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 I’m not having it,” says Santos when […]

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. Isn’t that the best news since Flavor Flav promised there wouldn’t be another season of Flavor of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!

What’s up folks? It’s the end of the week, and I couldn’t 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, it’s been another eventful five. Congratulations to Jessica Alba, who married her boyfriend […]

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 […]

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)

What’s 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 […]