Rapper/reality show star Rev. Rev and his wife, Justine Simmons, are spearheading heading efforts to make the outdoors more appealing to kids with the construction of a new playground.   The couple is partnering with the national nonprofit organization KaBoom!, Kool-Aid and more than 200 volunteers to help build the playground at the Odyssey House, […]

Former Xscape singer Tameka “Tiny” Cottle and Lil’ Wayne’s ex-wife Antonia “Toya” Carter are set to star in a new BET reality series, the network announced this week.   Tiny and Toya will chronicle the two women defining their purpose and building a brighter future for themselves.   Based in Atlanta, the new show follows […]

Radio personality Big Tigger has announced June 5-6 as the dates for his 8th Annual Celebrity Classic, which will raise funds for the nation’s current HIV/AIDS crisis.   The weekend will feature a vast array of professionals from the fields of sports, entertainment, politics, and health.   Confirmed activities include a youth sports clinic, silent […]

Less than a week after announcing their new joint venture with E1 Music, Hip-Hop super-group Slaughterhouse has a release date for their highly anticipated self-titled debut.   The Slaughterhouse album is set to hit stores July 7, the label announced Thursday (May 28).   Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5’9”, Joe Budden and Crooked I are […]

T.I. Denies Marriage Reports By: Ismael AbduSalaam News on the marriage of longtime partners Tameka “Tiny” Cottle and T.I. (Clifford Harris) have proven to be false, according to the Atlanta star’s publicist.   Yesterday (May 27), Essence magazine broke the story that the couple had wed several weeks ago in a private Miami ceremony.   […]

Brooklyn based rapper Maino is celebrating the success of his latest single “All of the Above” with a gold plaque. The single, which features T-Pain, has been certified gold by the RIAA for digital sales exceeding 500,000 copies. The hot-selling digital single was produced by veteran Just Blaze. The good news comes as Maino gears […]

Rapper C-Murder has pleaded no contest to attempted murder charges. The rapper, whose real name is Corey Miller, plead out to two counts of attempted second-degree murder will be sentenced to 10 years in prison in a deal with the state at the recommendation of the prosecutor. Miller will also receive credit for time served […]

Rap-A-Lot Records, the Texas-based record label, will receive high honors at this year’s Texas Urban Music Summit (Texas U.M.S.).   The summit, which is set to take place at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel on June 5-7 in Dallas, is an expansion of the Core DJs Retreat.   The three day event will comprise of tons […]

For nearly three months, R&B singer Chris Brown has been keeping a very low profile, keeping public appearances and performances to a minimum.   On Tuesday night (May 26), Brown, who celebrated his 20th birthday earlier this month, made direct contact with his fans globally for the first time since he allegedly attacked then girlfriend […]

Yesterday (May 26), court proceedings began for C-Murder (Corey Miller) on attempted second-degree murder charges.   Prosecutors allege the New Orleans rapper tried to kill a bouncer and the owner of a Baton Rouge nightclub in August 2001.   The constant delays in the case were due to the East Baton Rouge district attorney’s office. […]

T.I. and longtime girlfriend Tiny are now man and wife, according to recent reports. T.I., real name Clifford Harris, and Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, were married in a secret wedding ceremony last Friday on an island that was on the outskirts of Miami. Cottle is the mother of two of T.I.’s kids and been the rapper’s […]

Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs can add another first to his list of accomplishments, as he has become the first rapper to have over a million followers on popular micro-blogging site, Twitter.   The mogul began a countdown last week, asking his hundreds of thousands of followers to re-tweet his messages in attempt to gain […]

Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter has died after sustaining critical injuries from a treadmill cord wrapped around her neck as she played on Monday. Exodus Tyson was playing around a treadmill in the family home in Phoenix at the time of the tragic accident. Her 7-year-old brother found Exodus alive, but with the cord around her […]

Washington, D.C. rapper Wale has entered into an agreement with Roc Nation, the record label, management and music publishing company founded and helmed by Jay-Z, AllHipHop.com has confirmed.   However, contrary to early interpretations of a video interview, which has since been pulled from the web, Wale is not signed to the label side of […]

More details have surfaced about the new movie rapper 50 Cent is shooting in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 50 Cent is in the state shooting scenes for the upcoming flick Caught in the Crossfire, which also stars Adam Rodriguez. The centers around police officers seeking to root out crooked cops. According to reports, 50 Cent plays […]

Rapper T.I. checked into a federal prison in Forrest City, Arkansas today (May 26).   Confusion briefly broke out this morning about the time of the rapper’s surrender, which occurred around 12:29 CST, sources told AllHipHop.com.   T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr. is now serving a 366-day federal prison sentence for attempting to by illegal […]

Best-selling 90’s collective Boyz II Men recently appeared at Minneapolis’ Institute of Production and Recording to announce the initial planning of their new R&B/Hip-Hop scholarship.   During the visit, the group participated in a Q&A panel with students to share their 20 plus years in the music industry.   “It was an honor having these […]

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony group member Flesh-N-Bone is still incarcerated, but an upcoming parole hearing could change the rapper’s situation.   Flesh, born Stanley Howse, was released from prison in July of 2008, after serving almost 10 years in prison for gun charges dating back to 2000.   The rapper ran afoul of the law in April, […]

Rick Ross may be celebrated for recently topping the Billboard album chart, but the rapper’s demeanor and image away from the mic has become fodder for a newly released book from one of the mothers of his children.   The page-turner, titled Tia’s Diary: Deeper Than Rap, chronicles Tiallondra Kemp’s life as well as her […]

Charles Hamilton and girlfriend Briana Latrise have issued a joint public apology for last week’s emcee battle that resulted in Latrise punching the Harlem rapper in the face.   In a viral clip released last week, Charles Hamilton was shown taunting a visibly agitated Latrise about having to pick him up from the airport.   […]