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http://allhiphop.comLegal problems continue to mount for rapper Foxy Brown. The Miami Herald reports that Florida judge Joel Lazurus issued a bench warrant Thursday (Mar. 22) for the rapper (born Inga Marchand) after she was a no show in court to answer charges related to her dispute in a beauty supply store. According to the arrest […]
Ever since Evidence signed with Capitol Records in 2000 along with Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu as the fundamentalist trio Dilated Peoples, they’ve all wanted to make solo records. Four albums later and one finished contract with Capitol Records, the rap artist that “seems to make too many references to weather” is coming out of […]
AllHipHop.com has confirmed that rumors spreading about the recent assault of the son of Hip-Hop music mogul Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond are true and the 14-year-old is considering charges against two of rap’s biggest stars – 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. Sources close to Rosemond’s Czar Entertainment told AllHipHop.com the assault occured on Tuesday (Mar. 20), […]
Those wondering about how Compton, CA rapper The Game emerged as one of the best-selling rappers on the West Coast will get the story straight from the rapper himself in a forthcoming DVD.The Black Wall Street produced feature, titled The Game: Life after the Math, chronicles the lyricist’s rise from the streets of Compton to […]
Rapper 50 Cent has signed on to star in Universal Pictures’ new heist film Live Bet, which is set in the world of underground clubs and illegal car racing, Daily Variety reports. The movie, which was originally penned by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, is being produced by Mary Parent and Scott Stuber, along with G-Unit […]
Artist: El-PTitle: I’ll Sleep When You’re DeadRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Michelle Cavanaugh El-P, also known as Lyrical Punisher or El-p. a.k.a. El Producto and born Jaime Meline, has deep roots in the indie Hip-Hop world. As producer and rapper of the mid-90’s group Company Flow, along with DJ Mr. Len and MC Bigg Jus, he […]
Rapper Ice Cube has teamed up with the McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minnesota to establish The Ice Cube Scholarship, the schools first scholarship to be made in conjunction with a Hip-Hop artist. The Ice Cube Scholarship, which will be awarded for the 2007-2008 school year, will be awarded to the student […]
In 1986, Dennis Hopper’s Colors depicted gang violence in gripping terms that made people far removed from south and eastern Los Angeles see the microcosm of the ghetto. Although it introduced the world to today’s stars Don Cheadle and Damon Wayans, the film bent to fit the heartstrings of a Hollywood audience. Cle Sloan […]
It’s taken El-P four long years to complete his latest album, I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead. In between scoring the soundtrack to the film “Bomb the System,” making his High Water Jazz record, producing with rock groups such as the Mars Volta and working with Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor, as well as […]
“Nowadays, rappers are comin’ half-hearted / Commercial like Pop, or underground like Black markets / Where were you the day Hip-Hop died? / Is it too early to mourn, is it too late to ride? “ – Talib Kweli, “Too Late” (2000, Rawkus) Less than a month after Little Brother moved away from 9th Wonder’s […]
Rapper Young City has officially closed the book on a legal case involving a 2001 robbery attempt. Baltimore County Circuit Court judge Michael Finifter sentenced the rapper to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service last week. The decision was welcome news to Young City (also known as “Chopper” from MTV’s#### show […]
Russell Simmons and The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation announced today that the third annual Art For Life Palm Beach benefit gala raised more than $600,000 to provide disadvantaged youth in New York City and Palm Beach County with access to the arts. The gala too place on Mar. 17 at the oceanfront estate Casa Vita […]
The life of best-selling author Kody "Monster" Scott is coming to the big screen. Bay area rapper Saafir will portray Scott in the Billy Wright-directed film, titled Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop. Scott chronicled his life as a child and young adult growing up in Los Angeles as an Eight-Tray Crips gang member in the book […]
If you get a room full of Black folks together to talk about the condition of our community, you can bet that the hottest topic of the evening will be “What the heck is wrong with Black leadership?” Many would probably argue that all Black leaders need to be but put on the unemployment line, […]
One of the most legendary feuds in Hip-Hop history will come to an end with the May 22 release of Hip-Hop Lives, created by two pioneers and former rivals, KRS-One and Marley Marl.The pair’s now legendary beef started in 1985 with MC Shan’s classic record "The Bridge," which paid homage to Shan’s place of birth, […]
The Hip-Hop Association, a national organization dedicated to the movement of Hip-Hop as a culture, has announced the release of The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook: Volume One.Conceived by the Hip-Hop Association’s Education Initiative, The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook: Volume One is a textbook that documents the history of Hip-Hop music and culture as a product of the […]
N o stranger to the prison system, Dipset affiliate Max B, (government Charly Wingate), had just returned from doing a seven-year bid when he descended on the rap game in 2005. Fast becoming a fixture on both Jim Jones’ solo albums and Byrdgang mixtapes, the rapper and singer also known as Bigavelli wowed fans with […]
Ok, So, if you aren’t freaked out by my changing of the blogs (click here and relax), check this out. Say we are doing a story and we want to drive people to the store front. Like Consequence’s new album is in stores now. To Purchase, Click Here and have it linked? And the commands are […]
So, I have been fooling with the various templates. To show everyone an example, I have simply changed this blogs behavior settings to show how each area can be customized. I notice that the content nav areas magically format into any of the above skins, which appear to be out of the box. True9, can […]
This awhat happens with an audio link def50 Cent – The Bomb. Also, OD, notice how the community can be “folded” and “expanded”. Is that unique to being logged in or can anyone do this? Also, if people fold, can we utilize the space when it’s totally folded to show a new ad? I will […]