Lady Beat Makers Vol. 1
Where are all the female producers? The director of Lady Beat Makers, Vol. 1 (Femmixx.com), Tachelle Shamash Wilkes embarks on a passionate journey to answer this elusive question. Wilkes is a Hip-Hop artist and journalist with an impressive resume stemming from opening for KRS-One to contributing articles to Vibe Magazine and holds an MA in […]
Management For LL Says Rapper Will Make Reggae Sumfest Appearance
Rapper LL Cool J will play the Redstripe Reggae Sumfest after all, representatives for the rapper confirmed with AllHipHop.com today (June 11). Last week organizers announced that LL Cool J would join the likes of Mary J. Blige, Elephant Man, Lady Saw, Beenie Man and Cham during the 15th Annual festival, which takes place […]
Core DJ’s Host Networking Event In Dallas
Dallas, Texas will host of this year’s semiannual Core DJ Retreat VII, which os being presented by Crest Cadillac and AP & Associates. The retreat, which is taking place August 3-6, is a quarterly reunion of industry professionals, labels and artists, designed to be an exclusive networking event, in order to introduce new industry […]
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Byrd Gang Rapper Stack Bundles Murdered In New York
Queens, New York rapper and Byrd Gang member Stack Bundles was shot and killed this morning (June 11) in New York. While details are sketchy, sources affiliated with the Stack Bundles told AllHipHop.com that the rapper was shot by unknown assailants in front of his home earlier this morning (June 11). Stack Bundles […]
Gadget Review: Eten Glofish X800 Phone
Glofish X800 (Eten)The Glofish X800 is an extension of the original Glofish, but it now obliges users with the standard 3.5G for cell phones. This drastically reduces the time downloading broadband data, like a plethora of business emails or images from your myspace page. The newest version of Glofish comes fully equipped with Windows Mobile […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: RIP STACK BUNDLES
Today’s rumors are sponsored by Stack Bundles ? RIP! Are we really going to do this song and death dance every few months/weeks? STOP THE VIOLENCE! UNCLE MURDER SPEAKS! And now onto some irony..Uncle Murder talks about NOT getting beat up. You might remember last week, new Roc-A-Fella signee Uncle Murder was rumored to be […]
Custom Made: Truth Be Told EP
Custom Mades new EP titled Truth Be Told (Rawkus) is here to do exactly what its name states, tell the truth. Custom Mades roster, which includes rappers Six, Bluff, Element, Scoobs and Aneek, has been making a name for itself in the streets of L.A. for years, selling over 100,000 mixtapes worldwide. From the sounds […]
Blue Scholars: Bayani
Blue Scholars wear their ideologies on their sleeves. The three years between their self-titled debut album and its follow-up, Bayani (Rawkus) have been remarkably turbulent. Let it be the politics of government, cultural developments, or economic depletion, there are opinions to be had and to be shared. On their sophomore LP, MC Geologic and DJ […]
Darrin Henson: Act Like You Know
Darrin Henson may be a lot of things, but passive is not one of them. The charismatic entertainer gained worldwide recognition from his choreography and dance work, all the while planting the seeds that have developed into a formidable dramatic acting career. With television work including the popular Showtime series Soul Food and […]
New Orleans Saints’ Charles Grants “Bayou Bling”
NFL defensive end Charles Grant and his Charles Grant S.A.C.K. Success Foundation will host a star-studded group of celebrities during the Bayou Bling. The Edge 3M Sports and Entertainment-planned event, which takes place June 22-24 in Atlanta, will feature a free youth football clinic, celebrity basketball game, silent auctions and VIP affairs including the […]
LL Cool J Cancels Reggae Sumfest Appearance
LL Cool J has scrapped the rest of his tour plans for the summer due to a family problem, according to organizers of the 15th Annual Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest, which takes place July 15-21 in Montego Bay. Last week, organizers of the event announced that LL Cool J had been booked to play on […]
5 Greatest Hip-Hop Games
Hip-Hop games certainly have potential when first announced. As with any cultures chance in the medium, the built-in fan base gives developers an established market rather than a bare proving ground. For whatever reason, most Hip-Hop games are rarely anything above average or gamer worthy. Once in a blue moon, development companies will deliver a […]
Charlie Wilson Files Lawsuit Over Heineken Ads Featuring ‘Beautiful’
Charlie Wilson, famed lead singer fo R&B group The Gap Band filed a lawsuit against Capitol Records, EMI Music and Heineken Inc. for using portions of rapper Snoop Dogg’s#### single “Beautiful” in a commercial. The lawsuit, which was filed yesterday (June 8) in federal court in Manhattan, claims that portions of the song were used […]
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Streets is Talking: 50 Cent Part One
You know the story. Nine shots couldnt 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 Alis many historical witticisms, frozen in time from the storied boxers 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 Rihannas 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, […]
