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http://allhiphop.comAs a producer on the rise, a surefire piece of advice is to be prepared to pay dues. “There will be many to pay,” as the production due of Sam and Jay will tell you. It’s usually a rough road to travel just to get a buzz in your own hood, let alone outside of […]
Rapper Talib Kweli will reunite with his Black Star group mate Mos Def next month as they headline this year’s Esurance ICER Air festival. The duo will perform Nov. 3 on the center stage at AT&T Park during the big-air competition. For ICER Air founder and president Glen Griffin, Talib Kweli and Mos […]
1pm games: Atlanta Falcons (1-3) def. Houston Texans (2-2) Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA Score: 26-16 Okay, maybe I spoke too soon last week when I said the Falcons need to switch their starting QBs. Now that I think about, I didn’t, Joey Harrington still stinks. But he had a hell of a […]
Hip-Hop legend Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell is organizing the Third Annual Battle of the Stars Celebrity Football Tournament, which will be held next year in his hometown of Miami, Florida. Campbell, who will coach a team from his National Youth Football League, organizes the yearly competition between youth leagues from across the country to […]
In celebration of 30 long years holding it down on the reggae scene, Greensleeves Records, recently released a 30 track, double disc collectable, From Dubplate to Download (Greensleeves), with every boom tune representing a year from the labels history. Whether it’s Roots or Dancehall fans long to hear, this compilation has a handful of throwbacks […]
LIL’ WAYNE REAFFIRMS THE FACTS We already know the Hot Boys are coming back in full force, but let me reiterate it like Lil’ Weezy Wayne. The University of Florida in Championshipville had a concert with Fab and Wayne the other night. Both Fab and Wayne did the damn thing, but the crowd went super […]
Musab is a hustler with a conscience. The Minnesota-bred rapper, also a pimp by day, spends most of Slicks Box (Hiero Imperium) both acknowledging the repercussions of his trade and offering no apologies for enjoying its spoils. But apparently it really is hard out here for a you-know-what, and it seems Musab uses this album […]
3 The Hard Way
Come and Catch Me
Houston, Texas rapper Chamillionaire is preparing to shoot the video for Industry Groupie, the latest single from his critically acclaimed sophomore album Ultimate Victory. The video re-teams the rapper with veteran director Marc Klasfeld, who shot the video for his single “Hip-Hop Police” featuring Slick Rick. “Most of the time before you choose […]
Skee.TV goes behind the scenes with Soulja Boy. Hate him or love him, Hip-Hop’s newest phenomenon gives you a behind the scene glimpse into his sudden burst to stardom
Rap group Kidz in the Hall have inked a multi-song deal with ESPN to provide music for ESPN’s presentation of the 2007-2008 college football season. The new songs will be featured across a variety of ESPN platforms, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and espn360.com. Kidz in the Hall features group members Naledge and Double-O. […]
In Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Hip Hop’s Hold on Young Black Women (NYU Press), T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting offers a gift to the black women’s psyche: a scolding analysis of misogyny in modern Hip-Hop culture. She exposes racism to the core, calling to mind generations of racial abuse in the black community as a reason that […]
The commercial success of Yung Joc and his debut, New Joc City, made Block Entertainment a household name, but for how long? Based off of the current underwhelming album sales of Joc’s sophomore effort, Hustlenomics as well as the much delayed re-up from Boyz in the Hood, the label is quickly losing momentum and we […]
Dr. Cornel West will autograph copies of his new Hip-Hop CD Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations during an interview session with talk show host Tavis Smiley tomorrow (Oct. 3). The interview/autograph session will take place at J&R Music and Computer World in Manhattan, where Smiley will interview West, who will also answer questions from […]
Ill Community Mixtape
Hip-Hop mogul Percy “Master P” Miller continues his charitable efforts, revealing that he will be building and expanding P. Miller Youth Centers in impoverished cities in the United States. According to Miller, he is opening a number of P. Miller Youth Centers, which will include a gymnasium and a library at each center. […]
It’s rare to find a rapper who doesn’t have a dance or talks about something other than chicks, cars, and money without suffering for it. Even Jay-Z, the arguable best rapper alive, has continually struggled to find that balance between substance and commercial success over the course of his career. With today’s Hip-Hop becoming more […]
WHERE’S CAM’RON PART 300 Yesterday there was a Cam’ron sighting in New York! Cam was spotted leaving the EMI Music (Virgin, Capitol Records) in New York on 5th Avenue and 20th street. In Manhattan. From what I understand, Cam was visiting Virgin Records, which is on the third floor of the building. No pictures were […]
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