(AllHipHop News) “It’s about growth now. We have to grow, and that’s the point,” recites Talib Kweli on the call-and-response intro to his latest album Prisoner Of Conscious. Now on his 5th solo LP, Kweli seems to be on a mission to escape the confinement of labels. P.O.C. still contains the Brooklyn emcee’s prolific lyrical […]
ODE TO IRONMAN! TOP 5 SUPER HERO HIP-HOP HEADS
Next week the Jay-Z executive produced soundtrack for The Great Gatsby will be available for purchase. The collection will feature the new Jay song “100$ Bill” and a “Back to Black” remake by Andre 3000 and Beyoncé, but the rest of the album will be tracks by pop, EDM, and rock acts. So if you’re missing […]
Last weekend AllHipHop had the opportunity to travel to Las Vegas, NV for the Core DJ’s Mixshow Live where hundreds of DJ’s from around the country gathered for panels, workshops, artist showcases and performances. Of the many highlights during the week, undoubtably the most talked about appearance was by 50 Cent, who spoke to the […]
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Respect the DJ: Core DJ’s Take Over the Palms in Vegas with 50 Cent and Others for MixShow Live Conference
The halfway mark for this season of SMIRNOFF’s MASTER OF THE MIX has officially arrived and out of 19 DJ’s from across the country who started the competition, only 9 “fighters” remain. This week’s Miami-centric episode featured Mr. 2 Rings himself, DJ Irie of the Miami Heat, who helped guide the nine remaining DJ’s through […]
Jon Connor Has Been Co-Signed By Rap Greats, Grew a Loyal Fan Base online and is Ready to Drop a New Album.
(AllHipHop News) In a new feature, AllHipHop is asking artists to take it back to the classic 1991 Black Sheep single “The Choice Is Yours” by deciding if they want to go with “this or that.” In the first edition we tap Maybach Music Group’s youngest member Rockie Fresh. Now with the backing of a major […]
OLD SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL…ALL SCHOOLS KRUSH GROOVE!
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TALIB KWELI: THE ALLHIPHOP INTERVIEW
[VIDEO] FOLLOW MYSTIKAL THROUGH AN ACTION PACKED DAY AT SXSW & RESPECT HIS GRIND!
ALLHIPHOP TEAMED UP WITH SIX ARTISTS AND THE HITTMENN DJ’S FOR THE #LOUDPACKTOUR IV – CHECK OUT OUR TOUR RUN THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH!!!!
CATCH THE SNEAK PEAK OF LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA WITH CAST MEMBER INTERVIEWS!
(AllHipHop News) This week Chicago native Rockie Fresh stopped in New York City to perform a headlining show in Brooklyn and to celebrate his 22nd birthday (March 16). With his 5th mixtape, Electric Highway, still buzzing and more new music on the horizon, the Maybach Music Group member is ready to continue to raise his profile in […]
NO. 2 ON iTUNES FOR HIP-HOP? ANDY MINEO
Even though Ray J said on Hot 97 that “I Hit It First” wasn’t directed his Kim Kardashian, the lyrics still have people second-guessing that claim. With lines like, “She might move on to rappers and ballplayers / But we all know I hit it first … I had her head going North and her […]
Often times people in the entertainment industry get a break, find themselves elevated to the next level and they do everything in their power to forget where they’ve been or who paved the way for them to get where they are currently. Well, thankfully, this is not the case when it comes to the “Wake […]
We loved interviewing and writing about Bilal for our exclusive interview, (Read that here.) That we had to revisit some of our favorite hip-hop songs that featured the soulful singer. During his long hiatus from recording, some of his best work came from his collaborations with rap artists. From Jay-Z and Jadakiss to Common and Kweli, Bilal has […]
