The Detroit nightclub where D12 member Proof was shot and killed is shutting down for one year. According to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, a deal was struck with owners to close the club. Owners must also pay fines for illegally operating after hours. “We got everything we could under the law and we got […]

Flipmode Squad leader Busta Rhymes is set to release his long-awaited Aftermath/Interscope debut The Big Bang, the rapper’s first release in three years. The album, Rhymes’ seventh solo offering, features collaborations with Raekwon, Marsha Ambrosius of Floetry, Q-Tip and Missy Elliott, who is featured on the Dr. Dre-produced “This Is How We Do It Over […]

After presenting himself to the British police in London yesterday (May 10), rapper Snoop Dogg has been cautioned, following his arrest in London’s Heathrow airport in April. An official statement has been released by the British police, stating that Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Broadus was cautioned for affray under Section 4 of Public Order Act for […]

Rapper Snoop Dogg arrived in London Wednesday (May 10) to meet with police. The meeting comes on the heels of a recent brawl at Heathrow airport. Snoop (born Calvin Broadus) and five other men were arrested in April on charges of violent disorder and starting a brawl. Snoop will meet with officers at Heathrow police […]

Joe Thomas, simply known as Joe, has a new single and is set to release his untitled sixth album in August on Jive Records. The debut single off the forthcoming album is “Where You At,” featuring Flipmode’s new protégé’ Papoose. “It’s an up-tempo, really good, club record,” Joe told AllHipHop.com of the single, which will […]

Platinum selling rappers Young Jeezy and Paul Wall have been tapped to headline Boost Mobile’s RockCorps Concert at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. The two artists will perform for 3,000 local Boost Mobile RockCorp (BMRC) youth volunteers, who volunteer their time to make positive changes in their respective communities. Young Jeezy and Paul Wall’s show takes place […]

A petition by Sean “Diddy” Combs to have the New York Supreme Court hear an appeal of a lower court decision that ordered him to pay more than $19,000 a month in child support payments has been declined. The state’s highest court declined Combs’ appeal Tuesday (May 9) of a lower court decision issued last […]

Emmis Radio, the parent company of Hot 97 (WQHT) FM, won a temporary restraining order against the New York City District Council of Carpenters Fund yesterday (May 9), the landlord of the building that houses three of its radio stations. State Supreme Court Justice Bernard Fried lifted restrictions on the stations guests, ruling that visitors […]

Music executive Steve Rifkind has launched a new label and renegotiated a pressing and distribution (P&D) deal with Universal Records. Rifkind, who is credited with introducing the concept of the "street team" to the music industry, is also the founder of the seminal record label, Loud Records. Rifkind said the new imprint has been dubbed […]

Even without releasing a new album in four years, Malice and Pusha T continue to grind. The brothers-collectively known as the Clipse-are currently on the road opening for Ice Cube while also putting the finishing touches on their long-delayed sophomore set, Hell Hath No Fury. “Coming off the hiatus we been on, it’s huge (to […]

Dipset capo Jim Jones is gearing up for the release of his next album Summer Was Fun due this fall. The first single from the album is titled “We Fly High” and the album features appearances from fellow Dipset members like Cam’ron and Juelz Santana, as well as other unaffiliated rappers, said Jones. “I got […]

Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight testified at a bankruptcy hearing Friday (May 5) that Death Row Records has struggled financially because of his frequent incarcerations, in addition to a $107 million lawsuit filed by the label’s alleged co-founders. The hearing was set to allow creditors to question Knight about his massive debt, which totals over […]

Rapper/actor Ice Cube visited the St. Paul, Minnesota campus of McNally Smith College of Music last week, to announce the “Ice Cube Scholarship.” Ice Cube, students and executives from the McNally Smith College of Music were on hand for the announcement on Thursday (May 4). The Ice Cube Scholarship will be awarded each year to […]

Hip-Hop mogul Master P said he is filing a $500 million lawsuit against Sony Music, alleging that its executives are trying to keep Lil’ Romeo’s, “U Can’t Shine Like Me” from getting played on radio. The song, which responds to Bow Wow’s “Fresh Azimiz,” began playing on Los Angeles radio station KKBT in February. Apparently […]

The Source Magazine’s founder and former CEO Dave Mays has filed for bankruptcy protection, temporarily halting an auction sale of his stock in the Hip-Hop publication. The auction of his share was halted for a second time in light of Mays’ declaration of bankruptcy yesterday morning (May 4). Mays lost control of the magazine after […]

Death Row Records chief Marion “Suge” Knight will appear before a bankruptcy trustee today (May 5) to answer questions for creditors. The rap mogul, who says he doesn’t own any cars or real estate, claims he has $11 in his Washington Mutual checking account as well as $25,000 worth of “personal jewelry,” $1,000 worth of […]

Emmis Radio, the parent company of New York’s Hot 97 (WQHT) FM, went to court Friday (May 5) in attempts to block the station’s eviction. Emmis filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit in response to a lawsuit filed by the New York City District Council of Carpenters Fund, the landlord of the building that houses the radio […]

Ice T, Noreaga and Cypress Hill’s B-Real and Sen Dog are among the Hip-Hop artists lending their voices to Vivendi Games’ new video game Scarface: The World Is Yours. The game, which is distributed through Vivendi’s Sierra Entertainment, is based on Brian DePalma’s classic 1983 movie of the same name and takes place in 1980’s […]