Philadelphia man was arrested after he approached a New York City police officer in Manhattan and asked him for bullets so he could shoot DMX. Reports state that Racheen Smith arrived in New York via bus and approached an NYPD officer at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. He claimed to need the bullets because […]

While movie critics continue to bash J.Lo’s latest movie, "Gigli," rapper Joe Budden who has teamed Lopez on the remix single to "The One," had nothing bad to say about the sexy singer/actress. "She’s the coolest chick you could ever meet," Budden told AllHipHop.com. "She’s very down to Earth, very humble, very focused. She was […]

Rapper Bow Wow has joined with Campbell’s Soup, as part of a $100 million dollar advertising campaign, seeking to bring the soup maker out of slight slump. Campbell’s sales were down 6.3%, bringing in over a billion dollars, while the rest of the soup market was up 5.3%. The new spots are based on "reality […]

Lox member Styles P. is scheduled to be released from the Valhalla Correctional Facility in upstate New York on Monday, after serving 8 months for stabbing a man in the buttocks. Styles, who is co-CEO of the Universal distributed D-Block Records with Jadakiss and Sheek Louch, will hit the studio to record material for a […]

Boxer Zab Judah, fresh off a win over the flamboyant former WBO champion Demarcus "Chop Chop" Corley, has launched a record label and recently inked a deal with Jay-Z and Dame Dash’s Roc-A-Wear. "I’m the first spokes/sportsmodel for the company," Judah told AllHipHop.com. "The whole thing with Jay-Z and Zab Judah, we both feel that […]

Xzibit was attacked by a group of alleged Mexican gang members as he left a restaurant last weekend and required 50 stitches after being struck with a 40 ounce bottle. "He got into an altercation and was hit with a bottle," a spokesman for Xzibit confirmed with AllHipHop.com. "He got some stitches and is recovering, […]

Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Hummer will be put up for auction on ebay.com. The owner won the SUV as part of a BET contest. Bidding on the vehicle will start at $500,000. The Hummer is being touted as being in "mint condition" and holds various personal items from the Shakur, including an invite addressed to him […]

The California Board of Prison terms is expected to make a decision today as to whether or not Suge Knight violated his probation, after he allegedly struck a parking valet outside of a club in Los Angeles. Mehdi Lazrak, the parking valet who Knight allegedly struck, told the parole board that Knight laid a hand […]

Recently jailed Suge Knight may be the last target in a series of gang-related shootings that began in 1997 as a result of the rap mogul firing one of his former bodyguards according to published reports. The LA Times reported that 4 of the 8 men killed thus far were close associates of Knight. Now, […]

Philadelphia Mayor John Street prevented rapper Mystikal from performing in a play last night. The Mayor’s spokespeople said that the rapper was not a proper role model for children. The rapper was scheduled to perform at the Dell East in Cordell Moore’s "Something She Can Feel," but spokespeople for the Mayor said that Mystikal "isn’t […]

A parole review board gave Suge Knight 10 months in jail after they determined that he struck a nightclub valet in Hollywood. The rap mogul faced a total of one year in prison. Knight was apprehended on June 27 after the alleged incident and had been credited with time served towards his bid. The decision […]

The 6th Annual Black August Benefit Concert will take place Sunday August 10th 2003. The event, which is billed as a celebration of hip-hop and freedom fighters, is being dedicated to political prisoner Sundiata Acoli and will be headlined by Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli and Dead Prez. Black August is a project of the Malcolm […]

Sean ‘P.Diddy’ Combs is gearing up to release his latest, and thoroughly promoted act, Da Band, a six-person collection of artists from across the nation. MTV’s "Making The Band" reality series has had a plethora of infighting, but the music mogul stated that he was ready for the group to show-and-prove when their album drops […]