Def Jam Records President and CEO Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter can add another accomplishment to his growing list of achievements. The mogul/rapper ranked number 46 on Vanity Fair’s annual New Establishment power List, joining Oprah Winfrey (9) and Richard Parsons of Time Warner (11) as the only African-Americans on the list. Carter is also one of […]
According to a recent survey performed by Adrian North for the University of Leicester, people in Britian who listen to Hip-Hop are more likely to have had more sexual partners in the last five years, than people who listen to country music. North, who is a psychologist, polled 2,500 Britons to determine how music related […]
Jim Jones is preparing to deliver his third studio album Hustler’s P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment), due via Koch and Diplomat Records.The new disc set is Jones’ follow-up to Harlem: Diary of a Summer, which debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 Chart.The album will feature guest appearances from Cam’ron, Juelz Santana, Lil Wayne, Max […]
Producer Scott Storch continues to keep busy creating songs for superstar rappers like Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, but he is also breaking new acts and recently signed Philadelphia rapper Nox, to a major label deal. "I’m working on a bilingual project with Scott," Nox told AllHipHop.com. "It’s English, Spanish. I’m Latin so, there’s a […]
West coast rappers Ras Kass and The Game squared off in a physical confrontation last night (Sept. 14) at a Los Angeles club. Ras Kass is on a nationwide tour with Rakim and Kid Capri. Both of the internationally respected West coast rappers were in club Element, when Game confronted Ras Kass over the lyrics […]
Atlanta GA rapper Young Jeezy recently revealed that he had to rename his clothing line U.S.D.A. (United Streets and Dopeboys of America) to 8732, at the behest of the United States government. According to Young Jeezy, the government of the United States prevented him from using the U.S.D.A. acronym, which also stands for the United […]
This year’s International Day of Peace will include a slice of Hip-Hop with the addition of rappers Cassidy, Eve and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. The collective, along with fellow artists Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Sean Paul, Chris Brown, Floetry, Lyfe Jennings and Mario, will lend their voices to “One Day,” a new multi-artist global peace tribute song […]
“You are the last one [upholding Hip-Hop],” Dougie Fresh said prophetically to rapper Nas at a surprise birthday party last night in New York City’s Canal Room. “We cancelled a [another] show to do this.” The rapper’s wife, Kelis, planned and packed the Canal Room with a bevy of friends, fans, family and music industry […]
While awaiting a retrial for the 2002 shooting of a teenager, Corey “C. Miller” Miller will release TRU Story: Continued, a special new CD/DVD limited-edition release. The CD/DVD combo includes the original album, The Truest S*** I Ever Said, as well as, 5 previously unreleased studio tracks. Additionally, the new release also contains a 60-minute […]
Afeni Shakur postponed plans to mark the 10th anniversary of her son Tupac Shakur’s death in Soweto, South Africa. Shakur planned to commemorate Tupac’s death today (Sept. 13) by scattering his ashes in Soweto to honor the township’s historic struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. "My family and I regret that they must postpone the […]
Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man will launch a nationwide tour on Sept. 23 to support his fourth solo album 4:21…The Day After. The tour kicks off in Asbury Park, N.J. and ends in mid-November at the Nokia Theatre in New York City. Saigon, Inspectah Deck & Masta Killa are expected to join Method Man on […]
Sacramento Kings forward and NBA star Ron Artest is headed to Las Vegas to shoot the video for his new single "Fever."Scheduled to begin shooting on September 17, "Fever" is the lead single from Artest’s forthcoming album, My World, which arrives in stores October 31 via WEA.While the final track listing has yet to be […]
VH1 is creating a female spinoff show of the hit series Flavor of Love, which will feature a female from the first season in search of the perfect man. The network approved production of 10 episodes of the new series, which is being produced by Flavor of Love executive producers Mark Cronin and Chris Abrego. […]
Rapper Flavor Flav, the current star of VH1’s top rated reality series Flavor of Love 2, is preparing the release of a new self-titled album this Halloween.Flavor Flav, born William Drayton Jr., announced the album will be released on his own independent label, Draytown Records, which is distributed by Redeye Distribution. "I got some things […]
Michael "MC Serch" Berrin and Greensboro, North Carolina DJ Waleed Coyote will collaborate on a compilation titled Peace in the Middle East, a new album made up of Arab and Jewish artists. Serch, a Jewish rapper and member of famed ’90s rap group 3rd Bass and DJ Waleed Coyote, an Arab DJ on Greensboro’s 102 […]
Damon Dash is slated to appear in court Sept. 28 in a custody battle between former girlfriend Linda Williams over their son, Damon Dash Jr., now 14. Dash, 35, and Williams became a couple in 1991, and never married. They allegedly split in the mid 90’s, and their son remained in New Jersey under William’s […]
The Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts will get 50 new attendees, courtesy of rapper 50 Cent and his G-Unity Foundation.The foundation, which provides grants to nonprofit organizations that focus on improving the quality of life for low-income and under served communities, awarded a $70,000 grant to youth from Jamaica, Queens and surrounding areas […]
Houston, Texas rapper Slim Thug has never been silent concerning the success of artists out of his home state. While the rapper took home Best R&B Video at this year’s MTV Awards for his “Check on It” collaboration with Destiny’s Child lead singer Beyonce, the rapper is equally proud of fellow Texan, ex-Destiny’s Child member […]
Nas says his greatest work is ahead of him, but the veteran rapper said his fans will intimately determine if his latest album Hip-Hop Is Dead reigns over his classic albums like Illmatic (1994), It Was Written (1996), Stillmatic (2001), God’s Son (2002) and others. "It’s probably the best record I ever did," Nas told […]
Producer and songwriter Jermaine Dupri’s took home Top Songwriter and Top Producer at the 2006 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, held in his hometown of Atlanta, GA on Friday (Sept. 8).Dupri, CEO of So So Def, won in the Top Songwriter category, beating out Johnta Austin, R. Kelly and Scott Storch. Dupri also bested Mr. Collipark, Bryan-Michael […]
