Hood Surgeon Ft. David Banner
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Diego To The Bay
When the now defunct Born Jamericans swam the mainstream in the mid ‘90s, it was the breezy melodies of Notch that lingered in the ears of Hip-Hop and reggae fans alike. Known for hits like “Boom Shak-a-Tack,” “Send My Love” and “Yardcore,” Born Jamericans were kids from foreign that added a twist to reggae/dancehall […]
Fatman Scoop and his wife Shanda signed a new television development deal and first-look book and DVD deal with MTV, based on their series Man and Wife. Created by Fatman Scoop and Shanda, Man and Wife offers an interactive and insightful look at the couple’s relationship. The series was launched earlier this year as a […]
Dead Prez, Casual, Pep Love, Aceyalone and Rakim are featured on the new upcoming 2KSports All-Pro Football 2K8 soundtrack, which is set to be released this summer. The soundtrack for the sports game on Playstation and XBox will feature original production mixes from Hip Hop DJ Z-Trip, one of the pioneers of “mash ups.” “One […]
Last night (June 1), the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Lebron James gave a legendary performance and scored a career playoff-high of 48 points, as the Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons in Game 5, which was an exciting, 109-107 double-overtime victory for the Cavaliers. James, who also raps, held a promotion with Sprite that started in January, that […]
Anyone who was at this year’s Summer Jam at Giant Stadium may just be recuperating from pneumonia, but there’s no doubt there is still buzz about a couple of the performances. Thousands of fans braved a torrential downpour, winds and absolutely no cover (they don’t allow umbrellas in the stadium…) as dozens of artists took […]
Premo, RZA, Dilla, Dre; throw on a record and their distinctive sounds are instantly apparent. A producer needs a voice and the legends have it. DJ Babu is a legend in his own right, as an essential turntablist and Hip Hop ambassador. On The Beat Tape, Vol. 1 (Nature Sounds), he moves his production experiments […]
It’s been over a decade since founding Beatnuts Psycho Les and Al Tariq debuted with Intoxicated Demons, and these guys still haven’t settled down. On The City Never Sleeps (Nature Sounds), Les and Tariq join longtime affiliate and Missin Linx member Problemz to become Big City on an album full of boasts and bad behavior. […]
Pioneering Hip-Hop producer Marley Marl suffered a heart attack yesterday (June 5) sources told AllHipHop.com. While details are sketchy, sources said Marley Marl, born Marlon Williams, is in a New York area hospital and is in stable condition. Marley Marl is one of the most influential producers in the history of Hip-Hop. In the early […]
Hip-Hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs made history last week when his fragrance Unforgivable won Men’s Fragrance of the Year at the Fragrance Foundation’s 35th Annual FiFi Awards in New York. Combs’ win at the FiFi Awards makes him the first African-American to take home an award at the coveted event. “Somebody from fashion had come […]
Police in Fishkill, New York may question Akon and file charges against R&B singer Akon, after footage surfaced of the singer tossing a fan into the crowd surfaced on the Internet. The incident took place at Dutchess stadium in Fishkill, during the annual KFEST concert sponsored by radio station WSPK 104.7, after an unidentified fan […]
Nearly six years after their last release, rockers Duran Duran are currently working on their upcoming album with the help of Hip-Hop producer Timbaland and his protégé Danjahandz. Danjahandz, a young Virginia native, first caught Timbaland’s attention in 2001 and two years later, the young producer was brought to Timbaland’s studio in Miami to put […]
Lose Ya Head
It’s spring – the short skirts are out, the Yankees are a handful of games back (the Pirates are nearly mathematically out of it), and most Hip-Hop junkies are speaking about what releases are to come in the remaining two and a half quarters of 2007. Not me. I look forward to Pharoahe Monche’s Desire; […]
As I write this, it’s 12 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon. I’m laying down flipping between the Mets and the Yankees, bouncing back and forth between AIM, emails and trying to write this on my sidekick, flipping through a script, and my iPod is sitting right next to the remote, waiting for me to figure […]
Writer, entertainer Mighty Casey has compiled a course listing for the Black Rapping School! Check out the Course Book! Misogyny 101. In this class upcoming rappers will learn techniques such as making it rain on hoes, pouring champagne on b###### and swiping credit cards down the cracks of fat a####. Advanced students will learn how […]
“Think it is when it ain’t all peaches and cream/That’s why some are found floating face down in the mainstream.” –OutKast (Excerpt from the song, “Mainstream” off the album, ATLiens) Over a decade ago, Hip-Hop theologians OutKast used their southern-fried flow to send an impassioned plea on their seminal track, “Mainstream:” Don’t let a little […]