Ol’ Dirty Bastard was sentenced yesterday, (Wednesdy July 18th), to 2-4 years in prison, for possesion of 20 vials of crack cocaine. According to reports, Ol Dirty may have tried to hurt himself earlier at the psychiatric ward where he currently being held. Ol’ Dirty was in protective custody and is under suicide watch Tuesday […]
C. Delores Tucker, who almost single handedly helped Death Row lose their distribution deal with Time-Warner, lost her attempt to sue Time Magazine and Newsweek, claiming that they had mischaracterized her dispute with the estate of the late Tupac Shakur. The Supreme Court’s 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out 74 year old Tucker […]
Kenny Greene, who produced and wrote songs for the Queen of "Hip-Hop Soul," Mary J. Blige, Intro and Tyrese recently passed away due to complications from AIDS. Greene, who penned "Reminisce," "My Love," "Love No Limit" and "You Remind Me," for Mary J. Blige as well as music on Intro’s first album. Greene, who was […]
DMX will embark on his Hoodstock tour, giving fans on the East Coast free outdoor shows on top of an 18 wheeler truck. According to Def Jam, Hoodstock starts Oct. 12th in D.C. and will end in Atlanta on Nov. 1st. The tour will run through Baltimore, Boston, Hartford, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia, […]
Fueling the rumors that have already been circulating, Paterson New Jersey police said Tuesday that they are investigating as to whether or not Erick Sermon tried to commit suicide. Sermon’s J Record’s spokesman Biff Warren told allhiphop.com that Sermon was involved in a car accident, which broke the artist’s shoulder, jaw and leg. Sermon also […]
Bad Boy Records CEO, Sean "Puffy" Combs is looking to move his label away from parent label, Arista when his deal with the label runs out in 2003. Puff is already in negotiations with Arista chief, L.A. Reid and are currently talking about who will be allowed to follow Puff when he exits at the […]
Tuesday the Hip Hop World lost another great and talented artist. William Stroman a.k.a Boogie Knight Kid Delight of The Boogie Boys passed on. Delight, a Hip Hop veteran, was the original member of The Boogie Boys. He wrote and performed such Hip Hop classics as "Fly Girl", "Rappin’ Aint A Thing", and "You Ain’t […]
It seems that no one is safe from getting dissed this year in Hip-Hop. With Beef’s between Jay-Z and Nas, Prodigy and Jay-Z, Jadakiss and Jay-Z, Suge and all Death Row defectees, Beanie Sigel and Jadakiss, Foxy Brown and Lil Kim and whoever else, it seems that K-Solo has thrown in his bid on the […]
Calvin Broadus, known to the world as Snoop Dogg was charged with marijuana possession after police officers stopped two of his tour buses for speeding and found several bags of the drug. Tray Dee of Tha Eastsidaz was also arrested. State police pulled the buses over after a traffic stop on Interstate 90, west of […]
Jermaine Dupri will donate $10,000 to launch Hip-Hop for Humanity, a relief effort which is unifying the hip-hop community to provide financial support for the victim’s of the September 11th tragedies. Hip-Hop for Humanity kicks off with an all day event at the Mall West End (850 Oak Street Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia) on Monday, October […]
Primarily known for his work as Beck’s DJ, as well as being the 1996 DMC US Champ and a 15-year DJ veteran, Swamp is already a heavy hitter in the turntablist and remix worlds. The release of his new CD, Never is Now marks the next progression in DJ Swamp’s career. In an era where […]
No Limit star Mckinley “Mac Da Assassin” Phipps was convicted Friday of manslaughter in the shooting of 19-year-old Barron Victor Jr. at a New Orleans club last year, despite the claims from another man, who claims he fired the bullet. Jurors deliberated for 7 hours and voted 10-2 for manslaughter. Mac was spared the more […]
Nate Dogg is ready to drop his long-awaited solo album, and — unsurprisingly — the King of Cameos isn’t going it alone. Some of Nate’s past collaborators — including Pharoahe Monch, Kurupt, Jermaine Dupri, Ludacris, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg — will rap along with the crooning O.G. on Music & Me, which drops December […]
Ja-Rule, who will shoot the video for his latest single, “Always On Time” next week in Miami, has been a busy man lately. According to sources, it seems that JA-Rule has set his sites beyond Hip-Hop, recently penning the remix to Jennifer Lopez’ hit "I’m Real," as well as songs on Mariah Carey’s new album […]
According to court papers filed by the Bank of New York, Juvenile has failed to make any of the monthly $2,329 mortgage payments on his home since April. The bank has foreclosed on its loan for the $315,000 Mandeville, LA real estate and has authorized the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office to seize the property […]
The Wu-Tang Clan and Afroman were winners of High Times magazine’s Doobie Award. The 2nd annual show, which was scheduled for September 12th at the Wetlands in New York City, was canceled due to the terrorist acts the day before. Afroman, who won Pot Song Of The Year was scheduled to perform at the show. […]
Dr. Dre donated $1 million dollars to help with the relief efforts, due to the terrorist attacks that leveled the World Trade Center and smashed a portion of the Pentagon. The donation, went to Los Angeles’ Hot 106 FM’s Power Of The Dollar fundraising campaign. Other artists have also donated as well. Russell Simmons donated […]
Jay-Z‘s The Blueprint sold over 400,000 copies its first week out, despite bootlegging and the tragedy on his release date. The Blueprint will debut in Billboards charts in the weeks Top Ten releases and is expected to claim the number one position. "Due to the tragedy that occurred on Tuesday, I am postponing the start […]
Ray "Benzino" Scott, co-owner of The Source, has pleaded innocent to to 9 charges levied against him by the Miami Beach Police Department. Benzino was arrested after officers allegedly caught him speeding. Benzino will be arraigned October 1st, before Circuit Judge Gill Freeman. As we reported after The Source Awards, Benzino was arrested after he […]
Snoop Dogg’s syndicated radio show, Bigg Snoop Dogg Radio continues to do well for the stations that carry the show. On the show, Snoop takes listeners on a four hour journey of world premier releases, mixes and in studio interviews with top acts. Recent guests have included Busta Rhymes, Fred Durst, Tha Eastsidaz, Nate Dogg, […]