On August 10, the jump-off was the Brooklyn Café as the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement presented their annual Black August benefit concert featuring Erykah Badu, dead prez and the Boot Camp Clik amongst a host of other talented performers. Black August is a tradition established to honor and bring awareness to the fallen soldiers and […]

Luther Campbell is planning to release a tell all book about his exploits in the music business, titled "Uncle Luke Campbell’s Chicken Soup." "The book is a collection of stories," Campbell told AllHipHop.com. "It gets into stories about backstage, the obscenity trial, classic freak parties to classic parties we had with Ray Lewis and Warren […]

Mos Def and Talib Kweli will deliver a joint keynote lecture at The Field Museum’s Center for Cultural Understanding and Change (CCUC) international Hip Hop and Social Change Conference. The conference, which is being held at the Museum on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 3, 4, and 5, will discuss the significance of artistic and […]

Common, Sticman from dead prez and Erykah Badu are featured in a new documentary aimed at teaching hip-hoppers alternatives to traditional healthcare. "I think and speak clearer since I cut the dairy out. I can breathe better and perform at a better rate, and my voice is clearer," Common said. "I can explore different things […]

Eve has broken her silence about an alleged nude picture of her and another female in a compromising sexual position. The rap mistress says its not her and plans legal litigation against web sites that post the photo. A spokesperson for the entertainer said, “It’s not a picture of her. She is upset that there’s […]

Rapper Lil Jon is fast becoming the king of cameo appearances, has locked in a deal with adult film company Video Team to promote his own line of adult films and recently inked a label deal with Warner Brothers. The Atlanta rapper heads up BME Entertainment, which stands for Black Market Entertainment. "We got artists […]

Two men who visited P.Diddy at his Daddy’s House recording studio filed lawsuits Monday against the Bad Boy C.E.O. claiming security allegedly assaulted them, leaving one man unconscious. The two men, Damon Jackson and Thomas Guest, are suing the rap mogul for $25 million each, according to the Associated Press. They claim the assault took […]

After five weeks of being incarcerated, Beanie Sigel is seeking to be released from prison on bail. Sigel’s lawyer Fortunato N. Perri. Jr., told a Philadelphia judge yesterday that Sigel was not capable of fleeing town and skipping trial due to his fame. Perri also claimed that there was no evidence indicating that Sigel is […]

Rappers Reese and Bigalow of Jackson, Mississippi are in the process of legal litigation against Atlanta’s Bone Crusher for allegedly stealing the hit song “Never Scared” from them. According to sources, the duo recorded a song called “Neva Sked” that featured Bone Crusher and Killer Mike, who also appeared on the latter version as well. […]

Two men associated with Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges. John Ragin, who co-produced the movie Crime Partners, which was allegedly used by McGriff to help clean up drug proceeds and Derek Hayes, have agreed to a plea bargains with prosecutors investigating Murder Inc.’s ties to McGriff and the drug trade. Ragin, […]

Rapper B.G. checked into a Los Angeles, California hospital over the weekend due to chest pains. According to Carole Dorsey, CEO of B.G.’s Chopper City Records, the New Orleans rapper is fine. "He was having chest pains and checked into the hospital. He really has to slow his roll and get healthy," Dorsey told AllHipHop.com. […]

Nas’ father Olu Dara was inducted into Mississippi’s Hall of Fame this weekend. The rappers father is a jazz trumpter who released his debut album after his son struck it big in the hip-hop business. Dara, who has been playing with his own band for over 20 years, has appeared on over 50 albums showing […]

Embattled west coast lyricist Ras Kass penned a letter to his fans on his Web site (RasKass-Central.com), addressing his frustration with his recording home, Priority Records, his jail time and his pending albums “Since it’s no mystery where I am now, I do feel the need to clarify what it is I was fighting for, […]

S.W.A.T., the movie that stars rapper LL Cool J, was the hands down winner this weekend for box office sales, raking in $37 million over the weekend. The flick, which is adapted from the hit 1970’s television show, also stars Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell as special weapons and tactic leaders in Los Angeles, […]

Ford Motors has filed a fraud lawsuit against the production company that created the TLC Channel’s "Beyond Tough" television show that was executive produced by Ice-T. Neither Ice-T or TLC are named in the lawsuit, which claims that Teleproductions and it’s owners, Andre and Erik Jetmir accepted a $300,000 check to feature Ford trucks in […]

Grandmaster Flash and legendary soul singer Betty Wright were honored with a Founders Award at the Billboard-American Urban Radio Networks 2003 R&B Awards show this year. Wright accepted her award first, introduced by Miami’s own Trick Daddy, who was by far the best presenter of the evening. Trick bypassed the teleprompters script and introduced Wright […]

Showtime will premiere a six part reality series this fall titled "Interscope Presents: "The Next," which producers say is a reality version of the rap contests in the movie "8 Mile." The show will follow the trials and tribulations of upcoming rappers across America as they pursue their dreams of hip-hop stardom. "The show paints […]

While Ice Cube was once heralded as a gang banging, gun-toting gangsta lyricist, the rapper/actor disclosed that he and his original group N.W.A. often faced real street thug because of their gritty image. “We used to get that all the time man all the time that group (N.W.A.) was a magnet for every tough guy […]

Ice-T has officially launched several of his latest corporate properties. The rapper, his finance Coco, Keith Murray, a number of industry folks and a bevy of scantily clad models were on hand at Privelege Gentleman’s Cabaret in New York to celebrate. At the party Wednesday, Ice displayed his fashion line, Ice Wear, his energy drink, […]

Hip-hop fans who have been savoring for a collaboration between Nas and Rakim since the QB adherent debuted in ’94 with Illmatic, may soon have their collective appetites satisfied. A recent report suggested the two might appear together on a track from Alicia Key’s forthcoming sophomore album. The Grammy-award winning soul singer told MTV News […]