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http://allhiphop.comIncarcerated rapper Chi-Ali is petitioning a variety of Hip-Hop heavyweights from prison in hopes of getting exposure for his younger cousins, rap group Guns & Glamour. Chi-Ali (real name Chi Ali Griffith) has started a letter writing campaign to promote the male and female twin rap group that consists of members Hollywood (born Darryl Alexander) […]
A concert featuring Juelz Santana at a local club in Allentown, Pennsylvania turned violent yesterday (July 16), after the rapper left the club without performing for the capacity crowd of about 1,000 people.According to Allentown’s Morning Call, police in riot gear lined the streets after fights broke out in the audience, prompting fans to head […]
Public Enemy frontman Chuck D. will be the keynote luncheon speaker at the Annual Conference of the National Urban League.The "Fight the Power" luncheon is part of a three-day event taking place in Atlanta that features a variety of plenary sessions, luncheons and interactive workshops aimed at educating young, urban professionals.“Repeated success with a program […]
E ven in its rawest form, Hip-Hop has always been able to touch lives. Though some may not comprehend why middle-class suburbia has an affection for it, it is what it is. Anyone connected to Hip-Hop has wanted to use one of its elements to express their loyalty to it, by any means necessary. Case […]
Artist: Boot Camp ClickTitle: The Last StandRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Paine There’s no question that the Boot Camp Clik has been a long-forged super-group. However, the battalion of Smif-N-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, O.G.C., and Buckshot (Black Moon) always seemed to make longer-lasting work in their own battalions, as opposed to under the BCC tent. By collaborating […]
Artist: Del Tha Funkee HomosapienTitle: The 11th Hour (DVD)Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Kathy Iandoli After over a decade and a half of weirdly going where most MC’s have never gone before, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien is paid semi-proper homage in the documentary, soon-to-be album, The 11th Hour (Hiero Imperium). Del first dipped his toe […]
Artist: DabryeTitle: Two/ThreeRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Robert Longfellow Producer extraordinaire Dabrye has garnered critical acclaim as an electronic happy producer. Two/Three (Ghostly International) is the second stop in the Michigan bases artists cycle of three Hip-Hop flavored albums and comes fives years since One/Three. Instrumental heavy albums are a tough pill to swallow if you […]
Translation Consultation & Brand Imaging , a New York City-based brand marketing firm headed by founder and Chief Creative Officer Steve Stoute, has aligned with General Motors Corp. The company will provide strategic counsel and marketing communications guidance for Chevrolet and other GM vehicle brands in the U.S. on key projects as it helps expand […]
To some in the pubescent world, Lionel Richie might simply be the retired father of tabloid favorite Nicole Richie, but his legacy couldn’t be more understated. An iconic figure with an impeccable track record that is rooted deeply in the 1970’s, Richie was initially the lead singer of the Commodores. His acclaim and fame rose […]
AHHA: You have so many hits through the years. You have favorite, can you nail it down to one? Lionel Richie: Well, let me go this route. You have to break it down into I call them just segments of my life. From the Commodore side I would probably say “Easy” and “Zoom.” And I […]
Some kids dream of becoming a doctor, president or even an MC, but Javier took a different approach. He made his public singing debut in the sixth grade, by the eighth grade had already decided that he wanted to be an R&B singer. By high school, was sharpening his singing, guitar and theatrical skills at […]
While the South is currently dominating Hip-Hop, West Coast rap icon Snoop Dogg is confident that his beloved region is ready to reclaim its top spot. With his new solo album Blue Carpet Treatment, due in October, the Long Beach, Calif., rapper hopes to restore the West’s dominion. "I hate losing. I’m a sore loser," […]
C-Murder has been released from home confinement after being accused of violating the conditions of his house arrest numerous times.Judge Martha Sassone of the 24th Judicial District Court denied a request on Thursday (July 13) to jail the embattled rapper after prosecutors and witnesses alleged that C-Murder (born Corey Miller) was frequently out of range […]
Busta Rhymes has been tapped by Heineken to join the 2006 Amsterjam summer music mash-up festival. Scheduled to take place Saturday, August 19th on New York’s Randall’s Island, the Amsterjam will feature Rhymes performing his own solo set, as well as, a special mash-up set with Latin supergroup Yerba Buena. The day-long festival will also […]
Imprisoned rapper Mac Minister is preparing an album titled Minister of Defense for SMC Recordings/Fontana. Mac Minister, who is preparing to be tried for the 2005 murders of Kansas City rapper Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins, 24 and Jermaine "Cowboy" Akins, will tell his side of the story on the album, as well as details that […]
Rapper Eminem is facing accusations from a man who claims the MC punched him four or five times at a Detroit strip club, leaving him with a knoton the side of his face.The man, identified as Miad J., told WXYZ TV that Eminem assaulted him in the men’s room at about 1 a.m. Wednesday (July […]
Seven years after being convicted on armed robbery charges, rapper Mysonne Linen is tasting freedom with a renewed focus on music and family. The Bronx native said he hopes to release new music as early as this week. "I’m eager to get back in the studio, do some songs, get some mixtapes out and get […]
When an artist sees his face on a fictious “missing milk carton,” it can elicit either disdain or motivation for that MC. For Rampage, it was a sign that the game was missing him, prompting his return with Have You Seen? on his own Deep Freeze Records this summer. The milk hasn’t spoiled yet. While […]
R ockness Monstah can be a hard man to keep tabs on. You would probably have an easier time locating your long lost Yo! MTV Raps trading cards or those exclusive Dunks you’ve been lusting over on eBay. Since the release of Heltah Skeltah’s sophomore effort, Magnum Force, Rock has been linked with DJ Lethal, […]
C rews, posses, clans, and cliques; the Hip-Hop landscape is littered with “supergroups” whose dreams of collective success became the CDs we now use as coasters. As the co-founder of Brooklyn’s own Boot Camp Clik, Buckshot is one of the few people to avoid such a fate. With over three million units sold independently, a […]
