Rappers Necro and Khia have been banned from being purchased by children in Australia under new censorship rules.The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) introduced a four level censorship guideline three years ago.The first two levels warn about the explicit content of a recording, while level three is a ban of sale to persons under the […]

Jay-Z is gearing up to headline the United Kingdom’s biggest urban concert ever. The Prince’s Trust Urban Music Festival is expected to draw over 40,000 people on May 8-9. Jay-Z, who recently went into self-imposed exile as a recording artist, will appear with other artists such as Alicia Keys, Dizzee Rascal, Lemar and others. The […]

Outkast and Queen Latifah were winners at last night’s 35th Annual NAACP Image Awards, which took place in Los Angeles at the Universal Amphitheatre. Outkast took home an award for Outstanding Duo or Group, while Queen Latifah snagged the Best Actress award for her role in the comedy, "Bringing Down the House." Luther Vandross was […]

Five FT of rap group Black Moon was convicted yesterday (March 6) for the alleged sale of an illegal substance, stemming from an incident in 2002. The rapper is facing four to nine years, pending sentencing which is scheduled for April 1. Black Moon recently dropped an album, Total Eclipse on Duck Down, which featured […]

An Orlando, Florida police officer is the subject of an internal police investigation, after a show featuring Lil Scrappy at a local high school turned into chaos. Video footage of the concert, which took place at Dr. Phillips High School last weekend, was filmed by Julia Beverly, who heads up Ozone Magazine. The tape shows […]

Wu-Tang leader the RZA has responded to recent comments U-God made about the RZA, the status of the Wu-Tang Clan and the reason why the clan as a group has not dropped an album in three years. U-God compared being in the Wu-Tang Clan to slavery and focused most of the group’s internal problems on […]

Xzibit’s new TV show “Pimp My Ride” will make its debut on MTV tonight (March 4).The show, described as a cross between “Monster Garage,” “Cribs” and “The Real World,” takes “automotively challenged fans” and turns their vehicles into masterpieces.”We got a car garage out here called West Coast Customs and what we do is I […]

A nationwide talent search will kickoff March 7, with scouts from UPN seeking the next big act to appear on Missy Elliot’s new “dramality” series, “The Missy Elliot Project.”Those picked will head out on the road with Elliot and live together, while competing with each other to be the next big rap star.Those who seek […]

A Memphis, Tennessee attorney and a suspected gang leader were charged with numerous offenses after authorities allege the men tried to influence a number of high profile cases, including the case of rapper Tab "Turk" Virgil, Jr.Scott Crawford, 34, and lawyer for Virgil, was charged with conspiracy, bribery, possession of crack cocaine, possession of an […]

N.E.R.D., the alter ego group of production team The Neptunes, is preparing to release the follow up to their 2002 debut In Search Of…With group member Shae, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo recorded Fly Or Die in Los Angeles, New York and their hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia.The trio decided to drop former backup group […]

Pop boy band B2K has signed former Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Member Bizzy Bone to their new label, Super Fam Records.”We got a whole lot of artists. We bringing Bizzy Bone back,” said group member J-Boog.He also revealed that singer Ray J was actually signed to their label as an artist not as a member of B2K.Boog […]

R&B Legend Teena "Lady Tee" Marie is preparing to release her Cash Money Records debut, La Doña. The album is being released under Cash Money’s new imprint, Cash Money Classics. Mannie Fresh and Tina Marie handled the production chores for the first single, "Still In Love." The album also contains a reunion with soul legend […]

Copies of Trina’s "Leaving You" formerly known as "Big Ol’ D*ck" has been leaked to radio, despite it not being approved by her label, Atlantic. "We just have to run with it at this point," Trina told AllHipHop.com. "People want to hear it, so we are going to get it out there while there is […]

Dr. Benjamin Chavis, CEO of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN), will host a lecture series to raise awareness about the Rockefeller Drug Laws in New York. Chavis will lead off the lecture series at Albany State University, titled "Spitting Truth in the Face of Injustice: Raising Public Awareness About the Negative Impact of the […]

The maker of Ghettopoly has filed a lawsuit against Hasbro Inc, claiming that he has penalized before it has been determined anything has been done wrong. Hasbro, which makes Monopoly, filed their lawsuit to stop the sales of Ghettopoly, claiming trademark and copyright infringement. Chang says the game is a parody of Hip-Hop culture and […]

Warner Music Group will start laying off almost 20 percent of it’s workforce this week. Almost 1,000 people will lose their jobs as a result of Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s purchase of WMG and his attempt to save $250 million dollars annually. The restructuring plan will be announced tomorrow and has resulted in the departure of […]

Jayson Rodriguez After taking three years between releasing albums, which seems like an eternity in rap, Memphis Bleek is wasting no time in preparing the follow-up to M.A.D.E. The rapper is tentatively set to drop 534 this June, just six months after his most recent album, which was released in December of 2003. The title […]