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 »
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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 »
With the curiosity surrounding Pinky-Gate, Twista has penetrated Hip-Hops interest and is whetting its appetite with the Traxter-produced, Wetter. Category F5, a verbal tempest will be fully unleashed this July. Twista is learning to harmonize the tasks of being the CEO of his imprint, Get Money Gang Ent., along with being its flagship artist. Its… Read more »
This weeks chart watch comes at a time when many people are taking time to reflect because of the losses suffered in the entertainment world. The deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon were of course shockingly sad but it is Michael Jacksons death that seems to have affected, well .everybody and everything. His death strained… Read more »
Saturday June 27th, 2009, Midwest Bank Amphitheater, Chicago, IL.let the bells ring. At Rock The Bells, it is tradition for the lineup to come with nothing but sickness. For the last 6 years, the organizers have been emphatic about providing a roster that not only reflects Hip-Hop leadership of today, but one prepared to go… Read more »
A desperate need for attention. Thats the conclusion reached by Slum Village member T3 concerning the controversy involving rapper Charles Hamilton. The Harlem entertainer has drawn the ire of Detroit rap fans after mentioning producer/rapper Jay Dee as an executive producer on his recently released debut album This Perfect Life. News of the… Read more »
In the music business few are able to have careers that span 2 years, let alone 20 years. Super producer NO ID is a rarity in the music industry. With a career that has outlasted many of the different phases of hip hop, this Chicago bred music crafters contribution to music is hard to describe… Read more »
