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http://allhiphop.com21-year-old New York native Emily King is shaping up to be the next soul phenomenon. Prepping the upcoming release of her debut album East Side Story, King has been on a royal tour performing for Hip-Hop purists and R&B connoisseurs around the city and the world. Yet with the gigging exposure and heartfelt lyrics, little […]
AllHipHop.com: So coming into the release of The Reunion, I hear Tom Silverman, the owner of Tommy Boy, mistreats you…N.O.R.E.: It got beyond [mistreatment]. At the end of the day, when you a record label, you get funded by someone else. Very seldom people fund themselves. So Penalty Records was a label that was fully […]
Walk In My Shoes – Webisode of new Soul artist Emily King
Hip-Hop mogul Jermaine Dupri will officially open his latest venture, the new Studio 72 nightclub, this Wednesday in Tucker, Georgia. A number of Dupri’s celebrity friends will join Dupri this Wednesday (August 29), to celebrate the official grand opening opening of Studio 72, Dupri’s latest business venture. “This isn’t just a club, this […]
Amerikan Gangsta
Rapper/actor Ludacris will serve as a guest professor at an unknown college during an episode on mtvU’s new upcoming season of Stand In. According to reps for the network, MtvU camera’s will follow the controversial rapper during the months ahead, as he surprises a college classroom, stands-in for a professor and “takes students “out […]
Full Album of The Payback
Young Noble of Tupac’s group The Outlawz and upcoming director Omar “Ice Man” Sharif (American Rap Stars) have announced that their production company, HollyHood Filmz, has acquired the motion picture rights to Dear Mama: The Life Story of Afeni Shakur. Dear Mama, which is being produced in conjunction with Afeni Shakur’s Amaru Entertainment, will […]
Grafh speak candidly in his own words about the racial injustice involving the Jena 6
Riding Down The Freeway
My Drink and My 2 Step (Remix)
No Half Steppin’
Hypocrisy is funny if not ironic. When confronted with it, hypocrisy is a paradox that can cause a mature person to reevaluate themselves and their belief systems. However in an emotionally stunted person, it can invoke disgust and anger when two seemingly contrasted viewpoints are brought beyond the surface. For example, when we have third […]
SCHOOL’S IN SESSION! I am back! Snapping necks and cashing large checks like EPMD! What it is, people? I peeped in and saw the subbies had done their thing a lil’ bit on the rumors side, even if they fell slightly shy of your expectations! They’re new – what do you expect. I’m back and […]
Rapper Lil’ Kim will host a celebrity charity basketball game this December, to raise awareness about various health issues plaguing various minority communities. Lil’ Kim and actor JD Williams (The Wire, The Kill Point) will be among the celebrities participating in the festivities, which will take place at Essex County College in Newark, New […]
Officially Omillio Sparks’ first solo release, The Payback (Colossal Entertainment/Koch) might make you yearn for a State Property reunion. But, listen longer and you’ll realize that Sparks shines brighter on his own. The album is no-frills with guest appearances kept to a minimum (only two) and production handled by newcomers Versatile Dilemma and Black Key. […]
Welcome to Hustlenomics 101, today we learn to get it done by any means necessary. That pretty much sums up Yung Joc’s latest Hustlenomics (Block Entertainment/Bad Boy South)—lying, cheating, stealing, and genuinely being sly are the building block to any successful hustler. And Joc plays an amazing hustler because he sure did a great job […]
Polow Da Don may not have reached the pinnacle of success that some of his peers have, but the colorful producer is well on his way. Unless you have been living in a hole for the past two years, you have at some point jammed to the hard-hitting bass, heavy synths, unconventional horns and other […]
Arriving at a fork in the road, an artist hears two voices: one desiring to travel a secure road, and the other yearning to express creativity. In some cases, the two voices work together to create monstrous experiences. Singer-songwriter Erika Rose personifies the duality of listening to both and the ability to travel down both […]
Rapper Missy Elliott has teamed with Doritos in a new multimillion dollar ad campaign promoting the Doritos’ Collision brand of chips. According to reports, the commercials debut September 17 and feature Elliott in the studio creating a “mash up,” while eating Doritos Collision chips, which contain two distinct flavor of chips. An online […]
