Pure Pain Records has been ordered to cease selling Camoflauge’s albums, due to a dispute with the slain rapper’s mother.Tammie Greene claims that the label has not provided her with an adequate accounting for three albums and a DVD the rapper released.Greene filed a lawsuit against the label last month, alleging that Camoflauge’s estate has […]

So So Def founder and Janet Jackson’s love interest Jermaine Dupri, has resigned as president of the Grammy’s Atlanta chapter, due to Jackson being banned from the Grammy Awards. Jackson was to present a special award to Luther Vandross, but was allegedly rebuked, after it was determined Vandross could not attend due to his medical […]

Despite rumors circulating that Lil’ Flip had severed ties with Columbia Records, the rapper will release his sophomore album through the label next month. “Lil’ Flip is [still] on Columbia,” a source with the label told AllHipHop.com via e-mail. “His new record hits streets on 3/23.” Though the rapper’s first album, Undaground Legend, struck platinum, […]

A security guard for 50 Cent has been charged with weapons offenses, after he fired his gun as the rapper was checking in to a New Jersey hotel in SeptemberWilliam Floyd, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested in November for possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes.Floyd allegedly fired his gun on September 9, as […]

Def Jam’s Kevin Liles has resigned from his position as president of the label, after negotiations between the mogul and parent company Universal Music Group broke down.According to The New York Post, the two sides could not reach an agreement on a contract extension.The negotiations broke down over money.Last week, Island/Def Jam’s CEO Lyor Cohen […]

Afeni Shakur, mother of slain rapper Tupac, released her biography, "Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary" on February 3. The 240 page book, which is written with actress Jasmine Guy, reveals four decades of Shakur’s life. Guy spent over 10 years with Shakur, recording her thoughts and conversations, which touch on race, drugs, music, love […]

Russell Simmons has partnered with X Radio Networks and will launch a nationally syndicated radio show, "Hip-Hop Laws of Success." The program will feature a new episde daily, featuring Simmons’ opinions for success in culture, business, politics, entertainment and personal development. The show will also feature special guests and will profile people of influence on […]

Percy “Master P” Miller will appear in a Baton Rogue, Louisiana court today (February 5), admitting he failed to file a corporate tax return seven years ago.Miller will appear before Judge James Brady this afternoon at the request of federal prosecutors, who accuse Miller of neglecting to report first -year earnings for Bout It Incorporated.Miller […]

Bang ‘Em Smurf, once a member of 50 Cent’s G-Unit crew, shed light on an incident in which 50 Cent was accused of threatening gun play. The incident occurred last week in Queens, New York, at a video shoot for GF Records. "I was in the trailer [when he came] and somebody told me ‘I […]

Twista’s Kamikaze debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 charts. The album, powered by the Kanye West produced hit single "Slow Jamz," which also features Jamie Foxx, moved over 312,000 copies. According to Billboard, the album almost matches the to-date sales of Twista’s 1998 release Mobstability. The album has moved a total of 397,000 copies. […]

Former Hot Boy Tab “Turk” Virgil Jr. has come forward to deny shooting a police officer, or even having a gun in his possession.In an exclusive interview with Memphis Tennessee’s Channel 3 News, Virgil categorically denied all of the allegations.”I’ve never shot a police [officer], I’ve never owned a gun, I’ve never seen a gun,” […]

The Beastie Boys are putting the final touches on the highly anticipated follow up to 1998’s Hello Nasty.In an interview with the BBC, group member Mike D. said the album would be a straight Hip-Hop album.”We’ve been working for a little while in a secret location,” Mike D. said. “But there’s light at the end […]

Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has settled a $3 million dollar lawsuit stemming from a 1999 nightclub shooting.Combs’ former chauffeur Wardel Fenderson claimed that Combs and his former bodyguard Anthony “Wolf” Jones, forced him to speed away from the scene of a Manhattan based shooting.The terms of the settlement remained under wraps. Combs was scheduled to […]

Ghostface wants to show his charitable side, by creating a foundation that will build a school for impoverished youth, in a yet-to-be named town in Africa.”I went to Africa and I saw the babies,” Ghostface told AllHipHop.com. “I wanted to do something positive and I’m like hell yeah I’m with it. So we are we […]

Hip-Hop made a strong showing in the nominations for the Fifth Annual Black Reel Awards.The event features 46 nominees in the film category. “Tupac: Ressurection,” “The Italian Job” featuring Mos Def, and “S.W.A.T.” featuring LL Cool J all earned nominations for Best Picture.”I was proud of this years list of nominees,” said Tim Gordon, Executive […]

Kanye West will headline his first tour in the United States, after scoring a #2 debut and selling almost 500,000 copies the first week his album, The College Dropout hit stores.The 34 date tour will also feature Dilated Peoples, who will serve as West’s opening act. The group is gearing up to release their highly […]

The Roots’ drummer, Amir “?uestlove” Thompson recently revealed that he has embarked on a goal to create a foundation that honors the pioneers of Hip-Hop.”I’m on a one man mission to start a foundation that will honor the the forefathers of Hip-Hop, especially Kool Herc,” Thompson told the Dallas News.Thompson said the fact that most […]

Police said they were not seeking multi-platinum rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, after an alleged incident in Queens, New York.It was reported that 50 threatened gun play at a video shoot Saturday (January 31).GF Records was shooting a video on Guy Brewer Boulevard in St. Albans, Queens, when Jackson allegedly drove up, got out of […]

The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network’s (HSAN) Hip-Hop Summit took place today in Houston, Texas.Russell Simmons, Master P., Reverend Run, Damon Dash, Ice Cube, Beyonce, Maxine Waters, Jesse Jackson, Erykah Badu and others gave thousands of youth advice and answered questions.”This was the best Hip-Hop Summit yet,” Simmons told AllHipHop.com. “We registered over 20,000 voters and […]