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http://allhiphop.comThe champion MC from last year’s battle returns to show his lyrics and penmanship in AllHipHop’s Breeding Ground Showcase after earning stripes the old-fashioned way. Tickets can be purchased at the door or Ticketmaster)! Almost a year ago to the day, a new Champion was crowned in the City of New York. It wasn’t Nas […]
Rappers Guru and Chuck D. are featured on The Dirty Dozen’s upcoming album What’s Going On, a reinterpretation of Marvin Gaye’s classic 1971 album. For almost 30 years, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band has taken the traditional brass band music of New Orleans and combined it with funk, jazz, gospel, soul and now rap. The […]
Rap pioneer Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell is preparing for the first season of his first annual National Youth Football League (NYFL).The program, developed in conjunction with the Orange Bowl Football Youth League (OBFYL), will run simultaneously with the rapper’s Liberty City Optimist Program. The Optimist Program, founded 17 years ago in Liberty City, Fla., is […]
Artist: DMXTitle: Year Of The Dog, AgainRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Eb Haynes There is only one word to describe DMX; raw. As a rapper, actor or the man Earl Simmons, the gritty and passionate delivery felt in all his music, seven albums, is birth from the streets. Year of the Dog, Again (Ruff Ryders/Columbia) […]
The 9th Annual Black August concert is scheduled to kick off on Sunday (Aug. 13) in New York’s Times Square. Brand Nubian’s Sadat X and Lord Jamar, CL Smooth, The Beatnutz, M1 of dead prez DJ Evil Dee and others will perform during the concert, which takes place at B.B. Kings Blues Club from 8pm-12am. […]
Mixtape master J. Period has teamed up with Hip-Hop group The Roots to present The Best of the Roots (hosted by Black Thought). The promotional mixtape features over 50 tracks of remixes, freestyles, unreleased material and exclusive J.Period remixes. The mixtape also boasts appearances from Jay-Z, Rakim, Nas, Stevie Wonder and Def Poet Mayda Del […]
Rapper Rakim has announced a 22-date national tour starting later this month. The tour kicks off on August 19, when Rakim makes an appearance in Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing.The tour will make stops in Texas, Arizona, California, Utah, Colorado, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New York, North Carolina and Georgia, before winding down in Washington, DC. […]
Yung Joc’s catchy hit "It’s Going Down" was deemed the motto of AllHipHop.com’s 3rd Annual AllHipHop Week and the headlines the House of AllHipHop Fashion Show tonight (Aug. 7) in New York City (Tickets can be purchased at the door or Ticketmaster)! Like it or not, the rap game and the fashion industry go hand-in-hand. […]
Artist: RaekwonTitle: The DaVinci Code: The Vatican Mixtape Vol. 2Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Conan Milne While impatient fans foam at the mouth in anticipation of Raekwon’s long overdue Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…II, Raekwon the Chef instead serves up this impressive starter that will likely keep the customers happy. His latest meal is The […]
F ew people have that quality of being able to inspire; the ability to make others dream. These people help us hold on to our dreams while fulfilling theirs at each and every moment walking down that yellow brick road while bringing us along. Janelle Monae, a belle from Dorothy’s hometown, Kansas, intends on inviting […]
S leepy Brown’s got roots. The son of lead singer and saxophonist Jimmy Brown of ‘70s Funk band, Brick, the producer/singer has managed to pave his own way in music. As one-third of production team, Organized Noize, Sleepy and partners Rico Wade and Ray Murray formed a talented ATL collective known as The Dungeon Family. […]
Artist: Movie ReviewTitle: Miami Vice (Film)Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Edwardo Jackson It’s no secret that Michael Mann’s film adaptation of his time capsule-cool TV show “Miami Vice” was a troubled production (hurricanes, cutting deals with drug lords and gangsters will do that to a movie). It’s also been no secret that the advance screenings […]
Artist: D-BlockTitle: D-Block: The CD/DVD MixtapeRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Martin A. Berrios It takes a lot of heart to make it in the Rap game and the Lox are a testament to that fact. Throughout ten years the Yonkers New York trio has endured shiny suit ridicule, jail time, high profile beefs, and the untimely […]
Rapper MC Lyte will attend the second annual Hip-Hop Leadership Camp in Los Angeles this year, being held in Los Angeles. A variety of entertainment industry professionals will attend the four-day camp for at-risk youth, which takes place Aug. 10-13 on the campus of UCLA. "This camp is more than just a series of classes," […]
AllHipHop.com and DJ Mick Boogie have collaborated on a limited-edition mixtape in conjunction with AllHipHop Week 2006.The CD, containing new and exclusive tracks from various Hip Hop heavyweights, will be given out free at various AllHipHop week events as well as standard mixtape locations."AllHipHop.com is the premier source of urban information for our generation," Boogie […]
Def Jam Records president and CEO Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter will take part in an effort to educate the public on the world’s water crisis.The mogul will be joined by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and MTV president Christina Norman on Wednesday (Aug. 9) to announce the details of the venture at the United Nations, 1st […]
Kanye West will open for the Rolling Stones on the legendary rock group’s A Bigger Bang North American tour. West will team with the Stones on their stop at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. on Sept 20. The rapper will then head to Halifax, Nova Scotia for a date at Halifax Commons on Sept. 23. […]
Hip-Hop veteran Rakim is headlining a concert sponsored by the City of Boston being held at City Hall Plaza tomorrow (Aug. 5).Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino has endorsed the Peace Boston 2006, which is a free outdoor music festival that focuses on the positive aspects that Hip-Hop music has to offer. The day-long event is […]
Hannah Hightower, mother of controversial radio personality DJ Star, has filed an $11 million lawsuit against Emmis Radio for disparaging comments Hot 97 disc jockey Miss Jones made about her. The federal lawsuit contends that Miss Jones defamed Hightower during an on-air rant in which Jones described her as a "a prostitute." The complaint, filed […]
F rom Fresh Prince’s “Summertime,” to Dre and Snoop’s “Nuttin’ But a G Thang,” Hip-Hop has expressed itself quite well at a barbeque. Even today, in an era that is fueled by beef, there’s still plenty of room for chicken, shrimp, and baked beans too – just ask G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks and Young Buck. As […]
