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http://allhiphop.comDef Jam Interactive has partnered once again with Electronic Arts to develop another Hip-Hop-oriented video game, Def Jam: Icon, EA announced Wednesday (Oct. 18). The game allows users to "live out the life of a Hip-Hop mogul, going from rags to riches," as players assume the role of top celebrity rappers like Ludacris, T.I. and […]
A new generation of rappers will pay tribute to Tupac Shakur on the upcoming posthumous release by the rapper, titled Pac’s Life. Pac’s Life, which is the follow-up to 2004’s platinum-selling studio album Loyal To The Game, consists of previously unreleased vocals by Tupac combined with new contributions from rappers like Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, T.I., […]
N ine out of ten doctors would agree, that chicken noodle soup with soda on the side isn’t a balanced meal. However, “Chicken Noodle Soup” made for one hell of a dance craze this summer. Previous unknowns, DJ Webstar and Young B made a teenage impression on the game, with a little help from some […]
St. Louis is known as the gateway to the west. Within rap, the city has served as a starting-point for talent looking for staying power. Both Nelly and Chingy represented the city, with memorable hook-driven songs, that soon led to cult-followings and radio interest. Much younger than his predecessors, 15-year-old Jibbs aims to do the […]
Fabolous and three men have been hit with multiple weapons charges, after an early morning shooting in a parking garage near Sean "Diddy" Combs’ Justin’s restaurant on Tuesday (Oct. 17).Fabolous, born John Jackson, 28, Rascharm Davis, 29, Percell German, 23 and Kevin Bess, 18, were each charged with five counts of criminal possession of a […]
Rapper Slick Rick has enlisted the aid of Russell Simmons’ Hip-Hop Summit Action Network to help prevent him from being deported from the United States. The organization will hold a press conference Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. in front of the Federal Court Building in New York. Slick Rick (born Richard Walters), 41, served five […]
Dead prez rapper M1 and R.E.A.C. Hip-Hop (Representing Education, Activism and Community through Hip Hop) will address members of the FCC at a town hall meeting/public hearing Thursday (Oct. 19) on diversity and ownership of the media.Those slated to attend the gathering include FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein, community leaders, media representatives and […]
Steve Rifkind, CEO of SRC Records, has signed a distribution deal with Miami-based Coalition Music Group in an effort to work more closely with rising reggaeton artists.The deal, announced today (Oct. 18), will allow SRC/Universal to draw upon a broader range of music, specifically Coalition Music Group’s specialty,reggaeton.According to the New York Daily News, the […]
Freddie Foxxx will perform Oct. 31 at B.B. King’s in New York during the 5th Annual Room Service/Brooklyn Bodega CMJ Showcase. The show will be Foxxx’s first performance since a public falling out with legendary rapper Rakim. According to reps, Foxxx plans to address the situation during his show, which will also serve as a […]
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is teaming with ESPN Original Entertainment to create a scripted boxing series titled Hit Men. Hit Men will focus on the lives of a multi-cultured group of struggling athletes who work out at The Hit Men Boxing Club, a gym that is run by former boxer Frank Cerrones. According to ESPN, the […]
In a world filled with musical divas, JoJo is anything but. The 15-year-old singer, who scored big with her platinum self-titled debut album, harbors a humble attitude to compliment her public image. While some may pigeonhole her as a TRL pop princess, JoJo possesses a love for all things music (she cites D’Angelo’s Brown Sugar […]
As a composer, producer, engineer and performer, Steve Pageot epitomizes musical genius. The Brooklyn-born, Canadian-raised Pageot has been making music longer than he could read it. By the time he was in high school he had already won the highly-esteemed Canadian Music Competition, and these days he’s got an impressive range of experience under his […]
SwishaHouse has released the third installment of The Day Hell Broke Loose, a compilation series designed to introduce up-and-coming artists on the Houston-based label’s roster. The discs also feature new music from notable SwishaHouse artists such as Mike Jones and Paul Wall. The third volume sees the debut of Paul Wall’s wife, Ms. Crystal, the […]
New York’s Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced a settlement with investment bank Morgan Stanley after the company came under scrutiny for fraud, when one of its brokers defrauded 15 customers out of $740,000.Gabriele Tamar Smith, who counted DJ Clue, Fabolous, Kevin Liles and other Hip-Hop stars and executives as clients, ran Premier Business Management L.L.C. […]
Jay-Z officially kicked off his new partnership with St. Louis-based brewer Anheuser-Bush with a commercial spot that aired last night (Oct. 16) during ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcast.As the rapper/Def Jam president’s latest single, "Show Me What You Got," played in the background, the 60-second spot highlighted scenes from the video, which was shot in […]
The season finale of Flavor Flav’s VH1 reality series Flavor of Love 2 drew over 7.5 million viewers, making it the year’s highest watched non-sports telecast on basic cable, according to VH1. The show featured Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav on a quest to find love. During the competition, the rapper made a connection with contestant […]
Snoop Dogg will premiere his new movie Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror tomorrow (Oct. 18) as part of the independent horror film festival, Screamfest 2006. Hood of Horror is a collection of three tales about neighborhood residents whose actions determine their fate in the afterlife. Snoop executive-produced the flick, which blends live action with animation. […]
Rapper Fabolous was shot early this morning (Oct. 17) as he left Justin’s, a popular New York eatery owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs. A man with a gun approached the Brooklyn-bred rapper, whose real name is John Jackson, and shot him once in the thigh as he departed restaurant. After he was wounded, the rapper […]
Artist: DiddyTitle: Press PlayRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Sidik Fofana This one’s harder than you think. Many Hip-Hop enthusiasts see Diddy as an easy villain to blame for the commercial “setbacks” that rap music has endured over the past one and a half decades. With his latest album, Press Play (Bad Boy/Atlantic), Diddy is schooling his […]
To a lot of today’s youth, the name K-Solo doesn’t ring a bell. But ask any Hip-Hop historian or most people over the age of 28 about him, and watch how quickly their eyes get wider. Remembering his days with EPMD, songs like “Spellbound” and “Letterman” and his storied beef with DMX. And a lot […]
