After moving tens of thousands of units through his Gangsta Advisory record label, Daz Dillinger has inked a deal with Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def imprint. "I signed him because I think he’s one of the most talented west coast artist’s," Dupri told AllHipHop.com. "A lot of people don’t know that, so I am going […]
Following the immense success of The Ying Yang Twins and Lil Jon and The Eastside Boyz collaboration "Get Low," the two groups will collaborate for Ying Yang’s latest single, "Salt Shaker." The single, described as an "ode to booty shaking unheard since Poison Clan’s ‘Shake What Cha Mama Gave Ya!" in 1992, is the second […]
Wyclef Jean will pay the funeral expenses for an 18 month old child who suffocated to death, after being trapped between his bunk bed and his bedroom wall in Brooklyn, New York. Jean’s generosity came after a story ran in the New York Daily News about the child, Daivon Richardson, who was sharing the bed […]
Jadakiss will star opposite Duane Martin and Vivica A. Fox in "Ride Or Die," a never-before-seen movie that will debut on the Starz Encore Group cable channel. "Ride Or Die," was Executive Produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and is described as a "sophisticated hip-hop murder mystery." The film centers on a private […]
Hard Knock Records has released What About US?, a critical response by various hip-hop artists and activists in regard to the 2001 September 11 attacks and the current "war on terror." The album features appearances by Zion I, Blackalicious, Hobo Junction, Cool Nuts featuring Bosko, Davey D., Michael Franti and Spearhead, Abstract Tribe Unique, The […]
Sway and Tech’s World Famous Wake Up Show will make the move from syndicated radio to an MTV television show. The award winning hip-hop radio show that started in San Francisco in 1991, will make the move to MTV and debut this December. If enough people tune into the show, it could be added to […]
The Louisiana Supreme Court tossed out an indictment against Corey "C-Murder" Miller that accused him of smuggling contraband into the Jefferson Parish jail, after being accused of having a cellphone while incarcerated. The court ruled a provision in the state constitution unconstitutional. The provision gave local officials the ability to determine what items are considered […]
Fabolous is preparing to drop a new mixcd that features 12 new songs and software bundled with the CD that will allow consumers to remix certain tracks on the CD. Fabolous’ More Street Dreams Pt. 2 The Mixtape, will come bundled with PCDJ software that will allow Fab’s latest song "Now Ride," directly from the […]
A former employee of oil/energy giant Enron, is releasing a CD dissing his former employee’s, just in time for the second anniversary of the day the company laid off 4,000 employees. David Tonsall, who raps under the moniker "NRun," was a technical manager for the company. His upcoming CD, Corporate America, takes aim former Enron […]
Microsoft has signed Sean “P.Diddy” Combs, to help promote Xbox’s new slogan, “Let’s Play Together.” Diddy’s voice will be featured in the commercials.”I’m proud to be the voice responsible for connecting millions to the Xbox brand,” Combs said in a statement. “I love playing Xbox games and believe that the system’s cultural influence as a […]
Former Bad Boy executive Shawn Prez has launched his own marketing and promotions company, Power Moves Inc., a full service promotions company.”I know the streets better than anyone, and understand how to brand products from the ground up, and for that reason have formed this company,” Prez said. “From working in the music industry for […]
Hip-Hop group dead prez is filing a lawsuit against the NYPD, after being arrested and detained in September.According to dead prez, police approached them and group A-Alikes as they took photographs in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York.The officers allegedly failed to provide a valid reason for requesting ID and the group refused […]
Rap group Cannibal Ox has officially broken up. Group members Vast Aire and Vordul have parted ways and have canceled a planned 30 city tour with Jean Grae, which was slated to start October 17th. "This is the second tour we canceled this year," former DJ Anthony "Cip One" Cipriani told AllHipHop.com. "Since leaving Def […]
A $1 million defamation lawsuit against Eminem has been dismissed by a judge in Michigan.DeAngelo Bailey claimed that Eminem slandered him on 1999’s “Brain Damage,” which was featured on The Slim Shady LP. In the song, Em accused Bailey of being a bully who beat him bloody as a child.In the most surprising event, Judge […]
Eric B. & Rakim’s groundbreaking album, Paid In Full is being re-released as a double CD set, featuring the original album remastered and a collection of remixes. But Eric "Eric B." Barrier is not pleased with Island re-releasing the album, alleging that the label has never paid the duo for the legendary album and is […]
Investigators are seeking a gunman who open fired on rappers C-Bo and Messy Marv in Westport, Missouri this morning. Witnesses said around 3:00 a.m., a gunman open fired with an AK-47 from a pickup truck that pulled up behind the SUV the rappers and their entourage was traveling in. "We are still trying to sort […]
Koch Entertainment will release the soundtrack compilation to the video game, "True Crime: Streets of L.A. The soundtrack to the game features 20 brand new tracks featuring some of the biggest names in hip-hop. “We are excited to partner up with Vybe Squad and Activision in the release of this special project. We hope it […]
Wyclef Jean checked into a Miami hospital yesterday, suffering from food poisoning and dehydration. Clef’s publicist said the rapper was on his way back from a promotional tour in Europe when he fell ill. "It just seemed to snowball into something that made him very sick and put him in the hospital," Lois Najarian told […]
Community leaders in Queens, New York are teaming with Russell Simmons to build a Hip-Hop Institute, cultural center and museum in Jamaica Queens. "There’s so much positivity and power in Queens and in hip-hop," Simmons told AllHipHop.com. "We just need to water the good seeds." Simmons, along with Charles Fisher, founder of the Hip-Hop Summit […]
Ludacris and Outkast kept "The King," Elvis Presley, from reaching the number one spot on Billboard’s Top 200 chart. Luda’s Chicken-N-Beer moved 430,000 copies last week, while Outkast moved almost 190,000 copies of their double album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Elvis’ collection, ironically titled Elvis, 2nd to None, moved about 180,000 copies landing The King in […]
