MC Hammer Talks Kanye West, Christianity & Embracing The Odd Journey
MC Hammer invented Christian Hip-Hop with songs like “Pray” and “Song of a King.” Chuck Creekmur asks him about his views on Kanye West’s new Christian themed movement .
MC Hammer invented Christian Hip-Hop with songs like “Pray” and “Song of a King.” Chuck Creekmur asks him about his views on Kanye West’s new Christian themed movement .
One of AllHipHop’s own comes home for an exclusive interview. Kathy Iandoli talks about “God Save The Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop” and more.
MC Hammer remains an unforgettable pioneer of The Bay. He talks to Chuck Creekmur about his legacy and allthe pagentry of working with James Brown, Rick James, The Chi-lites, Prince, the Jackson 5, Barry White.
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(AllHipHop Features) Xzibit has seen some of the highest highs Hip-Hop could possibly offer. That notion is quite literal and as well as metaphorical. During his powerful run in rap, Xzibit used to rocked with inebriated icons such as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem as well as underground legends like Tha Liks and King Tee. […]
(AllHipHop Rumors) Kanye West was once the leader of the new school and proclaimed something like “homie, this is my time.” But, a lot of people are telling something to the man that once proclaimed “you can’t tell me nothing.” The mess continues! Now, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar have seemingly made commentary about Kanye […]
Malik Yusef is a spoken word artist, a poet, a musician, and also a key figure in Kanye West’s inner circle.
(AllHipHop Music) Keep it a buck: people love to hate. They just do. For some reason, Nick Cannon – as beloved as he is – also gets hate. How? I’m not sure, but it could be that whole ubiquitous, impossible-to-define, modern day, rebellious Renaissance man thing. Regardless, Nick Cannon’s shall not be denied, haters be […]
By Chandra Pitts, of iamthevillage.org (AllHipHop Opinion) WHO’S READY TO BE “THE SOMETHING” OUR YOUTH NEED?!? Yes. They’re killing our kids without justice. Incarcerating at a rate higher than anytime in history. The schools are failing our children. Generations are being lost to the violence of poverty. But WHAT ARE WE DOING?? First, we’re going […]
(AllHipHop Features) If the Notorious B.I.G. would have lived, I think he would have sought solace in Athens, Greece. While in Greece, Biggie’s name came up repeatedly as I sparred Hip-Hop-ingly with my friend Jared Reeder, who also went on the excursion on the islands. Athens is different than the other islands we were privileged […]
(AllHipHop Features) Once upon a time, in my early years of writing, I was an in-house scribe for Black Beat magazine. I promise this is not about me, but I must set this up properly. I was a new New Yorker by way of Delaware and was unable to get the ear of The Source […]
“The System Is The System.” (AllHipHop Opinion) I was half watching a show on Netflix. “Collateral” is the name. I really wasn’t into it, for whatever reason. Perhaps, my brain was still thinking about the unarmed Black man that was shot 20 times in his own backyard, because police officers thought his cellphone was a […]
(AllHipHop Opinion) Busta Rhymes is a gem in the flesh. He did not mince words when he talked about the overt efforts to gentrify Hip-Hop, the culture that was created by people of color in The Bronx. Some have proclaimed the sentiment was a rant, but nothing could be farther than the truth. Busta speaks […]
[ALSO READ] PART 1: The Hip-Hop Guide To Greece, The Wonderland Of Europe “Boat dock, only food is a fish / On the coast to Greece, where the views is the sh#t…” – rapper Nipsey Hussle (AllHipHop Features) To Nipsey’s credit, once your mind is opened to Greece, it becomes a standard. The island of […]
(AllHipHop News) With the massive success of Marvel’s Black Panther, the inevitable has happened. A sequel is on the way. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed the news in a recent interview. “Nothing specific to reveal, other than to say we absolutely will do that. One of the favorite pastimes at Marvel Studios is sitting […]
(AllHipHop Features) Multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning recording artists, the Black Eyed Peas recently returned with new social and political force with a song and powerful video titled “Street Livin”. Directed by Will.i.am, “Street Livin” highlights four inter-sectional issues largely impacting communities of color – Police Brutality, Prison Industrial Complex, Gun Violence, and Immigration. The […]
(AllHipHop Features) Biba Adams began her entertainment industry career as an Artist Development Representative for Warner Elektra Atlantic Corporation, then becoming a Product Manager for Barak Records-home of Slum Village and legendary producer, James “J. Dilla” Yancey. Her reputation of working with Detroit’s most successful artists earned her the nickname “Detroit’s Daughter.” In the mid-2000s, […]