Listeners of rap are more likely to encounter problems with alcohol, drugs and violence than listeners of other genres, according to a new study by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation’s (PIRE) Prevention Research Center. More than 1,000 community college students, age 15-25, participated in the study, titled "Music, Substance Use and Aggression." The […]
The buzz for rapper Lupe Fiasco reached a fever pitch after the rapper’s highly anticipated album, Food & Liquor, was leaked to the internet months before its summer release. The Chicago rapper released a personal statement over the weekend that addressed the leak, which may permanently shelve the album. “Hey s**t happens. An unmixed version […]
Former Junior Mafia member Lil’ Cease was arrested in Brooklyn, New York yesterday (April 13) on an outstanding warrant and is being held at Rikers Island, after the rapper missed a hearing to answer alleged probation violations. Sources told AllHipHop.com that the former protégé of the late Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace was in Brooklyn with […]
Hundreds of fans who purchased tickets to a bogus Lil’ Flip concert in Indiana can now receive refunds after the man who promoted the concert plead guilty to two counts of theft. Police eventually tracked a credit card used by Scott Elkins to a hotel in Nebraska and arrested him for promoting the concert at […]
Fugees member Pras Michel has agreed to help feed homeless people in Los Angeles, where the rapper recently filmed First Night, a documentary on homelessness in America. Pras will discuss the homeless epidemic Sunday (April 16) at The Midnight Mission, located in downtown Los Angeles. For First Night, the rapper spent nine days and nine […]
A viewing for slain D12 rapper Proof will take place Tuesday (April 18) and will be open to the public. The service will be held Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Fellowship Chapel in Detroit. Representatives said security will be beefed up for the services, as a large amount of fans are […]
A former member of Snoop Dogg’s female rap group Doggy’s Angels has settled a $100 thousand dollar breach of contract lawsuit against the rapper, claiming unpaid royalties. Chan Gains, along with Kola Marion and Kim Proby signed an exclusive agreement with Snoop’s label Doggystyle Records in 2000. The imprint was distributed by New York- based […]
An off-duty Greensboro, N.C., police officer has been cleared of any wrong doing after an altercation with rapper The Game in a shopping mall last year. Officers said The Game, born Jayceon Taylor, was in the mall on Oct. 28 wearing a Halloween mask. He refused repeated requests by mall security to remove the mask […]
The VH1 reality series Flavor of Love, starring Public Enemy group member Flavor Flav, has been renewed for another season, the network announced. VH1 bought ten one-hour episodes of the show, in which Flavor Flav searches for a female companion among several contestants. "After spending so much time with Flavor Flav on Surreal Life and […]
Big Tigger, co-host of BET’s 106th & Park and BET Style and host of the internationally syndicated radio program Live In the Den with Big Tigger, will kick off the fifth season of Big Tigger’s Celebrity Classic this summer. The annual occasion, presented by Big Tigger’s Street Corner Foundation Inc., is designed to raise funds […]
A 28-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting rapper Proof of D12 turned himself in today (April 12). Mario Etheridge, 28, of Detroit is being detained by the police for allegedly shooting the rapper during an altercation inside of the C.C.C. nightclub. Etheridge was also a bouncer at the C.C.C. nightclub. Police said he is a […]
Two employees of The Source magazine have been hit with a new lawsuit that stems from a shooting last year at the Limerick House pub. Gregory Palmer, a waiter at the pub, is accusing Source president Leroy Peeples and the magazine’s marketing director Alvin Childs of setting off a shootout that injured three people, according […]
Brothers J Prince Jr. and JS Prince Jr. have formed a new record label with the help of their father, Rap-A-Lot Records CEO J Prince. The two sons founded Southern Empire, along with their cousin and business partner Young Gun, and plan to incorporate different genres of music, in addition to rap. "We plan on […]
An altercation inside a Detroit nightclub led to the death of D-12 rapper Proof after an argument allegedly turned into a gunfight, leaving a bouncer wounded, according to sources. A source that requested anonymity told AllHipHop.com that Proof was in the club after-hours when a heated verbal argument between Proof and a bouncer allegedly broke […]
LL Cool J has announced that he will publish a new book titled LL Cool J’s Platinum Body by LL Cool J, a new book that contains the rapper’s regimen for a "platinum body." LL Cool J’s Platinum Body was written with LL Cool J’s personal trainer, Dave "Scooter" Honig. The book features a fitness […]
Cooper Tire has entered into a year-long endorsement partnership with custom car show king Funkmaster Flex. The popular DJ will appear in a new print advertisement for the Cooper Zeon XST tire targeting the popular urban sport truck market. He will also make in-person appearances to support the Cooper Tire brand. Funkmaster Flex is a […]
D-12 member Proof was shot and killed in Detroit, Michigan this morning (April 11) at an after hours club on Eight Mile Road. Proof, born Deshaun Hotlon, was murdered at the Triple C club around 4:30 am and another man was seriously wounded, both with gunshots to the head. "We cannot give out names, or […]
G-Unit’s DJ Whoo Kid is unleashing new music onto the streets with the release of four upcoming mixtapes. The mixtapes, recorded during G-Unit’s recent Australian tour with BME, will feature Mobb Deep and Spider Loc, as well as G-Unit’s newest addition Freeway and new Aftermath/Interscope signee G.A.G.E. mixtapes. “Without a doubt, this Philly native will […]
Model Naomi Campbell has unexpectedly pulled out of Cooking Showdown, a celebrity-driven reality show that is being produced by Sean "Diddy" Combs. Cooking Showdown features celebrities alongside well-known chefs who teach the stars how to prepare a three-course meal. The week-long competition includes Ja Rule, Tom Arnold and Gabrielle Reese, among others. Reports suggested that […]
Haitian rapper Black Alex was shot several times last week in Petionville, Haiti, after unknown assailants robbed him of a diamond-encrusted necklace and pendant that sources said was given to him by associate Wyclef Jean. Sources told AllHipHop.com that Black Alex was leaving a concert that was part of a soccer game in the suburb […]
