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http://allhiphop.comEminem is among the celebrities supporting the international nonprofit Caps for Kids, a New Orleans – based organization that provides autographed hats for children losing their hair due to cancer treatments. Eminem signed a cap for a 17-year-old girl who had her leg amputated and has had cancer since the age of 9. Other celebrities […]
Platinum-selling rapper Lil’ Flip has signed with Warner Bros. Records/Asylum and is preparing to release a new version of his highly anticipated album, I Need Mine.Lil’ Flip, who released his previous albums Underground Legend, and U Gotta Feel me for Sony, re-recorded songs for I Need Mine after the original version was leaked on the […]
Rapper Lil’ Wayne was arrested in Atlanta, GA on various drug charges, after police found drugs in his possession.Police told AllHipHop.com that Lil’ Wayne was stopped in mid-town Atlanta yesterday (Aug. 14) and charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, purchase of a controlled substance and other, minor offenses. The rapper was […]
A fter years of holding down as producer and DJ for Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli, Cut Chemist’s love of music is hard to match. However, anybody who spends time with the record collector knows that his love of ‘60s and ‘70s dynamite Soul compares to his affinity for Star Wars. The Hip-Hop George Lucas shares […]
Bryan Leach, former Vice President of A&R at TVT, was appointed to the post of Senior VP of the urban music division at RCA today (Aug. 14). Leach will also assume the post as president of Polo Grounds Music, his record label under the J Arista Records Label group. “Given my 11 year track record […]
Artist: The Roots/J. PeriodTitle: The Best Of The RootsRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Jessica Dufresne There is arguably no stronger marriage than this: the most dependable group in Hip-Hop and the most dependable mixtape DJ. When they come together, the result is J. Period’s The Best of The Roots (Hosted by Black Thought)—a thumping collection of […]
Artist: Rick RossTitle: Port Of MiamiRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Jamiyl “J Boogie” Samuels Rick Ross was already big in Miami before he signed the dotted line of his Slip N’ Slide/Def Jam record deal. Being co-signed by President Carter was the culmination of years of hustle, as conveyed on his smash debut single “Hustlin’”. The […]
Artist: J-ZoneTitle: To Love A H#####Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine While many folks in the ’06 are in love with strippers, J-Zone’s affection goes to the ladies of the avenue. After producing for Akinyele, Cage, and R.A. the Rugged Man, the Queens gangsta rap aficionado crafted an interlude and instrumental tribute to the h##### […]
Artist: Darc MindTitle: Symptomatic Of A Greater IllRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Jason Newman In a discussion of hip-hop’s “lost classics”, where albums like INI’s Center of Attention and J-Live’s The Best Part occupy a small, but influential, sector of Hip-Hop, Anticon Records thankfully adds another to the canon. Darc Mind’s Symptomatic of a Greater Ill […]
Legendary rap gruop EMPD will reunite for their first performance in New York City in eight years this fall. The group, comprised of Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith, will hit the stage Oct. 14 at BB King Blues Club in Times Square. The event will coincide with activities surrounding VH1’s annual Hip-Hop Honors awards show.As […]
40/40 Club interior designer Ilan Waisbod filed a lawsuit against the Club’s owner, Shawn “Jay-Z’ Carter, last week, alleging that the rapper reproduced his décor designs for a new 40/40 Club without his permission.Waisbod’s design, complete with flat-screen televisions, hanging chairs and a Lucite safe to guard the Cognac and other highly-priced spirits, was allegedly […]
efore anyone cared who Mike Jones was or how Chamillionaire was riding, there was Lil’ Troy. One of the first rappers out of H-Town, Lil Troy has been in the game for nearly 20 years. Oddly enough though, Troy quickly asserts that he’s long been more of a businessman than an MC. Still, the man’s […]
I n the tight-lipped political world of Hip-Hop, perhaps Jim Jones is a revolutionary. The Diplomats’ movement has grown to one of the biggest forces in Hip-Hop, and their Capo still kicks it with street-corner candor. Maybe that’s why, if any rapper’s voyeuristic documentary appeals, A Day in the Fastlife lives up to its name. […]
Change is nothing new to budding songstress Alice Smith. Currently a New York native by way of Washington D.C. and Augusta, Georgia, the diverse environments brought about growth, personally as well as musically. We caught up with Alice to discuss her new album, For Lovers Dreamers and Me, which is best left for personal interpretation. […]
Former pop/rap group L.A. Boyz member, Jeff Huang, was indicted this week (Aug. 11) for a three-year-old song with threatening lyrics towards Taiwanese lawmakers Huang, who was also a member of the rap group Machi, is accused of threatening Taiwan government officials on various songs, in response to a 2003 amendment to change copyright laws […]
Rapper/producer Wyclef Jean is collaborating with multiplatinum Asian pop star Sun on the singer’s forthcoming U.S. album. The duo has been recording at Jean’s Platinum Sound Recording Studio in New York and is working on an as yet unnamed single. Sun describes the track as a feel-good song with lyrics that “tell everyone to get […]
After successfully completing 10 months in a Philadelphia women’s prison and 30 days of house arrest, which ended Aug. 3, Lil’ Kim is back in business and looking for a new record deal. The rapper’s attorney, L. Londell McMillan, said Thursday (Aug. 10) that Kim and her label Atlantic Records are currently “having discussions” about […]
I t’s been almost four years since a pair of Virginia-based brothers showed everyone what it meant to truly grind. While Malice and Pusha T say that the next Clipse album has no resemblance to Lord Willin’, that hustle will be tested once more. Originally from The Bronx, the Thorton brothers will return home to […]
W ith visibility ever-important for record sales, Lloyd Banks knows there’s no better marketing machine than himself. With his sophomore release, Rotten Apple on track for a September 19 release, Banks wants to unveil some of his album to the very city that inspired it in. Lloyd Banks breaks from his busy schedule to discuss […]
Rapper Ja Rule has sued Fred "Nickels" Moore and Nickleplated Inc., claiming Moore and company illegally signed a performance contract of before of Ja Rule. The lawsuit, which was filed in New York County Court, claims that Moore misrepresented himself and signed a performance contract on behalf of Ja Rule for a performance in Korea. […]
