Rapper Chino XL is back in the studio, finishing up tracks for his highly anticipated album, Chino XL is Poison Pen. The album will feature tracks with Cuban Link and Gisele Jackson and feature production by Nick Wiz, newcomer Ghost, Fantom of the Beat, the brains behind 50 Cent and Lil Kim’s#### collaboration, "Magic Stick." […]

Fans of Eminem may have an opportunity to see the superstar before he rocketed to the heights of the entertainment business.An unknown former acquaintance of Eminem is auctioning off rare performances, studio performances, his first recording at Prince’s Paisley Park Studios and even Eminem picking his nose and eating his own boogers for a cool […]

After reports surfaced that MCA would be folded into Interscope Records because of MCA’s decline in sales over the past years, it seems that the transition is now underway. “I got the call and they said ‘you know everybody at Interscope is excited…I said, ‘Interscope? Why are people at Interscope excited about me?,” rapper Skillz […]

Ras Kass is no longer a fugitive from justice. In the early morning hours of Saturday, May 24th, John Austin aka Ras Kass was arrested and taken into custody by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department. According to Ras’ good friend and MC protégé Scipio, Ras Kass was arrested after the vehicle he was a […]

While police have yet to figure out a motive for the early morning shooting of Tha Row’s offices in West Los Angeles, California, Suge Knight had a theory on who the culprit may be. "We’ve got a lot of artist’s like Crooked I, Eastwood and Kurupt, that are currently working on new albums. And, because […]

According to police reports, two gunmen opened fire on the West Los Angeles office of Tha Row Records this morning. A security guard at the Wilshire District office building said that four cars pulled up at approximately 2:30 am this morning and fired seven bullets in the the walls, front door and windows of the […]

Six of the greatest names in Streetball history will come to together with their All-Star squads this Memorial Day for "The Godfathers of Streetball Memorial Day Weekend 2003" in Venice Beach, CA. Ken Graham (West 4th St.-NYC), Joe Cruz, Sr. (Hoops In The Sun-Bronx, NY), "Lefty" Boyd (The Low End Tournament-Chicago), Sonny Hill (The Sonny […]

Evidently multi-platinum producer, song writer, and recording artist Pharrell Williams just isn’t busy enough. Last week, he and Roc-a-Fella tycoon Jay-Z shot the video for “Frontin,” the lead single off of The Neptunes highly anticipated sophomore album. Titled, “The Neptunes & Star Trak present…The Clones,” the album is something of a compilation and will feature […]

Battle-ready rapper Canibus has decided to take his lyrical aggression to new heights, as he has become a soldier in the Armed forces of the United States of America. Reps for the rapper confirmed he recently graduated from Ft. Knox, Tennessee’s U.S. Military Academy and is currently a cavalry scout/ reconnaissance specialist in the army. […]

Master P. has teamed with Bazooka Mobile Audio and Circuit City to release the P.Miller Signature Series of Mobile Audio Products. P’s signature line of products include three separate types of amplifiers and two sets of woofers for the car stereo enthusiast. The first 3000 customers to purchase a Bazooka P. Miller Series Amplifier will […]

The mother of chart topping producer Dr. Dre was arrested for allegedly shooting a gun at a male friend inside her home in Hidden Hills, California. Nobody was injured in the fracas, but Verna Griffin, 54, was arrested on investigation of assault with a deadly weapon, a felony offense. At press time, there was no […]

According to sources, former original Onyx member Big DS succumbed to cancer on May 22. DS was part of the group when they released their first single in 1989 on Profile records, titled "Ah, and We Do It Like This. " The original group line up included Big DS, Sticky Fingaz, Fredro Starr and Sonee […]

Ashanti will grace the cover of the Source magazine’s upcoming issue, making her one of the few R&B females to make the cover of the hip-hop publication. Other honorees to be featured on the source cover have been Mary J. Blige and TLC. “It’s definitely a privilege, definitely an honor,” Ashanti told AllHipHop.com. “With all […]

RZA has canceled his European trip to promote his upcoming album, The World According To RZA, due to what was described only as a sudden illness. "RZA wholeheartedly regrets the disappointment and inconvenience this has caused his fans and fellow artists involved, and is working on rescheduling for the last week in June, 2003," a […]

Eminem is scheduled to appear in a Macomb County, Michigan court beginning May 30th, to defend himself against defamation charges stemming from his 1999 track, "Brain Damage," on his Slim Shady LP. DeAngelo Bailey, 32, of Warren claims that Em’s references to Bailey constantly tormenting and beating him on the song are false. Eminem will […]

Wu-Tang family members Remedy and Killah Priest recently performed in Israel, despite international terror warnings and a recent string of suicide bombings that ripped through various cities this week. The duo performed in Israel at the request of Luke Brenowitz, an employee of the Israeli consulate in New York. The trip was meant to rally […]

According to sources, Jason "Camflauge" Johnson’s murder may be the retaliation for two weekend shootings that left two Savannah, Georgia men dead. 24-year-old Felix Scott was shot to death while sitting in a truck, while 27-year-old Michael Grant was shot and killed on a Savannah street corner. Police have formed a task force to attempt […]

In order to prepare for his role as Blues legend Robert Johnson, Sean "P.Diddy" Combs will do something he has never done–pick cotton. "I’m going to work on a farm, learn about sharecropping and picking cotton," Diddy told the New York Daily News. "I swear to God. I’m doing cotton picking." Production for the movie […]