TI Explains Video, Lil Flip Controversy
TI, who mere days ago, was at the center of a prison escapee mishap, raised more eyebrows this weekend, when he aggressively challenged Houston rapper Lil Flip and accused him of trying to take his self-proclaimed “King of the South” title. Just days after being accused of taping a video in jail without permission, the […]
Rosa Parks Gets Court Date To Battle Outkast
Civil Rights spark Rosa Parks has finally gotten a date for her legal bout with rappers Andre 3000 and Big Boi of Outkast. The trial has been set for January 10, 2005, but the suit will take on an even more dramatic twist because of the civil rights leaders ailing health. Lawyers for Outkast have […]

Lawsuit Claims Hammer Used Trust To Hide Assets
Rapper Hammer was hit with a lawsuit earlier this month due to allegations that he placed his residence in a trust fund to avoid collection of a debt. A lawsuit filed by Newstyle Media, based in Anaheim Hills, California, claims that hammer used his Stanley Burrell Irrevocable Children’s Trust fund to hide ownership of his […]

Lil Kim Can’t Leave The Country, Associate Pleads Guilty
Yesterday, Lil Kim was denied permission to travel to perform in the Caribbean resort of St. Kitts by a federal judge. Judge Gerard E. Lynch, who ruled in favor of rapper Eminem in his copyright dispute against The Source, said in his decision that Lil Kim’s handlers were irresponsible for booking the St. Kitts appearance. […]

TI In Hot Water For Shooting Video In Jail
Rapper TI is in hot water, after an inmate escaped from the Fulton County Jail as he shot an unauthorized video.Yesterday, Cara Williams escaped through a door used by prison employees disguised in medical scrubs.Williams was apprehended six hours later and prison officials said her escape had nothing to do with the video shoot.Still, authorities […]
Hip-Hop and Civil Rights Generations Break Down Barriers
Community activists past and present, including Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Rev. Calvin Butts and M-1 of rap group dead prez, met in Newark, New Jersey yesterday (6/17) for a Town Hall Meeting sponsored by the National Hip-Hop Political Convention. The members of both the Hip-Hop Generation and the Civil Rights Generation gathered at Metropolitan Baptist […]
Paris Hilton Working With Lil Jon
Paris Hilton, heiress to the billion dollar Hilton Hotel fortune and star of the hit television show “The Simple Life,” is working on an album with Lil Jon.”We met at the MTV Movie Awards where we were hosting pre-show,” Lil Jon told AllHipHop.com. “We talked about me doing some s*t on her album and so […]

Dougie, Lyte Spark Teen Dialogue At NHHPC
“Don’t come here because you like hip-hip,” Deputy Mayor of Newark Ras Baraka told the crowd of teens gathered inside the gym at Essex County College. “Come here because there’s real things going on in the community.” Baraka, along with hip-hop legend Doug E. Fresh, rapper MC Lyte and others, including “America’s Next Top Model” […]

Beef: 50, Smurf and Summer Jam
By now the Hip Hop nation has heard the stories and rumors surrounding the incident at the 2004 Hot 97 Summer Jam in New York involving 50 Cent’s group G-Unit and former members of the click, Bang ‘Em Smurf and Domination. While the debacle was not a full-on fight, there were bottles and chairs flying […]

Kim Mathers Busted In Hotel
Eminem’s ex-wife Kimberly Mathers was arrested in an Ann Arbor, Michigan hotel, two months after a felony warrant was issued when she failed to return to a drug treatment facilty.Mathers pleaded guilty to cocaine possession in January. She was sentenced to 30 days in a county jail and ordered to attend in-patient drug treatment for […]

Rap Stars Celebrate ‘Pac’s Birthday
Despite what was perceived as a bi-coastal rap war, the East Coast had love for Tupac and it continues today, as a star-studded group will celebrate the hip-hop martyr’s 33rd birthday. The party takes place at The Coral Room in New York on 512 West 29th Street. Appearances include Chuck D of Public Enemy, The […]

Snoop, Slim Thug Sign With Star Trak
Snoop Dogg and Slim Thug have inked deals with Star Trak, the label owned by multi-platinum producers the Neptunes. Snoop will drop an untitled solo album before the year is over. The two albums come on the heels of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo taking their burgeoning empire from Arista and hopping over to Universal, […]

Flavor Flav Stars In ‘Surreal Life’
Continuing their tradition of pitting rappers against other celebrities, creators of "The Surreal Life" have announced the cast of the third season, which includes Public Enemy member Flavor Flav. Flavor will join an all new cast that includes Dave Coulier (Full House), Brigitte Nielsen (Red Sonja), Ryan Starr (American Idol), Jordan Knight (New Kids On […]

C-Murder Second Murder Trial Set For September
Corey "C-Murder" Miller is about to go through it again. A judge in Gretna, Louisiana set a date for the second murder trial for the rapper for September 12, 2005. Miller was convicted last September for the shooting death of 16-year-old Steve Thomas, 16, in 2002. He was never sentenced due to allegations that the […]

T-Boz Files For Divorce From Mack-10
R&B singer T-Boz of TLC has filed for divorce from West Coast rapper Mack 10 and, in the windfall, made a series of sensational allegations including death threats. According to the Associated Press, T-Boz (Tionne Tenese Watkins Rolison) said that Mack 10 (Dedrick D-Mon Rolison) cheated on her in addition to threatening her life. Subsequently, […]

Saigon Calls For Gang Peace On ‘Color Purple’
Saigon, one of the first-rate mixtape emcees from New York, has received a lot of attention for his troubled background, but the rapper has a message against gang violence. "The Color Purple," a song produced by Scram Jones, speaks directly to kids in the street who claim gang sets and the very rappers selling such […]

Congressional Hopeful Cynthia McKinney Unveiling Hip-Hop Platform
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney will deliver a special webcast on June 15, addressing Hip-Hop culture, issues that affect the Hip-Hop generation and a five-point Hip-Hop platform. McKinney, who made history in 1992 when she became the first African American woman from Georgia to serve in the United States House of Representatives, is now a candidate […]

Police In The Philippines Compete For Best Rapper Award
While the police in the United States have taken up monitoring rappers in various cities across the country, police in the Philippines will compete for the best rap artist within their ranks. The National Capital Region Police Office is coordinating the "Kuya Ko 2 Rap Contest," in an attempt to find the best emcee in […]
Book Publisher Targets Hip-Hop
Riverhead Trade recently launched Riverhead/Freestyle, a new literary division of publishing giant Penguin Group. The new division will focus on feeding a growing demand for books by "Hip-Hop" consumers. The company just published the first title, "Blinking Red Light." The book was first self-published by the author, Mister Mann Frisby, former reporter for the Philadelphia […]

DMX Hit With Lawsuit Over Dog Clothing
DMX was hit with a lawsuit stemming from his involvement in the canine clothing company Boomer 129. Amusing Divisions Inc., the company behind Boomer 129, recently filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court, saying they weren’t aware of DMX’s 13-counts of animal cruelty charges, to which he pleaded guilty in 2002. DMX was ordered to […]