Entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has joined forces with Emmy winning producer Mark Burnett to lead the search for the next music superstar on a newly approved MTV reality series.   The show, titled StarMaker, was greenlit by the network for January 2009.   It will feature a group of aspiring solo artists handpicked by […]

Embattled rapper DMX appeared in a Phoenix courtroom today (September 29) over a bench warrant for missing his last court appearance.   The rapper, who was in court for less than two minutes, appeared fidgety as he stood before the judge, who ordered him back in court on October 7 for a status conference.   […]

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is making his way back to the West Coast this afternoon (September 29), following his release from the Augusta, Georgia burn unit, where he has been receiving care for the last nine days.   According to Joseph M. Still Burn Center spokesperson Beth Frits, Barker was released around 10am Monday […]

The Dr. Donda West Foundation is teaming up with the Live to Give Campaign for the Give Back Concert (November 4), a benefit Hip-Hop concert in Washington, D.C. focused on community empowerment.   With the current economic and political turmoil consuming the nation’s capital, the foundation is specifically focused on inspiring young adults to exercise […]

Rapper/actor Bow Wow has teamed with Walk Across America to encourage voter registration and youth participation in the upcoming presidential elections.   Starting in October 1, Bow Wow and Walk Across America will travel to various cities across the United States, including major markets like Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and New York City.   Bow Wow […]

The next generation of entrepreneurs will receive a bit of inspiration from one of Hip-Hop’s most successful businessmen.   Rap mogul Russell Simmons, along with Kauffman Foundation president and CEO Carl Schramm will launch the Race to BE competition, a contest designed to inspire creativity and innovation in young aspiring entrepreneurs.   Five teams will […]

Royce Da 5’9, Obie Trice and D12 – three of Detroit’s most famous Hip-Hop acts – have joined forces to launch a coast-to-coast tour of Canada, AllHipHop.com has learned.   The 13-date collaboration between the three Detroit artists will launch November 7 in St. John at Ozone Nightclub and wrap up in Castlegar, BC at […]

50 Cent will make his performance debut in Santiago, Chile next month, but the rapper has a list of demands that must be met, if fans expect the performance.   The rapper is slated to perform his first show in the country on October 30, at the Movistar Arena.   His rider calls for a […]

A member of the rock group Oasis still has critical comments for Jay-Z, the rapper/mogul whom the group engaged in a brief war of words with over the summer.   In June, the band’s frontman Noel Gallagher threw the first verbal salvo, criticizing the rapper’s artistic merit and choice to headline the high-profile, traditionally rock-centered […]

Sought after songwriter and hook specialist T-Pain has confirmed a November release date for Thr33 RINGZ, his third full length studio album.   In July, T-Pain launched the project with the Lil Wayne assisted hit single “Can’t Believe It,” which has peaked at #8 on the Billboard’s Top 10.   For the second single, the […]

Jay-Z has officially announced his new partnership with StarGate, the multi-platinum Norwegian production duo responsible for hit singles by Ne-Yo, Rihanna, and Beyonce, Cher, Lionel Richie and others.   The global partnership establishes the StarRoc label, which has been rumored about for weeks, as well as a new publishing company, StarRoc Music Publishing.   It […]

A Bronx apartment recognized as the birthplace of Hip-Hop culture is expected to be sold next week.   Located at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the building’s landlord group plans to withdraw the property from the city’s moderate housing program, allowing the owners to pay off the building’s $5 million dollar balance.   The property will then […]

Inspired by support among his fans, rapper Unk is gearing up for the release of his upcoming album, Second Season.   The Big Oomp Records / KOCH Records set is the follow up to Unk’s 2006 debut Beat’n Down Yo Block, which featured the hits “Walk It Out,” and “2 Step.”   To date, both […]

Despite avoiding felony charges for an incident with photographers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), rapper/producer Kanye West could face a lesser charge for his role in the scuffle.   Frank Mateljan, spokesman for the L.A. City Attorney’s Office, told Reuters that West could be charged with a misdemeanor from the incident.   “We’re in […]

Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z and Iconix Brand Group, owner of Rocawear Clothing, are being sued in federal court on copyright infringement charges.   The case was filed last Thursday (September 18) in Georgia Northern District Court by I Will Not Lose, LLC, a company claiming that Iconix Brand Group and Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, adopted […]

More pressure is set to be put on the murderers of slain Hip-Hop icon and Run-DMC group member Jam Master Jay, when America’s Most Wanted features a segment on the DJ’s murder during an upcoming episode. Sources have confirmed with AllHipHop.com that AMW is creating the segment on the pioneering DJ, who was gunned down […]

Independent Kansas City rap artist Tech N9ne won’t be alone when he embarks on a 40-city plus outing titled the Strictly Strange ‘08 tour.   Media sources tell AllHipHop.com the rapper will be joined by the complete roster of artists on his Strange Music record label, which include Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Prozak, Skatterman & […]

Veteran rhymesayers Nas and Mos Def will be among the artists carrying the banner of Hip-Hop overseas for the Rock the Bells 2008 International Festival Series.   The SanDisk-sponsored outing, which kicks off Oct. 31 in Prague, Czech Republic, marks its first appearance outside the US with scheduled stops in Amsterdam, Stockholm and Paris before […]

A performance by Brooklyn rap group Black Moon that was slated to take place tonight has been postponed, after lead rapper Buckshot suffered a series of seizures, resulting in his hospitalization.   According to Duck Down co-founder and CEO Dru Ha, the legendary MC was returning home from a European trip, when he suffered from […]

Rapper Tony Yayo will host a special live edition of MTV’s new reality-based show Busted the network announced today (September 25).   During the three-hour long Busted:Live, which airs October 4, Yayo will broadcast live from MTV’s Times Square studio, as MTV cameras join police patrols in Calvert County, Maryland and Akron, OH, in search […]