The R Kelly Trial: A Play by Play Part Six – Three the Hard Way
The views expressed this Trial Update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com. This is purely for entertainment purposes. Hey there party people! I am pleased to report that the R. Kelly trial has hit a new level of entertaining! Is this a kiddie p### trial or One Life to Live? (Or One Man To […]

Get To Know: Matthew Santos, the Voice Behind Lupe Fiasco’s “Superstar”
Crossover potential usually comes in packages similar to Nelly Furtado and Gwen Stefani go through a genre transformation, go through an audience expansion. Mathew Santos, on the other hand, went through no genre change and an audience expansion. People want to draw that line for you, but Im not having it, says Santos when […]

The R Kelly Trial: A Play by Play Part Five – Familiar Head
The views expressed in this Trial update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com. This and every update on the R. Kelly Trial for AllHipHop Alternatives is purely for entertainment purposes.Greetings R. Kelly trial fans! I am pleased to announce that the next two days in the R. Kelly trial will likely be more thrilling […]

The Last Word: Ray J Gets Caught With PCP, Usher Has a Fit, Kelly Rowland Gets Clocked On Gay Day!
The views expressed in the Last Word are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com. This is purely for entertainment value.So they got me on The Last Word this week while Chris Richburg is chillin on the West Coast. Isnt that the best news since Flavor Flav promised there wouldnt be another season of Flavor of […]

Trials of TQ: The Secrets Behind Cash Money’s “Jailhouse Love”
A 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 Thats what made me jump at signing to Cash Money. It looked like a bunch of ni**as playing their part to win. A team. Thats some sh*t that […]

The R Kelly Trial: A Play by Play Part Four – A Picture is Presented of The Video Star
The views expressed in this Trial update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com. This and every update on the R. Kelly Trial for AllHipHop Alternatives is purely for entertainment purposes.Hey guys! I am back to give you another blow by blow of the recent happenings in the R. Kelly trial. This trial is turning […]

Bobby Valentino: Life After Disturbing Tha Peace
Crooning sensation, Bobby Valentino is a no fix-it man, yet he possesses all of the tools necessary to restore the magnetism to R&B, not associated with catchy hooks and gimmicks. Like his debut hits Slow Down and Tell Me, Bobby fills tracks with soulful flavor regardless if the topic is pleading for forgiveness, social issues, […]

Get To Know: Dallas Austin’s Latest Recruit Colin Munroe and His Remake of Kanye West’s “Flashing Lights”
If you were born in Canada, sharing a birthday with your idol Paul McCartney, and listening to J Dilla while growing up, you might end up a little like Colin Munroe. A producer and writer from the suburbs of Ottawa, Munroe was pretty well know, having worked with Ray Robinson, Chauncey Black (formerly of Blackstreet), […]

The R Kelly Trial: A Play by Play Part Three – Sparkle Speaks!
The views expressed in this Trial update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com.Hello people! (que the clown music) Ok so it seems Thursday was another exciting day for urine and R. Kelly!Thursday began with some crazy 48-year-old broad named Debra Triplet (who was obviously an R. Kelly fan) screaming out free R.Kelly as the […]

Sound-Off: Really Rihanna?
The views expressed in this Sound-Off are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com.Its me again. Ive got more stuff to scream about, cause Im angrier than Amy Winehouse is when shes out of crack!So this past week I was hanging out with MC Hammer ,because I have dance lessons with him 3X a week. While […]

The R Kelly Trial: A Play by Play Part Two
The views expressed in this Trial Update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com.Hey guys and gals! Im here with another update on the R. Kelly trial. I also have some goodies for you from yesterday that I missed. Trapped In the Closet aint got nothing on this trial! This is some exciting s**t!Ok so […]

The Last Word: Rihanna & Chris Brown Made Out at KFC and Got Some Free Chicken, Solange Talks Beyonce, and Houston Speaks Out About His Missing Eye!
Whats up folks? Its the end of the week, and I couldnt be any more ready for the weekend. With the NBA playoffs happening, as well as Sen. Ted Kennedy being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor after being admitted to the hospital, its been another eventful five. Congratulations to Jessica Alba, who married her boyfriend […]

The Hip-Pop Takeover: Jesse McCartney
A couple of months before Jesse McCartneys 21st birthday, a new video hit the web for his new single Leavin written by The-Dream and Tricky. The tracks clear R&B arrangement and video surprised some, even getting a famous Liberace-inspired blogger to rave about McCartneys grown-up image. Jesse McCartney is one of those former Disney tween […]

How To Make a Hit Song: Sean Garrett
If the music industry were the NBA, then Sean Garrett would be aiming for the title of MVP. Sean Garret represents a growing breed of triple threat artists being a singer, songwriter, and producer wrapped into one colorfully explosive package. In his still young career, his resume reads like an artist nomination list at […]

The R Kelly Trial: A Play by Play
The views expressed in this Trial update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.comToday marked the second day of the oft-delayed R. Kelly trial. After the dismissal of a juror yesterday, the drama just keeps on coming! Remember that I, Kiko Michaels, told you that this trial was going to be a straight up clown […]

Ashanti: On Murder Inc, Nelly, and Her Brand New Declaration
Dubbed, The Princess Of R&B in 2002, the chart-topping phenomenon known as Ashanti has returned to the forefront with her fourth coming album, The Declaration, with a new executive producing title to match. Working alongside all-star producers like Babyface, L.T. Hutton, Jermaine Dupri, Rodney Jerkins, Bryan Michael Cox, and Pharrell, Ashanti shares her involvement with […]

Sound-Off: Really R. Kelly?
The views expressed in this Sound-Off are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com.Im back to give you more of my wonderful insight because I love you all like Nick Cannon loves Mariahs accountant. (I hear they aint got no pre-nup!)So these past few weeks, if youve turned on the TV or read newspapers or blogs, […]

The Last Word: Ashanti Wants a Dozen Kids, Beyonce Gets Busted By the Moral Police for “Mature” Kids Clothing Ads, and D’Angelo is Back! (sort of)
Whats good, everyone? Another five days of poli-tricks, natural disasters and spending an arm and leg at the gas station. That pretty much sums up the week, with John Edwards endorsing Barack Obama, thousands of people missing or dead in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in China, and polar bears being listed as threatened […]

Day26: Not Made For TV
Day 26 has something to prove. Mix the stigma of being a group groomed by reality television, getting respect as an R&B group in the age of the solo artist, and having Diddy as your boss. You might just sweat a little. Yet on this day in the bright green room of their record label, […]

Trials of TQ: The Cash Money Story
I 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 just ended, and I’m watching […]