Corey “C-Murder” Miller will return to court on December 12th, attempting to get a retrial in a controversial murder case, in which the rapper was convicted of murdering 16-year-old Steve Thomas in a Jefferson-Parish, Louisiana nightclub.In an exclusive interview, Miller’s brother Percy “Master P” Miller told AllHipHop.com that his brother was not the shooter and […]
Snoop Dogg was served with a subpoena in the trial of Weldon Hal Angelos, the owner of Utah based Extravagant Records.Angelos is accused of distributing marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, money laundering and possession of stolen firearms.The government accuses Angelos of renting a house and an apartment and using them to store […]
George W. Bush’s Secret Service has decided not to launch a formal probe into a bootleg song by Eminem, but admitted they were considering it. The U.S. government agency, whose primary job is to protect the president, revealed that they thought the lyrics might become influential fans that absorb a message in “We As American,” […]
Funk legend George Clinton was arrested in Tallahassee, Florida after police allegedly witnessed him drop a crack pipe while sitting in a gas station parking lot. Police said they noticed a man sitting in the passenger seat of a car around 2 a.m. Saturday morning. When the officer approached the car, the 63-year-old Clinton allegedly […]
Russell Simmons and Rush Communications have partnered with Jackson Hewitt, the nation’s second largest tax preparation company. The partnership will allow 48 million Americans without traditional banking services to get access to discounted tax preparation services for the upcoming tax services. The partnership also seeks to education and inform Americans who do not have bank […]
Rosa Parks won a decision against Outkast today, after the Supreme Court refused to intervene in a lawsuit over 1998’s#### song "Rosa Parks." The 90-year-old Parks alleges that Outkast violated her trademark rights and defamed her. Parks and her lawyer, famed attorney Johnnie Cochran, scored a victory earlier this year, when a portion of the […]
The United States Secret Service, assigned to protect the President of the United States, is considering action against Eminem, due to the lyrics of an unreleased song. On "We as Americans," the rapper recites the lines "F*ck money, I don’t rap for dead presidents/I’ de rather see the President dead." The pro gun song doesn’t […]
Mystikal’s Sexual Battery Sentencing Pushed Back A scheduled sentencing for rapper Mystikal, who pleaded guilty to sexual battery, was postponed yesterday (Dec. 4) when lawyers defending the rapper claimed the judge shouldn’t be allowed to preside because he saw an “inflammatory version of the tape” that shows the rapper and his bodyguards assaulting his former […]
Rap group Three Six Mafia is completing the sequel to 2001’s best selling video, “Choices.”According to group member DJ Paul, the group will be completing scenes from the movie this weekend in Memphis, Tennessee.The plot for “Choices 2″ centers around crooked Drug and Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents, who set the group up on robbery charges […]
After years of producing almost exclusively for Mobb Deep and a select few artists, rapper/producer Havoc has teamed with noted producer The Alchemist to create a new production company, The Quiet Storm. "I just finished new joints for Pharaoh Monch, Styles P., Cypress Hill and Mobb’s new album," The Alchemist revealed to AllHipHop.com. The Alchemist […]
After reinventing himself as the Metal Face of Doom a.k.a. MF Doom, Zev Luv X and KMD will drop their third album in Spring or Summer of 2004 on the Nature Sounds record label. The album will pick up where their sophomore effort, Black Bastards ended. The album is described as a conceptual album, explaining […]
Eminem has answered the call of Source founder’s Dave Mays and Raymond “Benzino” Scott to further explain racist comments he made, on a tape that was recorded at least ten years ago.The tape features the rapper using the word n*gger, when referring to African-American women.In a statement released today (December 4)Eminem attributed the comments to […]
Rap music dominated the nominee’s for the 46th Annual Grammy’s this year, with Jay-Z, Outkast and Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes each garnering six Grammy nominations today. Missy Elliot, Eminem, Chad Hugo and 50 Cent each received five nominations. Jay-Z and Beyonce are up for record of the year for "Crazy in Love," as are […]
Rapper’s are learning to side step bootleggers and Internet piracy by placing contest pieces in their CD’s, in which lucky fans can win cars, cash, jewelry and other lucrative rewards. David Banner will have a contest for his latest CD, MTA2-Baptized In Dirty Water. Banner will give five lucky fans a chance to further their […]
Fans of Busta Rhymes will have a chance to see a side of the rapper that they never expected- his butt. Virgin Mobile is preparing to launch their second advertisement starring Busta, promoting Virgin Mobile’s text messaging service.The ad, titled “Butt Naked,” features Busta arriving at a swank hotel. After he runs a hot bath, […]
Footwear company Fila has developed a new show with Crazy Legs and the Rock Steady Crew.The “Rock Steady” is labeled as a “retro shoe” designed to pay homage to the legendary crew. The heel comes with “Rock Steady Crew 77” on the heel, that was inspired by 1980’s B-Boy tees.“B-boying is physical, competitive and contributes […]
Ice-T has delved head on into the world of DVD through his latest imprint, Final Level.The hip-hop gangsta pioneer has announced that he is dropping a pair of straight-to-video DVD’s, one to honor another legend and the other that caters to legends in the making.Jam Master Jay’s Scratch DJ Academy features the tragic DJ and […]
Irv Gotti, Russell Simmons and Dr. Benjamin Chavis held a press conference today at the Rihga Royal hotel in Manhattan to announce a name to change to Gotti’s record label, Murder Inc.Gotti said the name change is meant to shed any negativity surrounding his business. He revealed that he initially intended to name the label […]
Sock Bandit Productions, the company behind the hip-hop photography book “Hip-Hop Immortals,” has completed “Hip-Hop Immortals: We Got Your Kids,” a film that examines hip-hop and where the art form is heading.Rakim, Marly Marl, Gangstarr, Cam’ron, Killer Mike, Schoolly D., the late Jam Master Jay, Snoop Dogg, Pastor Troy and a host of others are […]
While Fredro Starr is preparing to star in “Torque,” the rapper recently grabbed headlines after getting into a scuffle with 50 Cent at the Vibe Awards.”It was an altercation. I can’t really speak on that because it’s a legal thing,” Fredro told AllHipHop.com. “It was an incident that happened between me and Curtis Jackson. Its […]
