Police in Queens, New York are hunting for the killer of Gerard "DO Cannon" Fields, a rapper who recently signed with Murder Inc. Cannon, 26, was shot twice in the chest and once in the leg in Jamaica, not far from the recording studio where Jam Master Jay was gunned down. Cannon was gunned down […]
When Nore was apprehended by the Manhattan police yesterday (Sept. 3), the authorities also booked fellow Queens rapper Tragedy Khadafi after weed was found in the Def Jam rapper’s Hummer. “Trag was with Nore when they were pulled over,” a rep for the rapper confirmed with AllHipHop.com. “He’s currently locked down as well.” The rep […]
After spending almost 10 years on Eazy E’s Ruthless Records, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are officially off the label and are actively seeking a record deal. "Most of the time we were on Ruthless, we were unhappy," Krayzie Bone told AllHipHop.com. "We said we would do one more album with them and if they didn’t market it […]
Canadian rapper Kardinall Offishall and Dan-E-O have teamed with RadioShack Canada and Reebok to launch the RBK Streetball Edition Motorola C350 cellphone. The duo shot commercials for the phone, which comes with an RBK Streetball Edition faceplate, a free Reebok DJ bag, and a discount coupon at Foot Locker. The advertisements are aimed at increasing […]
Island Def Jam Music Group CEO Lyor Cohen won a judgment yesterday, dramatically reducing the amount Cohen was ordered to pay for allegedly blocking the release of an album featuring Ja Rule on TVT Records. On March 21, an 8 person jury in Manhattan federal court found Cohen personally liable for fraud and willful copyright […]
Queens bred Victor "Noreaga" Santiago of rap group Capone-N-Noreaga, was arrested yesterday after authorities found marijuana in an SUV the rapper was driving. According to police reports, Santiago’s Humvee was stopped in Manhattan after police received a report of someone brandishing a gun before getting into an identical vehicle. While no weapon was reported to […]
Hip-Hop band The Roots are preparing to release their next album and have added a new group member to the Philadelphia based band. The group is considering naming their latest effort The Tipping Point, also the name of a book by author Malcolm Gladwell. Amir "?uestlove" Thompson said that the group chose the title because […]
Seattle rap legend Sir Mix-A-Lot has returned to the rap game with Daddy’s Home and a considerably more mature attitude. Mix-A-Lot, best known for his crossover hit "Baby Got Back," has been branded a "one hit wonder" by many mainstream outlets, but as those from an older generation will recall, the rapper had success with […]
50 Cent is the subject of a lawsuit filed by the owner of a Mobile, Alabama limousine service, claiming that the rapper’s security assaulted him and took control of a rented GMC Yukon. Johnny Bonner, owner of Top of the Bay Limousine Taxi Service, said that he was driving three members of 50 Cent’s security […]
Nappy Roots will make their theater debut as performers on Apollo’s Amateur Night at the world famous Apollo theater in Harlem, New York. The weekly show has been at the venue since 1934 and has introduced the world to such stars as Billie Holiday, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Fat Joe, […]
North Carolina police are seeking to find a con artist who stole more than $300,000 in cash, jewelry and clothes from rapper Trina. Trina was performing Friday morning at Club Dynasty in Greenville, North Carolina an unidentified man posed as Trina’s manager and persuaded a Hilton hotel employee to give him a key to the […]
Officials at the Hollis Day Celebration in Queens, NY will rename the annual event Jam Master Jay Day, paying tribute to the legendary DJ who was gunned down October 30, 2002. The renaming of Hollis day will be announced by Council Majority Whip Leroy Comrie at 3 P.M. today (August 30). Local organizers are also […]
VH1 will premiere the second installment of it’s "Hip-Hop Babylon" series in September. The two hour special focuses on the realities of making it in the hip-hop business. In this edition, a reality segment featuring Joe Budden’s will featured, showing hopeful rappers the work it takes to make and support a hit record, while trying […]
A man with ties to the rap world was arrested after a standoff in a Canarsie, Brooklyn New York neighborhood yesterday. Tyran "Tah Tah" Moore, 32, was arrested yesterday after a standoff with police. He was charged with the shooting of Capt. Kenneth Girven in Harlem. Girven was shot in the stomach, just below his […]
Thug rapper 50 Cent and actress Vivica Fox finally came out as a couple on tonight’s MTV 20th Annual video music awards. The pair sat in the capacity audience next to Eminem at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. On the red carpet, the rapper appeared at the event in a silvery suit and tie, […]
Brooklyn rapper Necro is preparing to delve into the world of pornogrpahy with a new CD and DVD combo pack. Brutality Part 1 features 17 new tracks from Necro and comes with Necro’s pornography directorial debut, "Sexy S####." "This new CD is the most brutal CD to drop this year," Necro told AllHipHop.com. "It’s very […]
As she is slated to release her next album, The Soap Opera, Gangsta Boo has revealed a possible change in her musical course. The gangsta rapper is best known for her rugged, sexual lyrics from her days with the Three Six Mafia, but the Memphis, Tennessee native said her next foray might be into alternative […]
Kool Keith, MF Doom, Mystik and others will appear on a new compilation The Mic Planet Sessions, being released by 7-year-old hip-hop trade, Insomniac Magazine. "I wanted to put together a release that featured many of independent hip-hop’s most gifted artists," publisher and executive producer Israel "Iz-Real" Vasquetelle said. Vasquetelle, who also drops verses on […]
Despite published reports, Murder Inc. CEO Irving "Irv Gotti" Lorenzo and rapper Jeffery "Ja Rule" Atkins are not owners in the clothing line, ErvingGeoffrey. The two have been seen donning various denim jackets and T-shirts from the denim clothing company, but Rule said that they are spokesmodels for the clothing line, due to the coincidental […]
Roc-A-Fella CEO Damon Dash has dismissed recent reports that he and business partner and friend Jay-Z are considering carving up their Roc empire, which include film, clothing and recording ventures. "We are a team and there is no beef between me and Jay," Dame Dash told AllHipHop.com. Despite recent set backs in the way of […]
