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http://allhiphop.comIf 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
West Side
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; […]
