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, […]
Young Jeezy Presents U.S.D.A.: Cold Summer-The Authorized Mixtape
Jeezys 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 rapperputting 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
Its a blazing 90 degrees in New York City, but reggae/dancehall sensation Elephant Man isnt at all affected. I love it when its 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 […]
