On Wednesday, Def Jam president Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter added to his new Roc regime with the signing of Tru Life, a rapper that has lurked in the underground for years. The rapper was being pursued by Snoop Dogg, Sony, SRC/Universal and eventually Roc La Familia/Def Jam, according to a press release issued by the rapper’s […]

Reverend Run has been tapped to deliver the Keynote Address at CMJ Music Marathon 2005. The annual CMJ Music Marathon takes place September 15 at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Music Hall in New York City. For years CMJ has attracted music business executives, college DJ’s and various industry tastemakers. Blackalicious, Little Brother, Atmosphere and others […]

Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott has been chosen by the Chrysler Corporation to construct 30 seconds of new, original music for their first commercial advertising the new Jeep Commander. According to reports, Elliott is also in discussions with the Chrysler Group to make an appearance in the commercial. Her new video “Lose Control” will feature the new […]

The estate of Christopher “Big Pun” Rios has jump started a new clothing line in memory of the late Bronx rapper in hopes of generating funds for the family. The launch of Big Pun Clothing Line coincides with website BigPunShop.com where the clothing can be found exclusively. Presently, the line consists of several screen printed […]

Grammy Award winning rapper Lil’ Kim will drop her fourth solo album titled Naked Truth in September, just one week before she will surrender to authorities for lying to a federal grand jury about her knowledge of a broad daylight shoot out. The rapper has tapped an all-star line up of producers for the album […]

On the morning of July 7th 2005, over 700 London commuters were injured and at least 56 were killed when terrorists set off bombs in three subway trains and on a bus. Two weeks later, Londoners were struck again by four more attempted bombings and just today (July 27), four men were apprehended for their […]

BabyGrande Records has announced a partnership with Wu-Tang affiliate Dreddy Kruger and his Think Differently Music Group. Together they are planning three immediate releases. Coming first will be an album pairing some of the Wu’s finest with numerous independent artists called, Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang meets the Indie Culture. The unique album will feature appearances […]

KING is mostly known for scantily clad women, but Jermaine Dupri has tossed some disparaging words at comedian Chris Rock in the latest issue of the men’s magazine. The comments to the “illest men’s magazine” come under the premise of a mock bachelor party for the Virgin Records president, who is also singer Janet Jackson’s […]

Missy Elliott, Kanye West, John Legend and Ciara were all nominated for multiple awards at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. The 22nd annual awards show is being held in Miami, Florida for the second year in a row, and will be hosted by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. Kanye West is also slated to perform […]

Neptunes producer Pharrell Williams has signed on to score and produce the soundtrack for the upcoming film Voltron: Defender of the Universe, based on the popular 1980s cartoon. Debuting in 1984, the television series “Voltron” coincided with the prevalent Transformers toys and both grew to epidemic proportions. Like the TV series, the plot of the […]

Jacob York, the co-owner of Big Cat Records has addressed the recent arrest of Radric "Gucci Mane" Davis. Davis is an artist on Big Cat and was recently arrested in Miami, Florida. Davis was arrested last week on an outstanding aggravated assault warrant stemming from an earlier, alleged altercation with a promoter from Atlanta, Georgia. […]

Hustle & Flow, a hopeful tale about a pimp/rapper, entered the weekend box office at No. 7, an impressive debut considering the film was in fewer theaters than top dogs like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Wedding Crashers. The film pulled in $8.1 million and appeared in just over 1,000 theaters. The movie stars […]

Three-time World Champion boxer Floyd Mayweather is quickly transitioning into a new trade – the music industry – and he’s already recruited a rapper to rep his imprint. “My label Philthy Rich Records is coming soon and I got my man H-Flow, who is straight out of Cleveland,” Mayweather told AllHipHop.com. “He’s the punch line […]

SMACK White Entertainment, that company that is responsible for the popular SMACK DVD Magazine series, has inked a deal with Koch Records. The union will produce a special edition DVD/CD combo titled The SMACK Album: Volume I. The CD will feature exclusive tracks ranging from established artists to upcoming rappers.The DVD will include the next […]

Asylum Records has announced a multi-faceted marketing and distribution deal with ColliPark Music, helmed by Mr. ColliPark, formerly known as DJ Smurf. Mr. ColliPark, born Michael Crooms, signed Ying Yang Twins in 1997 and guided them throughout their career. Mr. ColliPark also produced two of the Ying Yang Twins biggest singles: “Say I Yi Yi,” […]

A federal court in Los Angeles has denied the motion for an injunction filed by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson to stop the distribution of the best-selling DVD The Infamous Times – Volume I: The Original 50 Cent. The rapper 50 Cent borrowed the name from Kelvin “50 Cents” Martin, a Brooklyn born career criminal. In […]

With Mike Jones certified platinum, Slim Thug No. 1 on Billboard’s rap charts and Paul Wall on deck, Houston, Texas is experiencing its biggest resurgence in recent history. However, the trio is keeping their success in perspective. Paul Wall humbly told AllHipHop.com, “We just following suit, because the Geto Boys been putting it down with […]

As Tab “Turk “ Virgil awaits trial for attempted murder for his alleged involvement in a shooting that left a police officer wounded in Memphis Tennessee, an attorney for the rapper spoke with AllHipHop.com, stating the Virgil may be free in as little as three weeks. Javier Bailey is one of the attorneys representing Virgil, […]

One of the summer’s best known benefit concerts – Black August – has just sold out as Talib Kweli and Jaguar Wright sign on to join the other artists already performing. Kweli and Jaguar will join headliner Mos Def as well as Black Moon, Smif N Wessun and others. Black August 2005 will promote HIV/AIDS […]