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http://allhiphop.comHip-Hop culture has once again contributed to American lexicon, as the word “crunk” has officially been added to the Merriam-Webster’s yearly list of words to be included in the dictionary. Crunk is one of 100 new words that will be included in the 2007 update of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Other words that […]
Young kids will soon be able to rhyme along with their favorite toys, thanks to a new partnership between music mogul Mathew Knowles’ Music World Entertainment and Planet Toys. The pair have come together to launch a new Hip-Hop/rhythm-inspired preschool toy line called Baby Jamz. The venture offers a chance for children to […]
Leaders from a church in the rural town of Cave-In-Rock, Illinois are attempting to ban a festival hosted by rap/rock group Insane Clown Posse. The group’s 8th annual “Gathering of the Juggalos” takes place at Hatchet Landings from Aug. 9-12 in Cave-In-Rock and is sponsored by Psychopathic Records, the successful independent label helmed by […]
Bushonomics
Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
I’m A Boss
Like This (Remix)
Can U Werk Wit Dat (Remix)
Since Hip-Hop’s inception, there have always been rappers who have had the potential to be legends, but the unfortunate stars didn’t align in their favor. Grand Puba had the swag but no big push, The D.O.C. had the insane momentum, but witnessed his vocal chords crushed in car accident, and the list goes on and […]
Kanye West and legendary stuntman Evel Knievel will attempt to settle a multimillion dollar trademark infringement lawsuit the motorcycle daredevil filed against the superstar rapper in 2006. Knievel’s lawsuit claimed the Chicago rapper tarnished his image in the video for the hit single “Touch The Sky,” in which West was featured as a fictional […]
Remember those days when chillin’ in the park and vibing to music was all you lived for? Boston-native, Raheem Jamal brings everyone back to those laid back summer days with feel good music blasting from his Boombox (Brick/Traffic). Jamal’s lyricism fills Boombox with all the essentials: women, love, money, weed and social change.As Jamal brings […]
The First Annual Urban Music Awards were held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan on Saturday (July 7). The red carpet event drew many celebrities and fans, including an appearance from UMA hostess and rapper Foxy Brown, who had been reported in the press as “missing” a day after her appearance. Brown looked […]
At first glance, you might just write Golden off as being just another white rapper. On his debut release Peddling Medicine (FreeFlo Records), he is not shy about bringing up that very topic on the first track, “It aint Me.” Yes, he’s white, but is adamant about not being compared to Eminem, Bubba Sparks, or […]
TI TO GO GOLD IN ONE WEEK? Rumor has it, T.I. is going to move about 465,984 units of TI vs. Tip in the first week. Official SoundScan wont be in for a day or so, but it is looking like all the marketing and campaigning worked for the lil’ guy. Even the BET/ Kevin […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs and his girlfriend Kim Porter have officially separated, just 7 months after Porter gave birth to two twin girls. According to the Associated Press, a publicist for Combs confirmed rumors floating that the pair had split up. Earlier this week, the New York Post reported that Porter had moved out […]
There are two undeniable truths about Dave 1 of Chromeo: he is a Hip-Hop encyclopedia and an avid reader of AllHipHop.com. At first glance, he and his best friend and P-Thugg might not look like your average b-boys. Sure, their electro-rock-funk-soul-(insert another cool genre) band Chromeo is making waves across the globe with their follow-up […]
FREE iTUNES & ALLHIPHOP DOWNLOAD If you didn’t know, AHH & iTunes got together to create a FREE mixtape composed of songs that represented a wide and diverse variety of Hip-Hop. Please take advantage of it, because it expires on July 31, the end of this month. We started it at the end of Black […]
Politics and music in the music industry have had a complicated long-lasting marriage. Question that? Just check the eve of Clarkson’s My December (RCA) release. She’s canceled a tour, fired her manager, and stories of her effort to release this “un-commercial” album flooded the media waves just as much as the album itself. Though Clive […]
Reverend Al Sharpton and his National Action Network will hold a 20-city tour to protest the word “ho” in popular culture. The tour kicks off in major cities in the United States on August 7 and will feature 100 women in each market, protesting the word, as well. “First of all, the ones […]
Wu-Tang Clan lyricist Raekwon is taking steps to unveil what he considers to be “the next dynasty” in Hip-Hop with his group, Ice Water. Ice Water is gearing up for the release of their debut album Raekwon Presents…Ice Water: Polluted Water. Polluted Water features production from Scram Jones, Jagged Edge and EZ-Elpee as […]
