Dame Dash Launches Dame Dash Music Group
At a star-studded press conference last night, former Roc-A-Fella Records heads Damon Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke announced the official launch of their latest musical venture, The Damon Dash Music Group. The label, which is to be designed as a joint venture partnership with the Island Def Jam Music Group will boast former Roc-A-Fella recording […]

Ali, Big Gipp Working On New Album ‘Kinfolk’
Founding Goodie Mob member Big Gipp has formed a group with St. Lunatics Member Ali and the two are preparing an album for Nelly’s Derrty Entertainment this spring. After constant run-ins at awards shows and recording their first song together, the duo decided to work on an album, titled Kinfolk, as Gipp and Ali. Ali, […]

Game Sells More Than Top 10 Combined, Police Investigate Assault
G Unit/Aftermath artist The Game landed at the top of Billboard’s Top 200 Chart yesterday (Jan. 26), moving almost 600,000 copies of his debut album The Documentary in one week. The Compton, California native shipped 700,000 copies according to representatives for G-Unit/Aftermath/Interscope and in many cases, stores were sold out the demand was so high. […]
Dame Dash Gets Married, Enters Into Boxing With Veteran Promoter
Though reluctant to divulge details of his personal life, former Roc-A-Fella CEO Dame Dash has confirmed that he married his longtime girlfriend and mother of his two children, after reports of a secret wedding sprung up in the past week. "People talk about every aspect of my life. And I gotta be honest about every […]

Lil Eazy E Responds To Daz Accusations
In the wake of Daz Dillinger’s remarks to AllHipHop.com, Lil’ Eazy-E, son of Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, has come forward to clear his name regarding Daz’s accusations that the N.W.A. founder’s son was a neighborhood snitch. “First and foremost, I’d like to clear that up," Lil’ Eazy-E told AllHipHop.com. "On my mama, I never been a […]

Roscoe Involved In Near Fatal Car Crash, Recovering At Home
Rapper Roscoe, younger brother of Kurupt, was involved in a near-fatal car accident on January 2nd, after a drunk driver collided head-on with his vehicle. Apparently Roscoe was driving with three other passengers when struck by a 19-year-old female that caused their vehicle to flip twice, leaving the rapper’s vehicle sandwiched in between two cars […]

Hot 97 Morning Show Suspended Over Tsunami Parody, Jin Responds With Song
The Hot 97 Morning Show, led by Miss Jones, has been suspended indefinitely for performing a parody ridiculing victims of the catastrophic tsunamis that occurred in South Asia recently. The song replaced verses from the hit 1980s song "We Are the World" with lyrics like, "Go find your mommy/I just saw her float by/ a […]

Irv Gotti And Brother Christopher Surrender To FBI
Irv “Gotti” Lorenzo and his brother Christopher surrendered to authorities in a murder conspiracy and money-laundering probe, while alleged drug kingpin Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff was formally charged with murder. The Lorenzos surrendered to the FBI today (January 26) at 10:00 am on various counts of money laundering. Federal investigators accuse McGriff and the Lorenzo’s of […]

Police Seek To Question Ja Rule, Bodyguards In December 27th Shooting
Two bodyguards for Ja Rule are suspected of killing one man and wounding another at a post-Christmas party on December 27th. According to the New York Post, security camera tape seized by the NYPD shows Ja Rule and his entourage coming out of the nightclub and allegedly opened fire. William “Willie Bang Bang” Clark, 39, […]

AHH STRAY NEWS: Hot 97 Tsunami Controversy, Ludacris, Fat Joe, Nas, Geto Boys
Hot 97 personalities involved in a parody of the disastrous tsunamis in South Asia have agreed to donate one week’s pay to tsunami relief. Controversy erupted when the Morning Show crew, led by host Miss Jones, made slanderous remarks in a spoof of the 1980s hit “We Are the World” last week. The skit substituted […]

University Of Chicago Hosting National Conference On Feminism And Hip-Hop
The Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture at the University of Chicago will host what organizers have billed the first national conference on the topic of “Feminism and Hip-Hop,” in April. The conference aims to provide a forum to discuss and analyze the relevance of feminist agendas to the Hip-Hop generation. Kim […]
Feds Expected To Make Murder Inc Arrests
According to sources, Murder Inc mogul Irv “Gotti” Lorenzo, Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, and Ja Rule’s manager Ron “Gutta” Robinson will be arrested shortly for allegedly laundering millions of dollars in illegal drug money. Federal agents will definitely make arrests this week, the source stated, but didn’t indicate when nor the exact charges that would be […]

Jermaine Dupri Named President Of Virgin Records’ Urban Division
Virgin Records Chairman and CEO Matt Serletic announced today that hip-hop mogul Jermaine Dupri has been hired on as President of their new Urban Music Division. Dupri will oversee the entire division as well as produce for the EMI family of record labels. Under terms of the new deal, Jermaine will also bring his So […]

Sean ‘P.Diddy’ Combs Preparing Making The Band 3, Looking To Purchase Theatres
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs will resume his fascination with shaping young hip-hop hopefuls into stars with the MTV series "Making the Band 3," premiering March 3 at 10 p.m. ET. This time the hip-hop impresario is looking for the next hottest girl group. "Making the Band 3" will follow Combs as he discovers and molds […]

Producer Needlz Talks About 50 Cent’s “Piggybank,” Future Projects
Though much of the hip-hop community has heard of 50 Cent’s rumored dis record "Piggybank," not many have actually heard the mysterious track, not even the song’s producer Needlz, who prefers to stay neutral amidst the controversy. "I’ve heard about the song, but I mean, outside of that, I heard he’s coming at Ja [Rule] […]
Ice Cube’s “Are We There Yet?” Tops Weekend Box Office
Ice Cube continues his hot streak at the box office, as his comedy “Are We There Yet?” topped the box office this weekend, raking in $18.5 million. The movie, which stars the former N.W.A. lead rapper opposite Nia Long, is a family flick about a materialistic bachelor who falls for a single mother of two […]

Weekly World News: Snoop Dogg, Brit Awards, Ms. Dynamite, Katongo
Snoop Dogg will play at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards, slated to take place February 24 in Dublin, Ireland. Snoop will be joined by Irish bands Bell X1 and The Thrills at the Point Theatre. Tickets for the event are on sale now. In related news, published reports said Snoop was warned not to use […]

D-Block Responds To 50 Cent’s Disses
In 50 Cent’s world, lyrical warfare is justified simply through affiliation. The Queens-bred MC has aimed his callous lyrics at fellow New York rappers Jadakiss and Fat Joe, both of whom contribute verses to 50’s rival Ja Rule’s anthem “New York, New York.” Fat Joe, Jadakiss, and Rule have promptly responded to the verbal assault. […]

Lil Wayne Still With Cash Money Records
After months of speculation, representatives for Lil’ Wayne confirmed that the rapper is still signed to his native label, Cash Money/Universal and not a Jay-Z helmed Def Jam. “Lil’ Wayne is still on Cash Money/Universal and his label Young Money Entertainment is through Cash Money/Universal as well,” Lil Wayne’s publicist CJ Robinson confirmed with AllHipHop.com […]

AHH Stray News: Game, Fat Joe, Beasties, Jackie-O
After only one day on the shelves, the Game reportedly sold roughly 400,000 copies of his debut album The Documentary, released Tuesday (Jan. 18). While official figures won’t be available until Nielsen Soundscan numbers are released next week, The Documentary is expected to exceed 600,000. And Game remains optimistic. "Hopefully, we’ll live up to that […]