Industry Spotlight: Sujit Kundu, VP of Radio Promotions at Universal Records
Industry Spotlight: Sujit Kundu A lot of artists are confounded with getting on the radio. When you hear somebody like Lil Wayne, Akon, Nelly or Chamillionaire on the radio, you can thank Sujit Kundu. It didnt start with the radio though. Kundu started his career in rave parties in the Orange County area of California […]
The Wire Tap: Jermaine Crawford
When you think of the average teenager, the first things that come to mind usually dont involve Shakespeare or long term career goals. Jermaine Crawford, known to most of us as Duquan Dukie Weems on HBOs The Wire, is not only a consummate actor hes also a singer, a dancer, a budding […]
Gangsta Rap Ban Possible In Reading, UK
A possible ban on gangsta rap music could be on the horizon pending the outcome of a police investigation of a New Year’s Day brawl in Reading, England. According to the Reading Evening Post, authorities are looking into whether gangsta rap played a role in a fight that took place at 2:30 a.m. at […]
2007 Rewind – Kelly Rowland: On My Own
The last decade has been an extremely successful time for Kelly Rowland. Being part of the hit trio Destinys Child has garnered her accolades as an R&B solo artist, songwriter, actress and four-time Grammy Award winner. Over the years, Kelly has gracefully matured from a teenage girl into a beautiful Southern bombshell. Shes shown […]
KILLA BH: Joe Buddens Keeper
To the uninformed, Killa BH is a mere microbe on Planet Hip-Hop. To the Hip-Hop fanatic, Killa BH is one of the contributing factors to one of the preeminent artist mixtapes in recent memory, Joe Buddens Mood Muzik 2: Can It Get Any Worse? On that album and its successor, Mood Muzik 3 (2007), the […]
NFL Wild Card Weekend Preview
All Hip-Hop NFL Wild Card Weekend Preview Happy New Year, and with a New Year comes a new season: the NFL post season. The NFLs post season is the one time of the year when the terminology, win or go home, is at its truest. Theres no best of five, or best of seven […]
Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker and Nate Parker: Young Guns
Film writer and director Kasi Lemmons once wrote: Memory is a selection of images, some elusive, others printed indelibly on the brain. These eloquent words were recited by 10-year old newcomer Jurnee Smollett in 1997s unnervingly sexy family drama Eves Bayou. Both powerful memories and words play a part in her most recent role […]
Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine To Announce New Product At CES Show
Legendary producer Dr. Dre and Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records Jimmy Iovine will announce the debut of Monster Cable’s latest product at a press conference tomorrow (January 6) in Las Vegas. Dr. Dre is expected to reveal the details about a new product tomorrow during the press conference, which will take place at […]
2007 Rewind – Lily Allen: Knock ‘Em Out
Its been a bizarre ride to the stateside for Lily Allen. While jousting with the medias incessant need to place her and Amy Winehouse at war, Lilys been keeping her head above water through harsh paparazzi and missing her family and friends back home. The UK starlet may have canceled half of her US tour, […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Saturday Morning Cartoons With Illseed – Part 6
THEY ARE BACK!This is the official return of the Saturday Mornings with illseed. I took the holiday season off, because people were out worried about getting gifts and eggnog or whatever. On top of it, Bill Cosby removed every single video of the Fat Albert Christmas special on the internet. That messed up my X-Mas […]
TI, Tiny Expecting Second Child
Atlanta rap star T.I. and his girlfriend and former Xscape group member Tameka “Tiny” Cottle are expecting their second child together, AllHipHop.com has confirmed. The child is the second the couple have together and the fifth for the 27-year-old rapper, who is currently under house arrest, while awaiting trial on federal gun charges. […]
LL Teams With Jim Jones; Talks New Album
Queens, New York Hip-Hop icon LL Cool J and Harlem rapper Jim Jones have collaborated on a new track for LL Cool Js upcoming album, Exit 13. The album, which features appearances by Jim Jones, Method Man and Lil Kim thus far, is due in stores this year. [Jim wrote his verse with] No […]
Violator CEO Seeks Brand New Talent
Working alongside Brent Walker and Du Love, Violator CEO, Chris Lighty is on the prowl in search of the next “money making artist”. According to Lighty, the Who Got Skillz competition was started in order to find, “The next artist who can take over Violator worldwide and really take it to the next level.” […]
Gangster Rapper C-Murder Hosts Book Club Discussions
Rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller is continuing to connect with fans through his literary endeavors by taking part in a new venture with Conversations Book Club. The event, which is called the Tru Conversations Hour, will give fans a chance to discuss Millers best-selling novel Death Around the Corner. Readers will be able to […]
DJ Deluxe
2007 Video Mix Recap
Three 6 Mafia Ft. Josey Scott of Saliva
Gettin F***ed Up
DJ Kay Slay Ft. Big Lou Papoose and Busta Rhymes
The Last Lyricists
Neako Ft. Steve Sam
Scrambler
Hip-Hop Rumors: Mase Goes Back To Church! Hillary’s Obama Revenge! Big L Rumors!
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. YESTERDAYS RUMORS! It looks like Raz B and his brother Ricky have p##### everybody off officially! Click here for why! I don’t think I can help out now. […]
2007 Rewind – Chris Brown: Legally Platinum
When Chris Brown was discovered in 2005, the Virginian represented the young, fresh and new generation of 80s babies who, having grown up emulating the moves of their favorite entertainers, now had a chance to become stars in their own right. All of a sudden, people were buying into their Goodies, whilst demanding that the […]
