Hip-Hop artist Pitbull was released on $1,000 dollars bond today, after being arrested this morning (December 21) in Miami on DUI charges.   According to police, Pitbull, born Armando Perez, was booked into Miami-Dade county jail around 6:50 am for allegedly driving his Mercedes-Benz 93 mph in a 55 mph zone.   Police claim they […]

Chicago rapper Yung Berg was arrested in Miami today (Dec. 21) for smoking weed, a rep for the artist told AllHipHop.com.   The arrest took place on the set of the video for singer Ray J.’s new single “Sexy Can I” from his forthcoming release All I Feel, which features Yung Berg.   According to […]

Bronx Bred Rapper Remy Ma was denied permission to leave the United States yesterday (December 21).   Remy Ma, born Remy Smith, was to perform a five country European tour, which would have included stops in Paris, Antwerp, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Stockholm.   A United States judge prohibited her from traveling out of the country, […]

Miami rapper Pitbull was arrested and charged with DUI early this morning (December 21) in Miami, Florida.   While details are sketchy, Pitbull, born Armando Perez, was booked into Miami’s county jail at 6:51 am.   Representatives for the Miami-Dade county jail could not provide information on the DUI charge as of press time, but […]

A short film for Common’s video “Testify,” from the rapper’s 2005 album BE, has recently leaked to the internet. The 9-minute version of the popular song had only been seen a few times during a promotional run for the Grammy-nominated album. Anthony Mandler directed the short film and Boxfresh Pictures acted as producers. As with […]

A representative for superstar rapper Jay-Z has come forward to deny recent reports that the rapper and his girlfriend Beyonce Knowles were secretly married in Paris, France.   Numerous gossip sites have reported the rumor for months, alleging that the couple has been married in various locations.   The latest rumor states that the pair […]

After breaking the record on VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club for “Biggest Individual Weight Loss,” Atlanta bred rapper Bone Crusher has teamed up Dr. Ian Smith to help other plus-size people to lose weight with a new fitness DVD.   “Battle of the Bulge” is an instructional fitness DVD that offers work-outs for plus sized people […]

Rappers Shop Boyz, Mims, Hurricane Chris and other Hip-Hop acts dominated AT&T’s list of best-selling ringtones for the year 2007.   According to AT&T ringtone sales data, nine out of the Top 10 best-selling ringtones for 2007 were by Hip-Hop artists, while Nickleback represented the only entry from the ailing genre of rock music.   […]

Rapper/singer/actress Queen Latifah is among the new cast members added to the new Fox Searchlight film The Secret Life of Bees.   According to Variety, Latifah, will play one of three eccentric beekeeping sisters who take in a 14-year-old girl, who escapes her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father.   Eventually the teen […]

This Saturday afternoon (Dec 22), Ludacris and Disturbing the Peace will host a special Christmas party for a group of approximately 150 Atlanta-area children between the ages of 6 and 12, as part of the Ludacris Foundation’s Luda Cares initiative.   The Luda-Crismas in Winter Wonderland celebration was inspired by the Hollywood premiere of Fred […]

Extra police have been assigned to an upcoming concert featuring Young Buck at Club 51 in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The Nashville bred rapper is slated to perform an early-morning show at the club on December 23 from 1:00-3:00 am. “Additional police personnel will be assigned to work due to the large crowd expected,” Captain Steve Isbell […]

Multi-platinum Hip-Hop star DMX has signed a worldwide recording deal with Bodog Music and is planning to release a new album titled Walk With Me Now and You’ll Fly With Me Later.   The new album from the Yonkers bred rapper will feature production by longtime producer Swizz Beatz as well as guest appearances from […]

The family of Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace continues to experience roadblocks in their quest for justice following the rapper’s death, as its secondary wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles and former LAPD Officer Rafael Perez was dismissed.   According to reports, U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper granted the city and Perez’s request […]

Rap mogul Damon Dash is at the center of a bizarre lawsuit in which an Atlanta woman claims to have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, after Dash allegedly exposed himself in front of her.   According to The New York Post, Atlanta resident Jamie Roberts, 24, filed the lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court, claiming she met […]

The HipHopSodaShop celebrated a successful grand opening yesterday (December 18), despite an altercation early in the event’s opening ceremonies, which took place in Tampa, Florida.   Eyewitnesses told AllHipHop.com that a confrontation between members of Jim Jones’ and Juelz Santana’s entourage and a group of men associated with rapper Cassidy interrupted the grand opening reception. […]

Fergie of Hip-Hop group The Black Eyed Peas has joined the all-star lineup of artists appearing on the 25th Anniversary edition of Michael Jackson’s#### album Thriller.   The Thriller – 25th Anniversary Edition contains the original album in its entirety, as well as seven bonus tracks and a DVD featuring the Jackson’s ground breaking short […]

Remy Ma has come forward to deny rumors swirling about her sexual orientation, after a video hit YouTube featuring a Bronx woman who claimed to be the female rap star’s lesbian lover.   The shocking four-minute video features a woman in a Harlem, New York stairwell flashing money and making claims to be the former […]

Hip-Hop star 50 Cent gave was the first high-profile artist to perform in the volatile country of Kosovo, which ended its war with Serbia in 1999.   50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson, performed in the capital of Pristina, Kosovo, where he also helped launch the country’s second phone network during his 10-hour visit.   Over […]

Hip-Hop star Foxy Brown made a mandatory court appearance yesterday (December 17) in Brooklyn, New York.   Brown is serving a one year prison sentence at the Rose M. Singer Center For Women At Rikers Island, for violating the terms of her 2004 probation.   She violated her probation after she assaulted her Brooklyn neighbor […]

Rap-A-Lot CEO/Prince Boxing owner James Prince is being honored in Houston, Texas tonight (December 17) for his recent donation of $100,000 dollars to Bread of Life Inc.’s Meals that Heal program.   Bread of Life’s Meals that Heal is a non-profit organization started by St. John’s UMC that feeds disenfranchised families and individuals throughout the […]