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 […]
Jerry Heller: Ruthless For Life Part 2
AllHipHop.com: Later on, Eazy was extremely hurt by Dre’s departure, both businesswise and mentally. What was the climate at Ruthless after Dr. Dre left? Jerry Heller: We lost the principles we started under, which was working on one album at a time. Eazy was searching for producers, sometimes we would have 15, 20 projects going […]
Jerry Heller: Ruthless For Life Part 1
Today, most Hip-Hop fans can spout off the names of every labels CEO, and maybe even an A&R or two. But in 1986, Jerry Heller became one of the first behind-the-scenes moguls to emerge when he aligned with Eric ”Eazy-E” Wright to form Ruthless Records. The label would change Hip-Hop forever with its introduction of […]
50 Cent Wins ‘In Da Club’ Copyright Case, Manager Thanks Luke Campbell
Rapper 50 Cent won a victory in a Miami Court yesterday (Oct. 27) when a judge threw out a copyright infringement lawsuit that accused the rapper of stealing the chorus to his hit single, “In Da Club.” Attorney Richard C. Wolfe filed the 27-page lawsuit in January on behalf of attorney Joseph Weinberger and Lil’ […]
Sway Hits the Road in the Name of Hip-Hop
MTV News correspondent Sway Callaway is taking his love of Hip-Hop across seas. The Wake Up Show host recently began the first in an international series of trips with a visit to Paris. The experience proved positive for Callaway, who said he was inspired by the power of Hip-Hop while taping a segment for MTV […]
Wilmer Valderrama: Oh Snap
Wilmer Valderrama should be a household name. Unfortunately, shaking off That 70s Show character Fez, the lovable foreign exchange student trying to fit in with the hip crowd and score with the females at the same time, is no easy task. After 200 episodes, That 70s Show ended. Wilmers best friend Ashton Kutcher has grown […]
8 Ball & MJG Launch Labels, Produce & Star In New Movie
Bad Boy artists 8 Ball & MJG celebrated the launch of their new respective labels 8 Ways Entertainment and MJG Muzik on Wednesday (Oct. 25) in their hometown of Memphis, Tenn. A variety of industry tastemakers and DJ’s attended the invite-only event, held at Memphis Botanic Garden. The first release from 8 Ways will be […]
The Life and Grind of ESSO
Untitled Page What’s up, AllHipHop? Allow me to introduce myself and get all the formalities out of the way. I’m ESSO, Harlem’s own Certified Grinder / Breeding Ground Alumni / Unsigned Artist / Mogul in Training / Whatever you feel like calling me today… AllHipHop.com approached me about doing a journal to give you a […]
Prodigy, The Alchemist Arrested In New York On Gun Charge
Mobb Deep’s Albert "Prodigy" Johnson and super-producer Alan "The Alchemist" Maman were arrested yesterday (Oct. 26) in New York for gun possession, after police stopped their bulletproof Chevy Suburban for making an illegal U-turn. According to the New York Post, Prodigy was driving the $120,000 customized bulletproof SUV on West 30th Street around 2:15 am, […]
Snoop Dogg Hit With Gun, Drug Charges After Airport Arrest
Snoop Dogg was arrested yesterday (Oct. 26) at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CA on suspicion of illegal drug and gun possession. According to reports, the rapper was stopped around 3:30 pm at a loading zone for a vehicle code violation. A search of the rapper’s vehicle produced a gun and an unknown amount of […]
Dome is Where the Heart Is: Lewd Priorities in New Orleans
So is anyone else blown by the priorities that were displayed during week three of the NFL besides me?!! I saw the reopening of a sports arena (and Canal St. businesses, mind you) in the middle of a city that is still ravaged from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina and government negligence. While the people […]
Proof Shooter Sentenced and Fined
The man responsible for the death of D12 rapper Proof was sentenced Thursday (Oct. 26) for his role in the fatal shooting. Wayne County Circuit’s Vera Massey Jones sentenced Mario Etheridge to time served in addition to a $2,000 fine, the Detroit Free Press reports. The 28-year-old Detroit man, who was convicted last month of […]
