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Criminal charges against Kanye West and his manager Don Crowley have officially been dropped, after the pair fulfilled their community service obligations.   According to TMZ.com, West and Crowley’s attorneys appeared in a Los Angeles court this morning (January 29) and provided proof that the pair worked 50 hours at the Red Cross and completed an anger management class.   The rapper and his manager’s attorneys struck a deal with a judge to dismiss the charges if they successfully...(read more)

The staff of AllHipHop.com will be joined by Styles P, Naughty By Nature, Saigon, and NY Oil for the first ever Hip-Hop 4 Haiti Benefit Relief Concert Series.   For 3 hours, a myriad of Hip-Hop artists past and present will grace the stage to raise funds for the Haitian Support Project Relief Fund.   The requested minimum donation is $20, and all proceeds will go to Haiti.   Other confirmed artists for the event include Emilio Rojas, ESSO, Ron Browz, DJ J. Ronin, and DJ Webstar....(read more)

Atlanta has always been a city with artists that has had strong movements that seemed to willingly put the streets on their backs. Rappers like Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Boyz n tha Hood, Shawty Lo and numerous others hold hip-hop down in the city and have transformed it into a breeding ground for great talent. Well if your ears are close to the streets, then you might be familiar with a new movement called Duct Tape Entertainment (DTE), founded by Big Bank Black and Alley Boy.   Hailing...(read more)

(AllHipHop News) The murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. will be subjects of a new VH1 documentary series that will premiere next month.   The new documentary series, titled Famous Crime Scenes, will look into the murders or deaths of a number of famed celebrities.   Shakur was gunned down on the Las Vegas strip in September of 1996 and died from his wounds on September 13 at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.   His rival, Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.”...(read more)

DrJays.com and DJPremium.com held theShop 4 Haiti event last night at La Pomme nightclub in New York City. Thanks to incredible donations from some of the sites' favorite brands, it turned out to be a SUPER sample sale, with prices for product starting as low as $5.00.

Aleesha Smalls and Monee Perry (Rocawear/Roc4Life.com) and Boss Lady

Edmund Hon (Marketing Director, Eight 732)

Happy shoppers scoopin' up deals

The amazing DJ Miss Saigon, who donated her time on the night (check out her Louis Vuitton slipmats!)

Boss Lady with Datwon Thomas, Editor-In-Chief of GlobalGrind.com

Bags from Rocawear and rows of sneakers from FILA

The club was turned into a pop-up shop for one night only!

Ebonne Jones ("Eb The Celeb") going through the racks

DrJays.com's Laurrell Smith and Ericka Mitton help Kel Spencer package up his goods

Lovely ladies of DrJays.com: Kiki and Laurrell Smith

Def Jam's Jamal Jimoh scanning the racks

Rikers (Blue Route/Stall & Dean), Karen Civil (DrJays.com Live contributor/KarenCivil.com) and Boss Lady

Boss Lady with the inspirational Martine Cauthen, survivor of Haiti's earthquake, who spoke on the night and reminded everyone of the night's purpose. 100% of proceeds on the night were made into money orders that were sent to UNICEF today (see the image below) to assist their efforts with victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake.

There were clothes left over on the night and we're currently looking at the best way to ship them to Haiti to those who need them. A huge thank you to those who came out and shopped, those who promoted the event on Twitter, Facebook, etc, and most of all, thanks to the amazing brands for allowing such a special event to take place: Flud Watches, Blac Label, Eight 732, Rocawear, Ed Hardy, Apple Bottoms, FILA, LRG, Frank 151, MilkCrate, Live Mechanics, Blue Route, DimePiece, COOGI, Les Halles, Hello Drama, William Rast, Siwy Jeans and LaROK. Check out just some of the fly gear that went for next to nothing:

You're Gonna Get Yours by DimePiece

 Gothic Glam Bag by Rocawear

 

Timeout Scoreboard Watch by Flud

Haiti needs us now more than ever...we must continue to show them we're here to do what we can.

(AllHipHop News) Rappers Nelly and Bow Wow will host their own celebrity basketball game this weekend in Chicago to foster peace and unite in the community. The pair will be on hand with various representatives of Nelly Derrty Ent as well as reps for the Cash Money Millionaires. Nelly’s team will play Bow Wow’s and the losing team will have to donate $100,000 to a charity. The event, which takes place January 31 at the UIC Pavilion on January 31, will also feature Nelly and Bow Wow speaking the students...(read more)

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