Playing Faith Evans in Notorious was a role destined for Antonique Smith. While the budding star played the drug-addicted Mimi in the Broadway show Rent, Smith has a knack for combining her gift of singing with acting in dramatic roles. Preparing for the Notorious release, Antonique discusses her personal investments in the role – including […]

Naturi Naughton’s role as Lil’ Kim in the upcoming Notorious film reveals the essence of the Lil’ Kim we have all grown to know. While Lil’ Kim herself has publicly voiced her discontent with Naughton’s portrayal, perhaps it has more to do with the way Lil’ Kim is depicted in the life of Biggie more […]

What’s life like, world travelers? It’s the first official Word for the ‘09 and the war in Gaza and NFL playoffs are going strong, Arizona Gov. Bill Richardson vacates his nomination for a spot on Obama’s cabinet amid questions over shady dealings and Capital Hill deads Roland Burris’ quest to take the President-elect’s Senate seat. […]

Barbados has proven to the music industry that it is more than the typical island scene, dancing natives and the amazing Grass Skirt Posse. Your favorite deejay most likely played Alison Hind’s version of “Roll” in their Caribbean set which has been a grand success since it hit the airwaves. What’s more amazing is that […]

The views expressed in this blog are not the views of AllHipHop.comLadies and Gentlemen Boys and Girls  Pimps and Hos. Christmas is over and I have returned to my comeback trail.  The biggest comeback you will ever see in the history of all histories. BODY. The body is the temple. It is the home of […]

A lot was great in ’08, and a lot sucked. In a year like 2008, with so many ups and downs, our faithful artists either impressed us or let us down. Some we were glad to see back (Hi Brandy!), while others we wish would go away (Bye Fergie!). We’ve compiled the Top Three artists […]

What’s the deal? The end of the year is hours away and once again it’s that time again. With a decrease in the death of US soldiers in Iraq for 2008 and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich naming Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama’s Senate seat, the year ends on another newsworthy note.And with that comes […]

We’ve had a pretty good run in 2008. As I look back on all the songs that I chose to elaborate on inside “Sunday Selection” some were “bricks” and some were “bread”. As the Auto-Tune continues to haunt us, I’m hoping and praying it finds an untimely death in ‘09, but for some reason I don’t […]

Every year there are a ton of tracks that you hear over and over again on the radio and blasting out of car windows. You may hate those songs with a white-hot passion (“I Kissed a Girl”), but you still know every word since they’re constantly being drilled into your head while you’re trying to […]

Just about any artist who survives long enough to get a third or fourth album tries to promote it as some sort of departure—more mature, more casual, more soulful, more fun, more classic, more modern, more whatever. Most of them are lying and merely offer more of the same but, to her credit, Keyshia Cole […]

Remember when you saw your first music video? It might have been on MTV, BET, Friday Night Videos or even The Box. Music videos have always drawn people closer to an artist and made a song more popular. They have also been instrumental in displaying the styles and trends that have influenced the Hip-Hop/R&B generation. […]

  It is I returning to spread love to the world. Did you miss me?   So I was at home watching Beyoncé videos with some friends. By friends, I mean me, my hand, and my Vaseline. As I watched, I began to think of all the d##### bags and d##### baguettes that made the […]

Shontelle Shontelle is a beauty fresh from the island of Barbados who spent some of her life proving to her parents that a career in music isn’t hazardous to her future. While attending the University of the West Indies, she penned the Soca hit “Roll” that is most famously sung by Alison Hinds. Writing “Roll” helped […]

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Quite simply, it was 2008.   From the highs of watching history unfold with a new President to the lows of wading through an economic cesspool of unemployment and changing food and gas prices, there was always entertainment. And our stars did not […]

In recent years, Fall Out Boy has been known to meddle with other genres. Their 2007 release, Infinity on High, saw a spoken word introduction by none other than Jay-Z, and their lead single “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” was remixed by Kanye West. It’s definitely safe to say the band is […]

Original Post Date: July 29, 2008“I really would prefer this side,” Janelle Monae coos. The Atlanta native is nothing but classy even as she instructs the AllHipHop staff to switch seats because like she said, she prefers her left side. The Bad Boy artist is thoughtful, and her outfit reflects her thoughtfulness as she switches […]

Original Post Date: June 10, 2008Most artists have to wait until they’ve hit the big time before the general public gets a glimpse of them on television. And even then, it might only be a carefully placed music video on a music entertainment channel. Yes, this is usually the protocol for most artists. That is […]

Original Post Date: May 29, 2008A Team…That always got me going. When I used to play football, my coaches always made sure we focused on that. It takes a team to win… That’s what made me jump at signing to Cash Money. It looked like a bunch of ni**as playing their part to win. A […]

Original Post Date: May 13, 2008I think it was ‘99… The Lakers are in the playoffs. I could give a f**k about anything but Purple and Gold right now. I just got a funky a** TV, and I’m stuck on the 405 in traffic trying to get home and puff me one. The first quarter […]

Jamie Foxx has another album out—sure, why not? While Foxx’s last release came off as unnecessary and opportunistic to some, his actual first album came out in 1994, so he technically has deeper roots than many. He’s neither among the best nor worst singers of these fifteen years so he’s no less deserving of his […]