Eminem Drama To Begin Filming

A drama loosely based Eminem temporarily called "Untitled Detroit Project," will begin shooting around Detroit in September. The flick, which is being produced by Imagine Films, focuses on Eminem going from local Hip-Hop artist to international recording star. The movie will be distributed by Universal Studios, who will open a production office in Detroit in […]

Eminem Granted Visa

Eminem was granted his visa from the Australian government to perform, along with a strict message to respect the countries value and multicultural society. Lawmakers and other groups were opposed to allowing Eminem and D-12 into the country, claiming that his lyrics were violent and homophobic. The groups were attempting to ban Em on the […]

Ludicris Prepares Sophmore Set

Atlanta’s newest superstar Ludicris is preparing his sophomore album Word of Mouf, ready to hit stores on October 9th. The Southern rhyme slanger, who is up for two Source Awards on August 20th, has his production being provided by the Neptunes, Rockwilder, Trackmasters, as well as the Timbaland, who produced the album’s first single "How […]

Luke To Reunite 2 Live Crew

Luther "Luke" Campbell recently announced that he is in the works of putting together a reunion album for pioneering free speech group, The 2 Live Crew. "We’re trying to do a reunion album right now, as well as a tribute album with other people doing 2 Live Crew songs," Luke said in an interview with […]

DMX Indicted

DMX has been indicted by an Erie County grand jury on charges that he failed to show up at Cheektowaga town court, to serve his jail time for a traffic violation conviction last year. DMX, who was supposed to serve 15 days for driving without a license, was released in March after showing up 13 […]

Jadakiss On Beef, The Lox

Jadakiss, who is preparing to release his solo LP, Kiss The Game Goodbye, recently spoke to allhiphop’s Jigsaw in an upcoming issue of Mass Appeal Magazine. Kiss shed some light on the so-called beef between himself and Jay-Z, his relationship with The Lox and the future. "We’ll probably squeeze another LOX album out before the […]

Lauryn Hill Performs

The International African Arts Festival celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a performance from Lauryn Hill on the 4th of July. With only an acoustic guitar, Lauryn sang and rapped for an attentive crowd that filled the outdoor baseball field in Brooklyn. "I used to try and look cute but now all I offer is reality," […]

Outkast To Push New Line Of Clothes

Outkast, who recently launched their own clothing line, Outkast Clothing, has teamed with Canal Jean Outlet Center in New York City. July 16th the group will push their new clothing line and include a meet and greet with the artists. "Canal Jean Co. has always appealed to the fashion conscious consumers, it’s the perfect hope […]

Puff Hit With Papers

Puffy, who just released his latest CD, P. Diddy and the Bad Boy Family: The Saga Continues, was slapped with a child support lawsuit as he was leaving the Regis & Kelly show. According to people present at the scene, Puff came out of the building and stopped to sign autographs for fans on West […]

Hip-Hop Summit Comes To A Close

On the final day of The 2nd Hip-Hop Summit, artists, executives and leaders from the African-American community said they would label sexually explicit and violent music, as well as posters and websites that promote it. Plans are also in the works to mentor young rappers and executives. A political group will be formed to address […]

Artists Support 2nd Hip-Hop Summit

With the 2nd Hip-Hop Summit being days away, Talib Kweli, Queen Pen and Keith Murray joined Russell Simmons on an upcoming edition of BET’s Rap City, to talk about the Summit and taking back responsibility. "The Summit is needed to put order into the positive progression of the Hip-Hop culture," Keith Murray said. The 2nd […]

Afrika Bambaata Inspires Nike Commercial

When Nike first launched their hot dribbling style basketball commercial nationally earlier this year, it was proved to be a huge success for the giant sneaker company. However, once the video turned up on BET (Black Entertainment Television) as a music video with hip-hop godfather Afrika Bambaataa’s name attached, the hip hop community raised its […]

Rapper In Christian Group Charged

Ja’Marc Antoine Davis, who is a member of Christian Hip-Hop act Raze, waived his rights to a preliminary hearing without a plea agreement on charges of rape and molestation, according to sources. Davis, who is 26, also faces charges of forcible sodomy and rape by instrumentation. Davis, is accused of having a sexual relationship with […]

Artists Reaction To Shyne Verdict

"I almost burst into tears," says Karla Turner, a Harlem bred fan of Jamaal "Shyne" Barrow, who was sentenced to 10 years in jail after being convicted for charged with first-degree assault, gun possession and reckless endangerment. "I had to go to the bathroom at my job to get it together." Unfortunately, the lengthy, perhaps […]

The Gay Rapper Emerges

Through the years, there has been a dubious omission to the diversity of rap music, the openly homosexual rapper. Look no further than Caushun The Gay Rapper (a trademarked name). What started out as a phone call to Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex, caused Caushun to aggressively represent for all the gay hip hoppers in the […]