Last week, Woodlawn High School held opening ceremonies at the Kevin W. Liles Stadium in Baltimore, named after the President of Def Jam Records.Liles donated $150,000 to build a 2,000 seat stadium at his alma mater. He graduated from Woodlawn in 1986 and attended Morgan State University.Liles left college shortly before graduation, for an internship […]
Sean "P.Diddy" Combs spent over 16 hours on New York’s Hot 97 for a radio telethon aimed at raising money for children’s charities. The mogul’s efforts raised more than $250,000 for his "Diddy Runs The City" campaign, in which Diddy will run the 27 mile 2003 ING New York City Marathon. "I feel blessed that […]
Philly Word Magazine will present "A Great Day In Philly," in which influential rap and R&B artist will be photographed. The shooting will take place on November 2, during the "Hip-Hop Holler Day" weekend, which takes place November 1, 2 and 3rd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Legends confirmed include Schooly D.,Lady B, MC Breeze, Larry Lar, […]
Timbaland will produce and write a new version of the USA For Africa charity effort, "We Are The World," to raise funds for worldwide HIV/Aids programs. The new song, titled "The World Is Ours," is being co-written by Missy Elliot and Justin Timberlake and will feature more than 40 performers, who are being recruited for […]
Critically acclaimed hip-hop group The Beatnuts have signed a deal with the recently re-launched Penalty Recordings, one of the most successful independent record labels of the 1990’s. "I watched their career develop on Relativity and Loud Records and I became a huge fan," CEO Neil Levine said. "The Beatnuts are career artists who produce, rap […]
Bryan "Baby" Williams was hit with a lawsuit alleging that he owes $82,000 in jewelry bills. The suit was brought against the Cash Money Records CEO and artist by King’s Jewelers near Miami Beach. The suit says Williams, who also goes by the name of Birdman, ordered a $23,000 pendant made of 18 karat white […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the 7-Eleven has announced that the convenience store chain will carry Nelly’s energy drink Pimp Juice in select stores, despite being the subject of threatened boycott, due to the drink’s controversial name. "You can’t underestimate the bottom line here. The opportunity is terrific," Jim Keyes, CEO of 7-Eleven told the […]
Rap veteran Biz Markie is preparing to drop his fourth album, Weekend Warrior. The release is the first full length album from the beatboxing/rapping/DJ in ten years. Biz has spent the past years DJ’ing at high profile events and colleges across the United States. Biz has one of the biggest music collections, with over 30,000 […]
Rapper 50 Cent said he will not meet with The Nation Of Islam’s Minister Louis Farrakhan, despite an offering by the spiritual leader to mediate tensions between Ja Rule, 50, Murder Inc. and G-Unit. "As far as me meeting with Farrakhan…it’s not happening," 50 told Washington D.C.’s 93.9 WKYS. "I respect [Farrakhan] and all that […]
A man arrested in April of 2002 and charged with seven counts of fraud for impersonating detained rapper Slick Rick, was arrested after calling Rick’s home and showing up across the street from the rapper’s house in the Bronx, New York. Steven Glenn, 29, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was picked up by officers from the […]
Nelly was robbed of more than $1 million dollars in jewelry last night at the Aladdin hotel-casino in Las Vegas. The rapper was in Vegas for the 2003 Radio Music Awards and performed the hit "Shake Ya Tailfeather," with P.Diddy and Murphy Lee. The hotel room Nelly was staying in was burglarized. The theft was […]
Brooklyn bred rapper Half-A-Mil was found shot to death in his apartment last week in the Albany Projects. Details are sketchy surrounding the shooting. Half-A-Mil released two albums, his debut Million and the follow up, Da Hustle Don’t Stop, which were released on Warlock Records. “We are sad over here at Warlock,” Kyle Christmas told […]
A rift has opened between Snoop Dogg and his one time protege’s, Tha Eastsidaz. According to the group, Snoop never paid the group royalties on two platinum selling records. The group alleges that after they hired accounting firm Moss Adams LLP, the same accounting firm that Snoop uses, they discovered that they were owed in […]
According to reports, P.Diddy’s Sean John clothing line is coming under fire for allegedly using sweatshop labor in the Honduras.An anti-sweatshop group, National Labor Committee, said that the Southeast Textiles factory in Choloma, Honduras where the clothes are made, subjects workers tod daily body searches, contaminated water, 12 hour daily shifts and a whopping 24 […]
Rapper Stagga Lee has joined former C&C Music Factory producer Robert Clivilles and has formed the MVP All Stars. The group will release their debut album Hit The Spot, which will be released on the recently reactivated Casablanca Records, which is headed up by Tommy Mottola. In addition to Stagga Lee and Clivilles, the group […]
Kool Moe Dee’s book, “There’s A God On The Mic,” rates the top 50 emcee’s of all time, based on Moe Dee’s handpicked criteria, which includes technique, lyrics, originality, breath control and style.The book was supposed to have been in stores in September, but has been delayed for unspecified reasons. While the book has yet […]
Popular Hot 97 DJ Fat Man Scoop has topped the U.K. charts with his party anthem, "Be Faithful," a track that has been played on the radio for over four years in the United States. "That’s the culmination of all the hard work that I have done and put down in the streets," Fat Man […]
Rapper Ja Rule had dialog with the Minister Louis Farrakhan on The Nation of Islam’s farm on Thursday. The contents of their conversation will simultaneously be broadcast on 85 urban Clear Channel stations across the country. Sources told AllHipHop.com that the purpose of the meeting between Ja-Rule and Farrakhan is to mediate tension between the […]
According to sources, authorities are investigating an ex-con suspected in the Jam Master Jay slaying and his connection to the shooting death of Randy "Stretch" Walker in Queens. Walker was part of the original Thug Life with Tupac Shakur. He left the group for unknown reasons and with the addition of Syke, Macadoshis and The […]
KRS-One has teamed with Warren G. and Japanese rapper Lil ‘ AI to drop the first single from the QD3 movie Beef. "Let’s Go (It’s A Movement") is hitting radio stations this week. A video shot by Casey Suchan is scheduled to hit BET, MTV and other outlets. “KRS is such an incredible person. I […]
