Styles P: Black is Back
Regardless of any current trend in Hip-Hop, Styles P continues to remain one of the streets most provocatively blunt and respected lyricists over time. His career and personal life has seen many changes since 1998. He went from being a Bad Boy to being a Ruff Ryder, from getting jiggy to getting high, from enjoying […]
Howard University Unveils New Hip-Hop Courses
After exploring ways to enhance academic course offerings by including courses that focus on Hip-Hop, Howard University recently unveiled three new Hip-Hop related courses in the spring semester of 2007. The upcoming classes are geared toward engaging undergraduate students in a critical analysis of Hip-Hop using research, policy, and program review, as well as including […]
Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live
Artist: Lil ScrappyTitle: Bred 2 Die Born 2 LiveRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Latifah Muhammad What’s the recipe for an album that’s sure to have sick enough beats that the lack of lyrical range gets lost in the bass? Simple, ask Lil Jon and 50 Cent to executive produce. You may not remember his last album, […]
Police: Grudge May Have Been Reason Carl Blaze Was Gunned Down
Police are doubting reports that Power 105.1 DJ Carl Blaze was the victim of a robbery and are now exploring the theory that an old grudge may have been the reason the DJ was shot 13 times early Thursday morning (Dec.7) in New York. Officials said DJ Carl Blaze worked a party at the X-Bar […]
Dr. Dre To Detox In September 2007
Apparently, Dr. Dre has settled on a time frame to release his highly anticipated album, Detox.In a video clip in circulation on the Internet that features Dre, the producer and his protégé Bishop Lamont reveal that the album will be released in September of 2007.The clip is a mere 31 seconds long, but Bishop Lamont […]
Lil’ Wayne Explains Jay-Z Comments, Clipse Fire Back At Lil’ Wayne
After setting the streets ablaze with controversial comments about Jay-Z, The Clipse, Young Buck and Pharrell in the December/January issue of Complex magazine, Lil’ Wayne recently called in to DJ Absolut’s Hot 97 show in an attempt to temper his words. During the 7-minute interview, Weezy addresses comments he made to Complex about Jay-Z.“I don’t […]
Justo’s 10th Annual Mixtape Awards Cut Short
Hundreds of fans and industry executives braved the frigid New York cold for Justo’s 10th Annual Mixtape Awards, which were held at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem last night (Dec. 7).What was supposed to be a celebration honoring Orpheus "Justo" Faison’s legacy and the music industry’s top mixtape DJ’s turned into a chaotic scene, […]
The Game, Ed Hardy Founder Christian Audigier Team To Help Foster Children
The Game is spreading a little Christmas cheer early to underprivileged youth in Los Angeles his native city of Compton, California.The rapper’s Black Wall Street Foundation teamed with popular fashion designer and Ed Hardy clothing founder Christian Audigier to design original limited edition Black Wall Street / Ed Hardy inspired shirts.The stylish shirts will benefit […]
10th Annual Mixtape Awards
Artist: Award Show ReviewTitle: 10th Annual Mixtape AwardsRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Robert Longfellow Lackluster. That just about sums up the 10th Annual Mixtape Awards that went down last night (Thursday, November 7) at Harlem, NY’s Apollo Theater. No disrespect to the great Orpheus “Just-O” Faison (RIP), founder of the award show. But, unfortunately, rather […]
Andre 3000 To Star Opposite Will Ferrell In ‘Semi-Pro’
Rapper Andre "3000" Benjamin continues his foray into the world of film with a new basketball comedy titled Semi-Pro. Benjamin joins an all-star cast that includes Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson. Semi-Pro, which is being produced by New Line Cinema, centers around a fictional 1970’s American Basketball League Association (ABA) team, the Flint Michigan Tropics. […]
Tech N9ne: Fully Loaded
Having already garnered an extensive fan base worldwide, an impressive catalog of recordings, and amassed individual album sales far beyond the 500,000 mark, Kansas City, Missouris own reigning rap champ, Tech N9ne, unbelievably, is still not quite a household name yet. Although He has continually toured around the globe, been featured on platinum soundtracks, and […]
Termanology: Hood Politics
Can Lyrics kill? Thats the question of the new era of Hip-Hop. Artists who possess lyrical flow and swiftness sometimes blow concepts and words right over the heads of the masses like a leaf in late autumn. In a time where hooks and beats seem to rein supreme, lyrics in many cases, have taken a […]
Justo’s Mixtape Awards, David Banner Honor Steve Rifkind
Steve Rifkind, who heads up SRC Records, was honored yesterday (Dec. 6) by the 10th Annual Mixtape Awards for his lifetime achievements in the music industry as an executive. The luncheon was held in Harlem, New York at Ginger’s restaurant and boasted attendance by such rap luminaries as Irv Gotti of The Inc., David Banner, […]
Will.i.am, T.I., Mary J. Blige Earn Multiple Grammy Nod’s
Will.i.am, Busta Rhymes, T.I., Gnarls Barkley, Missy Elliott, Eminem, Lupe Fiasco and others are up for awards during the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, which take place Feb. 11 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.The nominations for the Grammy Awards were announced today (Dec. 7) at The Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood, with celebrities […]
Power 105 DJ Carl Blaze Shot Multiple Times
A popular disc jockey at New York’s Power 105.1 was shot multiple times within the last few hours, sources told AllHipHop.com.DJ Carl Blaze was reportedly shot 16 times and is now clinging to life in an area hospital, after an alleged attempted robbery. According to sources, the popular DJ has lost tremendous amounts of blood […]
Diddy, Sean John Aim To Stamp Out Fake Clothing In Canada
Sean "Diddy" Combs is firing the first shot in a war against those selling counterfeit versions of his Sean John Canada clothing line.On Tuesday (Dec. 5), the company launched "Don’t Buy a Lie," an anti-counterfeit campaign designed to promote and generate awareness about the country’s counterfeiting issues through an alliance with Canadian media, celebrities, retailers […]
Thousands Protest The NYPD Over Killing Of Sean Bell
Thousands of protesters convened outside of the downtown Manhattan headquarters of the New York Police Department on Wednesday (Dec. 6) and demanded for the dismissal of high-ranking officials in the aftermath of the murder of an African-American groom-to-be. Police watched and helicopters circled in the air above, as the crowd chanted slogans like, "What do […]
Spike Lee: Katrina Revisited
The levees in New Orleans may have been repaired, but the scars beneath them from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina will remain forever. In documenting the tragic loss and rebuild of an entire city, Spike Lee created the four-hour HBO feature When the Levees Broke. Both informational and emotional, the documentary tells the stories of […]
ESPN Explores Muhammad Ali’s Connection To Rap Music
In a new documentary, cable network ESPN explores the theory that boxing legend Muhammad Ali unknowingly invented rap music in a new original program entitled, Ali Rap. Hosted by Public Enemy front man Chuck D, the documentary attempts to hypothesize that Ali invented rap by closely examines the relationship between the famed boxer and Hip-Hop. […]
Rich Boy: Robbin’ Hood Theory
So you just bought a Cadillac what are you going to do? Throw some Ds on it, of course! Alabama native Rich Boy is making some noise with his hood anthem, but dont let the subject matter fool you theres a lot more to him than what meets the eye. After a stint at […]
