Queensbridge rap fans may remember Bars-N-Hooks as the inaugural act on Mobb Deep member Prodigy’s Infamous Records. But when the label’s fortunes fell through, the duo faded into the background and member Mike Delorean held Prodigy personally accountable. “There was no more income for us,” Delorean told AllHipHop.com. “We relied on Prodigy for everything, and […]

New York’s Power 105.1 announced that radio DJ and BET VJ, Big Tigger and on-air personality Egypt will host the new syndicated program Live with Tigger & Egypt, which formally replaces the now defunct The Star & Bucwild Show. Tigger, who left Power 105 in 2003 after an alleged contract dispute, returns to Clear Channel […]

Rapper DMX was arrested at London’s Heathrow airport yesterday (May 13) for allegedly verbally abusing the cabin crew on a flight to England. According to police, DMX, born Earl Simmons, refused to button his seatbelt as the plane started its final descent. After the plane had landed, the 35-year-old rapper continued a verbal tired aimed […]

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is speaking out about the recent criticism she has received from the Hip-Hop community. In the past few weeks, rappers Ludacris and 50 Cent have openly condemned Winfrey, who appeared on Ed Lover’s Power 105.1 radio show yesterday (May 11) to defend her side of the story. “I listen to […]

Hip-Hop DJ Star was arrested today (May 12) on charges of harassment and child endangerment, after making racially charged comments during his top-rated radio show, The Star & Bucwild Morning Show. Star, born Troi Torain, was taken into custody at a police precinct in Lower Manhattan to face the misdemeanor charges, following a probe by […]

The mother of late Hip-Hop producer James “J Dilla” Yancey is encouraging Hip-Hop fans to get involved in finding a cure for lupus. J Dilla died Feb. 10 from complications of the disease. The Detroit rapper’s mother, Maureen Yancey, and Hustle & Flow’s Taraji P. Henson appeared at a benefit last night (May 11) to […]

Troi Torain, known as Star of the Star and Bucwild Morning Show, has been fired by Clear Channel the shock jock made sexually charged statements directed to the 4-year-old daughter of a rival DJ.  On Monday May 8, Torain, an employee of New York’s Power 105.1, made several on-air sexual and threatening comments about the […]

Terror Squad’s Remy Ma is currently working on an untitled follow-up to her solo debut There’s Something About Remy: Based on a True Story. The Bronx rapper’s first album was released in February and features appearances from Keyshia Cole, Ne-Yo, the late Big Pun, Fat Joe and Ivy Queen, among others. The album has produced […]

The Detroit nightclub where D12 member Proof was shot and killed is shutting down for one year. According to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, a deal was struck with owners to close the club. Owners must also pay fines for illegally operating after hours. “We got everything we could under the law and we got […]

Flipmode Squad leader Busta Rhymes is set to release his long-awaited Aftermath/Interscope debut The Big Bang, the rapper’s first release in three years. The album, Rhymes’ seventh solo offering, features collaborations with Raekwon, Marsha Ambrosius of Floetry, Q-Tip and Missy Elliott, who is featured on the Dr. Dre-produced “This Is How We Do It Over […]

After presenting himself to the British police in London yesterday (May 10), rapper Snoop Dogg has been cautioned, following his arrest in London’s Heathrow airport in April. An official statement has been released by the British police, stating that Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Broadus was cautioned for affray under Section 4 of Public Order Act for […]

Rapper Snoop Dogg arrived in London Wednesday (May 10) to meet with police. The meeting comes on the heels of a recent brawl at Heathrow airport. Snoop (born Calvin Broadus) and five other men were arrested in April on charges of violent disorder and starting a brawl. Snoop will meet with officers at Heathrow police […]

Joe Thomas, simply known as Joe, has a new single and is set to release his untitled sixth album in August on Jive Records. The debut single off the forthcoming album is “Where You At,” featuring Flipmode’s new protégé’ Papoose. “It’s an up-tempo, really good, club record,” Joe told AllHipHop.com of the single, which will […]

Platinum selling rappers Young Jeezy and Paul Wall have been tapped to headline Boost Mobile’s RockCorps Concert at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. The two artists will perform for 3,000 local Boost Mobile RockCorp (BMRC) youth volunteers, who volunteer their time to make positive changes in their respective communities. Young Jeezy and Paul Wall’s show takes place […]

A petition by Sean “Diddy” Combs to have the New York Supreme Court hear an appeal of a lower court decision that ordered him to pay more than $19,000 a month in child support payments has been declined. The state’s highest court declined Combs’ appeal Tuesday (May 9) of a lower court decision issued last […]

Emmis Radio, the parent company of Hot 97 (WQHT) FM, won a temporary restraining order against the New York City District Council of Carpenters Fund yesterday (May 9), the landlord of the building that houses three of its radio stations. State Supreme Court Justice Bernard Fried lifted restrictions on the stations guests, ruling that visitors […]

Music executive Steve Rifkind has launched a new label and renegotiated a pressing and distribution (P&D) deal with Universal Records. Rifkind, who is credited with introducing the concept of the "street team" to the music industry, is also the founder of the seminal record label, Loud Records. Rifkind said the new imprint has been dubbed […]