Scarface has attacked the DEA, for their investigation into Rap-A-Lot Records. The investigation began in 1988, when authorities discovered 76 Kilograms of cocaine in a car from a used car dealership that Rap-A-Lot CEO J-Prince owned. The DEA then opened an investigation into J-Prince, his label and his affiliates. The agent who led the investigation, […]

Jurassic 5 has been keeping busy lately. You can catch them today, (Wednesday October 18th) on MTV’s new Hip-Hop show, Direct Effect. The show is on from 5:30pm to 6:30pm EST. The group informed allhiphop that their video, "Quality Control" is one of the most played videos on MTV’s sister station, M2. In the markets […]

Outkast has reacted to their album being leaked over the internet. The latest album, Stankonia, has apparently been leaked to various websites. Stankonia, which includes their single Bombs Over Baghdad, is scheduled to be in stores October 31st. The group issued this statement: "As artists, we appreciate the anticipation our fans have for our music, […]

DJ Hurricane is set to release his album, Don’t Sleep October 10th, on TVT Records. The all-star, ensemble cast of Don’t Sleep includes Talib Kweli, Xzibit, Faith Evans, Money Mark, Public Enemy, The Lost Boyz, N’Dea Davenport, The Flipmode Squad, Ad Rock from the Beastie Boys and an unexpected appearance from Scott Weiland of the […]

Ice T spoke at the Kansas African-American Economic And Human Development Expo III, on Saturday. Addressing the audience, Ice T talked about education and self reliance. "Street smarts will get you killed sooner than book smarts. Street smarts will teach you how to make money, but 98 percent of how you do it is illegal. […]

Snoop Dogg was filming BET’s show 106&Park on Tuesday Oct 3rd, and in anticipation of his presence, the Black network nearly doubled the security in an effort to prevent any attempts to kill the rapper. In recent incidents like the Source Awards, alleged Bloods and affiliates of Death Row Records ran rampant seeking to bodily […]

Mr. Short Khop has announced that he has landed a deal with the TVT Records imprint. Short Khop, who was featured on We Be Clubbin and Pushin Weight will release his debut album, DA Khop Shop, sometime in January 2001. The album will feature Shaquille O’Neal, Kurupt, Kokain, W.C. And Ice Cube. Producers include Battlecat, […]

Clive Davis, former big willie at Arista, is looking for artists for his new label, J Records. He recently purchased a full floor for the new labels office space, located at 745 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor in New York City. The new office has views of Central Park and is close to the street. The […]

Puff Daddy has settled a lawsuit filed against him by music publishing company Brumley& Sons, over his tribute to Biggie Smalls, I’ll Be Missing You. The object of the dispute was Puff’s use of eight words from the 1929 gospel song, I’ll Fly Away, which was composed in 1929 by Albert Brumley while he was […]

Drag-On was arrested and charged with assault, after he got into a fight with his Limo driver. He was arraigned and released on bail. He later told Fox 5 News in New York his side of what happened. Ruff Ryders rapper Dragon was arrested in New York on Monday night and charged with assault after […]

Lynne Cheney, wife of War Monger, Halliburton (an Oil Company) CEO, George Bush Vice President wannabe Dick Cheney, has attacked Eminem, calling him a violent misogynist, and demanded that Seagrams, the corporation that distributes Eminem’s label, Aftermath/Interscope, to take responsibility for putting the records out. She was testifying at a Senate held hearing on violence […]

Eminem is planning to release the song Stan as his next single and video, and it is drawing fire already. The song, which is about a twisted fan obsessed with Eminem, is going to be released in late November. When asked if the record was a proper release for the Christmas season, Interscope replied "No […]

The Beastie Boy owned label, Grand Royal will make all of it’s releases available for digital download the same day the actual CD is released. The first release is Texas rock group, At The Drive In, and their release "Relationship of Command." The album is being released digitally through the unsuccessful EMI Music Distribution digital-distribution […]

The Okay Player tour kicks off October 5th in Northampton Massachusettes, featuring such Hip-Hop artists as Rah Digga, Common, Dead Prez, Bahamadia, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Black Eyed Peas (on select dates) and a variety of other acts, to be announced. Here are the tour dates. This is going to be worth your money: 10/5 […]