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http://allhiphop.comFeeding off the overwhelming critical reception of Food And Liquor, Lupe Fiasco announced plans for a seminal follow up release. The album would build on the themes covered in the song “The Cool” from his debut; an impassioned tale of a fictional emcee at his moral crossroads. He began work on the full length […]
Rap-A-Lot CEO/Prince Boxing owner James Prince is being honored in Houston, Texas tonight (December 17) for his recent donation of $100,000 dollars to Bread of Life Inc.’s Meals that Heal program. Bread of Life’s Meals that Heal is a non-profit organization started by St. John’s UMC that feeds disenfranchised families and individuals throughout the […]
Monday, 12-17-07 8:30 pm game: Chicago Bears (5-8) vs. Minnesota Vikings (7-6) Location: Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN The Bears were knocked out of the playoffs last Thursday when they lost to the Redskins. The winners of their last 4 games, the Vikes continue to hold on to the last playoff spot in the […]
R&B singer Usher has teamed with the National Hockey League (NHL) to produce two benefit performances during the NHL’s 2008 All-Star weekend in Atlanta. For the first event, Usher has tapped rapper Wyclef Jean, who will perform selections from his new album The Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant, at the Tabernacle in downtown […]
If you ever get the opportunity to meet Darryl McDaniels, you will be immediately impressed. His demeanor exudes natural confidence, yet he manages to remain humble. I had the privilege of meeting and talking with the talented lyricist and former rapper of the legendary group Run-DMC in August of this year. Darryl Mac, better […]
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How many producers in the game right now can say that they have a hit record? Plenty. Of those same producers, how many can say that have done scores for television shows and movie soundtracks? The pool is getting smaller. Finally, of that remaining bunch who can say that they have worked with Missy Elliott, […]
Eddie Murphy has launched a new recording label and Karrine ‘Superhead” Steffans is the actor’s flagship artist, according to a recent report. Murphy Entertainment is the latest venture for the actor and he is expected to debut Steffans’ album in March of 2008, according to Asian News International. While the nature of Steffans’ artistry hasn’t […]
Prosecutors will use a straight-to-DVD movie as evidence in the trial of Take Down Records’ CEO Alton “Ace Capone,” who is accused of using his record label as a front to run a $25 million dollar drug operation out of Philadelphia. Coles headed up Take Down Records, a well known local Philadelphia-based Hip-Hop label. […]
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It seems that after a period where R&B was muddled with releases sounding more like Hip-Hop albums, true R&B is back in full effect. There is a laundry list of R&B releases that are or have been highly anticipated for ’07 and ’08. Pretty close to the top of that list is the next studio […]
If the age of the blogs were in the ’90s, rest assured that Mary J. Blige would have been plastered on them. She came from drug-addicted beginnings and relationships with men that pushed to the brink of destruction. Mary J. Blige is the original Amy Winehouse. In the 2000s when she got on her No […]
Investigative journalist Ethan Brown recently followed up his critically acclaimed Queens Reigns Supreme with the true crime book titled Snitch: Informants, Cooperators, and the Corruption of Justice. Brown’s new book provides insight into the secret history of the Stop Snitching movement and documents a troubling by-product of the War on Drugs, “a cottage industry of […]
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. YESTERDAY’S RUMORS Click here to get the recent rumors entries with: 1) Uncle Murder and Joe Budden. 2) Saturday Morning Cartoons with Illseed. 3) Hip-Hop Rumors: Pimp C […]
Game: Battalion Wars 2 Released: 2007 Platform: Wii exclusive Rating: 4.1 out of 5Battalion Wars 2 Buy new: $49.99 / Used from: $39.00 Battalion Wars 2 (BWii) for the Wii is an excellent sequel to the GameCube predecessor. Developed by Kuju Entertainment and published by Nintendo, BWii combines air, land, and sea […]
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Will Smith’s film success continues, as his latest sci-fi thriller I Am Legend has topped the United States Box Office. I Am Legend, which was released on December 14, raked in over $76.5 million dollars, making it the highest grossing movie ever released in the month of December. I Am Legend shattered the $72 million […]
Sunday, 12-16-07 1pm games: Game of the Week, Pt. 1: Buffalo Bills (7-6) vs. Cleveland Browns (8-5) Location: Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, OH For the Browns, a win this Sunday plus a Titans’ loss will get them in the playoffs. For the Bills, a win this Sunday will keep them alive in […]