Producer Hi-Tek is hosting a talent search, throughout the Midwest. Taking place at the Cincinnati Convention Center, the search will include a panel of judges including executives from Def Jam and MCA. "I just look for originality, something that catches my ear, somebody that believes in themselves," Hi-Tek told AllHipHop.com. "I don’t care if it’s […]

Former Cash Money cohort Juvenile pleaded guilty today in court to battery stemming from an incident where the rapper struck a man in the head with a champagne bottle. After the incident, the New Orleans rapper then proceeded to grab a police officer. As a result of the felony charge, the rapper was sentenced to […]

Fat Joe is a man of many sentiments and, should he win a Grammy on Sunday Feb. 23, the heavyweight rapper said he will run through the full spectrum of positive emotions and rep for New York. “I don’t even know what I’ll do, [I’m going to] just wild out. It would be the first […]

Sources at Capitol/Priority Records have confirmed that Carson, CA rapper Ras Kass is a fugitive from the law. Ras, whose government name is John Austin III, didn’t appear for sentencing in Los Angeles over a month ago. The rapper was supposed to be sentenced for a third DUI conviction, and begin serving the state mandatory […]

Luke Campbell and Miami-Dade County officials have criticized popular game "Grand Theft Auto III," for it’s portrayal of Liberty City, a real neighborhood in Miami, Florida. "I guarantee no one in Liberty City is making any money off this," Campbell told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. "That’s a disgrace," he said. "We know there’s violence […]

Cleveland’s Bone Thugs have restored harmony in their ranks and have moved forward with a new single with an unlikely ally – 80’s rock icon Phil Collins. The collaboration, “Home,” the current single from their Thug World Order set, almost didn’t happen due to early apprehension. The song is a play on Collins 1985 hit, […]

Hip-hop DJ Funkmaster Flex will join TNN this fall, as host of "The Funkmaster Flex Show," a new series that will take viewers into the world of celebrities and "hiphop car culture." The series will feature the most popular car shows in the country as well as the latest in automobile styling. Flex founded Team […]

Chuck D. was guest speaker at Radford University’s Black History Month program yesterday (Feb. 18). The rapper spoke on the looming war with Iraq and accused U.S. leaders of ignoring the global opposition to the war. “Bush doesn’t listen to the people,” Chuck D. said. “I don’t know who he’s representing. The whole world is […]

Sticky Fingaz is preparing his sophomore solo set, Decade (But Wait, It Gets Worse), slated for an April 29th release. The album, which features production by Sticky and Aftermath beatsmith Scott Storch, is dedicated to the late Jam Master Jay. Sticky and Onyx released their debut 1993 album Bacdafucup, on Jam Master Jay’s JMJ Records […]

The Source co-owner and founder Dave Mays, appeared on Bill O’Reilly’s "O’Reilly Factor" television show on Feb. 18., after the magazine criticized O’Reilly for his repeated commentaries on "thug rap," labeling him a "racist" and a "hypocrite" in the March issue of the magazine. "There are issues as far as what rap music’s impact is […]

Eve has entered into a distribution deal with Innovo Azteca Apparel, who will design, market and distribute the rapper’s Fetish clothing line. The Fetish brand will be marketed to the junior and contemporary women’s market through better department and specialty stores. "Eve has become an influential fashion force, and we are excited to collaborate with […]

Fans of Jay-Z won’t be let down after all. In a bizarre twist, Mike Tyson has announced that he will indeed fight Clifford Etienne on Saturday, Feb. 22. The news came less than 24 hours after Tyson’s camp decided to call off the fight. Tyson’s management decided to pull the plug on the fight yesterday, […]

In a follow up to the January 14th Community Tribunal that revealed censorship of, and separate standards for Black Music on New York music media, Bob Law of the National Leadership Alliance recently announced that a coalition of prominent community leaders, ministers and elected officials are calling for the first major Turn Off The Radio […]

In a less than flattering gesture, FBI officials have dubbed a bank robber who has knocked off 10 banks in New Jersey "Eminem," saying that the robber resembles the rap star. Officials claim the bank robber resembles Eminem due to the oversized ski caps and jackets that he wears when he robs a bank. When […]

Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon has inked a multi album deal with IceWater, becoming Chief Creative Officer of the newly formed multimedia company. The company executives include members of Raekwon’s camp, along with top executives from Los Angeles based labels Vocab Records and Goodvibe Recordings. IceWater’s first order of business is to drop Raekwon’s hotly anticipated […]

Suge Knight continued to help victims of gang violence, this time picking up the funeral expenses for a 57-year-old woman, who was murdered in Los Angeles Feb. 5. Betty Jean Rothchild was caught in gunfire as she left her South Central Los Angeles home to purchase groceries for a church sponsored dinner. Knight agreed to […]