Grammy Award winning artist Lil’ Kim has teamed up with MusiCares to raise funds for a silent auction, being held at the Grammy’s On The Hill Ceremony in Washington, DC on September 5, 2007 at the Willard Continental.   MusiCares is a foundation with a mission that centers on providing assistance to people within the […]

Hip-Hop culture has once again contributed to American lexicon, as the word “crunk” has officially been added to the Merriam-Webster’s yearly list of words to be included in the dictionary.   Crunk is one of 100 new words that will be included in the 2007 update of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.   Other words that […]

Young kids will soon be able to rhyme along with their favorite toys, thanks to a new partnership between music mogul Mathew Knowles’ Music World Entertainment and Planet Toys.   The pair have come together to launch a new Hip-Hop/rhythm-inspired preschool toy line called Baby Jamz.   The venture offers a chance for children to […]

Leaders from a church in the rural town of Cave-In-Rock, Illinois are attempting to ban a festival hosted by rap/rock group Insane Clown Posse.   The group’s 8th annual “Gathering of the Juggalos” takes place at Hatchet Landings from Aug. 9-12 in Cave-In-Rock and is sponsored by Psychopathic Records, the successful independent label helmed by […]

Kanye West and legendary stuntman Evel Knievel will attempt to settle a multimillion dollar trademark infringement lawsuit the motorcycle daredevil filed against the superstar rapper in 2006.   Knievel’s lawsuit claimed the Chicago rapper tarnished his image in the video for the hit single “Touch The Sky,” in which West was featured as a fictional […]

The First Annual Urban Music Awards were held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan on Saturday (July 7).   The red carpet event drew many celebrities and fans, including an appearance from UMA hostess and rapper Foxy Brown, who had been reported in the press as “missing” a day after her appearance.   Brown looked […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs and his girlfriend Kim Porter have officially separated, just 7 months after Porter gave birth to two twin girls.   According to the Associated Press, a publicist for Combs confirmed rumors floating that the pair had split up.   Earlier this week, the New York Post reported that Porter had moved out […]

Reverend Al Sharpton and his National Action Network will hold a 20-city tour to protest the word “ho” in popular culture.   The tour kicks off in major cities in the United States on August 7 and will feature 100 women in each market, protesting the word, as well.   “First of all, the ones […]

Wu-Tang Clan lyricist Raekwon is taking steps to unveil what he considers to be “the next dynasty” in Hip-Hop with his group, Ice Water.   Ice Water is gearing up for the release of their debut album Raekwon Presents…Ice Water: Polluted Water.   Polluted Water features production from Scram Jones, Jagged Edge and EZ-Elpee as […]

Rapper Busta Rhymes won a victory in a Manhattan court today (July 10), as a judge ruled that four misdemeanor charges against the rapper would be tried as separate cases.   Rhymes, who is accused of two assaults, DUI and driving with a suspended license, adamantly rejected an offer of one year in prison, resulting […]

Pastor Troy may hold a championship belt to symbolize his self proclaimed status as the “crunk king” of the South, but fans may be surprised at the rapper’s next musical direction following the release of his latest album Tool Muziq.”I am going to drop a rock album,” Pastor Troy revealed to AllHipHop.com. “I got this […]

The son of Simone G. Parker and stepson of rapper KRS-One committed suicide last weekend after a lengthy bout with “severe depression.”Randy Hubbard Parker was found dead in his Atlanta apartment over the post-holiday weekend, where the Fulton County Atlanta Medical Center determined he took his own life.   Exactly how Randy took his life […]

Miami’s self-proclaimed ‘Underground King’, Garcia is set to release his sophomore album Life Unscripted, an album that will combine Southern, East Coast, and Latin sounds to create a one of a kind piece later this month.Life Unscripted, which will be released on July 17 is executive produced by N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN and features guest […]

Legendary Hip-Hop collective Rock Steady Crew (RSC) will celebrate 30 years of existence with a free concert featuring rap duo EPMD.   The show, which takes place at 1 p.m. on July 29 at Lincoln Park in Newark, New Jersey will cap off a series of events that kick off July 23 in Manhattan and […]

Fort Meyers, Florida rapper Plies has become the first artist on Atlantic Records to ink a major deal involving peer-to-peer filing trading services.   According to The New York Post, Sprint and Atlantic have with ArtistDirect’s Media Defender division to push 16 million Plies song files embedded with the Sprint logo on to peer to […]

Brooklyn rapper Fabolous will headline the 11th Annual Fully Loaded concert, which takes place July 29 on James Bond Beach in Oracabesssa, Jamaica. Fabolous will perform selections from his latest album From Nothing to Something, which features the hit single Make Me Better featuring Ne-Yo. Last year’s event featured performances by Rick Ross, Wyclef Jean, […]

Former Roc-A-Fella rapper Amil is finishing her new sophomore album tentatively titled Amil Az Iz.According to a press release, Amil Az Iz will feature production from platinum producers Kwame, Baby Paul and Eazy Mo Bee. Amil, who resides in North Carolina, also tapped upcoming producers from the region to round out her album, which is […]

The NAACP kicked off its 98th annual convention this weekend and the lyrics in Hip-Hop music took center stage. Chairman Julian Bond opened the convention on Saturday (July 8) and referenced rapper Jay-Z during a news conference, while pioneers Eric B. and Kurtis Blow are leading a ceremonial burying of the “n word.” “We don’t […]

Proclaimed the ‘Hip-Hop Intellectual’ by many, writer, radio host, and university professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson has decided to leave his job at University of Pennsylvania for a position at Georgetown University, where he will teach a number of subjects related to religion, culture, and society.   Dyson taught theology, English, and African American studies […]

The guest home of Afeni Shakur burned down last night (July 6) in Robeson County, North  Carolina.   According to authorities, the house caught on fire around 7:00 p.m. and was declared a “total loss.”   No one was home and no injuries were reported in the fire, which took three departments to bring under […]