KRS-One and his Temple Of Hip-Hop are advocating a hip-hop recording artist minimum wage. Set at $2.00 per album sold, KRS said that .50 cents of that amount should be placed in a fund for medical, dental and legal insurances for artists. "They [rappers] are making less money today than Little Richard did in the […]

Wyclef Jean is set to perform at the Fourth Annual "Gravity Games," in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday August 3rd, at 6:30 PM. Busta Rhymes and Run DMC will close out the event, which started July 27th and runs until August 4th. Billed as "the premier action sports, music and lifestyle festival," the event features more […]

Def Jam has launched a "Free Slick Rick" campaign on its website, requesting fans to sign a petition urging the Immigration and Naturalization Service to allow Rick to return to his home in New York, while they ponder his deportation case. As AllHipHop.com reported last month, the INS arrested Rick after he performed on a […]

According to MTV, DMX is set to dis Ja Rule on a yet-to-be released song called "Ruled Out" where he alleges his label mate stole his style of rhyming and went on to multi-platinum success with it. The often-embattled DMX said that Def Jam executives and other associates are firmly against the song, but he […]

J-Live live recently shot two videos from his latest album, All Of The Above in Pittsburgh, PA. Shot by and financially backed by Pittsburgh native Chris Ivey and Hyperboy Media, J-Live shot videos for "Mcee," and "Like This Anna." J-Live was originally going to shoot a video for "Satisfied," another track off of his critically […]

Russell Simmons held a fundraiser for various educational charities at his East Hampton, NY home on July 27. The event, which was hosted by Rosie Perez, honored Black Enterprise founder Earl Graves, Radio One founder and chairwoman Kathy Hughes, "Sex In The City" star Cynthia Nixon & Martha Stewart for their social achievements. Simmons drew […]

While Ashanti isn’t the epitome of hip-hop culture, she took a moment with AllHipHop.com to comment on boss Irv Gotti and his rap aspirations. “I think Irv is destined to become an artist,” the multi-platinum artist said of the mini mogul. “He has so much charisma and he loves being on stage.” Even though Gotti […]

Contrary to sources close to the situation, AZ is not about to sign to Roc-A-Fella Records as it was mentioned in AllHipHop’s rumor section. “I doubt it,” he said to AllHipHop.com, suggesting their may be truth in the rumor. “No, I am not trying to get on The Roc,” the Brooklyn-bred rapper said, totally refuting […]

A Syracuse, New York rapper who goes by the name of The Most Talented has a new single out, "Clepto," aimed at some of the biggest names in hip-hop. According to The Most Talented, who’s real name is Khalid Bey, six rap stars have stolen or used his material. On "Clepto," he specifically calls out […]

Ryan Richard "Tater Head" Hobbs, an associate of Trick Daddy, is being sought by the Opa Locka Police department for kidnapping his daughter. Authorities suspect that Hobbs may be hiding in Trick Daddy’s house, a charge the rapper denies. Police describe Hobbs as a career criminal and claim that he kidnapped his daughter Mariah at […]

On Sunday July 28th, music channel VH1 will premiere "VH1’s All Access: Hip Hop and Hot Sex," hosted by Fab Five Freddy. The show will delve into this marriage of hip-hop and sex and find out why rappers push the limits as far, or even farther, than rock and rollers. The themes that VH1 will […]

BMI recently announced the first confirmed attendees to its Urban Awards 2002, which are scheduled to take place August 6th at Club Tropigala at the Fountainebleau Hilton Resorts & Towers in Miami Beach, Florida. The first annual Urban Awards will recognize such Urban songwriters and publishers as Cam’ron, NORE, Big Tymers, Juvenile, the Neptunes, Rockwilder […]

On August 20th, the Cartoon Network and Rhino Records will team up to release Dexter’s Laboratory: The Hip-Hop Experiment. The album will contain six brand new songs from such hip-hop acts as Coolio, De La Soul, Prince Paul, Phife Diggy (former member of A Tribe Called Quest) will.i.am and YZ. Dexter’s Laboratory is the story […]

DMX recently finished writing "E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX." Co-authored by veteran music journalist Smokey D. Fontaine, the 352 page book chronicles DMX’s early childhood, how he became a rapper & his exploits as an international star. "E.A.R.L. is poised to become the most gut-wrenching story of the hip-hop generation," Fontaine told AllHipHop.com. The book […]

Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. yesterday, Minister Louis Farrakhan called upon rappers to be "messengers of good," and to focus on using their celebrity to bring forth change. Speaking about his recent tour of the Middle East & Africa, as well as the current war climate in the world, Farrakhan told […]

Critically and commercially acclaimed actor Samuel L. Jackson recently said that he wasn’t fond of rappers using their celebrity to become actors. Jackson said that he will not even look at a script that would give a rapper a starring role. "It’s not my job to lend credibility to so-and-so rapper who’s just coming into […]

Riverhead books has secured the rights to release the memoir of music mogul Suge Knight and plans to release a hard cover book in 2003, according to a statement. In a statement released by Riverhead the book will “chronicle the inspirational story of Knight’s emergence from the streets of Compton, CA to become one of […]