Sunday SelectionJosh Xantus First TimeBy: Nia Beckwith Whats up everybody!?? Its been a minute! Some of you may remember my column Sunday Selection from last year where every week I would pick an R&B single and add my two cents. Well Ive been on hiatus for a while, but now Im back! Big ups to… Read more »
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Kanye West has dispelled rumors that hes publicly dubbed himself the King of Pop following the tragic death of Michael Jackson. The rumor began to gain legs courtesy of media personality Wendy Williams, who lent credence to the supposed statement on her radio show. According to various news sources, Kanye is reputed to… Read more »
Hows it goin folks? A week away and Im glad to be back. From the looks of things, the week had a lot going on. If it wasnt the hype surrounding Obamas beer summit with Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the officer who arrested him at his home, it was the NFL giving Michael Vick… Read more »
Vivendi Entertainment has announced a September 15 release date for the highly anticipated documentary titled Big Pun: The Legacy. The documentary tells the life story of the Grammy nominated rapper, who died from a heart attack due on February 7, 2000 due to obesity. The documentary uses unreleased concert footage, videos and interviews with rappers… Read more »
Kanye West will be featured in an upcoming special on Fuse TV this Saturday (July 25) titled “Fuse Presents Kanye West: Live From the Chicago Theatre.” The special features an exclusive interview with Kanye West about his mothers aspirations for his non-profit, The Kanye West Foundation. Wests mother, Dr. Donda West, established the… Read more »
Immediately upon reading reports of the recent accusations brought against his client, Yung Bergs manager and attorney contacted AllHipHop.com vehemently denying the allegations reported Tuesday afternoon (July 21). Chelsea Berry, who claims she filed a police report in an LA suburb last Thursday evening (July 16), accused Berg of assaulting her while she visited… Read more »
In this vintage clip, AllHipHop.com and Footage Fa Dayz brings you veteran rapper Ice Cube. This 5:11 clip was taken in 1998, as Ice Cube was touring the country as part of the Family Values tour. This was the first year for the Family Values Tour, which was created by members of the… Read more »
Euphemisms are misunderstood as mistakes/ But its a by-product of the ghetto music we make/ Canibus, Poet Laureate II, Rip the Jacker, 2003. Of the many reasons Hip-Hop music dogged for, one of the most unremarkable is that it teaches bad Englishbroken EnglishEbonics. Critics argue that it celebrates anti-intellectualism, with an emphasis on rhyme rather… Read more »
In the closing months of 2003 Kanye West, while introducing himself, reintroduced the hip-hop world to his fellow Chicagoan, a rapid-fire spitter known as Twista. Despite several break-out verses on projects from Do or Die, Puff Daddy and the Ruff Ryders, Twista had achieved limited mainstream success prior to the Kanye-featured-and-produced Slow Jams, and the… Read more »
It is pretty common knowledge that it is high time that the recording industry re-evaluate its practices and business M.O. This is a direct result of the digital era, however I have an archaic response to the resurgence of the new indie and internet movement. Record labels need to make the record deal… Read more »
The Games efforts to humiliate Jay-Z have entered a new phase with Im so Wavy, a new recorded dis of the Compton MCs Brooklyn-based counterpart. In the four minute and 50 second song, which hit the Internet on Saturday (July 11), The Game degrades Jay-Z as he references Jay-Zs looks and age throughout the… Read more »
Half these rap lyrics aint thought-provoked/ Just a lot of beef till they get caught and smoked/ GZA, Illusory Protection, Grandmasters. If I rhyme about home and got descriptive/ Id make 50 Cent look like Limp Bizkit/ KNaan, Whats Hardcore?, The Dusty Foot Philosopher. Nowadays, nothing seems to annoy this writer more than the fecklessness… Read more »
Its been five years since his last solo effort, 1st Infantry, but on Chemical Warfare, Alchemist—Eminems tour DJ and Prodigys go-to-beatsmith—doesnt disappoint his eager fans. As always, Al flips both exotic and noteworthy samples to accompany his signature sound—sinister melodies over thumping drums. A good selection of artists from Memphis to Brooklyn laces the… Read more »
R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON What is going on with Hip-Hop this week? Jay-Z is still mad at everyone who uses autotune (except for Lil Wayne, T-Pain, and Kanye West the major users of autotune. They also where a lot of tight pants and colorful clothing which is also what Jay-Z hates but once again I digress.) Speaking… Read more »
As the release date of their joint LP (Survival Skills) approaches, Buckshot and KRS-One have declared their single “Robot” as the official “Death of Auto-Tune” track. KRS-One made the bold statement this past week in Chicago at a Rock the Bells tour stop. The duos lead single is a scathing critique of the deluge of… Read more »
