Atlanta’s self-proclaimed King of Crunk, Lil Jon made world record history when he purchased his ‘Crunk Ain’t Dead’ pendant from jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills. The $500,000 pendant is 7.5 inches tall, six inches wide, and one inch thick, weighing 5.11 pounds with a total 73 carats of diamonds and the total stone count is […]

Legal problems continue to mount for rapper Foxy Brown. The Miami Herald reports that Florida judge Joel Lazurus issued a bench warrant Thursday (Mar. 22) for the rapper (born Inga Marchand) after she was a no show in court to answer charges related to her dispute in a beauty supply store. According to the arrest […]

AllHipHop.com has confirmed that rumors spreading about the recent assault of the son of Hip-Hop music mogul Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond are true and the 14-year-old is considering charges against two of rap’s biggest stars – 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. Sources close to Rosemond’s Czar Entertainment told AllHipHop.com the assault occured on Tuesday (Mar. 20), […]

Those wondering about how Compton, CA rapper The Game emerged as one of the best-selling rappers on the West Coast will get the story straight from the rapper himself in a forthcoming DVD.The Black Wall Street produced feature, titled The Game: Life after the Math, chronicles the lyricist’s rise from the streets of Compton to […]

Rapper 50 Cent has signed on to star in Universal Pictures’ new heist film Live Bet, which is set in the world of underground clubs and illegal car racing, Daily Variety reports. The movie, which was originally penned by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, is being produced by Mary Parent and Scott Stuber, along with G-Unit […]

Rapper Ice Cube has teamed up with the McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minnesota to establish The Ice Cube Scholarship, the schools first scholarship to be made in conjunction with a Hip-Hop artist. The Ice Cube Scholarship, which will be awarded for the 2007-2008 school year, will be awarded to the student […]

Rapper Young City has officially closed the book on a legal case involving a 2001 robbery attempt. Baltimore County Circuit Court judge Michael Finifter sentenced the rapper to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service last week. The decision was welcome news to Young City (also known as “Chopper” from MTV’s#### show […]

Russell Simmons and The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation announced today that the third annual Art For Life Palm Beach benefit gala raised more than $600,000 to provide disadvantaged youth in New York City and Palm Beach County with access to the arts. The gala too place on Mar. 17 at the oceanfront estate Casa Vita […]

The life of best-selling author Kody "Monster" Scott is coming to the big screen. Bay area rapper Saafir will portray Scott in the Billy Wright-directed film, titled Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop. Scott chronicled his life as a child and young adult growing up in Los Angeles as an Eight-Tray Crips gang member in the book […]

One of the most legendary feuds in Hip-Hop history will come to an end with the May 22 release of Hip-Hop Lives, created by two pioneers and former rivals, KRS-One and Marley Marl.The pair’s now legendary beef started in 1985 with MC Shan’s classic record "The Bridge," which paid homage to Shan’s place of birth, […]

The Hip-Hop Association, a national organization dedicated to the movement of Hip-Hop as a culture, has announced the release of The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook: Volume One.Conceived by the Hip-Hop Association’s Education Initiative, The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook: Volume One is a textbook that documents the history of Hip-Hop music and culture as a product of the […]

Following the Mar. 6 release of his solo debut Don’t Quit Your Day Job, G.O.O.D. Music recording artist Consequence is issuing a challenge to those doubting the quality of his album: he is offering to issue a refund to anyone who doesn’t find a song they like. Consequence said those wishing to claim the refund […]

After more than three years, the man accused of murdering rapper Soulja Slim has yet to be indicted for the slaying.The rapper’s murder is one of three first-degree murder cases prosecutors have refused to bring against Garelle Smith. The 25-year-old was arrested but never charged in the Nov. 26, 2003 murder of Soulja Slim.Prosecutors originally […]

Popular rapper/actor Ice-T will speak at Teachers College at Columbia University, one of the United States’ leading graduate schools. The rapper will be featured during a two-day gathering called "Teach, Think, Play: Popular Culture in the Classroom." According to organizers, the conference is designed to explore challenges and power of integrating pop culture into the […]

For two decades, the Atlanta-based Black Mafia Family (BMF) allegedly ran a cocaine ring that produced an estimated $250 million, but after years of investigation they were busted in 2005. The case will go to trial in August 2007. Over 30 members of BMF were arrested and three million dollars in cash, two kilograms of […]

Despite the current microscope being put on mixtape DJs, Green Lantern appears unfazed. In fact, the turntablist is setting his sights on bigger fish with a new radio show and artists under his tutelage. “I just started my brand new radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio Hip-Hop Nation Channel 40, Monday nights 10 p.m. to […]

Police in Jersey City, NJ raided the offices of Block Royal Entertainment, a Hip-Hop studio/record label founded by Akon’s slain road manager, claiming the business was a front for a wholesale distribution ring that sold uncut heroin and cocaine. Robert "Screw" Montanez founded Block Royal and helped promote the early career of chart topping R&B […]

A little more than a month after being appointed President of Urban Music at Island Records, Jermaine Dupri has hit the ground running by signing Compton,CA/ Hattisburg, MS rapper Hot Dollar. According to the music mogul, Hot Dollar’s talent was too good to pass up. "Yeah, he’s my first Island artist," Dupri told AllHipHop.com. "His […]

A remake of Rudy Ray Moore’s 1975 movie Dolemite will finally come to the big screen, almost 30 years after the original movie hit theaters. The movie centers around a pimp named Dolemite, who is released from prison, after being framed. He fights an assortment of enemies in the film, along with a group of […]