Snoop Dogg and former pimp turned preacher "The Bishop" Don Magic Juan have teamed up with VSOP Passion Blend to promote the drink in a nationwide marketing and advertising campaign. "Snoop Dogg and Don Magic Juan define the essence of Very Select Original Premium. As tastemakers, their decision to drink VSOP Passion Blend speaks volumes. […]

Ice Cube has signed on to star in what is described as a road trip comedy, "Are We There Yet." Cube will star as a playboy bachelor named Nick, who is dating a single mother of two children who dislike the men that their mother dates. When Cube’s girlfriend is stuck working on New Year’s […]

Eminem snagged two MTV Movie Awards on Saturday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, for his performance in "8 Mile." Eminem took honors for best male performance and best breakthrough male performance for his role as "Rabbit" in the semi-autobiographical film. Because he was absent, Eminem pre-taped two messages for the crowd. "I heard […]

The Black Eyed Peas are working hard to promote their newest endeavor, Elephunk, by hitting the road for a grueling tour. "We love going on the road and touring," group member will i. am said. "We’re always asking the record company, ‘What tours are we doing this summer this fall? School’s getting ready to start […]

Dame Dash has signed on to executive produce "The Woodsman," which stars Kevin Bacon, Eve, Mos Def and Kyra Sedgewick. The movie centers around a convicted sex offender who has just been released from prison, trying to rebuild his life. The movie is being shot on location in Phildelphia and his being directed by Nicole […]

The Roots, Common, Tony Touch, Soul Live, J-Live, Kanye West and others plan to convene with several Cuban hip-hop artists in an effort to push cultural exchange at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. On June 9, the American artists will meld talents with Cuba’s finest like Doble Filo and Obsesion The cultural exchanges are hardly new, claims […]

Russell Simmons and his Hip-Hop Summit Action Network are poised to bring the next summit to Colorado, tentatively scheduled for this fall. The focus for the subsequent summit this fall will be “Youth and Empowerment,” as Benjamin Chavis, president of the HHSA, told the Denver Post, “It’s in the context of encouraging young people to […]

Chopper City Records CEO B.G. insisted that he is maintaining his own label and dispelled any notion that he may be going back to his former home of Cash Money Records. The budding businessman retorted with “F**k no” and offered no further elaboration. Currently the rapper has a number of upcoming lawsuits against Cash Money […]

A Tribe Called Quest will hit the studio starting in July to start recording for their reunion album. According to Phife, the death of Jam Master Jay is the reason the group has reunited. "What really brought it to the forefront was the whole Jam Master Jay thing," Phife told AllHipHop.com. "We just wanted to […]

According to reports, LL Cool J, the first artist to release a record on Def Jam, is actively seeking a new home to release records, after his proposed $20 million dollar deal with Def Jam was shot down by executives. While the deal that LL sought didn’t happen, the rapper is still in negotiations with […]

Ras Kass’ protégé Scipio has recanted an earlier account regarding the method by which his MC mentor came to be in the custody of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department over the Memorial Day weekend. “It turns out that the source that I received my information from was not accurate. Ras was not apprehended in […]

Rapper Chino XL is back in the studio, finishing up tracks for his highly anticipated album, Chino XL is Poison Pen. The album will feature tracks with Cuban Link and Gisele Jackson and feature production by Nick Wiz, newcomer Ghost, Fantom of the Beat, the brains behind 50 Cent and Lil Kim’s#### collaboration, "Magic Stick." […]

Fans of Eminem may have an opportunity to see the superstar before he rocketed to the heights of the entertainment business.An unknown former acquaintance of Eminem is auctioning off rare performances, studio performances, his first recording at Prince’s Paisley Park Studios and even Eminem picking his nose and eating his own boogers for a cool […]

After reports surfaced that MCA would be folded into Interscope Records because of MCA’s decline in sales over the past years, it seems that the transition is now underway. “I got the call and they said ‘you know everybody at Interscope is excited…I said, ‘Interscope? Why are people at Interscope excited about me?,” rapper Skillz […]

Ras Kass is no longer a fugitive from justice. In the early morning hours of Saturday, May 24th, John Austin aka Ras Kass was arrested and taken into custody by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department. According to Ras’ good friend and MC protégé Scipio, Ras Kass was arrested after the vehicle he was a […]

While police have yet to figure out a motive for the early morning shooting of Tha Row’s offices in West Los Angeles, California, Suge Knight had a theory on who the culprit may be. "We’ve got a lot of artist’s like Crooked I, Eastwood and Kurupt, that are currently working on new albums. And, because […]

According to police reports, two gunmen opened fire on the West Los Angeles office of Tha Row Records this morning. A security guard at the Wilshire District office building said that four cars pulled up at approximately 2:30 am this morning and fired seven bullets in the the walls, front door and windows of the […]

Six of the greatest names in Streetball history will come to together with their All-Star squads this Memorial Day for "The Godfathers of Streetball Memorial Day Weekend 2003" in Venice Beach, CA. Ken Graham (West 4th St.-NYC), Joe Cruz, Sr. (Hoops In The Sun-Bronx, NY), "Lefty" Boyd (The Low End Tournament-Chicago), Sonny Hill (The Sonny […]

Evidently multi-platinum producer, song writer, and recording artist Pharrell Williams just isn’t busy enough. Last week, he and Roc-a-Fella tycoon Jay-Z shot the video for “Frontin,” the lead single off of The Neptunes highly anticipated sophomore album. Titled, “The Neptunes & Star Trak present…The Clones,” the album is something of a compilation and will feature […]