According to a letter obtained by the New York Post, imprisoned rapper Shyne is seeking to be released from his multi-million dollar deal with Island Def Jam. The rapper is currently in negotiations to terminate the deal, which went sour over the promotions of his latest album, "Godfather Buried Alive." A court recently barred Universal […]

At a star-studded press conference last night, former Roc-A-Fella Records heads Damon Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke announced the official launch of their latest musical venture, The Damon Dash Music Group. The label, which is to be designed as a joint venture partnership with the Island Def Jam Music Group will boast former Roc-A-Fella recording […]

Founding Goodie Mob member Big Gipp has formed a group with St. Lunatics Member Ali and the two are preparing an album for Nelly’s Derrty Entertainment this spring. After constant run-ins at awards shows and recording their first song together, the duo decided to work on an album, titled Kinfolk, as Gipp and Ali. Ali, […]

G Unit/Aftermath artist The Game landed at the top of Billboard’s Top 200 Chart yesterday (Jan. 26), moving almost 600,000 copies of his debut album The Documentary in one week. The Compton, California native shipped 700,000 copies according to representatives for G-Unit/Aftermath/Interscope and in many cases, stores were sold out the demand was so high. […]

Though reluctant to divulge details of his personal life, former Roc-A-Fella CEO Dame Dash has confirmed that he married his longtime girlfriend and mother of his two children, after reports of a secret wedding sprung up in the past week. "People talk about every aspect of my life. And I gotta be honest about every […]

In the wake of Daz Dillinger’s remarks to AllHipHop.com, Lil’ Eazy-E, son of Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, has come forward to clear his name regarding Daz’s accusations that the N.W.A. founder’s son was a neighborhood snitch. “First and foremost, I’d like to clear that up," Lil’ Eazy-E told AllHipHop.com. "On my mama, I never been a […]

Rapper Roscoe, younger brother of Kurupt, was involved in a near-fatal car accident on January 2nd, after a drunk driver collided head-on with his vehicle. Apparently Roscoe was driving with three other passengers when struck by a 19-year-old female that caused their vehicle to flip twice, leaving the rapper’s vehicle sandwiched in between two cars […]

The Hot 97 Morning Show, led by Miss Jones, has been suspended indefinitely for performing a parody ridiculing victims of the catastrophic tsunamis that occurred in South Asia recently. The song replaced verses from the hit 1980s song "We Are the World" with lyrics like, "Go find your mommy/I just saw her float by/ a […]

Irv “Gotti” Lorenzo and his brother Christopher surrendered to authorities in a murder conspiracy and money-laundering probe, while alleged drug kingpin Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff was formally charged with murder. The Lorenzos surrendered to the FBI today (January 26) at 10:00 am on various counts of money laundering. Federal investigators accuse McGriff and the Lorenzo’s of […]

Two bodyguards for Ja Rule are suspected of killing one man and wounding another at a post-Christmas party on December 27th. According to the New York Post, security camera tape seized by the NYPD shows Ja Rule and his entourage coming out of the nightclub and allegedly opened fire. William “Willie Bang Bang” Clark, 39, […]

Hot 97 personalities involved in a parody of the disastrous tsunamis in South Asia have agreed to donate one week’s pay to tsunami relief. Controversy erupted when the Morning Show crew, led by host Miss Jones, made slanderous remarks in a spoof of the 1980s hit “We Are the World” last week. The skit substituted […]

According to sources, Murder Inc mogul Irv “Gotti” Lorenzo, Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, and Ja Rule’s manager Ron “Gutta” Robinson will be arrested shortly for allegedly laundering millions of dollars in illegal drug money. Federal agents will definitely make arrests this week, the source stated, but didn’t indicate when nor the exact charges that would be […]

Virgin Records Chairman and CEO Matt Serletic announced today that hip-hop mogul Jermaine Dupri has been hired on as President of their new Urban Music Division. Dupri will oversee the entire division as well as produce for the EMI family of record labels. Under terms of the new deal, Jermaine will also bring his So […]

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs will resume his fascination with shaping young hip-hop hopefuls into stars with the MTV series "Making the Band 3," premiering March 3 at 10 p.m. ET. This time the hip-hop impresario is looking for the next hottest girl group. "Making the Band 3" will follow Combs as he discovers and molds […]

Ice Cube continues his hot streak at the box office, as his comedy “Are We There Yet?” topped the box office this weekend, raking in $18.5 million. The movie, which stars the former N.W.A. lead rapper opposite Nia Long, is a family flick about a materialistic bachelor who falls for a single mother of two […]

Snoop Dogg will play at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards, slated to take place February 24 in Dublin, Ireland. Snoop will be joined by Irish bands Bell X1 and The Thrills at the Point Theatre. Tickets for the event are on sale now. In related news, published reports said Snoop was warned not to use […]

In 50 Cent’s world, lyrical warfare is justified simply through affiliation. The Queens-bred MC has aimed his callous lyrics at fellow New York rappers Jadakiss and Fat Joe, both of whom contribute verses to 50’s rival Ja Rule’s anthem “New York, New York.” Fat Joe, Jadakiss, and Rule have promptly responded to the verbal assault. […]

After months of speculation, representatives for Lil’ Wayne confirmed that the rapper is still signed to his native label, Cash Money/Universal and not a Jay-Z helmed Def Jam. “Lil’ Wayne is still on Cash Money/Universal and his label Young Money Entertainment is through Cash Money/Universal as well,” Lil Wayne’s publicist CJ Robinson confirmed with AllHipHop.com […]