The Alchemist
Mr. Pitiful 2008
MoSS : Looking Through the Cracks of the Underground
Remember the days when you purchased a twelve inch single from a new artist, and you knew what to expect from the rest of their album? Remember when albums had a consistency to them, so you could drop the needle and just let the music play? Jason MoSS Connoy remembers those days and albums, and […]
The Last Word: B-List For Babyface, D’Angelo Back In Court, and Ving Rhames Knows Where His Dogs At
Whats the deal people? The week has been crazy, to say the least. And slow. But I guess thats because Ive got vacation on the brain, since Im taking a breather next week. Is it me or do you work your hardest before you take your break, and when you come back from your break? […]
Freck Billionaire: Billionaire Boys Club
When you are part of any club or association there is a certain protocol you have to follow. To roll with a club like the Billionaire Boys, you would have to be fly, you would have to be comfortable rubbing shoulders with the bosses and you would have to emulate nothing but class, success and […]
Plies: The New Testament
In 2006, Plies had a potential hit on his hands with the original version of I Wanna Love You. After being arrested last summer for being connected with a club shooting (his entourage allegedly opened fire on the crowd who came to see him perform; its a long story), the label opted to officially give […]
AHH Stray News: Lupe, Hank Shocklee, Myspace Seeks Hip-Hop
Although he has gained fans from his mixtape appearances and debut album Food and Liquor, Lupe Fiasco is ready to give up the mixtape game as he considers heading toward greener pastures beyond Hip-Hop. According to Billboard, the rapper is having second thoughts as he reevaluates his passion for rap music in terms of making […]
Celebrity Blogger Perez Hilton Learns How To Rap On TV Show
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton will be one of several contestants taking place in MTV’s new Hip-Hop themed show, “Celebrity Rap Superstar.” Hilton will take part in the new, live competition series that features the celebrities being mentored by some of Hip-Hop’s biggest stars, as they are “transformed into skillful lyricists.” The weekly series […]
Jay-Z, 50 Cent Top Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings List
Rappers are doing more than showing off their rhyme skills in order to make Forbes magazines first ever Hip-Hop Cash Kings list.With an estimated $34 million earned in 2006, rap mogul Jay-Z topped the list.The Def Jam Recordings presidents income was generated mostly through various business ventures such as his 40/40 sports bar franchise and […]
Snoop Sells Home; Police Comment On ‘Loud Parties’
Rapper Snoop Dogg sold his Claremont, California home last week and according to local police, his neighbors are happy. The rapper, who has not lived in the house since 2000, shortly after MTV’s Crib’s feature the property on the hit show. The newly remodeled house sits on an acre of land, contains 6500 […]
Mr. Untouchable: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Heroins Teflon Don
Often name-dropped by countless rappers and touted as the “John Gotti” of the 1970s, Leroy “Nicky” Barnes bares his life story in this narrative account. Written in collaboration with author Tom Folsom, Mr. Untouchable: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Heroins Teflon Don (Rugged Land) is the unadulterated story of a Harlem linchpin told in […]
DJ Envy Ft. Red Cafe and Fabolous
Dolla Bill
Talib Kweli Ft. Justin Timberlake
The Nature
Gorilla Zoe Ft. Bobby Brown
Life Of A Hustler
Fam-Lay Ft Pharrell
My Beeper
Byrd Gang Ft. Max B
Make A Chick Go
Fame and Chizz
Number One
Hip-Hop Rumors: 50 CENT SAYS F**K JIMMY IOVINE! WHAT’S KANYE SAYING ABOUT JAY?
50 CENT SAYS F**K JIMMY IOVINE I tried my best not to include a big time 50 Cent rumor today, but he released this new song where he says, F**k Jimmy Iovine! there is more to the song, but you just have to hear it to believe it. I wonder what this means in the […]
David Banner: Stop Attacking The Kids
To all the black so called leaders. Al, Oprah, Jesse, etc, etc, etc Im saddened by your current direction and current pet projects you guys have taken under your wing at the expense of Young Black America. As an urban professional living in this crazy world, I dare ask, who are you leading? I listen […]
Relationship Abuse: Your Kids Are Watching
Im not a child anymore; I actually have a child of my own. However the memories of watching my own mother be abused by my step father seem not so long ago. My mother was a small woman, standing at barely 5’1″, but had a BIG presence. She was beautiful beyond measure. Fair, light-skinned, with eyes […]
