After being incarcerated for nearly five years, Pimp C. has reportedly been granted parole and could be released before Christmas. Born Chad Butler, Pimp C. is currently serving an 8-year sentence for parole violations on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge. The Port Arthur, Texas bred rapper was sentenced to prison January 28, […]

Young Buck reportedly reached a plea agreement in assault with a deadly weapon case stemming from an incident at the Vibe Awards last November in Santa Monica, California. Buck, born David Darnell Brown, stood accused of stabbing Los Angeles parolee Jimmy James Johnson after Johnson allegedly punched Aftermath Records CEO Dr. Dre, as was accepting […]

MTV and Showtime have teamed up to present an exclusive 75 minute concert featuring Eminem to support his upcoming album, Curtain Call. MTV and MTV2 will air "Eminem: The Final Countdown," on Dec. 3 at 8:30pm EST, while a concert Eminem taped last August titled "Eminem Live From New York City," will air on Showtime […]

Hip-Hop and urban apparel company Mecca recently announced that music video director Dave Meyers have reunited to shoot and produce their 2006 spring line advertising campaign dubbed “Jetsetters.” Mecca and Meyers are creating a still photo advertising campaign that will highlight Mecca’s new spring line. Meyers has created award worthy videos for artists Outkast, Jay-Z, […]

Jurors in Brooklyn have acquitted The Inc.’s Irving and Christopher Lorenzo of all counts of federal money laundering. After two days of deliberation that cast the brothers’ fate in doubt, jurors sided with the defense and acquitted the Lorenzo’s on all charges of money laundering. The acquittal of the Lorenzo’s ends a two year investigation […]

G-Unit Records may be signing Southern staple B.G. to its burgeoning roster of artists. While the deal is not completed, Sha-Money XL, a G-Unit executive who helps manage 50 Cent, confirmed that B.G. is in talks with company brass. "We are in talks with B.G. to sign him to Buck’s G-Unit South label," Sha-Money XL […]

Dec. has been deemed "B.I.G. Mobile Month" in support of the late rapper’s Notorious B.I.G. Duets: The Final Chapter. Over 60 custom-made ringtones were released to the public on Thursday, according to a press statement. The ringtones were derived from the duets album as well as Biggie’s past hits like Ready to Die, Life After […]

A host of rappers have convene to craft Redemption – Hip Hop United 2 Save Stan "Tookie" Williams. The album highlights talents like stic.man (of dead prez), P.O.W., Paris, Kam, Shorty (of Da Lenchmob), WC, Tank, RBX, Kid Frost, Gangsta Ridd of the Boo Ya Tribe), Frontline and others. The rapper efforts recently became more […]

Dilated Peoples return with a new album, 20/20, a work that is full of diverse styles from the West Coast rhyme vets.  "Back Again" will be the first released single from Dilated’s new album titled 20/20, and features some atypical sounds.  "We weren’t worried about the whole album…if we had two love songs and one […]

Lee Quiñones, star of the 1981 classic Hip-Hop film “Wild Style,” has completed a bicycle ride from New York City to Miami in an effort to raise money to aid children and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina. Quiñones, now a celebrated contemporary painter, worked in conjunction with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America […]

Juelz Santana experienced teen-idol-like occurance on Tuesday (Nov. 29) at Brooklyn, New York’s Kings Plaza. Santana was scheduled for an in-store CD signing at Sam Goody in the Mall. People present witnessed a crowd so massive authorities feared the glass of the store would shatter, as others lined the balcony of the mall hoping to […]

Attorneys finished their closing arguments today (Nov. 30) in the federal money laundering trial of The Inc.’s Irving and Christopher Lorenzo. Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons, Def Jam President Jay-Z, artists Ja Rule and Ashanti sat together, while Terror Squad’s Fat Joe grabbed a seat in the back of the court to watch the proceedings. […]

Producing pioneer Marlon "Marley Marl" Williams is ready to tell his life story in an autobiography called "Vapors," a memoir named after the famous Biz Markie song. "You know [the book] is like the song. Whatever the song is about, my book is about," Marley told AllHipHop.com. "It’s about true things that happened, the ups […]

Legendary group Public Enemy and Chuck D.’s label SlamJamz has partenered with Boston-based m-Qube to help promote their new album New Whirl Odor. Through the venture, a package of mobile offerings will be available for download. "As an independent label, we are always looking for ways to expand our distribution network," said PE frontman Chuck […]

The Australian Office of Film and Classification (OFLC), has refused to rate 50 Cent’s new video game “50 Cent: Bulletproof,” effectively keeping the video game out of stores down under. The game was deemed to be excessively violent by The OFLC. The organization cited the ability to kill victims who moaned or begged for their […]

Attorneys for The Inc.’s Irving and Christopher Lorenzo rested their defense of the brothers today (Nov. 29) after only two hours in a federal money laundering probe of the Hip-Hop label. Irv and Christopher Lorenzo are facing up to 20 years in prison over claims they helped launder millions in drug proceeds for Queens, New […]

Young Jeezy and his former girlfriend have reached a temporary agreement in an on going child support case in Houston, Georgia. On Monday (Nov. 28), Houston County Superior Court Judge George Nunn ordered the rapper to pay $1,400 a month in child support to his 9-year old son. Jeezy, born Jay. W. Jenkins, came under […]

Rapper Canibus has teamed with longtime/collaborator Phoenix Orion as Cloak-N-Dagga and the duo recently released the album, Def Con Zero. The title is a reference to a nation’s Defense Readiness Condition and according to Canibus, the album reflects the rapper’s stint as a member of the Army’s Stryker Brigade. “I spent my teen years learning […]

After a series of critical setbacks, New York Federal prosecutors rested their money laundering case Monday (Nov. 28) against the hip-hop recording label, The Inc., as the trial winds down. The center of the government’s case revolved around the theory that convicted drug kingpin Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff provided the seed money to start up The […]

The Diplomats, Roc-A-Fella Records, Island Def Jam Music Group and Universal Music Group have been sued by music publisher Jamie Music Publishing. Jamie claims The Diplomats song “I’m Ready” from 2003’s Diplomatic Immunity infringes upon Barbara Mason’s#### “Yes I’m Ready.” Jamie Music Publishing owns the rights to the song, which was first released on […]