Some of Hip-Hop’s leading minds will join Chuck D., and a variety of those involved in Public Enemy’s 1988 groundbreaking release, It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back, to discuss the historical impact of the release. On February 25th and 26th, The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at NYU will bring […]

Sean “P.Diddy” Combs is reportedly in talks with several labels to discuss a new distribution deal for his record company Bad Boy, according to the New York Times.   Currently, Bad Boy is distributed by Universal, which signed on to partner with Puff in 2003 for an estimated $20 million.  The contract, however, expires next year […]

Lil’ Kim’s manager Damion Butler pleaded guilty yesterday for his participating in a broad-daylight shootout in front of Hot 97’s New York offices in February of 2001, which was allegedly sparked by a rivalry between members of Lil’ Kim’s entourage and associates of Capone-N-Noreaga. Prosecutors claim that Butler and bodyguard Suif Jackson shot at Capone-N-Noreaga’s […]

Following a series of violent incidents this past week, including a shooting at Game’s Compton home and an alleged altercation at a radio station, the rapper’s camp has responded accordingly. Reports have surfaced recently that Game and his manager Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond allegedly assaulted Maryland radio station personality Xzulu, apparently due to a comment Xzulu […]

BP Lubricants USA motor oil has entered into a two-year agreement with Funkmaster Flex and the popular DJ will now help promote Castrol Syntec motor oil through his various auto-related entertainment businesses. Under terms of the agreement, Flex will market the Castrol Syntec brand. Castrol snagged TV, radio, print, Internet and photographic rights for a […]

Quickly tailing the gold-selling success of his latest studio album, Urban Legend, Atlanta-based rapper T.I. recently acquired Paul Wall to exclusively produce a “chopped & screwed” edition of his critically and commercially acclaimed disc through his Grand Hustle/Atlantic imprint. "T.I. is a phenomenal artist," Paul Wall told AllHipHop.com. "He showed me a lot of love […]

The legendary Kool DJ Red Alert suffered a broken leg in two places earlier this week, after he slipped on a manhole cover in New York’s snowy weather. The DJ was operated on and will take about 8 weeks to fully recover. He is currently resting at home. Fans can wish Red a speedy recovery […]

Murder Inc. CEO Irv "Gotti" Lorenzo and his brother Christopher pleaded not guilty to money laundering charges levied at him and other associates in a 37-page indictment that was unsealed yesterday (Jan. 26). 50 Cent, arch-nemesis of Ja Rule and Gotti spoke about the arrest. In a departure from his standard venom, 50 Cent spoke […]

According to a letter obtained by the New York Post, imprisoned rapper Shyne is seeking to be released from his multi-million dollar deal with Island Def Jam. The rapper is currently in negotiations to terminate the deal, which went sour over the promotions of his latest album, "Godfather Buried Alive." A court recently barred Universal […]

At a star-studded press conference last night, former Roc-A-Fella Records heads Damon Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke announced the official launch of their latest musical venture, The Damon Dash Music Group. The label, which is to be designed as a joint venture partnership with the Island Def Jam Music Group will boast former Roc-A-Fella recording […]

Founding Goodie Mob member Big Gipp has formed a group with St. Lunatics Member Ali and the two are preparing an album for Nelly’s Derrty Entertainment this spring. After constant run-ins at awards shows and recording their first song together, the duo decided to work on an album, titled Kinfolk, as Gipp and Ali. Ali, […]

G Unit/Aftermath artist The Game landed at the top of Billboard’s Top 200 Chart yesterday (Jan. 26), moving almost 600,000 copies of his debut album The Documentary in one week. The Compton, California native shipped 700,000 copies according to representatives for G-Unit/Aftermath/Interscope and in many cases, stores were sold out the demand was so high. […]

Though reluctant to divulge details of his personal life, former Roc-A-Fella CEO Dame Dash has confirmed that he married his longtime girlfriend and mother of his two children, after reports of a secret wedding sprung up in the past week. "People talk about every aspect of my life. And I gotta be honest about every […]

In the wake of Daz Dillinger’s remarks to AllHipHop.com, Lil’ Eazy-E, son of Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, has come forward to clear his name regarding Daz’s accusations that the N.W.A. founder’s son was a neighborhood snitch. “First and foremost, I’d like to clear that up," Lil’ Eazy-E told AllHipHop.com. "On my mama, I never been a […]

Rapper Roscoe, younger brother of Kurupt, was involved in a near-fatal car accident on January 2nd, after a drunk driver collided head-on with his vehicle. Apparently Roscoe was driving with three other passengers when struck by a 19-year-old female that caused their vehicle to flip twice, leaving the rapper’s vehicle sandwiched in between two cars […]

The Hot 97 Morning Show, led by Miss Jones, has been suspended indefinitely for performing a parody ridiculing victims of the catastrophic tsunamis that occurred in South Asia recently. The song replaced verses from the hit 1980s song "We Are the World" with lyrics like, "Go find your mommy/I just saw her float by/ a […]

Irv “Gotti” Lorenzo and his brother Christopher surrendered to authorities in a murder conspiracy and money-laundering probe, while alleged drug kingpin Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff was formally charged with murder. The Lorenzos surrendered to the FBI today (January 26) at 10:00 am on various counts of money laundering. Federal investigators accuse McGriff and the Lorenzo’s of […]

Two bodyguards for Ja Rule are suspected of killing one man and wounding another at a post-Christmas party on December 27th. According to the New York Post, security camera tape seized by the NYPD shows Ja Rule and his entourage coming out of the nightclub and allegedly opened fire. William “Willie Bang Bang” Clark, 39, […]

Hot 97 personalities involved in a parody of the disastrous tsunamis in South Asia have agreed to donate one week’s pay to tsunami relief. Controversy erupted when the Morning Show crew, led by host Miss Jones, made slanderous remarks in a spoof of the 1980s hit “We Are the World” last week. The skit substituted […]