Hip-Hop is a powerful force. Its voice reaches millions and popularizes so many things on a regular basis. Rappers have been unofficial spokesmen for countless brands, products, trends, and styles over the years, and that is something that shows no signs of slowing down. On the flip side though, Hip-Hop can ruin things easily too. […]
Hip-Hop OG Daddy-O Shares Some Music Biz Secrets
WATCH HOT 97’S LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCE OF KENDRICK LAMAR IN NYC!
Last night Questlove from the legendary The Roots crew honored the late J Dilla with a DJ set. Following up epic sets from DJ Rich Medina and Mike Nyce, Questlove ran through a host of J Dilla’s greatest hits, as painters Ameerah, K Art and Chuck Style created visuals of J Dilla himself. In addition to […]
CURREN$Y SPEAKS ON C-MURDER’S NEW PLIGHT AND “NEW JET CITY”
Producer and record label owner Jermaine Dupri brought southern Hip-Hop to worldwide audience 20 years before anyone realized the future of rap music was in the south. He then added select blends of the smoothest R&B sounds around with a platinum-adorned roster that featured Da Brat, Kriss Kross, Xscape, Jagged Edge and Bow Wow. Today […]
THE FIRST LADY OF SO SO DEF REFLECTS ON 20th ANNIVERSARY
When you hear the word “Scion,” cars are likely to come to mind first, but in an effort to use their globally recognized brand to help develop other endeavors, Scion has created the Scion AV Open Mic concert series. Scion AV’s Open Mic series has been bringing monthly free shows featuring strictly the hottest current […]
AHH PICKS THE TOP 10 SOUTHERN RAP ALBUMS
LEBRON TALKS TO ALLHIPHOP ABOUT 2 KINGS!
VIDEO: TAKE A LOOK AT MASTER P & LOUIE V MOB TAKEOVER THE STREET MUSIC GAME
5 Producers That You May Not Know But Should
UH OH! You know how fans are today! They can be quite cray cray! Well, the fact of the matter is, THEY ARE! Now, Rihanna may have completely spit in the wind now that he is fully back with Chris “Not A Blood” Brown. Apparently, she was in England debuting her new clothing line when […]
UNCLE RALPH MCDANIELS SHARES OF RAPS “DIRTY” LITTLE SECRETS!!
Valentine’s Day is by far the most confusing Holiday for young couples. As you may know – Valentine’s Day is a “Her” day, so those flowers better be fresh. For my fellas, V-Day is a huge conflict of interest because Feb 14th marks the last day of “Cuffing” season. Unless you Diddy your way out […]
Just in time for Valentine’s day here are 15 songs that you may have never considered celebrating with, some you may have already loaded on to your February 14th playlist, or some that you may have never even heard of before today! These are old, B-sides or just one’s we couldn’t resist putting on the […]
It was a magical night. The 2nd Annual Dilla Day Detroit was a tremendous success. With thousands of attendees from around the country, Dilla Day was all about the music. A performance from Clear Soul Forces warmed up the house followed by Frank n Dank, the duo with whom Dilla made some of his greatest […]
5 ODD THINGS ABOUT THE 2013 GRAMMYS!
CAN THE PHARCYDE COME BACK TO THE FUTURE?
Headed to The D this weekend for Dilla Day? You’re not alone. There are reports of people from as many as a dozen different cities converging on Detroit for the celebration of the life of legendary music producer, James “J. Dilla” Yancey. In fact, a vanload of artists and supporters will depart from Atlanta for the […]
