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Super producer Timbaland has given up the single life and has officially tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend and music executive Monique Idlett.   According to a report from US Weekly’s Usmagazine.com, the pair were wed in sweat suits during an informal ceremony in Virginia yesterday (June 10).   The couple, who were wed […]

New Jersey students will get a first-hand account about the consequences of gang violence when West Coast rap star the Game makes an appearance at a school in Newark, New Jersey.   The Compton, California born rapper, who will serve as the spokesperson for the city’s Peace in Our Streets rally, will speak to youth […]

Rapper Jim Jones’ scheduled appearance at an HIV Testing Day event in Jersey City has been cancelled by city officials, AllHipHop.com has learned.   The Office of Mayor Jerramiah Healy has confirmed with AllHipHop.com that they have decided to eliminate the planned concert and speaking engagement by Jones from the June 27 festivities, due to […]

Just days after he was mistakenly pulled over and forced out of his car at gunpoint by Winnipeg police officers, Christian rapper Fresh I.E. received an apology from the city’s police chief.   According to Winnipeg police Chief Keith McCaskill, the error occurred Wednesday (June 4) after officers called in the license plate number of […]

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Rapper Plies was invloved in a bus crash on Interstate 75 around 1:30 PM today. Plies was enroute to a signing at a local Fort Meyers Best Buy when the crash occured, resulting in his appearance being briefly delayed. Plies eventually arrived around 2:30 to a throng of fans, who were waiting for him, as […]

Grammy Award winning rapper Coolio was arrested today on an outstanding traffic warrant, the LA Times reports.   The arrest occurred at 1:00 a.m. in Hollywood, near the corners of Sunset Boulevard and Sweetzer Avenue. Coolio, real name Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was pulled over on a routine traffic stop due to expired tags on […]

State Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead has mandated that 50 Cent cannot sell his 2.4 million dollar property that was destroyed by fire last month, the Associated Press reports.   Judge Edmead also ordered the Queens rapper to deposit the insurance payout into a trust fund until the outcome of his legal dispute with ex-girlfriend […]

A California business man, seeking compensation for work done to Lil Wayne’s 1999 Bentley Arnage, officially filed a new lawsuit against Lil Wayne today in California Superior Court today (June 10).   Le Marck de Andre and his Silicon Valley law firm are seeking $123,800 plus an additional $200 per day from Lil Wayne, Cash […]

After years of preparation, former Gang Starr Foundation and Group Home member Lil Dap has announced the August release of his eponymous debut album, I-A-DAP, on Babygrande Records.   After meeting Guru through mutual friends in 1988, Lil Dap helped establish the Gang Starr Foundation along with more celebrated members Jeru the Damaja and DJ […]

Nas has officially announced the release date of his new controversial untitled album, which was formerly titled N***er.   The album, which will be released through Nas’ boutique label Jones Experience, has been delayed several times, will land in stores on July 15.   Although the rapper changed the title of his controversial 9th album, […]

A pioneering rap artist and brother of a popular producer in South Africa was shot dead outside of his apartment in Johannesburg last night.   Tiny Motho Silumo launched his music career in 1985 and is recognized as one of the first local artists to rise to prominence in the Hip-Hop scene.   Silumo toured […]

Multi-platinum singer/producer T-Pain has launched a new independent record label that seeks to bypass the traditional label model, in an effort to connect directly with the consumer.   Starting with the release of “Beam Me Up,” the first single by marquee artist Tay Dizm, Nappy Boy Digital will deliver music exclusively via all major digital […]

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has dropped drug charges against Long Beach rapper Warren G., according to reports.   The rapper set the record straight about reports of his recent arrest in an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com.   Warren G., born Warren Griffin, was arrested in Hollywood around 2:00 am on Sunday (June […]

Bay Area rapper Numskull is currently in custody at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, CA, just south of Oakland, AllHipHop.com has confirmed.   The artist, who has been in custody since January 24, currently faces a total of 15 felony charges, three more than he faced during his last court appearance in late May. […]

The Hip-Hop industry has a new power couple, as Foxy Brown and Rick Ross are now an item, AllHipHop.com has learned.   Sources from both camps have confirmed the couple are dating seriously and that Brown, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, is making plans to relocate to Miami in order to be closer […]

Well known mixtape DJ Vlad the Butcher will bring the story of Mac Dre and his infamous Romper Room Gang to BET on an upcoming episode of American Gangster, AllHipHop.com has learned.   DJ Vlad, who originally hails from the Bay area, will direct the upcoming episode, which will debut around November as part of […]

A track on Lil Wayne’s upcoming album Tha Carter III has been selected as the theme for the upcoming movie Hurricane Season, formerly titled Patriots it was announced today (June 6).   “Tie My Hands” is a duet with singer Robin Thicke and in addition to the track being featured on Tha Carter III, the […]

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