On October 28th, the Artist Empowerment Coalition (AEC) will kick off its first benefit concert in a series that will continue through 2003. Artists scheduled to perform include legendary Stevie Wonder, DMX, Roberta Flack, Faith Evans, Montell Jordan, Scarface, Naughty by Nature, Hezekiah Walker, Doug E. Fresh and many others. The coalition plans to use […]

Pop star Sinead O’conner has banned Eminem from her household. O’Conner recently said that she banned Eminem because of the effects that his raps had on her 15 year old son. O’Conner said that Eminem’s album was the only time she took an album away from her son. Sinead said that her son had what […]

New Jersey’s Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will present "Alternate Routes: World Festival VI presents Planet Hip Hop," a four-day, international festival, which organizers bill as a high-energy celebration of the creators and master practitioners of Hip Hop movement. Taking place Thursday October 31 through November 2, the festival will feature hip-hop icon Chuck D., who […]

Brooklyn born and bred hardcore rap act M.O.P. recently cleared months of speculation and announced they have signed with Roc-A-Fella Records. Their currently untitled album is scheduled to drop in early 2003, according to reps for The Roc. Lil’ Fame, half of the rap portion of M.O.P., said he nor partner Billy Danz have no […]

With his latest single, “Crush Tonight” from the forthcoming release Loyalty, receiving heavy airplay on the radio and in the clubs, along with a Benny Boom directed video on the way, Fat Joe looks to be following in the footsteps of success that his previous album brought him. The Bronx Don, however, won’t let the […]

In response to an invitation issued by hip hop legend and Dallas native, the D.O.C., the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network is convening its third major summit in Dallas, TX. October 11&12, 2002 at the Adolphus Hotel and the Texas Academy of Arts and Letters. The theme of the Dallas Hip Hop Summit is ³Taking Back […]

Virginia-based group, Clipse have officially hit Gold status. The group’s album, Lord Willin debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart powered by their hit single “Grindin.’” Released by Star Track, the label headed up by mega-producers Neptunes’ deal with Arista, “Grindin” topped the charts. This week, the video clip for their latest single, “When […]

It seems that when Nas rhymed on the remix to “The Pledge” with Ja Rule and Ashanti, he not only affirmed his Murderous affiliation by spittin’ “Inc. is the label, ill will merger,” but he also ambiguously claimed to be back with Steve Stoute, his former manager. Stoute, who most recently was the head of […]

Two men accused of stabbing Boston Celtic Paul Pierce were found guilty of assault, but were acquitted of the most serious charge, intent to murder. A third man was found not guilty on all charges. Trevor Watson, 35 and William Ragland, 30 and Anthony Hurston, 33, were all facing numerous charges of assault and intent […]

Roc-A-Fella CEO Dame Dash was attacked by "a whole block of men," last week. Dame said the men grew angry that he was filming in their neighborhood. According to the New York Post, Dash was in town hosting Roc-A-Fella/Roc-A-Wear parties during Paris’ Fashion Week. Dash said that he was late for a radio interview in […]

The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network will host a Dallas hip-hop summit, on October 11, 2002. The event, which is taking place at the Adolphus Hotel at 1321 Commerce Street in downtown Dallas, will address the serious issues surrounding the hip-hop community and will educate those who attend on how to promote diversity within the music […]

Stephanie "Steph Lova" Saunders has officially filed a lawsuit against Aston "Funkmaster Flex," in connection with his alleged assault of her in front of Hot 97’s New York offices. "I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the overwhelming support I have received from fans, my colleagues at Power 105.1 clear […]

In an effort to increase voter registration, Players Govern Players Chairwoman Terrie Williams and CEO Xavier Artis, are calling out to LL Cool J, Sean “P Diddy” Combs and Russell Simmons to appear at the NBA Store in New York to debate their endorsements for Governor. Williams made the challenge to the music super stars […]

On World AIDS Day, December 1, MTV will air a 90-minute commercial-free special featuring GRAMMY®-winning artist Alicia Keys, multi-platinum acts Missy Elliott, Dave Matthews and many others to be confirmed in the coming weeks. The concerts will take place in Cape Town, South Africa and Seattle, Washington and will be edited together to produce a […]

Eric Hoskins, a.k.a. Money Ray, one of the legendary Cold Crush Brothers, passed away at the young age of 38. It came as a great shock to everyone when he was diagnosed with cancer just five weeks ago. On Thursday, October 3, Money Ray succumbed to cancer. Group members told AllHipHop.com that Money Ray’s sudden […]

GRAMMY® winning artist, Queen Latifah has signed on to star as Mali Anderson in new CBS drama based on the Harlem super-sleuth mystery novels written by Grace F. Edwards. Latifah’s character is a street and book smart graduate student who works towards her PHD in Social Work, while solving neighborhood murders and crimes involving close […]

Indie hip-hop label Babygrande Records has inked a multi-year distribution with Koch Entertainment. The label was founded by Chuck Wilson, the former A&R executive at Priority Records. Babygrande is preparing to release albums by Jedi Mind Tricks, The Mountain Brothers and Canibus. "While most major labels are downsizing and consolidating, Koch is enjoying astonishing growth," […]

Rap pioneer Kwame has returned to the front lines of the urban music industry by working behind the scenes as Producer for platinum-selling artists such as Mary J. Blige and LL Cool J. Having sold over three million albums worldwide, Kwame is familiar with what it takes to create a strong street buzz. Currently, tracks […]