Legendary Hip-Hop producer Pete Rock is planning to release a new album titled NY’s Finest, his first release in over four years.   NY’s Finest is the result of a joint venture Pete Rock’s Soul Survivor Records struck with New York based independent label Nature Sounds.   Pete Rock has assembled an all-star cast for […]

Comedian/actor D.L. Hughley will hit the stage next month to host rap mogul Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam.The show, which will take place at 8 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, will feature DJ Kid Capri as well as comedians Tiffany Haddish, Tony Roberts, Wil Sylvince, Malik S. and Damon Wayans […]

Representatives for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom have retracted proclamations for rapper Snoop Dogg and Perry Mann, founder of the Exotic Erotic Ball, a 2-day festival featuring exotic fashion, erotic art and a bevy of adult film stars.   A representative from the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice was supposed to present the pair with […]

Quincy Jones III’s QD3 Entertainment is preparing a new DVD titled Who Shot Ya, a documentary that examines violence in Hip-Hop.   Who Shot Ya will also feature a number of well known rappers discussing their personal experiences of being shot and the impact gun violence has on minority communities.   The release is the […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs has entered into an alliance with the Diageo liquor company and will take over brand management of the liquor brand Ciroc it was announced today (October 24).   Combs and Sean Combs Enterprises will play the leading role in the brand management of Diageo’s premium vodka Ciroc, as part of a multi-year […]

Rapper Mel “Drag-On” Smalls is set on making major moves in the rap scene with his new alliance with Full Surface Records.   Under the newly-signed deal, Drag-On will officially reunite with famed producer Swizz Beatz, who serves as the head of Full Surface.   Drag-On was featured on Swizz Beatz’ latest release One Man […]

Hip-Hop pioneer Ed Lover plead guilty to a violation relating to charges that he punched a New Jersey woman in the face at a Manhattan nightclub in December of 2005.   Ed Lover was originally charged with assault and second-degree harassment, stemming from a December 12 incident at Club Duvet in Manhattan.   Prosecutors claimed […]

Police in De Kalb County, Georgia have arrested one individual and are investigating a series of racial attacks at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts, after vandals tied a noose around the neck of a bronze statue of slain rapper, Tupac Shakur.   According to police, the first incident occurred early Saturday morning […]

Bronx-based rap collective Terror Squad is setting the stage for bigger things, as it signs a new deal with Koch Records.   Under the new deal, Terror Squad will release two albums on Koch.   “We’ve had major success with Koch and the Terror Squad imprint in the past, especially with DJ Khaled’s two albums,” […]

Philadelphia rap star Beanie Sigel has announced that his new album The Solution will hit stores on December 11. The Solution is Sigel’s follow up to this gold-selling 2005 release, The B. Coming. “I realize that the game has changed,” Sigel said. “Everything sounds the same…very repetitive. The Solution is the answer to all of […]

Imprisoned rapper Foxy Brown has been sentenced to 76 days in solitary confinement on Rikers Island over several infractions, including an altercation with another inmate.   According to The New York Post, Foxy Brown was removed from the general population of the prison and placed in a segregated cell, after she committed three violations this […]

Slain rap icon Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace will be immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds New York, where a life like figure of the rapper will be unveiled on October 25.   B.I.G.’s mother Ms. Voletta Wallace will unveil the wax figure, which is a life-sized wax figure of B.I.G. in a white three-piece […]

An attorney for rapper JT Money has denied that his client was involved in a shooting last weekend at the Opera Club in Midtown Atlanta.   Police are seeking a black Hummer with three men who left the scene of the shooting, which took place on October 11 and left one mad wounded with a […]

Hundreds of fans of Lil’ Wayne are attempting to gain refunds to a controversial concert featuring the rapper at a Wilmington, North Carolina high school that was canceled.   Lil’ Wayne was booked to play at New Hanover High School on Sunday (October 21), but the concert was canceled due to low ticket sales, after […]

Marketing mogul Steve Stoute has sold his branded entertainment agency Translation, Consulting and Brand Imaging to the Interpublic Group of companies, AllHipHop.com has learned.   Translation is agency that matches celebrities with Fortune 500 companies to create advertising and marketing campaigns and to help better connect with young, savvy consumers.   While financial terms of […]

A judge has ruled in favor of a music publishing company that sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, Bad Boy Entertainment and Justin Combs Publishing over an illegal sample contained on Notorious B.I.G.’s classic song “Ready to Die.”   In March of 2006, Bridgeport and Westbound won a $4 million dollar judgment in punitive damages when a […]

Music fans will get a glimpse inside the mind of rap producer Mannie Fresh, when he appears next month for the latest installment of the World Famous Mic Club’s Behind the Boards series, which is hosted by BMI Atlanta.   The event, which is also hosted by 4Kings Entertainment, will take place at 9 p.m. […]

Wu-Tang rapper/producer The RZA walked away as the winner of the Hip-Hop Chef Federation’s 1st Annual Chess Kings Invitational Champion Belt last week in San Francisco. The Staten Island bred emcee won the tournament on October 13, maintaining an undefeated record by defeating the GZA and by beating Wu-Tang affiliate Monk in the first round. […]

Roc-A-Fella Records’ CEO and Def Jam President Jay-Z will leave the office in November to embark on the “American Gangster Live” tour, a five-date outing in support of his upcoming album, American Gangster.   Jay-Z will treat fans to exclusive shows in mid-sized, intimate venues in Los Angeles, Chicago, Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia, where […]

Despite his current legal troubles, rapper T.I. continues to make an impact on the music scene, by working with R&B songbird Tweet.   The pair collaborated on “Good Bye My Dear,” a song from Tweet’s forthcoming album Love, Tweet on Jeryl Busby’s Umbrella Records.   In addition to producing the song, T.I. appears on the […]