A Judge cleared Philly rapper Beanie Sigel to attend a drug counseling at an undisclosed treatment facility in Minnesota. U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick ordered Sigel to post a $1,000,000 federal bond, $150,000 in cash, a $400,000 house and four other properties. Upon successful completion of the drug/anger management program, a judge will determine […]
A coalition of African-American organizations are launching a national boycott of rapper Nelly’s Pimp Juice energy drink and any store that sells it. Project Islamic Hope, The National Alliance For Positive Action, The National Black Anti-Defamation League will hold a press conference tomorrow at 10:00 am (PST) at The Liquor Bank in South Central Los […]
The Recording Industry Association of America filed hundreds of lawsuits against consumers who engage in file sharing, accusing individuals of illegally downloading and sharing copyrighted material. The lawsuits, which numbered 261, were filed in courts around the country by the RIAA, who represents Sony, EMI, BMG, Universal Music and Warner Music. The RIAA said this […]
Production started last week on a new independent film, "20 Funerals." The movie, which will feature cameo appearances by Outkast’s extended family Killer Mike, Big Gipp and Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz, is a crime drama. The movie is based on four police officers, who take the law into their own hands after a […]
The CEO of an upcoming record label in Florida was gunned down after receiving a haircut in a barbershop owned by former Miami Heat star, Alonzo Mourning. Alexander Bernard Harris, 33, and Todd Green, 28, were shot by hooded gunman in Mourning’s Cutz barbershop, which he owns with his barber. One of the victims was […]
Jury selection will start tomorrow in the case of Corey "C-Murder" Miller, who allegedly shot a 16-year-old to death in a Jefferson Parish, New Orleans nightclub. Steve Thomas, who used a fake ID to enter the club, argued with Miller and was subsequently shot in the chest inside of the Platinum club. Almost 300 people […]
Police in Wichita, Kansas have asked local club owners to stop playing Lil Jon and The Eastside Boyz song "Put Yo Hood Up," claiming the song was responsible for a nightclub shooting. Last week, five people were shot outside of the El Tequila Club. Authorities claim that the fight started with the playing of the […]
A judge revoked Beanie Sigel’s bid to leave federal prison and enter into a drug rehabilitation and anger management program, after the man he allegedly shot claimed he received daily threats. Terrence Speller, who claims Sigel is the man who shot him in the stomach and foot at a Philadelphia bar, testified that he and […]
Revolutionary rap group dead prez is preparing to drop a mixtape, Get Free Or Die Trying, and has launched their own label, Boss Up (B.U.) "We did that mixtape in two weeks," stic told AllHipHop.com. "We are flooding the hood with this RBG sh*t uncut, straight off the press, not trying to tweak it with […]
A Philadelphia judge has authorized rapper Beanie Sigel’s release from a federal prison yesterday, to receive in-patient drug counseling and anger management treatment. The judge released Sigel for 28 days and told attorney’s that the name and location of the treatment facility Sigel must be kept secret. In order to be released for the drug […]
Police in Queens, New York are hunting for the killer of Gerard "DO Cannon" Fields, a rapper who recently signed with Murder Inc. Cannon, 26, was shot twice in the chest and once in the leg in Jamaica, not far from the recording studio where Jam Master Jay was gunned down. Cannon was gunned down […]
When Nore was apprehended by the Manhattan police yesterday (Sept. 3), the authorities also booked fellow Queens rapper Tragedy Khadafi after weed was found in the Def Jam rapper’s Hummer. “Trag was with Nore when they were pulled over,” a rep for the rapper confirmed with AllHipHop.com. “He’s currently locked down as well.” The rep […]
After spending almost 10 years on Eazy E’s Ruthless Records, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are officially off the label and are actively seeking a record deal. "Most of the time we were on Ruthless, we were unhappy," Krayzie Bone told AllHipHop.com. "We said we would do one more album with them and if they didn’t market it […]
Canadian rapper Kardinall Offishall and Dan-E-O have teamed with RadioShack Canada and Reebok to launch the RBK Streetball Edition Motorola C350 cellphone. The duo shot commercials for the phone, which comes with an RBK Streetball Edition faceplate, a free Reebok DJ bag, and a discount coupon at Foot Locker. The advertisements are aimed at increasing […]
Island Def Jam Music Group CEO Lyor Cohen won a judgment yesterday, dramatically reducing the amount Cohen was ordered to pay for allegedly blocking the release of an album featuring Ja Rule on TVT Records. On March 21, an 8 person jury in Manhattan federal court found Cohen personally liable for fraud and willful copyright […]
Queens bred Victor "Noreaga" Santiago of rap group Capone-N-Noreaga, was arrested yesterday after authorities found marijuana in an SUV the rapper was driving. According to police reports, Santiago’s Humvee was stopped in Manhattan after police received a report of someone brandishing a gun before getting into an identical vehicle. While no weapon was reported to […]
Hip-Hop band The Roots are preparing to release their next album and have added a new group member to the Philadelphia based band. The group is considering naming their latest effort The Tipping Point, also the name of a book by author Malcolm Gladwell. Amir "?uestlove" Thompson said that the group chose the title because […]
Seattle rap legend Sir Mix-A-Lot has returned to the rap game with Daddy’s Home and a considerably more mature attitude. Mix-A-Lot, best known for his crossover hit "Baby Got Back," has been branded a "one hit wonder" by many mainstream outlets, but as those from an older generation will recall, the rapper had success with […]
50 Cent is the subject of a lawsuit filed by the owner of a Mobile, Alabama limousine service, claiming that the rapper’s security assaulted him and took control of a rented GMC Yukon. Johnny Bonner, owner of Top of the Bay Limousine Taxi Service, said that he was driving three members of 50 Cent’s security […]
Nappy Roots will make their theater debut as performers on Apollo’s Amateur Night at the world famous Apollo theater in Harlem, New York. The weekly show has been at the venue since 1934 and has introduced the world to such stars as Billie Holiday, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Fat Joe, […]
