50 Cent Takes Top Honors At ASCAP Awards
G-Unit rapper 50 Cent was named Songwriter of the Year yesterday (May 22) at the 23rd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards. The rapper received the honor for his contributions to "Candy Shop," "Disco Inferno," "Hate It Or Love It," "How We Do," and "Just A Lil Bit." Although 50 Cent wasn’t at the ceremony, he […]

Rapper Twista Planning Next Album, Acting Career
Chicago rapper Twista is hard at work on his fifth album and will be adding the role of actor to his growing list of titles. The rapper’s new album Adrenaline Rush 2010 is due in stores on June 20. “I was putting together a mixtape, but the label heard the music and said, ‘No we […]

AHH Stray News: Violence At Jim Jones Show, Gnarls Barkley, Wyclef, Czar Squad DJ’s
A police officer was assaulted and one man was stabbed yesterday (May 21) at a Jim Jones concert in Buffalo, N.Y. The rapper was performing at The Tralf nightclub on Pearl Street when over fifteen hundred extra people showed up but could not get into the concert. Police were summoned as people rushed the front […]

Snoop Dogg Claims His Space On The Internet, Launches 4AllMyDoggs Fan Club
Snoop Dogg’s official Web site, Snoopdogg.com, has initiated a new fan club called 4AllMyDoggs. The rapper’s home on the web will offer concert tickets and "Snoop Authentic" memorabilia, including stage props used during touring. "All my ‘Doggs’ are looking for a fan club and Web site about me that tells it like it is," Snoop […]

Rap duo dead prez Celebrate New Documentary ‘It’s Bigger Than Hip-Hop’
Rap duo Dead Prez will premier their first documentary/concert on the Starz InBlack network tomorrow (May 22) at B.B. King’s in New York. Taped in San Francisco, Dead Prez: It’s Bigger Than Hip-Hop features Sticman and M-1 in concert, and focuses on the inadequacies of the public education system, minority entrepreneurship, and social revolution. "We’ve […]

Three 6 Mafia To Peform During WWE’s ‘SmackDown!’
Oscar Award winning rap group Three 6 Mafia has been selected to perform live at the World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) taping of Friday Night SmackDown! in Bakersfield, California tomorrow (May 23.) The group’s performance comes on the same day the WWE releases their newest CD, WWE: Wreckless Intent. The CD features well known artists performing […]

Hip-Hop & Gaming Collide At Rockstar Tourney
In the video game world, much like the Hip-Hop world, competition is everything. With that in mind, Rockstar Games (GTA: Vice City, The Warriors) hosted a rapper-friendly tournament earlier this month to promote the company’s latest title, Table Tennis. Hip-Hop gaming addicts like Hot 97’s DJ Enuff, Sirius’ Lord Sear, among others, competed at an […]

Yo Gotti’s CD Release/Birthday Party Interrupted By Shooting
A birthday and CD release party for North Memphis rapper Yo Gotti was interrupted on Friday (May 19) morning by a shooting at a Beale Street nightclub. Police are investigating if an alleged feud between Yo Gotti rivals may have sparked the shooting just after 3:00 am, inside of the Plush Club. Witnesses said one […]
Kanye West and Common Named Honorary Global Mixx DJ Retreat Co-Chairs
Rapper/producer Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music associate Common have been chosen as honorary co-chairs for this year’s Global Mixx DJ Retreat. The annual event, scheduled for Aug. 10-13 at the House of Blues Hotel in downtown Chicago, celebrates urban DJ music, culture, and lifestyle. The Retreat will highlight a series of music events and […]

Keyshia Cole Tapped To Serve In Akademiks Ladies 2006 Advertising Campaign
R&B songstress Keyshia Cole has been tapped to serve as the face of the new Akademiks Ladies 2006 Fall/Holiday advertising campaign. Cole, who recently wrapped up her national headlining tour, will promote and tout the new women’s line in a series of print ads in the upcoming months. The yearlong campaign will be featured in […]

AHH Stray News: Nas, Supernatural, DMC Battlegrounds
Nas will release his highly anticipated first album for Def Jam in late September. The Queens-bred MC made the announcement during a 15-minute performance that took place during the first night of the Roots’ two-night concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Def Jam representatives told Billboard that the album will be titled […]

Yung Joc Does Double Duty as Artist and Label Head
With the success of his first single “It’s Goin’ Down,” Atlanta rapper Yung Joc is riding high as an artist. But the Block Entertainment/Bad Boy lyricist is not resting as he expands his resume with his new role as president of Mastermind Music, a new label he created with his friend Chino Dollar. “We did […]

Mos Def, Fat Joe, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes Go “Beyond Beats and Rhymes”
An independent filmmaker has crafted a film that enlists the likes of Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Russell Simmons, and activists such as Michael Eric Dyson, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, and aspiring Congressional candidate Kevin Powell, who offer earnest critique about Hip-Hop lifestyle. Beyond Beats and Rhymes: A Hip-Hop Head Weighs in on […]

New Joe Budden Album Coming in October
After months of being shelved, rapper Joe Budden’s sophomore opus The Growth will finally see the light of day later this year. “The album will be out in October…It’s crack,” an excited Budden told AllHipHop.com. “The music is definitely nuts. The people will forget I was even gone. I been gone for so long I […]

New Game Album Pushed Back to Late Summer
The Game’s highly anticipated sophomore album The Doctor’s Advocate is slated to hit stores in late summer. The project, which the rapper referred to as “my masterpiece,” has been pushed back a number of times. “My second album is the highest anticipated record coming out this year and I’ve been spending long hours in the […]
Weapons Charges Against Young Jeezy Dropped
Two counts of weapons charges against Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy were dropped after the Florida State Attorney’s Office determined there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him in connection with a Miami shooting. The Def Jam artist (born Jay Jenkins) had been charged with two counts of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. According to […]

Ice-T, Afrika Bambaataa, Melle Mel Headline UK Hip-Hop Summit
Ice-T, Melle Mel, Afrika Bambaataa and UK rapper Skinnyman are set to headline the first ever UK Hip-Hop Summit (UHHS) this July. According to organizers, the summit, which takes place in London from July 12-16, will bring together players from the UK and US Hip-Hop industries. The event, which has been endorsed by Hip-Hop Summit […]

Diddy Settles Lawsuit With Limo Driver
Sean “Diddy” Combs has finally reached a settlement with a North Carolina man who claimed he was assaulted by Combs’ bodyguards after a concert in Winston-Salem 1995. Limousine driver Cedrick Bobby Lemon said he was credentialed to be in a backstage area of the Joel Coliseum during a Mary J. Blige concert in June of […]

Bone Thug-N-Harmony Ink Deal With Interscope Through Swizz Beatz’ Full Surface Label
Cleveland-bred rap crew Bone Thugs-N-Harmony recently inked a deal with Interscope Records via producer Swizz Beatz’ Full Surface imprint. The group is currently working on an as-yet-untitled album, slated for a late 2006 release. The new set will feature production by Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, Lil’ Jon, Three 6 Mafia, Big Boi of Outkast, and […]

Judge Ends T.I.’s Probation, Rapper Cleared To Tour
Atlanta rapper T.I. appeared in court yesterday (May 15) to answer a charge of violating his probation sentence stemming from a 2003 arrest in Tampa, Fla. Judge Daniel Perry ended the probation and T.I. is now free to perform a series of concerts that had been canceled after a month of turmoil rocked the rapper’s […]