Michelle Williams Talks Her New Album, Rumors of Beyonce’s Pregnancy, and the Destiny’s Child Reunion
Having been a member of the biggest selling female group of all time Destiny’s Child for more than eight years, Michelle Williams is re-embarking on her solo career. With a single out and a hotly anticipated album on the way, Williams is preparing to silence the naysayers.In this in-depth interview, the 27-year-old star opens up […]

The Last Word: Winehouse Gets Waxed, Usher Aims to Play Marvin Gaye and New Edition Reunites to Collab with New Kids on the Block!
Hows everything going, everybody? Happy 4th of July! It was a short week as former vice president Al Gore officially endorsed Barack Obama for President, while jazz singer Rene Marie caught a lot of attention for singing the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” when she was asked to perform the “Star Spangled […]

Declaration of Independence: Olivia (formerly of G-Unit)
ALLHIPHOP CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCEOlivia is misunderstood. The former G-Unit vixen mistakenly started out as balladeer-turned-rapper once she became Clive Davis first signee to J Records (contrary to popular belief, it wasnt Alicia Keys). That was the origin of the misunderstanding, so the classically trained artist lost her top spot to the girl with the piano and […]

Trials of TQ: Independence – The Reality of Being the Boss
ALLHIPHOP CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE We got the Fourth of July coming up, and I wanna take a lil time to liberate myself. Congrats to our man Barack for doing the damn thang! Can yall believe this sh*t???? I’m glad I’m here to see it! Anyway, it seems like the last two installments of this column have […]

The Last Word: Kelly Rowland Takes an HIV/AIDS Test For Staying Alive, Justin Timberlake Reveals His OCD, and D’Angelo Is Back In the Studio
Whats cookin people? Five slow days gone and one fast weekend to go digesting crazy wildfires in California, Ralph Nader claiming that Barack Obama is “talking white” in order to attract voters and North Korea making good on its promise to open up about its nuclear program in an effort to get off the US […]

The Neo-Soul Family Tree
Neo-Soul, Neo-Soul. Where for arte thou, Neo-Soul? With all due respect to R&B/Souls subgenre, Neo-Soul never really left, but became an acceptable addition to the R&B family (sans title). Kedar Massenburg of Motown coined the term at a time when the delineation between watery Pop-R&B and real live Soul became foggy. Many multifaceted talents were […]

How to Make a Hit: Adonis Shropshire
If youve purchased an R&B album or listened to the radio in the past few years, chances are youve heard one of Adonis Shropshires songs. The 29-year-old songwriter is a Chattanooga, Tennessee native who has made his mark on the music industry writing monster hits. He penned the single My Boo for Usher and both […]

The Last Word: Bobby Brown’s Son “Un”Sexed Lindsay Lohan, Alicia Keys Considers Adoption, and J-Lo and Mary J Are Good Samaritans!
Whats the fuss, ladies and gents? Weve made it through another five days, and the weekend is calling. This week proved to be filled with a mix of stuff like same sex- couples getting married in California after the state legalized same-sex marriages and Tiger Woods taking the rest of the year off winning the […]

With the Quickness: A Little Tale of Young, Black Love…Hardcore Style
Arguably, Tiger Woods is the greatest mofo to ever walk the green, Michael Jordan on the court, and Ali was the G.O.A.T in the ring. What constitutes these players as the greatest is that after them, the game was not merely changed it was elevated, taking its spectators along for the ride. Theres another more obscure […]

Catch a Fire: How Reggae and Dancehall Scorched the US. Part Three: The late ’90s to today
1996 Shaggy sold platinum and received a Grammy Award for Boombastic.1996 The Fugees released the R&B/Hip-Hop/Reggae infused album, The Score, with hits including a cover of Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly” and Wyclef’s cover of Bob Marley’s “No Woman Nuh Cry. The album went on to sell more than 17 million copies.1996 […]

The R Kelly Trial: A Play by Play Part Nine – The End of the Road
The views expressed in this Trial Update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com. This is purely for entertainment value. Today, after getting what was probably the most upsetting news I have received since finding out that Kelly Rowland had plans of re-releasing her album, I decided to play Amy Winehouses Me and Mr. Jones […]

The Last Word: One-Year Anniversary Awards Starring T-Pain, D’Angelo, Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, and more!
How are you? Another week, another 15 cents made, and were still around to tell the story about how Mother Nature is causing floods, hot weather and tornadoes around the country.Apple unveils a new iPhone, Big Brown disappoints a lot of people by coming in dead last at the Belmont Stakes and a CNN investigation […]

Catch a Fire: How Reggae and Dancehall Scorched the US. Part Two: The ’80s to mid ’90s
1980sThe 1980s signaled the birth of an additional musical era, and the slow demise of another. With the help of producer King Jammy and musicians Steely and Clevy, Dub made way for a faster, more aggressive tone with artists deejaying (and rapping) over drum machines instead of acoustic sets. In prior years, more sound selectors […]

Catch a Fire: How Reggae and Dancehall Scorched the US. Part One: The ’60s and ’70s
“What? An era in Reggae and Dancehall before Sean Paul and Sean Kingston? Nooo! I’ll never let go of my notion; I’ll never let go!”Many of you have had that one conversation with a youngling when you’ve tried to explain who DJ Kool Herc, Alton Ellis, Shabba Ranks, Supercat or even Shinehead were. Instead, as […]

Danity Kane: Taking the Reigns
Most artists have to wait until theyve 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 of course unless your band […]

The R Kelly Trial: A Play by Play Part Eight – The Best Defense is an Offensive Mole
The views expressed in this Trial Update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com. This is purely for entertainment value. Hey there, fellow addicts! I know its been a little while, but finally I am back with another update. And I am happy to inform you that I have much more f**kery to report. So […]

The Last Word: Chris Brown to Play Elvis, Bobby Brown Talks About Jumping Usher, and Michael Jackson Is Too Scared to Perform on Idol!
Whats good, good folks? After a little more than week on the left coast, Im back on the job. Many thanks to Kiko for subbing for me last week. R.I.P. to music pioneer, Bo Diddley, who left a priceless musical legacy. Shout out to Barack Obama, who continues to make history with a confirmed lock on […]

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: Ten-Year Anniversary
On August 28th, Lauryn Hills solo debut masterpiece, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill will officially become a decade young. Theres no old in this equation (minus the soul of its creator), as Miseducation has manifested itself in a number of artists who were so greatly touched by the experience Lauryn Hill created for them and […]

The R Kelly Trial: A Play by Play Part Seven: A Quickie with Cue Cards
The views expressed in this Trial Update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com. This is purely for entertainment value. Hey R. Kelly trial fans! After some serious thought and prayer, I have decided to simply report the facts without making jokes. This is a serious situation and it should be reported with respect and […]

Trials of TQ: The Cash Money Rap-Up
Back to the lecture at hand Too much funny sh*t was going on at Cash Money. I always considered Baby a helluva hustla. That ni**a could brown paper bag a whole region in a week. Man we was out doing parties and shows, two and three a nite! 30 stacks here, 50 stacks there The Big […]