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Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/grouchy.tv - I am Grouchy Greg. I founded AllHipHop in 1996. In addition to running the site, I enjoy breaking news stories. My stories have been cited in The LA Times, NY Times, NY Post, TMZ, Yahoo, Billboard, The Associated Press, CNN, and more.
http://allhiphop.comStreets is Talking: 50 Cent Part One
You know the story. Nine shots couldn’t stop him; he took them and smiled. He flipped his real life trauma into multi-platinum plaques and took over the game in one fell swoop. Four years later, after his monster debut Get Rich Or Die Trying, Curtis Jackson is in a true position of power. Considering he […]
Ali Rap
“Sammy Davis told me it was the most beautiful fight he had ever seen, and he only has one eye.” This citation is one of Muhammad Ali’s many historical witticisms, frozen in time from the storied boxer’s life and career, and recently compiled by George Lois into the photo art coffee table book release Ali […]
Rihanna: Good Girl Gone Bad
Somewhere at this very moment, an otherwise intelligent person is going about her daily business with the words “something something um-ba-rella, ella, ella, ay, ay, ay” repeating over and over in the background of her mind. Even if only once, she heard the lead single from Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad (Def Jam) and since […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: illseed is tired!!!!!!!
Today’s rumors are sponsored by DJ Envy, who actually made me have to work after publicly announcing my day off! THE KANYE BIRTHDAY PARTY – A Celebration…people of color, women and others. So, I’m thinking I’m going to take this Friday off. Then I get an email from one of the AHH staff and they […]
Gospel Rapper Kurtis Blow Hits The Road; Debuts New Group The Trinity
Hip-Hop pioneer Kurtis Blow and his group The Trinity are hitting the road as part of the Hip Hop Ministry Tour, which aims to spread the messages of the Bible and Jesus Christ. The tour, which is sponsored by Internet website Visit Florida, also features guest appearances by other ‘holy Hip-Hop’ artists, including Noah, […]
Young Jeezy Presents U.S.D.A.: Cold Summer-The Authorized Mixtape
Jeezy’s CTE Movement has been strong since the beginning. The Snowman has bolstered a movement that has swept the industry and that has a hand in how it now works in regards to mixtapes. He has now taken on the task of every successful rapper—putting his crew on. Since the Trap or Die days, the […]
Grouchy Greg Finds Mariah Carey!
Grouchy Greg is my mortal enemy! ARRRRRRRGH! Here he is with Mariah Carey. Wack! Love ya M.C. Hate ya G.G.
The League: Long Island Invasion
In the year 1997, that was a explosive era in rap music. The culture had an upside with major companies putting dollars into advertisements. People from Omaha to Oakland were now able to get spotlight for their music. A crew from parts of Elmont and Roosevelt, Long Island, New York were looking to follow suit. […]
Eve Helps Celebrate Puerto Rican Day Parade with Performance
Puerto Rican Day parade attendees will have something extra to enjoy on Sunday (June 10) when rapper Eve makes an appearance to help celebrate the event’s 50th anniversary. Eve will treat fans to an exclusive performance on a float provided by New York radio station Power 105.1 (WWPR-FM). In addition, Power 105.1 on air personalities […]
Elephant Man: Walk The Line
It’s a blazing 90 degrees in New York City, but reggae/dancehall sensation Elephant Man isn’t at all affected. “I love it when it’s hot,” he says, sitting in the Bad Boy offices with a fresh new multi-colored haircut and a new album anticipating a late summer release. The man who delivers more “wine” than a […]
The Game Pleads Not Guilty To Assault Charges
Compton, CA rapper The Game pleaded not guilty to felonious charges of assault yesterday (June 7) stemming from an altercation in which he allegedly punched an opposing player in the face and then pulled a gun out, during a game of basketball. Charges were officially filed against The Game on June 4, in connection with […]
St. Laz Ft. Mr. Reck
BK Madness
DJ Khaled Ft. Bun B and Paul Wall
Hit Em Up
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You MUST enter the embed code in the HTML VIEW. And you should only add the video lower in the page so it doesnt crash into the photo or the 300×250 ad.You MUST enter the embed code in the HTML VIEW. And you should only add the video lower in the page so it doesnt […]
Sa-Ra Creative Partners: The Good Life
Interesting things happen when Sa-Ra Creative Partners start to trip. In 1996 co-founder Om’Mas Keith visited California to meet up with his soon-to-be group members Taz Arnold and Shafiq Husayn. As the story goes, Shafiq’s Crown Victoria ran out of gas and the group had to walk to a local gas station and later to […]
Jermaine Dupri Involved In Minor Collision In New York; Escalade ‘Totaled’
Rapper Jermaine Dupri was involved in a car accident this morning in New York that sent his driver to the hospital with minor injuries. Publicists for the Atlanta mogul told AllHipHop.com that Dupri was in his Cadillac Escalade shortly after midnight, when a woman ran a stop light on the corner of 49th Street and […]
Kanye West: Can’t Tell Me Nothing (Mixtape)
If there’s one thing that brings fans of hip-hop together from coast to coast, its the feeling of frustration you get when you cop a new mixtape and, instead of hearing some fresh heat from your favorite MC, you hear a DJ screaming his name and dropping explosions all over the track. All you want […]
Akon’s Attorney Speaks On Concert Incident Involving Teen Being Tossed Off Stage
Almost a week after throwing a teenager off of a stage in Fishkill, New York, Senegalese R & B singer Akon has finally come forward to speak on the situation. The incident began when the teenage concert go-er threw what witnesses have claimed was a piece of a pretzel at Akon. After being pointed out […]
Jay-Z Lands Cover Of Vanity Fair
Rapper Jay-Z has landed one of 20 covers of the upcoming July issue of Vanity Fair, which is guest edited by U2 front man Bono. Vanity Fair’s unprecedented 20-cover issue focuses on the plight of the continent Africa. Muhammad Ali, Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Warren Buffett, George W. Bush, Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Bill and Melinda […]