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http://allhiphop.comTI COMMENTS ON THE CHAKA ASSAULT You know the story about T.I. hitting Chaka Zulu of DTP, right? Well, here is T.I. talking about it. I actually found it interesting that T.I. said him and Luda are actually cool. He apologizes pretty deeply in this interview. He also asks if Jay-Z is dissing Lil’ […]
The 5th Annual Texas Summer Music Conference (TXSMC) will honor Memphis rap veterans Eightball & MJG during this year’s event taking place in Dallas, Texas this weekend. Local Dallas radio station K104 FM will present the rappers with a special award, celebrating the group’s trailblazing work as independent artists. Guest panelists during the […]
The Bum Squad DJ’s will host their 2nd Annual Family Reunion this month in Los Angeles organizers have announced. The event, which brings together over 200 of the world’s top DJ’s, introduces executives, tastemakers, DJ’s and others to celebrate the latest music, fashion, gaming and technology. The collective, which was founded five years […]
Upcoming rapper and Onyx affiliate X1 died early this morning in Las Vegas, a source that knew the rapper told AllHipHop.com. While the cause of death has not been confirmed by officials at press time, sources told AllHipHop.com that the rapper committed suicide. X-1, brother of Onyx group member Sticky Fingaz, was originally […]
If you hadn’t heard of NYOil before reading this review, you no longer have an excuse. NYOil is an enigmatic emcee hailing from Staten Island who has already stirred up controversy thanks to his song “Y’all Should All Get Lynched” (Its video, incidentally, was removed from YouTube almost immediately after its posting due to “inappropriate […]
Few anticipated that T.I. would become one of the hottest and biggest selling young artists to come out of the South. T.I. became Rap’s Man of 2006 when he won the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance with “What You Know” and was also nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Album, for the […]
KIM PORTER LEAVES DIDDY? This is what the NY Post is reporting. I’m not even going to try to paraphrase (ok, I’m just being lazy)! Diddy’s people deny the report! Here is the bombshell: July 5, 2007 — AFTER 10 long years of sticking by Sean Combs, the music impresario’s baby mama and longtime girlfriend, […]
Hip-Hop is dead has become a commonplace nuance in discourse about the current state of rap music. Similarly, ingenuity in R&B has died down as well as it appears musicians (both rappers and singers) no longer carry the passion for their crafts that they once did. So, it’s refreshing to stumble upon a project like […]
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Rap diva Rah Digga is preparing to give fans more drama, but not on the mic. The former Flipmode Squad member has landed a role on the big screen, in the new film Between Heaven and Earth. The feature stars Keith David as “William James Tucker”, aka “Bo,” a rejected and resented father […]
If you ask just about anyone under the age of 35 about their favorite Saturday morning cartoons, chances are that Transformers will be at or near the top of the list. While it seems to have taken eons to create, the debut of the major motion picture version of the Transformers is finally here. […]
Is Denaun Porter mentally balanced? If you peruse the production credits on notable singles like 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P,” Pharoahe Monch’s “Body Baby,” and multiple D-12 records, the answer must be yes. But some of Mr. Porter’s actions tread closely along the lines of insanity. After reaching multi- platinum status as a producer and a […]
Rapper Snoop Dogg has launched a new marketing campaign with MTV to become a citizen in Australia, after being banned from entering the country in April, because of his criminal record and recent run-ins with the law. The network announced today (July 4) that a series of shorts would run on all of the […]
In a sea of sequels Transformers (Dreamworks) has emerged as a summer movie worth it’s weight in special effects and excitement. Directed by Michael Bay (Bad Boys II, Pearl Harbor), the movie is a twist on the beloved 80’s cartoon that will make you feel like a kid again sitting in front of the television […]
Quite often in an AllHipHop.com feature, you’ll read about veteran producers earning their 2007 livings from producing background music for commercials and shows on television. In turn, Domingo, Grand Daddy I.U. and RJD2 are among the producers you might frequently hear while watching channel zero.Although he never had the career with albums as the afforementioned […]
As a Houston underground mainstay, it can be difficult for Trae to get acknowledged by the same fans that heard him on the official remix to Yung Joc’s “It’s Going Down.” Despite strong singles, including his recent “Screwed Up” with Lil’ Wayne, sometimes an album cut from an artist like Trae goes even farther. […]
