A man wanted for his involvement in the murder of a 13-year-old Harlem teenager for selling CD’s by popular Hip-Hop group The Diplomats, was featured on America’s Most Wanted last night (May 24).   According to America’s Most Wanted, Carlos “Zoo” Thompson, 32, was an affiliate with The Diplomats who traveled with the group as […]

Music mogul Jermaine Dupri has found his next superstar on the internet and hopes to capitalize on a groundswell of support online.   Under the name Phatfffat, Dondria Nicole has garnered hundreds of thousands of viral views of her singing on video platforms like YouTube and her appeal prompted the veteran producer to sign her. […]

Brooklyn rapper Foxy Brown has replied to recent comments made by her former manager Chaz “Slim” Williams, CEO of Black Hand Entertainment.   Williams, whose infamous criminal career and subsequent rise in the music industry was chronicled on a recent episode of American Gangster, has had a strained relationship with Foxy Brown since she was […]

Comedian Katt Williams has denied that he is related to a man arrested at his house in Los Angeles, who was wanted by Ohio authorities for a drug-related shooting.   The critically acclaimed funny man replied to published reports via his publicist Yvette Shearer, who said the comedian was not related to Robert McGhee.   […]

Dipset member Jim Jones has announced the released of a full length documentary chronicling his rise from the Harlem streets to the top of the Billboard charts.   The True Jim Jones Documentary recounts the rappers early Catholic School days growing up in Harlem, the birth of the Diplomats and his current lifestyle, in the […]

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Rapper Slick Rick was issued an official pardon by New York Governor David A. Paterson today (May 23), in a final attempt to prevent the pioneering rapper from being deported to the United Kingdom.   The 43-year-old rapper has been locked in a battle in Federal Immigration Court fighting deportation, due to a 1991 conviction […]

The Mayor of Newark, New Jersey will welcome a number of celebrities and Hip-Hop artists during the First Annual Newark Celebrity Golf Classic and Hip-Hop Business Summit, taking place this August.   The weekend kicks off with a “Welcome to Newark” dinner at the Weequahic Parks Golf Club, with remarks by Mayor Booker, followed by […]

U.S. Marshals raided the home of comedian Katt Williams on Tuesday (May 20) and arrested a man who was wanted in a drug related shooting.   The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Williams’ distant cousin Robert McGhee, 31, after spotting his car in front of the comedian’s mansion in suburban Los Angeles.   Ohio police accuse McGhee […]

Memphis Tennessee rapper and former Hypnotized Minds camp rapper La Chat has announced the release of her fifth solo album titled Da Hood Home Girl.   The album will be released independently on her own recently launched record label, Dime A Dozen Entertainment.   Da Hood Home Girl will feature appearances with former estranged group […]

A United States Court of Appeals has decided to uphold the 2007 dismissal of a $55 million defamation lawsuit filed by New York radio personality Troi “Star” Torain, against a New York City Councilman, AllHipHop.com has learned.   The ruling is the latest chapter in a long running dispute between the Hip-Hop shock jock and […]

While fans wait for his debut album to officially hit stores, Spider Loc is making sure they don’t forget about him by releasing a new mixtape every month.   The G-Unit rapper admits that the barrage of material provides a way for him to appease fans as well as those in the music industry with […]

Rapper KRS-One and super producer DJ Premier have been added to the growing lineup of artists participating in the 2008 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. The two legends will appear on stage on July 12, at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park. KRS One is also the headliner of this year’s Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, which takes place from July […]

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Days after rapper Nas changed the name of his forthcoming album, the Rev. Al Sharpton is applauding the move as he credits efforts from the National Action Network’s Decency Initiative for playing a role in motivating the New York emcee’s change of heart.   Nas confirmed his decision to abandon the album’s original title, N***er, […]

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Several Hip-Hop pioneers are coming together with officials in the birthplace of Hip-Hop to celebrate “No Profanity Day” on Friday, May 23, following a unanimous resolution passed by the New York State Assembly last week.   On that date, a number of Hip-Hop greats, lead by Minister Kurtis “Blow” Walker, will gather in the Bronx […]

Kentucky Hip-Hop collective The Nappy Roots have announced the release of their third album, titled The Humdinger.   The Humdinger will be released independently on the group’s own Nappy Roots Entertainment Group, which is distributed by Fontana.   The Hip-Hop quintet, now consists of Skinny Deville, Ron Clutch, B. Stille, Big V and Fish Scales, […]

DJ’s J. Period and G. Brown are paying tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G. with a new mixtape and an invitation only tribute event tonight (May 21), on what would have been the legendary rapper’s 36th birthday.   The DJ’s have assembled the second installment of their critically acclaimed March 9 remix project mixtape series, […]