Original G-Unit member Tony Yayo was released from a federal jail facility in New York yesterday, his second release from prison this year.The rapper had been in federal prison since early January for carrying a fake passport, which is a federal violation. The incident occurred one day after he was released from jail after serving […]

Becky Campbell, mother of the deceased DJ Threat, remembers her son and wants others to continue to honor him as she hosts a yearly dinner on the date of his death. While on the rise, the DJ was tragically killed in a 2001 motorcycle accident. The non-profit Jason Campbell Foundation held the event at the […]

Entertainer Missy Elliott canceled a concert in Indonesia after warnings about terrorist attacks in the country. The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta warned Americans about the potential attacks in Indonesia, which has been the site of two major bombings. "We’ve sent out another warden message, which is a message to American citizens residing in Indonesia, about […]

Snoop Dogg and his wife of eight years are calling it quits according to published reports and divorce papers filed in Los Angeles late last week. According to the Associated Press, the rapper/actor officially filed for divorce from wife Shante Broadus in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday. The rapper seeks joint custody of their […]

With technology revolutionizing the music industry, Wyclef Jean looked to the past in order to figure out the future of the billion-dollar business. “I read the Russell Simmons book, the Berry Gordy book,” he told AllHipHop.com from Platinum Studios. “And I was like ‘What’s the next level?’ “Focus,” he said, answering his own question. Clef […]

Shyheim, an affiliate of Wu-Tang Clan, will launch an online reality series this week that will feature Hip-Hop luminaries like RZA, Method Man, Redman, Easy Mo Bee and others. On May 28, the reality show titled "Real Talk," will allow to watch Shyheim behind the scenes, in clubs, the studio, record company offices and his […]

Suge Knight’s Death Row Records was ordered to pay $162,000 to a man that claimed Knight and a crew of bodyguards attacked him at a recording studio three years ago.The verdict was issued last Tuesday by a Jury in Los Angeles that did not hold Knight personally liable for the attack, but ruled that Death […]

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is creating a show for MTV that will air this summer, with people directing questions towards presidential candidates John Kerry and George W. Bush. The show, tentatively titled "Project Change," differs from MTV shows in the past due to the more aggressive line of questioning and according to Combs, the questions […]

The Hip-Hop masses have clamored about rhymestress Foxy Brown and her whereabouts. Now, the Brooklyn rapper will introduce a custom line of furs and possibly an accessory line called Champaign and Ice. Partnering with Alexis & Ganni for the collection, the exotic line will include pieces include mink and chinchilla, with prices ranging from $2000 […]

Hard-core rapper Ice-T is grooming a new rapper, one that he says will astonish the rap world with his skills – David Hasselhoff. Ice-T recently revealed that he and Hasselhoff, star of 80’s action television show “Knight Rider” and the worldwide hit “Bay Watch” are working on a rap album. After striking up a friendship […]

As Mobb Deep prepares to release their highly anticipated seventh album Amerika’z Nightmare, the group already has their eyes set to the future. "I’m working on my solo album as soon as I get a chance to," group member Havoc told AllHipHop.com. “I’ll experiment a little bit more alone because it’s just me and my […]

They say it’s tough love over at Roc-A-Fella Records. Diplomat Capo Jim Jones knows this first hand. After staying behind the scenes to manage everything Dip Set, Jones stepped to the forefront last year as a rapper on the group’s debut album Diplomatic Immunity, which he thought would lead to a solo deal with the […]

50 Cent is backing race car driver Steve Hobday, who will drive the 50 Cent race car at Days of Thunder, the UK’s equivalent to the United States’ NASCAR. The rapper will square off against rock group Darkness’ Team Darkness driver Shaun Richardson. 50 Cent headlines his only outdoor concert in the UK this year […]

DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill will be producing an untitled CD that melds Hip-Hop with rock-n-roll, a style called Mash-Ups. A Mash-Up, an English/ Jamaican term, blends two seemingly dissimilar music types into one that is designed to outshine each original. With blends like 50 Cent and Nirvana, the veteran West Coast producer told AllHipHop.com […]

Next month in Memphis Tennessee, rapper Ludacris will start filming a new movie called “Hustle & Flow,” which is produced by Oscar-nominated filmmaker John Singleton.Singleton expressed excitement about his new movie, which stars Terrence Howard (“Big Momma’s House”) as a pimp who has a unique problem stemming from the fast life.Singleton revealed to AllHipHop.com. “It’s […]

Diplomat Records President Freekey Zeekey is well known for disappearing for weeks on end, keeping only his Dip-Set brethren aware of his whereabouts. Again, Zeeky is missing from the Dip-Set limelight, this time due to a relatively new incarceration. Sources say, after Zeekey was shot twice in an April 2003 incident where associate Eric Mangrum […]

Ruff Ryders Records is expanding their musical horizons and hopes to have the same impact they have on Hip-Hop in the world of pop with a new label, Ruff Pop. Female singer LT is the first pop act signed to the Ruff Pop imprint, which is part of the empire founded by the Samsi-Dean family […]

Outkast member Andre 3000 will start production and star in a movie tentatively titled the "Untitled Andre Benjamin Project," an effort with Element Films. The rapper is currently negotiating with two-time Emmy Award winning Director Paris Barclay, who is responsible for "NYPD Blue" and "City of Angels." The movie is set in the mid-1970’s and […]

Officials in Indianapolis, Indiana are considering filing charges against Twista’s tour bus driver, after some 200 gallons of sewage flowed out of the rapper’s tour bus. Twista was in town performing at the Murat Theatre yesterday (May 16). Indianapolis police and fire officials were called to McCrea Street where the bus was parked, after someone […]