When Robin Thicke first stepped onto the scene with his 2003 debut, A Beautiful World, people weren’t quite sure how to perceive him. With long brown locks, a rugged exterior and edgy, pitch-perfect vocals, Robin was a diamond in the rough. The product of parents who were both actors and songwriters, Thicke, as he was […]

Wilmer Valderrama should be a household name. Unfortunately, shaking off That ‘70s Show character Fez, the lovable foreign exchange student trying to fit in with the hip crowd and score with the females at the same time, is no easy task. After 200 episodes, That ‘70s Show ended. Wilmer’s best friend Ashton Kutcher has grown […]

“Come wit it, need somebody that’s real gangsta/I need a pappi, somebody I call daddy” So we have another bossy chick amongst us. Well, this one demands a boss, and she is not taking anything less. Shareefa, the New Jersey native recently signed to Disturbing the Peace, isn’t taking anything lightly within her career. Known […]

In the year 2006, the world has been introduced to many break-out artists and even more song-writers and producers, but Makeba Riddick steals the show. As the only female in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ hit-man stable, Riddick is proving that she can hold her own on her own, and has the accolades to prove it. Makeba […]

Akon may joke about being called an “ugly African kid” in his younger days, but he’s definitely got the last laugh these days. The SRC Records golden child has blossomed into an edgy, international sex symbol, and is in process of building his own empire of companies. His debut album earned him platinum status in […]

AHHA: We heard a rumor that you’re actually doing a movie based on your life. Akon: Yeah I got a movie based on my life called Illegal Alien. It’s probably going to be the craziest movie that drops when it drops. If people really knew my story, they would be looking at me in a […]

Robin Harris is arguably one of the best stand-up comedians the average HBO subscriber never heard of. Yet despite his anonymity within mainstream circles, Harris was revered in the realm of Black comedy. So much so, that greats like Martin Lawrence and Joe Torry credit a portion of their success to the late comedian, who […]

In a world filled with musical divas, JoJo is anything but. The 15-year-old singer, who scored big with her platinum self-titled debut album, harbors a humble attitude to compliment her public image. While some may pigeonhole her as a TRL pop princess, JoJo possesses a love for all things music (she cites D’Angelo’s Brown Sugar […]

As a composer, producer, engineer and performer, Steve Pageot epitomizes musical genius. The Brooklyn-born, Canadian-raised Pageot has been making music longer than he could read it. By the time he was in high school he had already won the highly-esteemed Canadian Music Competition, and these days he’s got an impressive range of experience under his […]

Once every few years producer comes along and redefines music. From 1994 up until roughly 2001, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins was that producer. His Top 10 girl anthems read like a late 90’s Billboard chart and flips from UK Pop like “Holler” by the Spice Girls, to straight up sexy R&B like “The Boy Is Mine” […]

Just going with the flow is not in Buffie the Body’s nature. She wants to know everything that’s going on. Thanks to her voluptuous back-side, she’s gone from working odd jobs in Athens, Georgia, to being one of the most desired models to grace the covers of King and Black Men’s Magazine. She appeared in […]

Actors turned singers. singers turned actors. child stars turning childhood success into adulthood success – three things that few people are able to successfully pull off, let alone accomplish all of them within a lifetime. While it took him some time to shake the image of Immature’s Batman and Sister Sister’s Roger between his solo […]

After his fifth album, Best By Far, was released, Omar inexplicably stepped into the shadows for a half-decade. Now England’s longest reigning ‘soul provider’ is back – and it would appear to be by popular demand. Omar aligned himself with the incomparable Stevie Wonder for his new album, entitled Sing (If you want it), which […]

In every Hip-Hop family, there’s a need for melody just as much as bars and hooks. While Nate Dogg was the crooner for Death Row, Vinia Mojica provided sonic soul for Native Tongues and Reflection Eternal. Within Little Brother’s burgeoning movement in North Carolina, Darien Brockington has stepped up to became a go-to guy for […]

Atlanta native Kandi Burruss and her city have a lot in common. Both are laidback, stress-free and moving along at their own pace. It’s the lifestyle – opposite to the one that New York is renowned for – that has seen Atlanta’s music scene thrive beyond everyone’s wildest imagine. It also explains Kandi’s years of […]

AHHA: Let’s talk about the Vida [Guerra] rumors [of romance] that were rampant. How much of that was true? Frankie J: Okay, I’m a let yall know just to clear it up, we’re just friends! We’re friends, we’re homies, she’s my girl – we did the video together, yes. It came out great, we did […]

When Frankie J’s#### single “Don’t Wanna Try” hit the airwaves in 2003, R&B fans at large didn’t know much about the soft-spoken young musician. The former lead singer of popular Latin group Kumbia Kings, Frankie J had already been working with some of the best in the industry before the mainstream heard his name, including […]

Tony Kanal of No Doubt hit it big when he introduced us to Los Angeles native Elan, a reggae artist whom many would consider a newcomer. Although Elan went on tour with Bob Marley’s band, The Wailers, for three years, meeting Kanal backstage at a show launched his career as a solo artist. Elan, now […]

Fashion Week in New York City is a constant whirlwind of celebrities, models, designers, press and fashionistas galore. The pomp and circumstance is typically centered around Bryant Park and its infamous tents, but there’s a whole world of fashion beyond the madness in midtown. AllHipHop.com Alternatives’ resident style connoisseurs went to see what fashion lurked […]

Patience is a virtue that Raheem DeVaughn has cultivated. The Jive recording artist has seen a number of his other labelmates release their projects with great success, while he humbly waited offstage for his time to come. In the meantime, Raheem was building his name in the Washington DC/Baltimore area, selling out shows every week. […]