AHH Stray News: R. Kelly, Ludacris, Dizze Rascal
R&B singer R. Kelly’s trial for child pornography has been delayed again, to an unknown date. Kelly, 40, faces 14 counts of child pornography due to an infamous, videotaped encounter with an alleged victim that may have been as young as 13-year-old. Kelly has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Jury selection was to have […]
Grandmaster Flash Presenter, LL Cool J To Be Inducted Into Long Island Hall of Fame
Rap pioneer Grandmaster Flash has been named as a presenter for the Long Island Music Hall of Fame’s (LIMHOF) second annual induction gala. The event will take place Oct. 21 at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College CUNY, in Flushing, Queens. This year’s Queens induction venue holds a special place […]
Rappers Jay-Z, Timbaland Sued Over ‘Big Pimpin’ Melody
Another song produced by superstar rapper Timbaland is in question, as rap star Jay-Z and the producer have been hit with a lawsuit over the single “Big Pimpin.” Copyright co-owner Osama Admed Fahmy filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Federal Court, claiming that Timbaland illegally replayed portions of “Big Pimpin” note-for-note, using a melody […]
Papoose: Study Guide
After nearly a decade in the trenches, the unwavering support of the likes of DJ Kay Slay and Busta Rhymes, and a devout following that extends from Brooklyn to the UK and beyond, Papoose already has the stripes of a hip hop notable. Boasting a $1.5 million dollar deal with Jive, the Bed Stuy […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Ashanti Sad? T.I. Is Doing Beats? Micheal Jordan At Gay Pride?
AHH CONCERT – SEPT 21 Featuring Talib Kweli, Lupe Fiasco, Cassidy and Hurricane Chris! Do yourself a favor, if you are going to the concert with Talib Kweli, Lupe Fiasco, Cassidy and Hurricane Chris, get the tickets now or early. The show is $20 and you know and I know that concerts dont get that […]
Master P. Producing New 3-D Video Game
Rap mogul Percy “Master P.” Miller is partnering with actor Seth Green (Austin Powers, Family Guy, Robot Chicken) to produce a Hip-Hop role playing 3-D video game titled “Play the Industry.” Miller’s Miller Enterprises teamed with Green and Matthew Senreich to make the game, which creators described as similar to the popular video game […]
50 Cent: Curtis
Even though he might not admit it publicly, 50 Cent is looking at some serious pressure coming into Curtis (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope). His debut, Get Rich Or Die Trying, killed everything moving in 2003. As a follow up his soldiers would put up respectable numbers individually going into the G-Unit generals follow up, The Massacre. Fast forwarding […]
Kanye West: Graduation
Black robes. Tassles. Commencement? Not in the world of Kanye West. Replace that robe with an under-sized Starter jacket, polo shirt, and over-sized shades and you’ve stepped into his Graduation (Roc-A-Fella/ Def Jam). On this the third album from the Louis Vuitton Don you might just flip out with excitement over both familiar Ye beats […]
Remy Ma: Apocalypse Now & Later
First rule of interviewing Remy Ma in 2007: no questions about her present attempted murder case. Even coming close to the case will get you interrupted by a watchdog of a publicist. The reality is, Remy Ma stands accused of shooting her former friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph for stealing $3,000 on July 14 after a N.Y. […]
Shareefa and Bobby Valentino: Double Trouble
When Hip-Hop recording artist Ludacris was selling records out of his trunk back in 99, nobody imagined that his initiative would eventually help fulfill the dreams of other new and upcoming artists. While enduring the ups and downs of the music business, Ludacris and his comrade Chaka Zulu created Disturbing Tha Peace Records. With the […]
Sources: Game Misses Tour Dates Due To Illness
Fans in Australia and New Zealand were disappointed when superstar rapper The Game missed highly anticipated performance dates on the Roc Tha Block Tour in both countries. The rapper, born Jayceon Taylor, was one of the headlining acts of the tour, which changed its planned dates to feature Akon, who was having troubles obtaining […]
50 Cent, Yung Joc, T-Pain To Perform At MOBO’s
50 Cent and Justin Timberlake have made plans to perform a duet at the MOBO awards, even though they will be in different countries at the time of the event a source told AllHipHop.com. The rapper, who is preparing to release his third album Curtis, will perform “Ayo Technology” with Timberlake live at London’s […]
RJD2: On the Other Hand
There was an article that came out around the time of RJD2s release of The Third Hand album that said Hip-Hop fans shouldnt buy the album simply based on principle. To put it mildly, The Third Hand was different. There is no way one can look at his 2002 album Dead Ringer, or even […]
The Game Misses Show In Auckland With No Explanation
The Roc Tha Block Tour suffered another set back, as headlining rap act The Game missed a scheduled performance in Auckland, New Zealand last night (Sept. 1) with no explanation given. The concert, which already had been delayed by two weeks due to immigration issues with Akon’s visa in Australia, took place last night […]
Dusty, Never Rusty: D.V. Alias Khryst
In the mid 1990s D.V. alias Khryst was poised to take the music industry by storm. Out of nowhere he made his stellar debut on the critically acclaimed 1996 album, Smoothe Da Hustlers Once Upon a Time in America and followed it up with one dazzling guest appearance after another. Then suddenly Khryst fell […]
AHH Stray News: Snoop, Russell Simmons, Lil’ Kim, DMX
Rapper Snoop Dogg has been tapped to host the MTV Europe Music Awards this November in Munich, Germany. Acts that will perform during the evening include veteran rock group Foo Fighters, as well as British pop singer Mika. I’ve called up the homeys from East to West and I guarantee its gonna be off the […]
Jared Lee Gosselin: Humble Beginnings with Proof, Macy Gray, and Keyshia Cole
These days, it seems as if producers want to be everywhere but behind the boards, but not Jared Lee Gosselin. All he wants to do is make dope music and by touting production work with Proof, Macy Gray, Joell Ortiz, and Chino XL it looks like hes doing just that. Hes also put in […]
Get To Know: The Transfer
Group: The TransferLocation: L.A.Influences: Bill Withers, Tupac, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jay-Z, Fiona Apple, The Cure, Outkast, The Four Tops, DJ Premier, Incubus, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Stevie WonderWhy You Should Know The Transfer:When someone describes something as different,” it usually means dude-it-aint-for-me.” But in music, where the next generation of party-goers continue to blur the […]
