Rappers Wyclef, Jazzy Jeff, KRS-One Featured On NBA LIVE 08
Rappers Wyclef Jean, DJ Jazzy Jeff and CL Smooth and Marley Marl and KRS-One are among the artists featured on the soundtrack to Electronic Arts’ upcoming game NBA LIVE 08. NBA LIVE 2008 will feature hit singles like “Tambourine” by Eve, “The Way I Are” by Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson and “All I Know” […]
Queen Latifah Plotting Rap Comeback
While she has become a force in Hollywood with various acting roles and a foray into singing, Queen Latifah is getting set to pick up the mic again for a return to rap music. Fans will have to wait until the rapper/singer/actress releases her forthcoming album Trav’lin’ Light before they hear a new rhyme. […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Why The “I Get Money” Remix JUST Came out!
I GET MONEY: THE REMIX! Click here to hear the billion dollar remix of I Get Money RIGHT HERE! Pretty hot joint, eh? Anyway, you might wonder why this is just coming out with the race being so heated with 50 Cent, Kanye and that country fellow. Anyway, I heard Jay-Z had specific instructions about […]
AllHipHop Week Act Two: BBQ and Art Show
My weekend with AllHipHop began with the BBQ, which took place at Manhattans trendy chill spot Slate this past Saturday. I am proud to report there was no line or guest list issues (at least for me) at this event. Although the event took place indoors, the main components of a good cookout were still […]
Will. I. Am: The Professor of Production; From Eazy-E and Black Eyed Peas, to Nas, and The Game
For those who think Hip-Hop is dead, you have been bamboozled; at least according to Black Eyed Peas front man. Born William James Adams Jr., the famed MC and producer has been a force to be reckoned with around the world, as he has successfully immersed himself into the melting pot of musicality. From Nas […]
Run-DMC Members Launch New Web Site For Fans
Members of legendary rap group Run-DMC have teamed with celebrity services company Paid, Inc. to launch a website to interact directly with fans and offer official collectible Run-DMC merchandise.Www.RunDMC.com, will feature up-to-the minute news on the group’s current projects, an interactive forum and a multi-media area where fans can access music, photos and videos both […]
AllHipHop Urban Art Show: The Rebirth of Ill
Check out our second day of AllHipHop Week, with an urban art show hosted by Fonzworth Bentley!
AllHipHop BBQ Presented by Polo Grounds and J Records
Check out AllHipHop’s first event for AHH Week 2007, Hurricane Chris, and Cassidy performances and more!
Hip-Hop Mogul Marc Ecko Buys Barry Bonds Homerun Ball For $756k
Hip-Hop/publishing mogul Marc Ecko was the unidentified buyer who purchased Barry Bonds’ 756 home run ball last week for $752,467 at Sotheby’s/SCP auctions on Saturday (September 15). According to Ecko, he will take the historical ball and allow the public to choose its fate. Starting today, fans can go www.vote756.com and choose to […]
Birdman Ft. Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Dre, and Young Jeezy
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Kanye Hits #1 On UK Chart; 50 Cancels European Tour
Rapper 50 Cent has postponed a tour of Europe, just days after Kanye West’s album Graduation stormed to the top of the U.K. album charts, putting 50 Cent’s album Curtis in second place. According to 50 Cent’s label representatives, a last minute change in his schedule resulted in the postponement of his European trek, […]
T.I. Earns Nine BET Hip-Hop Award Nominations; Event to Honor KRS-One
Atlanta rapper T.I. emerged as the man to beat as nominations were announced for this years BET Hip-Hop Awards. T.I.’s album T.I. Vs T.I.P. received nine nods for Best Collabo, Best Live Performance, Lyricist of the Year, MVP, Track of the Year, CD of the Year, Hustler of the Year, Best Ringtone and Viewer’s […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Jay-Z’s Coming Back! Mary Vs Mariah? Columbia to Drop Lauryn?
JAY-Z IS WORKING! In a certain studio in mid-town Manhattan, recording engineers were working and working pretty hard. The artist? Jay-Z! Here is the deal. Jay-Z wasnt actually in the studio, but the engineers were working on new songs by the BK don. My inner circle forces heard two songs before they were forced to […]
Chamillionaire: Ultimate Victory
Chamillionaire’s going all political on his new album, Ultimate Victory (Universal Motown), and this time he doesn’t care if he impresses anyone with slick punch lines and metaphors. Instead, Cham packs this album with intelligence and a sick flow. Coming off his Grammy-winning single “Ridin’,” Cham shows no signs of fall off on his delayed […]
Jena 6 and Hip-Hop: How Long Will it Last?
At times like these we’re faced with another issue of playing a remarkably on-going “blame game.” For weeks now, I’ve been going back and forth in my head about what kind of editorial I want to write for my Hip-Hop community. Should it be about the issues of young, Black America versus our older […]
Babyface: Timeless Classic
Few names are as synonymous with acoustic ballads as Kenneth Babyface Edmonds. The veteran singer/songwriter/producer has come a long way from his funky days with The Deele, the group he founded with Antonio L.A. Reid. Over two decades later, the two men still work together although L.A. is now the music mogul in charge […]
Garbege/GRBG: Talkin’ All That Trash
Sometimes known as GRBG, Garbege hardly lives up to its name. Instead, the fashion line is a play on garment and edginess, and the New York-based and inspired brand most certainly is that. The brainchild of Zak Hoke and Malcolm Phipps, two veterans of the urban clothing industry was a competitive vehicle against your […]
Poison Pen: Bed Stuy Parade
For close to a decade Brooklyn MC Poison Pen has been rocking crowds with his brash, in your face lyrics and larger than life persona. Pen has released countless mixtapes with his crews EMVEEZ and Stronghold and has made guest appearances on a number of albums and mixtapes. He has worked with artists such […]
