Rap group Cypress Hill is being sued in Chicago Federal Court by songwriter Glenn Watts for copyright infringement over a track contained on their platinum-selling sophomore album Black Sunday. Watts penned the song “Is It Because I’m Black,” which was recorded by R&B legend Syl Johnson. The songwriter claims the group illegally infringed on his […]

Toy company Mezco Toyz has announced a set of new action figures honoring slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. as well as rap icons Public Enemy with 9" replicas of the rappers. Mezco, founded in 2000, has produced the first Notorious B.I.G. figure ever released. B.I.G., was gunned down in front of the Petersen Automotive Museum in […]

Rapper Chino XL, journalist/activist/Hip-Hop historian Davey D and MTV personality Sway are among the speakers confirmed for the second annual Hip-Hop Leadership Camp (HHLC). The camp, scheduled for August 10-13 at UCLA, will feature daily seminars conducted by music and entertainment figures for at-risk children in the Los Angeles area. The purpose of the event […]

DMC, in conjunction Technics, Ortofon, SoBe Adrenaline Rush and Sam Ash, will hold it’s 21st annual New York elimination heat in preparation for the World Championships. The competition features 20 elimination finalists from the tri-state area and NYC’s ’05 defending champ DJ Unknown. This year’s turntablists will battle on Technics SL1200 decks and Ortofon needles […]

Rap star DMX’s problems continue with the law, as the chart topping artist was cited for carrying a concealed handgun outside of a Scottsdale, Arizona nightclub on Friday (June 16). According to police, DMX was stopped near Scottsdale nightclub Buzz, after they saw him take a handgun and place it underneath the front seat of […]

Mogul Russell Simmons recently announced the September launch of his new fragrance Atman. The Def Jam Records cofounder and estranged wife Kimora Lee Simmons will donate 100 percent of the proceeds of the fragrance to charity. According to Simmons, singer Alicia Keys’ Keep A Child Alive program will be the first charity to benefit from […]

Hidden Door Documedia, along with Rick James’ daughter Ty James, have come together to release a full-length documentary, chronicling the life of singer, songwriter Rick James. The movie, I’m Rick James, begins with the legend’s birth in Buffalo, New York, his exploits as a pimp and drug runner in Asia and South America, his emergence […]

Block Entertainment, in conjunction with Atlanta’s V-103, is set to host a series of block parties this summer, organized by Bad Boy South’s President, Russell "Block" Spencer. A total of four Summer Block Parties will be held every two weeks with the first one taken place today (June 21) from 2pm-8pm. “Our first party will […]

NFL star Warren Sapp has signed an area development agreement to open a chain of HipHopSodaShops in his home state of Florida. The agreement, signed today (June 21) with HipHopSodaShops creator H3Enterprises, will allow Sapp the opportunity to open the stores throughout Central Florida and Jacksonville. HipHopSodaShops combine Hip-Hop music with Pro-Ball, healthy fast food, […]

Numark, Alesis and Akai Professional, the world’s leading manufacturers of audio equipment, studio electronics and professional DJ equipment, has teamed up with the critically acclaimed Berklee College of Music, in Boston, to host a gala which will honor the trailblazers in the music industry. The event, titled Milestones, will take place at the Berklee Performance […]

David Banner was recently bestowed the Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes humanitarian award during this year’s annual HOT 107.9 Birthday Bash in Atlanta. In front of a crowd in excess of 20,000 people, the Mississippi native was honored for his charitable efforts in organizing a series of star-studded Hip-Hop benefit concerts in support of the survivors […]

Compton rapper Game will take to the stage for the first time in Los Angeles in nearly a year at the first annual Envy Expo. The event, a partnership between DJ Skee, Next Level Media and Hype Marketing, will take place July 8 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and feature exclusive product showcases along […]

Almost two weeks after several tracks from his forthcoming album Alter Ego were leaked onto the Internet, singer/actor Tyrese is speaking out on the incident. "It’s an engineer who leaked my s**t," Tyrese revealed to AllHipHop.com. "It’s one of the cats I just started working with. It’s one of them. We just trying to figure […]

U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper has postponed the wrongful death lawsuit involving rapper Notorious B.I.G. to give the family’s attorney more time to seek information from the defense the Associated Press reported today. Judge Cooper has set the retrial date to January 16, three months later than the original October 16 date originally set on […]

The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation is hosting an exhibition of legendary graffiti artists and graffiti documentarians. Entitled “Propaganda: The Dissemination of Ideas,” the collection of works examines contemporary, political and social issues through paintings and photographic imagery from Ernie Paniccioli, Durocia, Slang Tyrue, Peter Sutherland and JAMESTOP. The Danny Simmons Corridor Gallery will host the […]

Approximately 500 people and 25 community-based organizations turned out Friday (June 16) to support Congressional hopeful Kevin Powell’s forum "Black and Male in America…A Townhall Meeting." The event, held at the Hanson Place Church, featured five hours of discussion among attendees whose ages ranged between 11- and 80-years-old. The turnout for the event, as well […]

Former Bad Boy protégé artist Loon has branched off to begin his own indie label and is gearing up for the release of his sophomore album titled No Friends. “The reason I called it No Friends is because this is the first project that I’ve put together by myself,” Loon explained. “I put it together […]

Production team The Neptunes have been sued by two men who claim the platinum plus duo infringed on one of their copyrighted works. Peter and David Currin filed the lawsuit in Hartford Federal Court, alleging The Neptunes illegally used portions of their 1993 song "I’m Frontin" on The Neptunes’ song "Frontin’," which featured Jay-Z. The […]

No Limit Records head Master P. will mark Independence Day with the release of Repos, a new DVD released on his HollyHood Cinema production company. The film, which stars P. Kat Williams, A.J. Johnson and Michael Blackston, is the first of 100 DVD movies the rapper will release by 2007. Each DVD will include a […]

Canadian lyricist Kardinal Offishall captured three awards Sunday (June 18) at this year’s MuchMusic Video Awards. The rapper received five nominations and took home the awards for best video and best director as well as the VideoFACT award. "This is real good right here. This is for all my Hip-Hop people from east to west," […]