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 […]
Universal Music will cut 1,350 jobs in an attempt to save $200 million a year to make up for a slump in music sales. Universal, the world’s largest record company, already cut 550 jobs worldwide and plans to cut another 800, with 190 of them in North America. The cuts will start this week and […]
Gregory "Kool Rock Ski" Wimbley was arrested in New York after police pulled him over for making an illegal turn in Brooklyn. Wimbley, 41, made in illegal left turn onto Tillary Street around 7 p.m. Police spotted him and pulled him over for the traffic violation. After running a computer check, police found that his […]
The owner of the controversial board game "Ghettopoly" is upset at Yahoo!, after the company shut down his E-Commerce abilities on the website of the same name that is selling the Monopoly knockoff. The site was shutdown amidst complaints from various leaders in the black community, who condemned the game, which features Pimp, marijuana and […]
A court has ordered rapper Trick Daddy to remain on house arrest until he stands trial on December on drug possession and assault and weapons charges.Assistant State Attorney Stacey Glick accused Judge Dennis Murphy of being too lenient with Trick Daddy, who has been allowed to attend several concerts and industry events.Trick Daddy allegedly violated […]
UPN announced that “Eve,” the television show that stars rapper Eve, has been given the green light for a full season.The network picked up nine new episodes for a full 22 episode season.”All of Us,” which stars Duane Martin, Elise Neal and LisaRaye and was created by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, was also […]
The Supreme Court of the United States rejected an appeal involving one of 500 of lawsuits Bridgeport Music Inc. filed against numerous record labels and publishers, for sampling George Clinton’s music without their permission. Bridgeport Music appealed after lower courts ruled a lawsuit against Still N the Water Publishing, which represents recordings made by Rap-A-Lot […]
Ludacris has signed a deal with Sole City Inc. and will design his own line of footwear, "Da’ Hood Collection by Ludacris." The collection will feature athletic street shoes and boots and will launch in February of 2004. The first shoe to hit the stores is titled "Da’ Block." Sole City will handle the production, […]
The rapper formerly known as Lil Shawn was recently released from jail after a 5 year bid in a federal prison and has changed his name to Shawn Pen. Shawn has inked a deal with Jimmy Henchmen and Bryce Wilson’s Czar Entertainment and is currently fielding deals from various record labels, including 50 Cent’s G-Unit […]
Wyclef has teamed with LG Mobile Phones and will give fans two free performances in New York on October 16. For the first concert, Wyclef will stop traffic and perform in the center of Times Square at noon, followed by a concert later that evening at the Roseland. The concert is free and the only […]
Insomniac recently released The Mic Planet Sessions, a unique, nationally distributed full-length that features many respected lyricists from around the hip-hop map. The Insomniac release (a division of the insider publication of the same name) delivers performances from artists with solid followings such as Kool Keith, MF Doom, Mystic, Bahamadia, Planet Asia, Styles of Beyond […]
