After eight years in business and releasing such groundbreaking artists as Mos Def and Talib Kweli, seminal hip-hop label Rawkus Records is closing their doors.According to sources, the label will officially shut down as of January 31.”We all found out on Friday,” a source who wished to remain anonymous told AllHipHop.com.After signing a joint venture […]
Roc-A-Fella CEO Damon Dash will be presented with the keys to the city of Richmond, Virginia.City Manager Calvin Jamison will hand over the keys to Dash on Friday January 16, as part of the 8th Annual Freedom Classic Weekend.Dash will be joined by Kanye West, M.O.P., Young Gunz, Nicole Wray, Allen Anthony, Memphis Bleek and […]
Famed music director Hype Williams’ first foray into movies, “Belly,” will be re-released on DVD later this month as a special edition package.The set will include deleted scenes; the “Grand Finale” music video with DMX, Nas, Method Man and Ja Rule; and Multiple spoken-word featurettes.In addition, the original soundtrack to the movie will also be […]
Last Thursday (Jan. 9), Tony Yayo, one-third of the original G-Unit, was finally released from New York prison Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility after serving a year for gun possession. G-Unit DJ Whoo Kid called into Hot 97 on Friday and announced that the crew gave the rapper a party and the label granted him […]
The head of the NCAA told leaders of the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) that he was unhappy with the series of commercials that featured Snoop Dogg.President Myles Brand chided the organization, which determines what teams play each other in the BCS, while speaking at the NCAA Convention today (January 11).”I thought it was inappropriate for […]
Rap legend Kurtis Blow is grooming his son, Kurtis Blow Jr., for a career in hip-hop.”He’s recording now, we’re working with his flow and his delivery,” Kurtis Blow told AllHipHop.com. “I’m showing him the ropes on the live tip, taking him to a lot of shows and doing the research.”Kurtis Blow Jr. is still working […]
Booty buff Sir Mix-A-Lot, best known for his hit single “Baby Got Back,” released material today (January 8) exclusively through his website where fans can stream and download songs via a technology called Weed format.The technology, developed by Shared Media Licensing (SML), is being billed as a means to encourage file trading and help artists […]
Bad Boy CEO, Sean “P.Diddy” Combs will celebrate the 10th anniversary of his label this year and the mogul intends to drop a CD/DVD on March 9, the 7th anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.’s murder. Details are sketchy, but Diddy reportedly wants to remix his song “Victory,” which featured Biggie and Busta Rhymes, and add […]
A new educational CD collection of speeches by Malcolm X has been released.Titled The Malcolm X Collection, the CD contains fourteen hours of speeches, debates and interviews by the fallen orator.”Hip-hop is not just a style of music, it’s a way of life, a philosophy, and the philosophy of hip-hop comes, in a large part, […]
Russell Simmons has sold Phat Fashions, into a partnership with clothing company, Kellwood.Under the terms of the deal, Phat Fashions becomes a subsidary of Kellwood.Simmons received $140 million dollars in cash and will continue to manage the company on a day-to-day basis, while Simmons’ wife, Kimora Lee, will continue as principle creative aribiter at Baby […]
Pioneering DJ Grandmaster Flash is launching his own record label, Adrenaline City Entertainment.Flash said that in addition to hip-hop music, Adrenaline will sign acts from every genre of music.”I’ve been rocking vinyl, cassettes and cd’s forever,” Flash told AllHipHop.com. “Now I want to get behind the scenes and help come up with fire hot floorbangers, […]
Camp Lo, Grand Agent and Tajai of Hieroglyphics are embarking on the “Traditional Rap” tour, which is slated to kick off January 9.The tour aims to recreate the environment that shaped hip-hop by emulating park jams and house parties.Throughout the show, fans are taken on a journey back in time, as the DJ’s and rappers […]
Outkast scored six NAACP Image Awards yesterday (January 7) for their album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below album.The group was nominated for outstanding duo or group and in a testament to the popularity of the double CD, Big Boi’s “The Way You Move” from the Speakerboxxx album, will compete against Andre 3000’s “Hey Ya” from The Love […]
Missy Elliott has responded to allegations from her fans that she poked fun at overweight people in her video for “Pass the Dutch.”The video offended some of her heavier fan base, who accused the rapper of abandoning them after her sudden weight loss.”I still represent for overweight adults and kids but I am now painfully […]
Playboy TV has announced the debut of a new hip-hop themed show called Buckwild that will air on their network beginning this Friday (January 9).The show will feature interviews with popular hip-hop artists as they go to strip clubs, shopping for lingerie for their significant others, or participate in their favorite extreme sports. Jim English, […]
Pete Rock and CL Smooth are in the studio recording their highly anticipated reunion album after a lengthy sabbatical from the mainstream of hip-hop.Lead lyricist CL Smooth said that the duo would not stray away from their original sound, which solidified their place in hip-hop history.”If it’s not broke, we aren’t going to try and […]
Five Detroit residents have reached a settlement against several retailing giants, after alleging their conversations and images were illegally used in the “Up In Smoke” DVD, which was released in 2000.Detroit police prevented an explicit video from being shown during an October 2000 performance at the Joe Louis Arena.The people suing Dre claim their backstage […]
Auto maker Ford is attempting to crack the “urban” market, attempting to make their vehicles more edgy.After developing partnerships with Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and Funk Master Flex to produce customized limited edition Lincoln Navigators, the company’s Vice President of Designs said future Ford vehicles would have more “urban styling.””Urban is directly related to hip-hop […]
Morning personality Doug Banks has teamed with Russell Simmons’ Hip-Hop Summit Action Network to create a partnership aimed at registering voters.Dubbed “One Mind. One Vote,” the partnership’s goal is to register 20 million new voters by the year 2008.The partnership will be offically launched January 19 at ABC’s “Good Morning America” studios in celebration of […]
As 26-year-old Kanye West prepares his highly anticipated debut, College Dropout, the producer and rapper is already dominating the charts.The Kanye West produced song “You Don’t Know My Name” By Alicia Keys occupies the #1 position on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.In addition to Key’s massive hit, “Slow Jamz” by fellow Chicago natives […]
