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 […]

Itunes Introduces Downloadable Mixtape
The mixtape phenomenon has officially crossed over to public domain with iTunes Music Store now providing legal hip-hop mixtapes for download. The online music company’s mixtape "Street Official Mixtape, Vol. 1" went up live last night (November 2). The promotional mixtape is the first of its kind—free, downloadable and completely legal. The introduction to iTunes […]

LL Cancels Tour Due To Abdominal Illness
LL Cool J has scrapped his tour due to an unknown abdominal ailment.The rapper is on medication and under a doctor’s care at the present time. "I am extremely disappointed to have to cancel the rest of this fun and successful tour," LL said in a statement. "I apologize for disappointing my fans who have […]

Lil Kim To Speak During Syracuse Course In Her Honor
English students at Syracuse University are about to be schooled by the pint-sized diva, rap star Lil Kim. The multi-platinum rapper will visit Syracuse Wednesday (November 3rd) to address a course about her lyrics and their social significance. The accredited course, entitled: "Hip-Hop Eshu: Queen B@#$H 101 – The Life & Times of Lil Kim" […]

Actor Ossie Davis, Questlove Fight Voter Intimidation
The Hip-Hop community, generations deep, has mobilized to ensure that voters are not intimidated, misinformed or deterred from voting in today’s election. Veteran actor Ossie Davis and Michael Holman, of ’80’s hip-hop show "Graffiti Rock," have produced a public service announcement to prevent voter intimidation. Davis, who was featured in the Spike Lee’s "Do The […]

R. Kelly Files $75 Million Lawsuit, Accuses Jay-Z Of ‘Sabotaging’ Tour
R&B crooner R.Kelly has smacked Jay-Z with a $75 million lawsuit on Nov. 1 and accused the rapper of intentionally disrupting his efforts throughout their “Best of Both Worlds Tour. In a statement, Kelly accused Jay-Z and affiliates of his Marcy Projects production company of a myriad of offenses including physical assault via pepper spray, […]

Moby Supports Eminem & “Mosh”
Politics has a strange way of making bedfellows. Moby, a longtime Eminem nemesis, has recently announced his support for Slim Shady and the rapper’s anti-Bush single and video for “Mosh.” “You know that Eminem and I have had our differences in the past,” Moby wrote on his online Web log last week. “But this video […]

Jay-Z Cancels NY Dates With R.Kelly
Roc-A-Fella CEO Jay-Z and the promoter of the Best of Both Worlds have decided to cancel the series in lieu of continuing with R&B singer R.Kelly in New York, according to reps from the rapper’s camp. Instead, the Brooklyn lyricist has decided to offer fans a Jay-Z and Special Guests show at the Continental Airlines […]

Mac Dre Gunned Down In Kansas City, MO
According to sources, Vallejo rapper Mac Dre was killed in a shooting and crash in Kansas City Missouri. Investigators revealed that two men in a car were headed north on Highway 71 near 85th Street earlier this morning when another car pulled up and opened fire. The driver of the vehicle fired upon went into […]