Fat Beats first opened Kool Keith and Motion Man have teamed up to release a new album on November 14th. The album, which features production by Kutmasta Kurt, will drop on Threshold Recordings. They will drop the first single, "We All Over b/w Souped Up, today (Tuesday October 17th). Check out Hiphopsite.com or Koolkeith.net for […]
JaRule helped show the power of Hip-Hop, snagging the number one spot from Radiohead. JaRule’s latest offering, "Rule 3:36" moved 276,000 unites during it’s first week, while Radiohead moved 86,450 units, slipping to the number 10 position. Nelly continues his amazing run on the charts, hopping back up to number 2, moving 150,125 units this […]
Puff Daddy has been hit with $3 Million dollar lawsuit by the driver that took Puff, Jennifer Lopez and Puff’s bodyguard away from a nightclub in December. The driver is claiming he suffered personal injuries and emotional distress. The driver has also indicated that the 9mm in the car belonged to Puff’s bodyguard, and not […]
Noreaga, half of the duo Capone N Noreaga is planning to release a documentary, dealing with the Hip-Hop world. The documentary, titled "What, What" is told through they eyes of Noreaga, who depicts himself as (surprise) a Hustler in Queens New York, to a million dollar rap star. It will cover Noreaga’s days as a […]
Russell Simmons and Rev. Al Sharpton are coordinating a meeting between all of the major record label CEO’s to focus on curbing violent lyrics, women bashing and profanity in Hip-Hop. The summit is scheduled for October 30th, at Harlem’s House Of Justice. According to a spokesperson at Sharpton’s National Action Network, Simmons and Sharpton are […]
Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur will be coming to the big screen. Investigative journalist Kathy Scott has sold the rights to her books, "The Killing Of Tupac Shakur" and "The Murder Of Biggie Smalls" to producers Jon Sheinberg and Beaux Carson. The books will be combined to produce a feature film titled "Record Wars". Shakur, […]
Scarface has attacked the DEA, for their investigation into Rap-A-Lot Records. The investigation began in 1988, when authorities discovered 76 Kilograms of cocaine in a car from a used car dealership that Rap-A-Lot CEO J-Prince owned. The DEA then opened an investigation into J-Prince, his label and his affiliates. The agent who led the investigation, […]
Nelly, The Cash Money Billionaires, R&B acts Joe and Profyle have embarked on a nationwide tour, kicking off November 12th, in Houston, Texas. Here are the dates: Nov. 12; Houston, Texas; Compaq Center Nov. 15; Miami, Fla.; American Airlines Arena Nov. 18; Annapolis, Md.; 92Q radio show Nov. 19; Philadelphia, Pa.; First Union Spectrum Nov. […]
Jurassic 5 has been keeping busy lately. You can catch them today, (Wednesday October 18th) on MTV’s new Hip-Hop show, Direct Effect. The show is on from 5:30pm to 6:30pm EST. The group informed allhiphop that their video, "Quality Control" is one of the most played videos on MTV’s sister station, M2. In the markets […]
Outkast has reacted to their album being leaked over the internet. The latest album, Stankonia, has apparently been leaked to various websites. Stankonia, which includes their single Bombs Over Baghdad, is scheduled to be in stores October 31st. The group issued this statement: "As artists, we appreciate the anticipation our fans have for our music, […]
Syndicate Media Group, based out of Los Angeles, has launched a series of pulp-fiction books that have come under fire by some community members. The series of books are aimed at Hip-Hop fans, and will also include a CD of previously unreleased music. The books, which will be available at Tower Records, along with some […]
DJ Hurricane is set to release his album, Don’t Sleep October 10th, on TVT Records. The all-star, ensemble cast of Don’t Sleep includes Talib Kweli, Xzibit, Faith Evans, Money Mark, Public Enemy, The Lost Boyz, N’Dea Davenport, The Flipmode Squad, Ad Rock from the Beastie Boys and an unexpected appearance from Scott Weiland of the […]
Ice T spoke at the Kansas African-American Economic And Human Development Expo III, on Saturday. Addressing the audience, Ice T talked about education and self reliance. "Street smarts will get you killed sooner than book smarts. Street smarts will teach you how to make money, but 98 percent of how you do it is illegal. […]
Snoop Dogg was filming BET’s show 106&Park on Tuesday Oct 3rd, and in anticipation of his presence, the Black network nearly doubled the security in an effort to prevent any attempts to kill the rapper. In recent incidents like the Source Awards, alleged Bloods and affiliates of Death Row Records ran rampant seeking to bodily […]
Mr. Short Khop has announced that he has landed a deal with the TVT Records imprint. Short Khop, who was featured on We Be Clubbin and Pushin Weight will release his debut album, DA Khop Shop, sometime in January 2001. The album will feature Shaquille O’Neal, Kurupt, Kokain, W.C. And Ice Cube. Producers include Battlecat, […]
Clive Davis, former big willie at Arista, is looking for artists for his new label, J Records. He recently purchased a full floor for the new labels office space, located at 745 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor in New York City. The new office has views of Central Park and is close to the street. The […]
Nelly will debut has acting skills in a new flick, titled Snipes. He will play a Hip-Hop artist who is kidnapped on the eve of his debut album release. The movie, which has a budget of less than $10 Million is the first release from Ruffnation Films, which is headed by former Co-CEO of Ruffhouse […]
Dr. Dre and Ed Lover, popular MTV hosts of Yo MTV Raps fame, left their gig at KKBT-FM The Beat, which is a Los Angeles version of New York City’s Hot 97. They have been replaced by Steve Harvey, who left his top rated radio show in Chicago, at WGCI-FM. He moved out to the […]
Fat Possum/Epitaph are putting a new twist on Hip-Hop. On October 24th, the label will release an album titled: New Beats From The Delta. The Mississippi based label will take songs from legendary blues artists Junior Kimbrough, CeDell Davis, T-Model Ford and Johnny Farmer to name a few on the album, and remix the songs […]
Puff Daddy has settled a lawsuit filed against him by music publishing company Brumley& Sons, over his tribute to Biggie Smalls, I’ll Be Missing You. The object of the dispute was Puff’s use of eight words from the 1929 gospel song, I’ll Fly Away, which was composed in 1929 by Albert Brumley while he was […]
