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http://allhiphop.comThe Black literati has acquainted the Hip-Hop genre with a new type of emcee; this master of ceremony is strapped with ball pens and think pads, articulating street and music tales all in one poetic jazzy web called the short story. Renegade music scribe Miles Marshall Lewis spearheads the brilliant Bronx Biannual, No. 2 (Akashic), […]
A modern-day euphemism for cocaine, That White Girl (Atria), in this case, reflects the real meaning of the phrase. Amber, a young white teenager with a penchant for the Denver street life, finds herself mixed into a whirlwind of an adolescence filled with graffiti, violence, and a “coveted” spot in the Denver set of the […]
Imprisoned rapper Foxy Brown has been sentenced to 76 days in solitary confinement on Rikers Island over several infractions, including an altercation with another inmate. According to The New York Post, Foxy Brown was removed from the general population of the prison and placed in a segregated cell, after she committed three violations this […]
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Celebrity status in the United States has all the makings of a devastating disease. The intense scrutiny forced upon its victims forces the revelation of the most intimate of details and a rapid loss of privacy. So often we have seen private information revealed about our favorite celebrities, before they even realize that information has […]
JD GETS THE RUMORS POPPIN! I heard yesterday or so Tameka, a former singer with Xscape, said that Kandi was having sex with JD and it lead to the break up of the group. I guess this is in response to excerpts in JD’s book Young, Rich and Dangerous, where he claims the group was […]
Slain rap icon Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace will be immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds New York, where a life like figure of the rapper will be unveiled on October 25. B.I.G.’s mother Ms. Voletta Wallace will unveil the wax figure, which is a life-sized wax figure of B.I.G. in a white three-piece […]
Age has never been an issue for Patrick Baril. When he started deejaying at underage clubs in New Hampshire in his early teens, people around the way got to know the name of DJ Statik. But after hearing about others spinning under the same moniker, he got frustrated enough to realize he needed something to […]
An attorney for rapper JT Money has denied that his client was involved in a shooting last weekend at the Opera Club in Midtown Atlanta. Police are seeking a black Hummer with three men who left the scene of the shooting, which took place on October 11 and left one mad wounded with a […]
Hundreds of fans of Lil’ Wayne are attempting to gain refunds to a controversial concert featuring the rapper at a Wilmington, North Carolina high school that was canceled. Lil’ Wayne was booked to play at New Hanover High School on Sunday (October 21), but the concert was canceled due to low ticket sales, after […]
DIDDY GETS HIS PAPERS Diddy was slapped with a lawsuit from a New York club promoter charging that the Didster and his bodyguards beat him down. Did they really? We’ll know when they hit trial. But, according to tmz, the same bodyguards initially threw the papers on the ground as the mogul went into a […]
Marketing mogul Steve Stoute has sold his branded entertainment agency Translation, Consulting and Brand Imaging to the Interpublic Group of companies, AllHipHop.com has learned. Translation is agency that matches celebrities with Fortune 500 companies to create advertising and marketing campaigns and to help better connect with young, savvy consumers. While financial terms of […]
A judge has ruled in favor of a music publishing company that sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, Bad Boy Entertainment and Justin Combs Publishing over an illegal sample contained on Notorious B.I.G.’s classic song “Ready to Die.” In March of 2006, Bridgeport and Westbound won a $4 million dollar judgment in punitive damages when a […]
Music fans will get a glimpse inside the mind of rap producer Mannie Fresh, when he appears next month for the latest installment of the World Famous Mic Club’s Behind the Boards series, which is hosted by BMI Atlanta. The event, which is also hosted by 4Kings Entertainment, will take place at 9 p.m. […]
With a distinct name like Upper Echelon, the duo from New Jersey, better known as UE , offers a unique and eclectic sound of instruments and melody, influenced by the music’s Motown Era. Winning, among many awards, the Underground Music Award for Best Duo of 2007, UE members Caliph and Tunde, strive to be […]
Wu-Tang rapper/producer The RZA walked away as the winner of the Hip-Hop Chef Federation’s 1st Annual Chess Kings Invitational Champion Belt last week in San Francisco. The Staten Island bred emcee won the tournament on October 13, maintaining an undefeated record by defeating the GZA and by beating Wu-Tang affiliate Monk in the first round. […]
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