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http://allhiphop.comArtist: Lord JamarTitle: The 5% AlbumRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Jessica Dufresne It’s a bold move on Lord Jamar’s part to make an album devoted to something as complex as the Five Percent movement, but not far-fetched. If you’re old enough to have witnessed Hip-Hop when it was in its teens, then you know that […]
Artist: Yung JocTitle: New Joc CityRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Jesse Fairfax The South’s recent foothold on the prevailing sound of the culture continues bringing fresh faces to the game. Atlanta in particular has been a hotbed with so many acts putting their own spin on rap music from crunk, to pimping, to the more innovative […]
Mogul Russell Simmons recently announced the September launch of his new fragrance Atman. The Def Jam Records cofounder and estranged wife Kimora Lee Simmons will donate 100 percent of the proceeds of the fragrance to charity. According to Simmons, singer Alicia Keys’ Keep A Child Alive program will be the first charity to benefit from […]
Hidden Door Documedia, along with Rick James’ daughter Ty James, have come together to release a full-length documentary, chronicling the life of singer, songwriter Rick James. The movie, I’m Rick James, begins with the legend’s birth in Buffalo, New York, his exploits as a pimp and drug runner in Asia and South America, his emergence […]
Block Entertainment, in conjunction with Atlanta’s V-103, is set to host a series of block parties this summer, organized by Bad Boy South’s President, Russell "Block" Spencer. A total of four Summer Block Parties will be held every two weeks with the first one taken place today (June 21) from 2pm-8pm. “Our first party will […]
NFL star Warren Sapp has signed an area development agreement to open a chain of HipHopSodaShops in his home state of Florida. The agreement, signed today (June 21) with HipHopSodaShops creator H3Enterprises, will allow Sapp the opportunity to open the stores throughout Central Florida and Jacksonville. HipHopSodaShops combine Hip-Hop music with Pro-Ball, healthy fast food, […]
Numark, Alesis and Akai Professional, the world’s leading manufacturers of audio equipment, studio electronics and professional DJ equipment, has teamed up with the critically acclaimed Berklee College of Music, in Boston, to host a gala which will honor the trailblazers in the music industry. The event, titled Milestones, will take place at the Berklee Performance […]
T he gods over at Google must invest in irony, because upon searching for the Georgian group Field Mob, the description lists them as artists from New York. Surely anyone with even an earlobe to the street knows of the current situation regarding the Albany, Georgia natives and their take on the New York Hip-Hop […]
David Banner was recently bestowed the Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes humanitarian award during this year’s annual HOT 107.9 Birthday Bash in Atlanta. In front of a crowd in excess of 20,000 people, the Mississippi native was honored for his charitable efforts in organizing a series of star-studded Hip-Hop benefit concerts in support of the survivors […]
Compton rapper Game will take to the stage for the first time in Los Angeles in nearly a year at the first annual Envy Expo. The event, a partnership between DJ Skee, Next Level Media and Hype Marketing, will take place July 8 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and feature exclusive product showcases along […]
Almost two weeks after several tracks from his forthcoming album Alter Ego were leaked onto the Internet, singer/actor Tyrese is speaking out on the incident. "It’s an engineer who leaked my s**t," Tyrese revealed to AllHipHop.com. "It’s one of the cats I just started working with. It’s one of them. We just trying to figure […]
U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper has postponed the wrongful death lawsuit involving rapper Notorious B.I.G. to give the family’s attorney more time to seek information from the defense the Associated Press reported today. Judge Cooper has set the retrial date to January 16, three months later than the original October 16 date originally set on […]
The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation is hosting an exhibition of legendary graffiti artists and graffiti documentarians. Entitled “Propaganda: The Dissemination of Ideas,” the collection of works examines contemporary, political and social issues through paintings and photographic imagery from Ernie Paniccioli, Durocia, Slang Tyrue, Peter Sutherland and JAMESTOP. The Danny Simmons Corridor Gallery will host the […]
Approximately 500 people and 25 community-based organizations turned out Friday (June 16) to support Congressional hopeful Kevin Powell’s forum "Black and Male in America…A Townhall Meeting." The event, held at the Hanson Place Church, featured five hours of discussion among attendees whose ages ranged between 11- and 80-years-old. The turnout for the event, as well […]
Former Bad Boy protégé artist Loon has branched off to begin his own indie label and is gearing up for the release of his sophomore album titled No Friends. “The reason I called it No Friends is because this is the first project that I’ve put together by myself,” Loon explained. “I put it together […]
T he American Airlines Arena is usually jumping when the Miami Heat are playing, but it’s not always Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade causing the excitement. The person electrifying fans is often DJ Irie, the official DJ of the Miami Heat. During the pre-game warm-up, timeouts, and intermissions, Irie transforms the AAA into “one big […]
If you read the liner notes to any major Hip-Hop album from early ‘90s on, chances are you’ll see Bobbito’s name in the shout outs. If you a go to an New York street-ball event or Madison Square Garden halftime show, chances are, you’ll see Bobbito teasing the crowd with his mesmerizing handle. The same […]
Production team The Neptunes have been sued by two men who claim the platinum plus duo infringed on one of their copyrighted works. Peter and David Currin filed the lawsuit in Hartford Federal Court, alleging The Neptunes illegally used portions of their 1993 song "I’m Frontin" on The Neptunes’ song "Frontin’," which featured Jay-Z. The […]
No Limit Records head Master P. will mark Independence Day with the release of Repos, a new DVD released on his HollyHood Cinema production company. The film, which stars P. Kat Williams, A.J. Johnson and Michael Blackston, is the first of 100 DVD movies the rapper will release by 2007. Each DVD will include a […]
Canadian lyricist Kardinal Offishall captured three awards Sunday (June 18) at this year’s MuchMusic Video Awards. The rapper received five nominations and took home the awards for best video and best director as well as the VideoFACT award. "This is real good right here. This is for all my Hip-Hop people from east to west," […]
