Rape charges against Trillville rapper Don P have been dismissed by the Dekalb County District Attorney’s office due to lack of evidence. The rapper (born Donnell Prince) had been charged with rape and two counts of aggravated sodomy, stemming from an alleged Dec. 16 assault. Dekalb County police had accused Don P and another man […]

Former Artifacts member El Da Sensei, along with various rappers and music executives, will help kick off a new monthly showcase in Philadelphia called The Boom Box. According to organizer King Ranks, The Boom Box is in the tradition of The Lyricist Lounge and Philly’s Footwork. Local acts will open and showcase their skills before […]

The Black Eyed Peas are partnering with the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego to create a customized $1 million Rock Star Suites. The group will hand select everything in the room from the furniture to the bed linens. “Hard Rock is a brand that has always been true to its core and I really dig […]

Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia is hitting the studio to produce and record tracks with socialite Paris Hilton for her debut album. The collaboration sprang from a recent meeting between Hilton and the Oscar-winning group. "We ran into her at a William Morris Agency party and she said she liked our song ‘Stay Fly’ […]

Singer Lil Mo and BET Style host Melyssa Ford are among the panelists scheduled to participate in Howard University’s inaugural Hip-Hop and Higher Education Symposium. The event, sponsored by the university’s graduate school and the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, is geared toward beginning a discussion on the possibilities of creating the first college minor in Hip-Hop […]

A $5 million dollar ad promoting Dr. Pepper featuring the music of Will Smith, Kiss, EMP and Cyndi Lauper “mashed” together has been canned by the soft drink’s owner, Cadbury Schweppes. Three different commercials were produced, one which briefly includes rapper Big Gipp and one that incorporates Smith’s#### single “Miami.” Most of the $5 million […]

Rev. Run’s new book Rev. Run’s Words of Wisdom has arrived in stores. Published by Harpers Collins, the book was inspired by the motivational message the Run-DMC member offers friends and viewers of his hit MTV show Run’s House. The first 5,000 people to purchase the book will be added to Rev. Run’s personal e-mail […]

Big Daddy Kane has been announced as the headlining act for the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival (BHF). Kane, a founding member of Marley Marl’s Juice Crew, is credited for writing several of Biz Markie and Roxanne Shante’s biggest hits as well as his own numerous classics that include “Smooth Operator,” “Set It Off” and “Ain’t […]

Lil Jon and Fat Joe have been tapped to host MTV’s new series Pimp My Ride International this fall, the network announced. MTV International secured the rappers, who will follow the show’s formula of transforming junk cars into luxurious vehicles. The company has also replaced the original mechanics from West Coast Customs with staff from […]

The Bumsquad DJs, a DJ crew founded by Latin Prince, is preparing to launch it’s new publication, Bumsquad Magazine. The magazine will serve as a trade magazine for DJs while also maintaining an industry and lifestyle appeal. “This magazine is for the DJs, by the DJs,” magazine founder Latin Prince told AllHipHop.com. While the inaugural […]

The Game has filed a lawsuit against Koch and Fast Life Records over material the platinum-plus rapper recorded before he landed a deal with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath/Interscope imprint. The lawsuit alleges that Koch Entertainment Distribution, Koch Entertainment and Fast Life Records are liable for at least 81 separate counts of copyright infringement as a result […]

Hundreds of mourners convened over the weekend to celebrate the life of Professor X of the conscious Hip-Hop collective X-Clan. The rap artist, born Robert "Lumumba" Carson, was funeralized at Antioch Church in Brooklyn, New York, in a Friday service that included a bevy of community and religious leaders, local politicians and luminaries, including Rev. […]

Ja Rule and Naomi Campbell have signed on to star in Sean "Diddy" Combs’ new celebrity driven show, Cooking Showdown. The show pairs well known chefs with various celebrities during a week-long cooking competition. Cooking Showdown is hosted by Food Network host Sandra Lee and former Growing Pains star Alan Thicke. The week-long cooking competition […]

DJ Kay Slay’s Street Sweepers Entertainment has inked a joint venture deal with Busta Rhyme’s Flip Mode Squad and the two entities will combine resources to push the career of Brooklyn, New York rapper Papoose. The union has produced the upcoming Swizz Beatz produced single "Get Right" featuring Busta Rhymes. "Busta Rhymes had been watching […]

Master P and his son Lil’ Romeo will head to Germany later this month to perform at a “welcome home” celebration for soldiers. The father and son combo will join R&B vocalist Michael Warren at Rose Barracks in Vilseck on March 29. The performance is for members of the 18th Corps Support Battalion and the […]

A Los Angeles judge has declared that he plans to seize control of Marion "Suge" Knight’s personal and business assets after the Hip-Hop mogul refused to pay a $107 million civil court judgment from 2005. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ronald Sohigian said that he planned to appoint a court officer to manage the […]

A final decision has been made by the Supreme Court of the State of New York in favor of the takeover of The Source magazine by Black Enterprise/Greenwich Street Corporate Growth Partners. As of today (March 23), Textron Financial, the company’s senior leader, is free to sell the portion of the company that Dave Mays […]

MTV has ordered eight episodes of actor/comedian Jamie Kennedy’s new Hip-Hop comedy-reality show, Blowin’ Up, the network announced Wednesday (March 22). The series, which will premiere in the third quarter, follows Kennedy and his sidekick, Stu Stone, as they embark on Hip-Hop superstardom. During their journey, the duo, who write, record and perform together, seek […]