Recently reunited West coast group Tha Dogg Pound has set a June release date for their new album, Cali Iz Active. The album features Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger and Kurupt a.k.a. Young Gotti, and will be released on Snoop Dogg’s Doggy Style Records in conjunction with Koch Records. “I’m like the quarterback,” Snoop said. “I’m […]

Hip-Hop entrepreneur Percy "Master P" Miller will produce the soundtrack to the new movie Killer Pad, a horror-comedy from Robert Englund. Best known as "Freddie Krueger" from A Nightmare On Elm Street, Englund will direct the flick, which will be produced by Wayne Rice and Avi Chesed. The story focuses on three friends who use […]

AJ Calloway, former host of BET’s 106 & Park, has been tapped by Howard University to teach a course that explores the theoretical foundation of Hip-Hop. The Howard alumnus will teach the new on-line course in conjunction with history professor Elizabeth Lewis-Clark. The new graduate seminar in public history will provide a theoretical foundation for […]

VH1 is set to pay homage to Hip-Hop’s biggest legends and visionaries with its third annual ‘VH1 Hip Hop Honors’ show. Ice T, host of this year’s “VH1 Hip Hop Honors” and NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, announced on Friday (Mar. 31) the first-ever “VH1 Hip Hop Honors Week” in connection with the third annual […]

Recently changed chart rules helped Gnarls Barkley’s new single “Crazy” hit the top of the UK’s single chart, making history in the process. The song is the first Internet single to reach #1 on the UK singles chart without selling any physical copies. Gnarls Barkley consists of Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo and DJ Danger Mouse. […]

Death Row Records CEO Marion “Suge” Knight missed another court-ordered hearing yesterday (April 1) to determine the legal ownership of the pioneering rap label. The label has been at the center of a legal battle between Knight, incarcerated drug boss Michael “Harry-O” Harris and his estranged wife, Lydia Harris. Harry-O, who is serving a 28-year […]

"When Ure Hero Falls," a new video honoring the memory of the late Tupac Shakur, has world premiered exclusively on AllHipHop.com. The video, which features rare, unreleased outtakes of Tupac himself, is the latest in a series of commemorative events celebrating the life and legacy of the slain rapper, who died 10 years ago. "When […]

Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons have announced that they are calling it quits after seven years of marriage. In a statement released to the Associated Press today (March 31), the Simmons’ confirmed reports that surfaced stating the couple had split up. "Kimora and I will remain committed parents and caring friends with great love and […]

The Hip-Hop world has been buzzing about an altercation in Miami last weekend that sent Dave Mays, former owner of The Source, to the hospital. Sources told AllHipHop.com that rapper Busta Rhymes and Mays were in the nightclub Opium when the incident occurred. The two were allegedly involved in a dispute over remarks Mays allegedly […]

KRS-One and DJ Marley Marl will sonically end one of the most infamous and revered beefs in Hip-Hop history. The pair intends to drop a new album on Koch Records. Both were involved in a long-running dispute after Marley Marl and MC Shan recorded the seminal 1985 record, "The Bridge," an ode to Queensbridge, New […]

Chopper City/KOCH Records artist B.G. debuted at #1 on the Billboard Independent Chart with his new album, The Heart of tha Streetz Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am). Powered by the single “Move Around” featuring Mannie Fresh, Heart of tha Streetz enjoyed sales of over 62,000 for the first week. The album also debuted […]

A previously scheduled concert in Las Vegas, Nevada featuring rapper Snoop Dogg has been cancelled. The Wall Street Journal reported that Snoop was scheduled to headline a recent private party held by Molson Coors Brewing at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. However, the rapper’s performance was stopped after Harrah’s Entertainment, the hotel’s parent company, […]

Rape charges against Trillville rapper Don P have been dismissed by the Dekalb County District Attorney’s office due to lack of evidence. The rapper (born Donnell Prince) had been charged with rape and two counts of aggravated sodomy, stemming from an alleged Dec. 16 assault. Dekalb County police had accused Don P and another man […]

Former Artifacts member El Da Sensei, along with various rappers and music executives, will help kick off a new monthly showcase in Philadelphia called The Boom Box. According to organizer King Ranks, The Boom Box is in the tradition of The Lyricist Lounge and Philly’s Footwork. Local acts will open and showcase their skills before […]

The Black Eyed Peas are partnering with the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego to create a customized $1 million Rock Star Suites. The group will hand select everything in the room from the furniture to the bed linens. “Hard Rock is a brand that has always been true to its core and I really dig […]

Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia is hitting the studio to produce and record tracks with socialite Paris Hilton for her debut album. The collaboration sprang from a recent meeting between Hilton and the Oscar-winning group. "We ran into her at a William Morris Agency party and she said she liked our song ‘Stay Fly’ […]

Singer Lil Mo and BET Style host Melyssa Ford are among the panelists scheduled to participate in Howard University’s inaugural Hip-Hop and Higher Education Symposium. The event, sponsored by the university’s graduate school and the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, is geared toward beginning a discussion on the possibilities of creating the first college minor in Hip-Hop […]

A $5 million dollar ad promoting Dr. Pepper featuring the music of Will Smith, Kiss, EMP and Cyndi Lauper “mashed” together has been canned by the soft drink’s owner, Cadbury Schweppes. Three different commercials were produced, one which briefly includes rapper Big Gipp and one that incorporates Smith’s#### single “Miami.” Most of the $5 million […]