In honor of the vision of his late mother Dr. Donda West, Kanye West has announced a second “Stay in School” Chicago benefit concert.   The event is sponsored by the Kanye West Foundation (KWF), which was created by Kanye’s mother in 2007.   The main focus of the organization remains fighting against the alarming […]

Miami radio personality/executive DJ Khaled is preparing to work on a new album titled Victory, the follow up to his hit 2008 album We Global.   The creation of the opus is scheduled to begin after the release of Ruthless, the new album from rapper Ace Hood.   As for Victory, Khaled described the release […]

Rapper Eminem has announced a secret show with social networking website MySpace.com, on the eve of the release of his sixth album, Relapse.   Eminem will host the party in his hometown of Detroit, where he will be joined by Philadelphia Hip-Hop legend, Jazzy Jeff.   Ticket distribution is scheduled to start at 5:00 PM […]

A man was injured when shooting broke out after a concert at the House of Blues in Chicago featuring popular rapper Drake early Saturday morning (May 16).   According to reports, an unidentified 21-year-old male was shot in the buttocks outside of the venue around 4:00 am, as more than 1,000 fans were leaving the […]

Harlem rapper Jim Jones has pleaded not guilty in an assault case involving a 17-year-old fan in Panama City, Florida.   Damion Johns is accusing the former Dipset capo of punching him in the face at a March 13 MTV Spring Break concert.   According to Johns, Jones struck him immediately after ordering him to […]

Harlem, New York rapper Murda Mook has inked a recording deal with Ruff Ryders Entertainment, the label famous for introducing a number of superstar rappers.   Mook announced the signing in a viral video circulating on the internet.   In the video Mook talks about the rap game today, claiming that many artists don’t have […]

B-Hamp may have struck a nerve in the South with his hit, “Do the Ricky Bobby,” but the Dallas rapper is determined to show different sides of his music persona with his forthcoming album, B-Dash.   According to B-Hamp, a conscious effort was made to deliver a well-rounded project that will resonate with fans.   […]

Only eleven days remain until rapper must report to begin serving his federal prison sentence in connection to his October 2007 arrest for possession of firearms by a convicted felon.   The Atlanta-based Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist has until noon on May 26 to surrender himself to federal authorities outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, where […]

Chart topping rapper Rick Ross will make a high profile appearance on Late Show With David Letterman tonight (May 15). Ross will take to the stage where he will perform his latest single “Yacht Club,” taken from his album Deeper Than Rap. Late Show With David Letterman airs at 11:30 PM EST on CBS. Ross […]

Hitmaker T-Pain has become a father for a third time, welcoming to his family a second son last Saturday (May 9).   T-Pain, real name Faheem Rasheed Najm, had to cancel a scheduled Tuesday (May 12) appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to tend his wife Amber and new child.   On the show, […]

D-Block is has been widely regarded as an almost exclusively East Coast street-hop entity.   However, now Jadakiss has proclaimed that he wants to sign artists from the other side of the nation.   “I’m trying to start this D-Block West thing over here. I’m looking for everybody. Hit me up,” the rapper told radio […]

Former Dipset rapper/hook specialist Max B began his murder trial today (May 14) in Bergen County, New Jersey.   Prosecutors accuse Max, real name Charly Wingate, with plotting a botched robbery that left one man dead in September 2006.   According to Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Martin Delaney, Max B conspired with his ex-girlfriend (Gina […]

Founding Geto Boy member Willie D was arrested by federal authorities who accuse the gangsta rap pioneer of running a scam involving iPhones.   Willie D., born William James Dennis, was taken into custody at Bush Intercontinental, after he was indicted for his relationship with a company named Texas One Wireless.   According to the […]

Lyrically, Joe Budden thinks that he’s Method Man’s superior and the notion has taken on new heights as the New Jersey rapper conducted an interview this morning. “I will cut that dudes head off his shoulders,” Budden said on the Ed Lover Morning Show. Budden wasn’t talking physically, but his verbage spoke volumes about how […]

Eminem announced that he will give away two free songs to every fan that purchases a CD copy of his upcoming album Relapse.   “I’m giving away an extra free song with my album if you buy the Relapse CD. I’m still on the run, my darling,” the rapper posted on his Twitter page.   […]

Rapper 50 Cent has landed a new deal that will see him starring in a remake of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”   50 Cent has been cast opposite Forest Whitaker to star in the movie, which has been re-titled Jekyll and Hyde.   Stevenson’s literary […]

Yonkers Hip-Hop star DMX is free after serving over 90 days in jail on drug, fraud, and animal cruelty charges, a representative confirmed with AllHipHop.com.   The rapper was released from “Tent City,” aka the Maricopa County Jail,  late yesterday afternoon (May 13).   DMX’s conviction and prison sentence was a culmination of a 2008 filled with […]

No charges will be filed against The Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban, who was involved in a war of words with The Denver Nuggets’ Kenyon Martin and his mother.   The NBA investigated the incident, which was triggered by The Nuggets’ Game 3 win on Saturday, when Carmelo Anthony sank a buzzer-beating 3 pointer with […]

Alfamega, a rapper formerly affiliated with T.I., has been arrested after police say they caught him with a loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic weapon in his vehicle. The police maintain the rapper attempted to flee during a routine traffic stop on April 29. Upon attempting to run from the police, Alfamega became “combative and non-compliant” and […]

Atlanta rapper T.I. and R&B singer Beyonce Knowles lead all nominees for the 2009 BET Awards, earning five nods each for albums released this year.   T.I. is up for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, Video of the Year, Best Collaboration Viewers Choice nominations, powered by his hit album Paper Trail.   Beyonce is expected to […]