Talib Kweli, Rock Ross, Fat Joe and Lil’ Flip will perform during a star-studded birthday party for Satellite radio veteran Leo G, program director for XM’s only uncut and uncensored Hip-Hop channel, XM66. Mississippi rapper David Banner will host Leo G.’s 37th birthday party, which is invitation only and takes place at popular Washington, D.C. […]

Artist development company Music Nation has launched another series of online video music competitions, with the winners will receive a major label recording contracts. The latest competition by Music Nation will include two separate winners, one winner will be chosen from the Hip-Hop genre and the other from the rock genre. Judging the Hip-Hop competition […]

Will Smith may be one of the most popular celebrities of the moment, but the actor/rapper will find an audience of one at the end of the year for his new film, I Am Legend. The Francis Lawrence-directed action thriller stars Smith as Robert Neville, a brilliant scientist who becomes the last human survivor in […]

Beastie Boys member Adam “MCA” Yauch recently finished production on the forthcoming reunion album from punk music pioneers, Bad Brains. The release, titled Build a Nation, is described as a return to form for Bad Brains. Bad Brains is world renown for helping define American punk and hardcore music. The African-American rock group has been […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Troy Hudson has signed on as the latest artist on Bow Wow’s Price of Fame Tour, which includes rappers Mims, Jibbs, Huey and Crime Mob. Hudson, who raps under the moniker T-Hud, is joining the tour to support his upcoming debut album Undrafted. The rapper/basketball player, will join the tour on […]

Criminal charges were officially filed against The Game today (June 4) in connection with a February altercation during a game of basketball in Los Angeles. Prosecutors claim that The Game, born Jayceon Taylor, was involved in an altercation in which he allegedly punched a player on the opposing team and then pulled a gun out […]

Rapper/producer Kanye West will be among a group of celebrities slated to appear at this year’s Songwriters Hall of Fame gala. The event, which takes place Thursday (June 7) at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York, will kick off with cocktails at 6 p.m. R&B crooner John Legend will be honored this year with […]

Grassroots Hip-Hop organization Tools of War will host their fifth annual True School Hip-Hop Summer Park Jam in New York City throughout the summer. The summer long event stretches over a series of weekends throughout the entire 2007 summer, beginning on June 7 and ending in August. Tools of War was founded by veteran Hip-Hop […]

St. Louis native Chingy recently reunited with Ludacris‘ Disturbing Tha Peace record label and the rapper is currently in the recording studio working on new material for his upcoming fourth album, tentatively titled Love It or Hate It. “It’s going to be more lyrical [and] have more serious topics,” Chingy told the Post Dispatch. “The […]

cian, producer, and Fugees member Wyclef Jean will join rock band Cartel in an enclosed bubble on June 7 to help them produce a new track for their sophomore album. Cartel has been in the bubble located on Hudson River Park’s Pier 54 in New York since May 24 and will leave the bubble when […]

Charles Patton, a partner and music producer for rapper Lupe Fiasco’s 1st and 15th record label, has been sentenced on drug charges. The mogul was sentenced to 44 years in prison in May, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The verdict was handed down in a Cook County courtroom by Judge Dennis Porter, despite letters written […]

Def Squad member Keith Murray has announced a July 31 release date of his latest album, Rap-Murr-Phobia. Executive produced by Erick Sermon, Rap-Murr-Phobia, Murray’s fifth solo album will feature appearances by Tyrese, Method Man, Redman, and Junior. Murray’s clever album title, Rap-Murr-Phobia refers to a fear of what Sermon calls “real” Hip-Hop. The first single […]

Ruff Ryder co-CEO Darrin “Dee” Dean was hit with various drugs and weapons charges after police found over a kilo of cocaine in a customized SUV in New Jersey on Thursday (May 31). According to The Record, Palisades Interstate Parkway police stopped a customized Chevrolet van for having a broken taillight, as it traveled southbound […]

Rappers/actresses Eve and Queen Latifah will be featured on the first episode of Bridging The Gap, a new reality series coming to VH1 which pairs two established artists together with similar passions for music. The two rappers/actresses recently recorded an untitled song for the series, which is being produced by Eve’s manager Troy Carter and […]

Rapper Jason Fox has been signed to Jermaine Dupri’s Island Urban Music label based on the success of his hit song and dance “Aunt Jackie.” Fox, 21, created the old-school song and dance that has quickly become a street sensation. The Harlem native’s song “Aunt Jackie” has received over 150,000 plays on his Myspace page, […]

Hi-Five lead singer Tony Thompson was found dead yesterday (June 1) in his hometown of Waco, Texas. Sources told AllHipHop.com that Thompson’s body was found outside of an apartment complex around 10:00 pm. He allegedly died of drug overdose, but the cause of death has to be confirmed. Thompson and Hi-Five hit #1 with 1990’s […]

Boot Camp Clik member Sean Price has been added to the lineup of performers who will grace the stage at the 3rd Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, organizers recently announced. Sean Price will perform selections from his critically acclaimed albums Monkey Barz (2006) and his most recent release, Jesus Price Superstar. Additionally, Sean Price is preparing […]

While serving a three-year jail sentence that ended in November, Diplomat Records President Freekey Zekey spent much of his time contemplating his music career and upon his release, he created Book Of Ezekiel, his solo debut album that will officially be released on July 24. Book Of Ezekiel will combine Freekey Zekey’s point of views […]

50 Cent’s involvement in the purchase of Glacéau is blockbuster news in the Hip-Hop community and while neither founders nor the rapper have yet to reveal the financial details, estimates about the rapper’s earnings from the deal continue to be a subject of debate. 50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson, invested in Glacéau in 2004 and […]

Young Jeezy’s CTE label scored its first success under a new co-venture with Def Jam, as Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top R&B Hip-hop Albums Chart and the Billboard Top Rap Albums Chart this week. The album moved over 95,000 copies its first week in stores and […]