Aceyalone, Zion-I Compete For MTV Exposure
Hip-Hop underground acts Aceyalone, a founding member of Freestyle Fellowship, and the spiritual Hip-Hop trio Zion-I will compete in "MTV2’s Dew Circuit Breakout," amongst 12 unknown bands battling in a weeklong tournament to gain valuable exposure. Zion-I will appear on "MTV2’s Dew Circuit Breakout," November 22 and Aceyalone on November 24, with MTV2 VJ Jim […]

Murder Inc. Bookkeeper Busted For Money Laundering
Murder Inc. Bookkeeper Cynthia Brent was arrested and indicted Monday (November 8) on money laundering charges, as federal prosecutors continue their investigation into a connection between the rap label and drug dealers. Brent, 39, was charged with laundering over $1 million in drug money and arranging cash deposits to evade federal filing laws, officials said. […]

Pioneers To Detail Plans For The Universal Federation For The Preservation Of Hip-Hop Culture
Hip-Hop pioneers Afrika Bambaataa, GrandMaster Caz, Kurtis Blow and others will announce the establishment of the Universal Federation for the Preservation of Hip-Hop Culture, a nonprofit organization invested in safeguarding Hip-Hop’s evolutionary history. According to the Federation’s Vice President Kenny “Yoda” Syder, also a member of the legendary Crash Crew, artists have consistently toured the […]

Philly DJ Claims Fabolous Bodyguard Body Slammed Her
Power 99 DJ Golden Girl of Philadelphia alleges that she was attacked by the bodyguard of Brooklyn wordsmith Fabolous during the radio station’s yearly Powerhouse 2004 concert. The radio personality, known for her blonde hair, detailed her experience to local NBC 10 News yesterday (Nov. 8). "I was talking to one of the artists, which […]

St. Lunatic Murphy Lee Accused of DWI
Murphy Lee of Nelly’s St. Lunatics was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs after police claim they stumbled on almost 35 grams of marijuana in the rapper’s Mercedes Benz, according to published reports. Police say they found the marijuana after stopping Lee, 22, for an expired license plate Oct. 31 on […]

Lil’ Flip Sued For Copyright Infringement – Again
Lil’ Flip has been hit with a second copyright infringement lawsuit, this time due to alleged unauthorized use of three melodies on his major label debut, Undaground Legend. The latest round of legal wrangling for the Houston, Texas rapper stems from three songs on the CD, “Texas Boys,” “Make Mama Proud” and “What I Been […]

AHH Stray News: Dr. Dre, Fade to Black, The RZA, S.H.I.N.E.
Dr. Dre has restarted his highly anticipated solo album, Detox. The super producer put the project on hold to produce albums for Aftermath artists Eve and Busta Rhymes. According to published reports, the album is slated for a fall 2005 release. Jay-Z’s documentary “Fade to Black” earned $475,648 during its opening week in theaters. The […]

Yukmouth And Game Speak, Say Beef Is Still On
For those not in tune with their Hip-Hop beef, Aftermath/G-Unit rapper The Game and Bay-area rapper Yukmouth of Regime have been volleying back and forth with insults, even though peace seemed on the horizon. A song that featured both rappers on the same track was apparently recorded separately, where Game decided to dis his counterpart […]

Diddy Says Citizen Change Wont Stop, Wants To Be Black James Bond
Rap impresario turned political activist Sean “P.Diddy” Combs announced today (Nov. 6) that Citizen Change, his non-partisan voter registration initiative, will continue to operate and recruit young people into the electoral process even though presidential election has passed. “This is phase one, step one for us to get people engaged," Diddy told the Associated Press. […]

Bill Cosby Gets Down With Hip-Hop
Actor/Comedian Bill Cosby and various Hip-Hop artists have joined with Ras Baraka, Deputy Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, to launch Hip-Hop for the P.E.O.P.L.E., a national community service program aimed at underprivileged urban youth. The mission of Hip-Hop for the P.E.O.P.L.E. (Providing Education Opportunity, Prosperity and Life Eternally) is to enlighten inner city youth on […]

Family For Mac Dre Holds Public Viewing
The family of Andre “Mac Dre” Hicks will hold a public viewing for the rapper, who was shot to death on a stretch of highway in Kansas City. The family will hold the viewing from noon to 5 p.m. at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1735 Enterprise Drive, in Fairfield, California A private service for the […]

Baby Drops New Shoe
Multi-platinum Hip-Hop artist Bryan “Baby” Williams, CEO of Cash Money Records is collaborating with urban shoe company Lugz to launch a new holiday boot collection.The “Birdman Nightwing” follows in the footsteps of Baby’s “Birdman” shoe line, which was introduced last spring and sold over one million pairs.The new collection will make its debut this weekend, […]

Akademiks Ads Pulled In New York
The Hip-Hop clothing line Akademiks is causing controversy in New York over their racy poster ads that state: “Read Books, Get Brain.”Enraged New York City transit officials are taking action, vowing to pull the ads from city buses.”Get Brain” is slang for oral sex and the ad deliberatly played on the meaning.Akademiks’ ad designer Anthony […]

Rapper Testifies During Weapons Of Mass Destruction Trial
Philadelphia rapper John “Tommy Hill” Wilson testified yesterday in Federal court during the trial of a family accused of harboring drugs and Weapons of Mass Destruction.Hill, a former member of popular Philadelphia rap group The Ram Squad, was busted last December and charged with major drug offenses.He agreed to cooperate with authorities and testify against […]
Norwegian Rap Group Facing Charges Over Alleged Bush Threat
A Norwegian rap group is facing criminal charges for setting up a website called killhim.nu that urged web readers to offer money towards a bounty on U.S. President George W. Bush, recently elected to a second term.”Shooting this man is not just self defense, but is the only reasonable thing to do,” the site read.Washington’s […]
R. Kelly Airs It Out With Tigger, Compares Feud To Pac & B.I.G.
Big Tigger will air it out with R. Kelly in an exclusive interview to discuss the demise of the “Best of Both Worlds Tour” featuring Kelly and multi-platinum rapper Jay-Z.The special interview will be broadcast on “Live in the Den with Big Tigger,” the personalities nationally syndicate radio show.The interview will air tonight (November 4) […]

Dame Dash Talks Jay-Z, Roc-A-Fella
The dynasty continues – according to Damon Dash.At a kick-off event celebrating Roc-A-Fella Record’s 10th anniversary Wednesday (November 3) at New York University, Roc CEO Damon Dash discounted rumors of a conflict between he and Jay-Z and spoke on the future of hip-hop’s legendary Roc-A-Fella empire.The event opened with a performance by Roc artist Rell, […]

Da Brat Joins Cast Of Surreal Life 4
Da Brat, the First Lady of So So Def Records, has joined the latest cast of VH1s Surreal Life, the popular show that assembles a diverse group of celebrities. Producers for the show set up cameras throughout a domicile in which the celebs activities are watched and recorded 24 hours of every day. In the […]

AHH Stray News: Snoop Dogg’s New Date, Rock The Bells, Cormega
Geffen and Interscope have moved Snoop Dogg’s upcoming album R&G: Rhythm & Gangsta The Masterpiece up a week, due to internet leaks and bootlegging. The album will now be released on the November 16th, the same day as another Interscope release, Eminem’s Encore. Sources stated that Interscope may be planning to reshuffle Eminem’s release as […]

Kerry Concedes, Diddy Speaks
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has conceded the race for U.S. president to George W. Bush in a phone call early today (November 3rd). Hip-Hop mogul P. Diddy spoke on the impact of his “Vote or Die” campaign to raise youth votes. “The voter turnout overall is up,” Diddy told NBC News. “And one of […]