EXCLUSIVE: Talib Kweli Escapes The Prison Of The ‘Conscious Rapper’ Label With New Album

(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 […]

Funeral Services Planned for Chris ‘Mac Daddy’ Kelly

(AllHipHop News) After a week of mourning and speculation that Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly died of a drug overdose, funeral services have officially been planned for the former childhood star from the rap duo Kris Kross. While cocaine and heroin are likely to be the deadly combination that took the life of Chris Kelly, police […]

Jay-Z Part of Group Renovating Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum; Bringing NHL’s New York Islanders to Brooklyn by 2015

(AllHipHop News) As if having his hand in bringing the Nets to Brooklyn wasn’t enough, Marcy projects bred rapper and music mogul, Jay-Z, is part of a group looking to renovate the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum outside New York City on Long Island. Attending the meeting Thursday, Jay-Z and his partners briefed media on four potential […]