On the track “Remember That,” from Rakim’s album The 18th Letter, the God MC laments over his days rocking crowds at the Union Square.Along with other landmark venues like the Latin Quarters, Ra and other hip-hop acts had plenty of places to rock the mic.But Lord Jamar from Brand Nubian thinks that era is long […]
Violator mogul Chris Lighty is launching a new coalition aimed at unifying radio DJ’s across the country.The Violator All-Star DJ’s, named after Lighty’s company, aims to create a union of DJ’s that he and co-founder DJ Scrap Dirty say is currently fragmented. "I started carrying crates for Red Alert," Lighty told AllHipHop.com. "We wanted to […]
A welcome home concert for Slick Rick that was supposed to take place January 9 has been rescheduled.The original show was set to take place at Brooklyn, New York’s Southpaw Club but was postponed for unknown reasons.The rescheduled show will now happen at the Knitting Factory in Manhattan and will take place January 23.Slick Rick […]
Digital cable channel Music Choice will give listeners the chance to customize their own music channel through their new service “My Music Choice.”The new enhancement will give customers the opportunity to create a mixtape-styled portal.Utilizing the same technique as pay-per-view movies (video-on-demand), digital cable subscribers will be able to select a music genre by scrolling […]
Roc-A-Fella mogul Dame Dash is being accused of raping a woman over a year ago.Kirstie Thompson, a former model, filed a $15 million dollar lawsuit in New York Supreme Court yesterday.She alleges Dash attacked her over a year ago, on New Years Day of 2003.Thompson claims the attack happened while she was inebriated on an […]
Disturbing Tha Peace crew members Chingy, Ludacris and I-20 will embark on a 27-city tour, which kicks off February 16.The tour kicks off at Oregon’s PDX Ballroom and winds down in Las Vegas at the House of Blues.In related news, Chingy wrapped the video for “One Call Away,” the third single from his double platinum […]
Kool DJ Red Alert will host The Eighth Annual Mixtape Awards, which will take place tomorrow evening in New York City.The event, which honors the record breaking work of the mixtape DJ, is an invitation only event and is heavily supported by the hip-hop community.Fat Joe, Ghostface, Mobb Deep, Raekwon and Jadakiss are among the […]
Queen Latifah will join the ranks of rappers employed by UPN as she is set to executive produce an updated version of “WKRP in Cincinnati,” according to a reports.The new show will be called “WHOT” and will feature a hip-hop take on the popular ’80s sitcom.The series is based upon a young white woman who […]
A Former NFL player and Hy Singer, the Republican county chair in Brooklyn, are forming an unlikely partnership as the duo are set to open a hip-hop nightclub in Coney Island, according to a report in the New York Post.Gary Gooden, who played with the Oakland Raiders, became interested in opening a nightclub in the […]
G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks has inked a deal with production company “Digital Sin,” to direct an interactive p### CD titled “Groupie Luv.”Digital Sin and Banks’ Bank Shot Productions will produce the DVD, which allows viewers to choose which girls have sex and where it will take place.”It’s gonna be great, it will seem like you will […]
After eight years in business and releasing such groundbreaking artists as Mos Def and Talib Kweli, seminal hip-hop label Rawkus Records is closing their doors.According to sources, the label will officially shut down as of January 31.”We all found out on Friday,” a source who wished to remain anonymous told AllHipHop.com.After signing a joint venture […]
Roc-A-Fella CEO Damon Dash will be presented with the keys to the city of Richmond, Virginia.City Manager Calvin Jamison will hand over the keys to Dash on Friday January 16, as part of the 8th Annual Freedom Classic Weekend.Dash will be joined by Kanye West, M.O.P., Young Gunz, Nicole Wray, Allen Anthony, Memphis Bleek and […]
Famed music director Hype Williams’ first foray into movies, “Belly,” will be re-released on DVD later this month as a special edition package.The set will include deleted scenes; the “Grand Finale” music video with DMX, Nas, Method Man and Ja Rule; and Multiple spoken-word featurettes.In addition, the original soundtrack to the movie will also be […]
Last Thursday (Jan. 9), Tony Yayo, one-third of the original G-Unit, was finally released from New York prison Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility after serving a year for gun possession. G-Unit DJ Whoo Kid called into Hot 97 on Friday and announced that the crew gave the rapper a party and the label granted him […]
The head of the NCAA told leaders of the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) that he was unhappy with the series of commercials that featured Snoop Dogg.President Myles Brand chided the organization, which determines what teams play each other in the BCS, while speaking at the NCAA Convention today (January 11).”I thought it was inappropriate for […]
Rap legend Kurtis Blow is grooming his son, Kurtis Blow Jr., for a career in hip-hop.”He’s recording now, we’re working with his flow and his delivery,” Kurtis Blow told AllHipHop.com. “I’m showing him the ropes on the live tip, taking him to a lot of shows and doing the research.”Kurtis Blow Jr. is still working […]
Booty buff Sir Mix-A-Lot, best known for his hit single “Baby Got Back,” released material today (January 8) exclusively through his website where fans can stream and download songs via a technology called Weed format.The technology, developed by Shared Media Licensing (SML), is being billed as a means to encourage file trading and help artists […]
Bad Boy CEO, Sean “P.Diddy” Combs will celebrate the 10th anniversary of his label this year and the mogul intends to drop a CD/DVD on March 9, the 7th anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.’s murder. Details are sketchy, but Diddy reportedly wants to remix his song “Victory,” which featured Biggie and Busta Rhymes, and add […]
A new educational CD collection of speeches by Malcolm X has been released.Titled The Malcolm X Collection, the CD contains fourteen hours of speeches, debates and interviews by the fallen orator.”Hip-hop is not just a style of music, it’s a way of life, a philosophy, and the philosophy of hip-hop comes, in a large part, […]
Russell Simmons has sold Phat Fashions, into a partnership with clothing company, Kellwood.Under the terms of the deal, Phat Fashions becomes a subsidary of Kellwood.Simmons received $140 million dollars in cash and will continue to manage the company on a day-to-day basis, while Simmons’ wife, Kimora Lee, will continue as principle creative aribiter at Baby […]
