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Grouchy Greg

Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/grouchy.tv - I am Grouchy Greg. I founded AllHipHop in 1996. In addition to running the site, I enjoy breaking news stories. My stories have been cited in The LA Times, NY Times, NY Post, TMZ, Yahoo, Billboard, The Associated Press, CNN, and more.

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Gucci Mane: Lab Rat

It’s a quiet night in the “Z” room at Sony Studios in midtown Manhattan, where various engineers and Czar Entertainment representatives are milling around in anticipation of Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane’s arrival. The silence is broken by a commotion at the door. Debbie, Gucci Mane’s full-bodied and outspoken manager, storms in with Gucci and friends […]

Boo: Birds Fly South

Mississippi’s place in the pantheon of Black music is well-documented. Jazz, Gospel and the Blues all trace their roots along the dusty paths and dirt roads of the Magnolia State. Hip-Hop has heard from this area in the country before. Boo’s brand of Hip-Hop is hard-edged, forceful and delivered with the sound and spirit of […]

Tru York (Mixtape)

Artist: Tru Life/J-LoveTitle: Tru York (Mixtape)Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Rodney Dugue This is a pretty cute mixtape, cover and all. Well, that’s if lime-green hyper-extended male thongs are your type of thing. Sure, the added linen strips and the blonde wig and any horrifically placed couture alignment make for a gussied premium w####. But, […]

News Feature: J. Prince, Authors, Activists, Urge Youth to Strap Up for Black AIDS Day

Days after being honored for giving back to the community by the city of Houston, James “J. Prince” Prince is leading the charge to educate youth about the importance of HIV education, prevention and testing. The Rap-A-Lot Records and Prince Complex CEO has partnered with the Pink Rose Organization, Special Treasures, The African-American State of […]

N.O.R.E. Splits With Def Jam

Rapper N.O.R.E. has confirmed with AllHipHop.com that he has severed his ties with Def Jam and will no longer record for the label. The tumultuous relationship was marked by a studio album that was never released and in the past, N.O.R.E. voiced his displeasure about the lack of promotional support of his previous projects, including […]

Rated X Vixens Team Up With Bumsquad DJ’s To Expand Network

The Rated X Vixens, a group progressive women from across the country, have joined together to create a sisterhood for women making a name for themselves in all areas of entertainment. The group, founded in 2005 by XM radio’s DJ Nina 9, represents a collective group of female managers, artists, DJ’s, writers, on-air personalities, publicists, […]

Jermaine Dupri Appointed President of Island Records New Urban Music Division

Rapper/producer Jermaine Dupri has been appointed President of Island Records Urban Music, a new division of the Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJ). Dupri, who vacated his position as President of Urban Music at Virgin Records in Oct. 2006, will now oversee Island’s entire urban music operation. Additionally, he will produce artists on IDJ and the […]

’48 Laws’ Author Robert Greene Working with 50 Cent on New Book, QD3 On New Film

G-Unit front man 50 Cent is putting his pen to work for his second literary endeavor. The rapper is teaming up with author Robert Greene for a new book, titled The 50th Law. The hardcover MTV/Pocket Books release will “capture and create a visible parallel between street life and corporate America standard and structure,” according […]

Rappers, Athletes Raising Funds For MLK Memorial

As Black History Month kicks into full swing, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Foundation has issued a nationwide challenge to raise funding for the memorial to $80 Million. With current fundraising donations totaling $77 million, the foundation is challenging corporations, foundations and individuals to raise an additional $3 million during the month of […]

Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes (Film)

Artist: Documentary ReviewTitle: Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes (Film)Rating: 4 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Slav Kandyba If politics has Michael Moore, then Hip-Hop-excuse me, commercial rap-has Byron Hurt. There’s hardly a doubt that the filmmaker and former college athlete had good intentions when he set out to make Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, a documentary headed […]