Return From Mecca
Artist: X-ClanTitle: Return From MeccaRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: AJ Fresh On X-Clan’s new album Return From Mecca (Suburban Noize) much is taught and much can be learned. X Clan, the uncompromising pro-black rap group that came onto the Hip-Hop scene with their unique sound of funk and notable lyrics in the early 90’s, continue on […]
Young Jeezy Talks Spending Halloween With Son
Young Jeezy’s son wanted to follow in his father’s famous footsteps for Halloween but the rapper opted to let his fatherly instincts takeover. “He said he wanted to be ‘The Snowman,’ but I told him no, he needs to be himself. He’s cool with that though,” the Atlanta rapper told AllHipHop.com with a chuckle. Young […]
NY Giants Embrace Jim Jones Club Anthem
Jim Jones may have found another crew to roll with other than his Dipset collective. The Harlem lyricist says he was so happy to hear that his new song “We Fly High” was embraced by the New York Giants that he decided to remix it for his hometown team. New York’s Daily News reports that […]
Cool and Dre Ink Deal To Release Miami Rapper Joe Hound
After producing a string of hits for a bevy of artists including Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Rick Ross and others, production duo Cool & Dre announced a deal with Skeleton Key Entertainment to release music from their label imprint Epidemic Music. Through the new arrangement, the Miami based producers will release their latest discovery, Joe […]
DMX Launching Signature Clothing Line
DMX is expanding his business career beyond music with the launch of his new clothing lines, the DMX and DMX Signature collections. The rapper’s line will include designer apparel, footwear, head wear and outerwear. According to representatives, the clothing line will border on the “rough edge of hip-hop mixed with the practicality of the no […]
A-alikes: Public Enemies
They say theres nothing more dangerous in this world than an educated African-American man with a platform. From the spirited, and often confrontational, championing of black America by Malcolm X and Huey P. Newton to the politico rap rhetoric of KRS-One and Chuck D, when intellect meets a mass medium the combination becomes a powder […]
VH1 Greenlights Irv Gotti, ego trip’s ‘White Rapper’ Reality Series
VH1 has greenlighted a variety of new reality series, including ego trip’s White Rapper Show and a show starring the Inc.’s CEO Irv “Gotti” Lorenzo. The Irv Gotti Project was one of six new series that the network announced today (Oct. 30). The show will focus on Irv Gotti’s comeback in the entertainment industry after […]
Hell Rell Launching New Action Game
Dip Set rapper Hell Rell is venturing into the electronic gaming world with a new action game that thrusts the Harlem rapper into a variety of battle scenarios across New York. The as-yet-untitled game is being developed by Sun Sparks Studios, a video game development studio that specializes in games for the music industry and […]
Baby Explains Picture Kissing Lil’ Wayne
It might be the most interesting kiss ever in Hip-Hop. Bryan “Baby” Williams, Cash Money Records executive, addressed a picture circulating of him kissing label mate Lil’ Wayne on the lips as he promoted a new CD by the duo. In an interview with Q93, a Clear Channel station in New Orleans, the mogul and […]
City of Philadelphia Moving Towards Ban On Blunts
Council members in Philadelphia are close to outlawing the smoking of blunts in the city. Last Thursday (Oct. 26), the council’s Committee on Licenses and Inspections unanimously approved a bill that would make the sale of “loosies” and other drug paraphernalia, including cigarette wrapping papers, illegal. The Philadelphia Metro reports that sales of cigars in […]
Once Again
Artist: John LegendTitle: Once AgainRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Alex Thornton After racking up experience behind the scenes as a songwriter and session musician for some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop and R&B, John Legend debuted as a solo artist with 2004’s breakout hit Get Lifted. Assisted by a co-sign from Kanye West, Legend surprised […]
Use Your Confusion
Artist: JuggaknotsTitle: Use Your ConfusionRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Jason Newman Say “Juggaknots” to Hip-Hop fans and you’ll be greeted with either blank stares or wide grins. The former can hear the latter incessantly praise emcee Breezly Brewin and producer/brother Buddy Slim’s 1996 underground classic Clear Blue Skies EP. The title track, in which a white […]
As If We Existed
Artist: Sol.illaquists Of SoundTitle: As If We ExistedRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Dr. Zero The phrase “socially conscious Hip-Hop” produces a myriad of different responses. Some fans feel that this is the form of the art that will save it from its current state of complacency and played out themes of materialism, misogyny, and braggadocio. […]
Jibbs Feat. Jibbs
Artist: JibbsTitle: Jibbs Feat. JibbsRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Latifah Muhammad Who is Jibbs? You know you’ve heard the song, “Chain Hang Low”. Admit it, you know the words to the chorus. And though the single serves as a catchy play on a nursery rhyme, the rest of the album, Jibbs Feat. Jibbs (Geffen) sounds […]
Dedication
Artist: BeliefTitle: DedicationRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Paine After production stints with Jean Grae, C-Rayz Walz, and Vordul Mega, New York-based beatmaker Belief crafts his own album, Dedication (Green Streets), using a different approach than the norm. While many producer albums utilize a vast array of burgeoning or high-profile feature talent, Belief recruited a foursome of […]
Curtis Scoon: Queens Reign, Part 2
AllHipHop.com: How did you learn how to write screenplays?Curtis Scoon: I wanted it so bad I made it happen. I bought a software package called Final Draft. I went to the village and started to buy a screenplay, but I ended up going home and writing it. Word got around that I was writing. There’s […]
Curtis Scoon: Queens Reigns, Part 1
Curtis Scoon is a product of Hollis, Queens, the birthplace of some of Hip-Hops most influential artists. Scoon, who was never involved in the rap industry, suddenly found himself the unlikely center of it – as a suspect in the murder of Jam Master Jay. Scoon does not hide his former life as a street […]
Police Seek To Question DJ Webstar, Young B. As Witnesses To Shooting
Police are seeking to question the duo behind the hit single "Chicken Noodle Soup" after a shooting at a Halloween party in Harlem on Friday (Oct. 27) left a 13-year-old girl clinging to life.Authorities believe DJ Webstar and Young B may have witnessed the shooting of Mozena Jones, an honor student who was shot after […]
Andre Harrell: Found in Translation
If you were making a list of Hip-Hop moguls to clone, you would definitely find Andre Harrell in the top five. After 20-plus years in the music industry, he certainly isnt slowing down. He is continually striving to take Hip-Hop, a culture he can take a certain amount of credit for, to new markets. His […]
Kevin Black: Bet on Black
When it comes to creating a marketing and promotions plan for a new or established artist the odds of success are a crap shoot. However, for Jimmy Iovine and Interscope Records, a bet on Black is usually a safe bet when it comes to innovation in marketing strategy. As Vice President of Interscope Rap Marketing […]
