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. […]

Nowadays music has been simplified with the touch of a button and the post of a YouTube video. Frankly such actions have many of you thinking that anybody can be the next Soulja Boy. The reality is that he is who he is exclusively. Be a fan or not Soulja Boy’s beat driven hits are […]

  Dr. Dre introduced the world to Knoc-Turn’Al back in 1999 on his classic LP 2001 and later on with The Wash Soundtrack. Knoc-Turn’Al was able to show off his harmonic style on tracks like “Bad Intentions” which drew comparisons to Dre’s other protege’ Snoop Dogg. Despite the close affiliation with Dre, Knoc-Turn’Al ended up […]

Lil’ Wayne has never appeared too interested in running Hip-Hop like several of his contemporaries. But, the New Orleans artist has some special soles on his shoes that reflect show some serious wear and tear. AllHipHop’s correspondent Henca Maduro recently unearthed this unpublished Lil Wayne interview, which took place shortly after Tha Carter III was […]

Bizzle. Before his Jay-Z diss “Some Explaining To Do,” the masses didn’t know nor care much about a Christian rapper named Bizzle. But, he quickly garnered the internet’s attention with the song that scathingly charged that Hip-Hop’s biggest star was “dissing Jesus” and “Satan’s soldier.” Bizzle even used his poetic license to out Rihanna, Lady […]

Flavor Unit, a crew from Jersey. Hard core, street, original and fresh as Jersey Tomatoes. Naughty By Nature, Latifah (Queen Latifah then), Lakim Shabazz, Chill Rob G, Apache, Latee were the actual core. Apache was probably the most raw and stunned everyone when his street credo became a hit. “Gangsta B**ch” is still used today […]

History has finally vindicated MC Hammer. The rapper holds the honor of being one of the top selling artists in history (Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em was Hip-Hop’s first diamond-selling album). He’s got an indelible, enduring fashion status that continues to march through the decades (Hammer Pants live). Hammer’s even got hits that can rock […]

The world stopped on June 25, 2009 when news broke over TMZ and filtered through subsequent media outlets that cultural icon Michael Jackson had died suddenly of cardiac arrest. That morning, Jackson was discovered not breathing in his Los Angeles bedroom by his doctor Conrad Murray. Several hours before, Jackson had completed a rehearsal for […]

VIBE EXCLUSIVE: Two weeks after Shawty Redd fatally shot a man in his Atlanta mansion, the successful young producer faces life in prison if convicted on murder charges. As Shawty Redd claims self-defense, LINDA HOBBS uncovers new details about the deceased, a man known in the streets as “Choppo.” Two weeks after Demetrius “Shawty Redd” […]

This guy may just really be the next best thing coming out of D.C. since E.U. with “Da Butt.” Wale tirelessly puts it on for his city and for those that need convincing probably also need industrial Q-tips for their ears. Obubowale “Wale” Florain first rose to prominence in 2006 with his heavy demand through […]

  Last February, music fans from around the world were aghast at the news that two of the industry’s biggest young stars, Chris Brown and Rihanna, were involved in a horrific domestic violence confrontation that left Rihanna badly battered the night of the Grammys. The incident happened on an early Sunday morning (February 8), with […]

When Jay-Z’s “On To The Next One” video premiered New Year’s Eve, the black-and-white clip, with its ominous images of animal horns, crucifixes, and skulls, sparked a barrage of conspiratorial questions. Was Jigga a Freemason? Was the clip backed by the all-powerful Illuminati? And just how in the hell did Jay get the new Jaguar […]

Lana Moorer, better known as MC Lyte, is a Hip-Hop legend.   Straight up.  Having developed her career for over twenty years, the Brooklyn native has cemented her reputation as not only one of the pioneering female emcees but also a street anthropologist of sorts. Her intricate storytelling and undeniable presence within the game even […]

For a guy who wasn’t physically on the scene for much of 2009, T.I. was just as present as any rapper in the public eye. With a hit album (Paper Trail) and a string of popular singles (“Whatever You Like” “Swagga Like Us, Live Your Life” featuring Rihanna and “Dead and Gone” featuring Justin Timberlake) […]

Hee, hee…the AllHipHop Staff thought they were going to have the final word on 2009. They were so wrong. Here are the final 2 words. Rick Ross. The name causes calamity. The name causes hate. The name causes scorn. The name causes debate! People hated on Ross so badly, they thought AllHipHop named him the […]

This is the final word on the year 2009: AllHipHop’s Person(s) of the Year! These two men come from the same era in Hip-Hop, but have assumed very different paths in the game since the 90’s. However, their journeys thus are both bookmarked by greatness, in some form or fashion. These mighty individuals are Jay-Z […]

The year 2009 hosted quite a few beefs between rappers, with Beanie Sigel airing Jay-Z out, Canibus reengaging Eminem and Joe Budden incurring the wrath of a couple of Wu-Tang Clan rhymesayers over comments about Method Man. While these triggered discussion among music fans, the biggest feud of the past year belonged to Rick Ross […]

  2009 was another year where the South took center stage in Hip-Hop’s mainstream consciousness. Lil Wayne took completely over while T.I. prepared himself for prison and Ludacris took the majority of the year off. Gucci and cohorts Soulja Boy, Wocka Flocka, and OJ da Juiceman set the streets ablaze, and Young Jeezy began laying […]

Following the release of the highly-successful Blueprint 3, Rocafella artist Beanie Sigel used the second half of 2009 to call out his former mentor Jay-Z. The private issues became public when Sigel released the diss track “Average Cat,” which he justified as appropriate retaliation to lines on Jay-Z’s “What We Talkin’ Bout.” On Jay’s track, […]

The West wasn’t heavy on the national radar last year, but that doesn’t mean the Westside struggled to put out quality music. Acts like Exile (Radio) and Blu (Sene’s A Day Late & A Dollar Short) used 2009 to experiment with concepts and song arrangements, while others like Jay Rock and Nipsey Hussle continued their […]