David Banner and Lil Jon and The Eastside Boys will headline the "Dirty South Tour," which kicks off July 27th in Montgomery, Alabama and closes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Banner, who graces the cover of The Source Magazine and is featured in an upcoming GQ piece on the Southern hip-hop scene, is currently in his hometown […]

Minister Benjamin Chavis was subpoenaed by the state Lobbying Commission, seeking to find out how $300,000 in funds were spent, in an effort to change New York’s Rockefeller drug laws. According to the New York Post, the subpoena was issued after talks between the commission’s executive director David Grandeau and a lawyer for Simmons and […]

Eve was hit with a lawsuit by modeling agency Wilhelmina Artist Management, claiming the rapper failed to pay the agency their share of endorsement deals that they originally initiated. According to a lawsuit posted on thesmokinggun.com, Wilhelmina claims that Eve and a company that she owns, Blondie Rockwell Inc. as well as manager Troy Carter […]

Yukmouth is preparing to release a new album, Godzilla and finishing up the second installment of his DVD series, "United Ghettos." Godzilla features appearances by Kurupt, Dru Down, Devin The Dude, Bun B., C-Bo and Aaron Hall. The first single, "Nothin’ 2 A Bo$$," is currently getting rotation on California radio stations. Yukmouth is currently […]

Rhymesayers Entertainment and Atmosphere have signed a worldwide deal with Epitaph Records and after being courted by several major record labels, have opted to remain independent. The first release under the new deal will be a brand new full-length album from Atmosphere on September 23. Seven’s Travels, will be the fourth album for the duo, […]

Today was not a good day for Ice Cube, as The Chicago Police Department issued the rapper/director a public apology for issuing alerts that described the alleged suspect of sexual assaults in the area as resembling the former N.W.A member. The police released the alert Sunday, only to have Chicago broadcast stations simultaneously run clips […]

The Black Eyed Peas recently inked a worldwide co-publishing deal with Cherry Lane Publishing, after a bidding war between several publishing companies over the rights to their latest album, Elephunk. "This year, we’ve been aggressively diversifying our client roster and signing the Black Eyed Peas fits perfectly into our business model," says Cherry Lane President, […]

Nationally syndicated radio personality Doug Bans will bring E-40, Floetry Nivea and CoCo Budda to his "Let’s Jam, Jam Session" in Sacramento, California. The performances are part of a freestyle competition taking place at the Sacramento Convention Center in the Community Theater from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sponsored by McDonalds, CoCo Budda will emcee […]

Busta Rhymes will host a one hour special titled "Party With Spike" on the soon to be launched Spike TV, on August 11. The special, which was shot in June, features Busta at the world famous Playboy Mansion in Chicago, Illinois. The rapper is joined by Fred Durst, Kid Rock, Carmen Electra, Pamela Anderson and […]

As The Rock Steady 26th Anniversary celebration kicks off in New York on July 24th, this years event will feature themes that weren’t present in past anniversary celebrations. "When we first started performing downtown we were performing in places like Danceteria and Rochies and all these places that had people that were into rock," long-time […]

A Monroe, Louisiana City Councilman is planning to question the city’s obscenity laws after Trina allegedly groped an audience member at a performance on July 12. City Councilman Ben Katz said that he was "appalled" after a local newspaper ran photos of Trina’s performance at the Monroe Civic Center, in which she straddled an audience […]

Atlanta’s Pastor Troy recently finished up a song with veteran R&B singer, Carl McIntosh, lead singer of the London based group Loose Ends. The two collaborated on a song, "Sittin’ On Thangs," which samples Loose Ends hit "Hanging On A String." McIntosh was in the United States when a friend played him Troy’s version of […]

With a single riding the charts and a new album on the way, Bow Wow is gearing up to hit the road on the "Unleashed Tour" and getting ready for a busy summer. "The Unleashed tour is going to be crazy," Bow Wow told AllHipHop.com. "I’m just gonna try to make my tours better and […]

50 Cent and Marc Ecko have teamed up for 50’s signature line of apparel, G-Unit Clothing Co. The line, which will be in stores for the holiday season, will all feature a 50 Cent price point, which means a pair of jeans may retail for $40.50, in honor of the company’s founder. Ecko compared the […]

Russell Simmons’ Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HHSAN) will host a summit August 1-3 in Birmingham, Alabama, during the 13th annual Birmingham Heritage Festival. Rev. Run, Lil Wayne, Floetry, David Banner, Lil Flip, The Big Tymers, Lil Jon & The Eastside Boys and others are all confirmed to attend. Panel discussions on financial education, community development, […]

Fabolous is planning to sue the city of New York for $5 million dollars for false arrest, after he was arrested on March 24 on criminal weapons possession charges. Fabolous and four other people were arrested after a show at New York City’s Webster Hall. His body guard, Rodger Renrick, claimed ownership of the gun […]

Contrary to published reports, rapper Bubba Sparxxx will not be joining the "White Boyz Can’t Rap" tour. Sparxxx, who is preparing his sophomore set, Deliverance, will be hitting the road to promote the release with dates in conjunction with MTV. "People have been asking me ‘where have you been and what took you so long?’ […]

After Sean "P.Diddy" Combs ended his 10 year relationship with Arista, spent months with no home for his Bad Boy label and endured speculation that his company was losing money and about to be sold outright, Diddy has come back strong with the Bad Boys II soundtrack. According to soundscan figures, Bad Boys II, the […]