The Black Eyed Peas will give what concert organizers dubbed "the first full-scale Hip-Hop concert" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The group recently signed on to do their first Southeast Asian tour for Malaysian fans later next month. The event is organized by Pineapple Concerts, who said the group will perform at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian […]

Rapper Beanie Sigel has agreed to plead guilty to possession of drugs and being a felon in possession of a gun. Sigel’s attorney, Fortunato N. Perri Jr. said that by pleading, Sigel is hoping for a shorter sentence, which could amount to almost three years. Sigel was arrested in the early morning hours of April […]

Xzibit and Contrabandit.com have teamed with Boost Mobile to bring rapper Talib Kweli to their talent showcase Rhyme Night. In addition to Kweli, rising West Coast rappers Strong Arm Steady and Sly Boogy will also give performances. The evening’s music will be provided by platinum producer Fredwreck and LA mixtape kingpin DJ Warrior. "Once a […]

Durham, North Carolina rapper Twip has inked a deal with Iced Records, a newly formed imprint. "I didn’t want to run the risk of signing with a major and getting shelved during my prime," Twip told AllHipHop.com. Twip’s album Louder Than Words features production by Midi Mafia and Megahertz and features Houston rapper Lil Flip. […]

Dame Dash recently revealed the goal of his five-year plan – to become a billionaire. Dash, speaking to Tavis Smiley during an interview with NPR radio, said that his ambitions were limitless. "Maybe I need a little therapy, but I want to be number one at everything," Dash said. "There’s a lot of things that […]

The Roots will debut their new single "Don’t Say Nuthin" on Jimmy Kimmel Live, April 21, before the song hits radio nationwide. The single is taken from their seventh album, the highly anticipated The Tipping Point, which hits stores June 29th. "The Tipping Point is the sum of our 6 records and our 12 years […]

One person was arrested and another slightly injured during a protest of a Minneapolis CBS affiliate, as protesters sought an apology for the airing of Outkast’s performance during the Grammys. About 50 protesters gathered in front of the WCCO-TV, Channel 4 studios on Thursday afternoon seeking to meet with station representatives and present General Manager, […]

Bronx bred rapper Fat Joe has signed on to star in "Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon." The "Max Havoc" franchise will spawn off three films. The first one that features Fat Joe centers around a former extreme fighter and co-stars Mickey Hardt, Carmen Electra and Taiwanese actress Qi-Shu. The film starts shooting May 3 […]

Colorful rap group Outkast won two awards at Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. The rap duo took home Best Song award for their hit "Hey Ya," as well as Best Group honors. "Thank you for inviting us to your award show,” Andre 3000 told the crowd, made up mostly of screaming kids. "We’re having a great […]

With their first hit single, “Whistle While You Twurk,” D-Roc and Kaine of The Ying Yang Twins began to make a name for themselves in Atlanta and the throughout the south. Since then, hits like “Say I YiYi,” “Naggin,” and “Get Low” have brought Ying Yang from regional to national success. “There’s such a big […]

Hip-Hop has a new way to express itself and this vehicle comes in the form of a new comic book called the Blokhedz. The comic book chronicles a teenage rapper named Blak who hopes to save his home from malevolent forces and also learn to manage his mystical power over words. The book is the […]

Revered lyricist Lord Finesse – who discovered Big L – is not impressed with much of the talent in hip-hop these days and refuses to look to radio for any inspiration. “So many ni**as is wack. If this is the best that the game got, I don’t need to be rhyming, because it’s not a […]

Ja Rule has signed on to star in the remake of the 1976 film “Assault On Precinct 13.”Ja will star as “Smiley,” opposite of Lawrence Fishburne and Ethan Hawke in the flick, which will be directed by Jean-Francois Richet.The movie centers around a mobster (Fishburne) who is locked away in Precinct 13, a police station […]

Rapper Tab “Turk” Virgil, former member of Cash Money’s Hot Boys, had murder charges against him reduced at a preliminary hearing.Virgil is being held on charges of attempted murder, after two officers were shot while raiding an apartment complex in Memphis, Tennessee.The charges against him have now been lowered from First Degree Attempted Murder to […]

The New York Press has released the 2nd annual "50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers" issue. "In defining the word ‘loathsome,’ we cast a wide net and caught all manner of frauds, blowhards and bloodsuckers," the New York Press wrote. "Sometimes the people displaying this behavior are representative of unseen forces and larger groups; other times […]

EA Sports and Def Jam will partner to bring gaming enthusiasts a new Hip-Hop video game.Def Jam Vendetta II will feature more than 70 characters including more than 35 characters in Hip-Hop.Busta Rhymes, Carmen Electra, Lil’ Kim, Ludacris, Method Man, Redman, Sean Paul, Slick Rick, Snoop Dogg, and others will be featured in the game, […]

Rapper Juvenile is teaming with Rap-A-Lot CEO James Prince in a new joint venture to release new artists. Under the deal, Juve and J. Prince will release new music from Skip and Wacko as well as an album by the new group Partners N Crime. "This venture is a new way for me to experience […]

The world’s third largest music company, EMI, is cutting 1,500 jobs, will drop 1 in 5 of its artists signed and will begin outsourcing its CD and DVD manufacturing to reduce costs, the company announced today (March 31). EMI owns such labels as Capitol, Virgin, Caroline and Bluenote, is home to almost 300 artists including […]

Presidential hopeful John Kerry said that he was “fascinated by rap and Hip-Hop” and said that he was a big fan of the genre.”I think there’s a lot of poetry in it,” Kerry told MTV’s Choose or Lose. “There’s a lot of anger – a lot of social energy.”Kerry warned America leaders of the importance […]