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http://allhiphop.comArtist: J DillaTitle: Ruff DraftRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Alex Thornton A musician’s death will inevitably cause debate over their unreleased work. The often incomplete music no longer has the artist to guide its exposure to the public, leaving record labels in the difficult position of faithfully carrying on the artist’s legacy while still releasing something […]
Artist: Black MilkTitle: Popular DemandRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Jessica Dufresne While most of the spotlight shines on the next big thing from the South, the East and the West, the Midwest has always quietly but consistently cranked out its share of potential stars. Next up, reppin’ the Motor City, is Black Milk with Popular […]
Rapper Busta Rhymes was banned from a Manhattan movie set earlier this weekend by police.Busta Rhymes, who was arrested by police last month for driving with a suspended license, was banned from the movie set due to security concerns police had over public safety.”This is tremendously unfair to Busta, who has been nothing but professional […]
It has become an annual ritual. Every year around March 9, the rap world honors the late Christopher Wallace, better known as the Notorious B.I.G. But are we celebrating Biggie’s life, or his death? This year, that question is more relevant than ever. On the tenth anniversary of his murder several rap mags and other […]
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Thirteen year old T’yanna Wallace has the bearings of your average junior high school student.She’s a Hip-Hop and R & B fan who loves T.I., Young Jeezy, The Game, and Jay-Z, but unlike her peers, her father is a legend, a Hip-Hop immortal whose image is plastered on walls from Tokyo to Harlem and whose […]
The 6th Annual Hip Hop Congress Conference will take place in Athens, OH July 4th through July 8th, where chapters nation-wide and Hip-Hop artists will come together and discuss issues related to urban music. The Hip Hop Congress is a non-Profit organization that was created to ignite civic action and cultural creativity within the Hip-Hop […]
Police arrested Kody "Monster" Scott on Wednesday (Mar. 7) after police received an anonymous tip that the author and alleged gang member was in a South Los Angeles neighborhood.Scott, also known as Sanyika Shakur, authored Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member from prison, which detailed his life as a child and young adult […]
Music may be Bow Wow’s present occupation, but the rapper is laying the groundwork for life beyond the mic with various business ventures. Among those is Prestigious, a shoe store he co-owns with Atlanta radio personality Greg Street. The store is the first taste of business success away from the music industry for Bow Wow, […]
Grammy Award winning songwriter and producer Jermaine Dupri will be receiving top honors this year at the 21st Annual Soul Train Music Awards and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Awards. Dupri will be recognized with the Quincy Jones Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 Soul Train Awards, which will be held […]
The worlds of Hip-Hop and fashion collided this week in New York during two annual events presented by television network BET and New York radio station Hot 97. Last night (Mar. 8), Hot 97 presented the fourth annual Full Frontal Fashion Show at New York’s Manhattan Center that included performances from rappers Rich Boy and […]
Throughout the last decade, Christopher Wallace has come up in plenty of discussions on AllHipHop.com. Here’s some of the best, most memorable quotes on the late, great veteran, from people who knew him, and a few who didn’t. On Biggie’s character and legacy: “Well as far as my son is concerned, I taught my son […]
Chicago rapper Rhymefest is hooking up with an unlikely source for his new album El Che. The lyricist has recruited “crunk specialist” and producer Lil’ Jon to craft beats for the project, a move sparked by a recent meeting with fellow Chi-town representative Kanye West. After considering possible producers for the task, Rhymefest found his […]
Funk Master Flex’s popular Custom Car and Bike Show Tour has returned and is slated to feature some of the hottest artists in music alongside custom cars and bikes from around the world. The tour, which kicks off tomorrow (Mar. 9) in Toronto, will also feature expositions from the International Sneaker Battle, showcasing the collections […]
From his birthplace of Beverly Hills, CA to the streets of Queensbridge, NY, producer Alchemist has steadily infiltrated the Hip-Hop community with his gritty beats and production techniques. This year, both Alchemist and Prodigy of Mobb Deep plan on releasing albums simultaneously. Alchemist’s new untitled album is scheduled to follow Prodigy’s release of Return Of […]
The city of Providence, RI approved a license yesterday (Mar. 7), allowing The Street Dreams Tour to take place at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center this month, despite warnings from police that Jim Jones’ affiliation with the Bloods street gang could cause trouble. The tour, which kicked off Saturday in Charlotte, NC, features Jones, as well […]
“So you wanna be hardcore, with your hat to the back, talkin’ bout the gats in your raps?” – Notorious B.I.G., “Machine Gun Funk” Despite Kobe Bryant’s changing his number from 8 to 24, and a whole portfolio of clippings on Lebron James, there will never be another Michael Jordan. It’s sinful media hype to […]
Denver Nuggets player Carmelo Anthony and MTV Veejay Alani “La La” Vazquez welcomed the arrival of their son, Kiyan, at 1:35 p.m. today (Mar. 7) at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Colorado.Kiyan weighed in at 5 lbs., 9 oz and was 18 inches long. Sources told AllHipHop.com that Vasquez is resting comfortably with […]
Controversial radio show host Troi "Star Torain will return to the airwaves Thursday (March 8) for a two-hour interview on XM Radio’s uncut hip-hop channel Raw (XM 66).The chat, which will air live at 10 a.m. Thursday (March 8), will the first time the former Star and Buc Wild Morning Show fixture will be heard […]
Multi-platinum recording artists Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have announced a release date of Apr. 17 for Strength and Loyalty, their first studio album under Swizz Beatz’ Full Surface.Interscope imprint.For their major-label return, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony members, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, and Krayzie Bone, have enlisted Swizz Beatz, Jermaine Dupri, will.I.am, and Neo Da Matrix for production while artists […]
