Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/grouchy.tv - I am Grouchy Greg. I founded AllHipHop in 1996. In addition to running the site, I enjoy breaking news stories. My stories have been cited in The LA Times, NY Times, NY Post, TMZ, Yahoo, Billboard, The Associated Press, CNN, and more.
http://allhiphop.comArtist: DVD ReviewTitle: The Art of 16 Bars (DVD)Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Sidik Fofana Finally, there’s an instructional DVD for MCs by MCs featuring real MCs. The Art of 16 Bars (QD3 Entertainment) is a documentary slash boom bap 101 4seminar narrated by Method Man on the “how to’s” and the “one-two, one-two’s” of […]
The soundtrack to the cult classic film Dolemite is being reissued by Relapse Records for the first time on CD. Representatives for Relapse told AllHipHop.com that the reissue will contain rare and exclusive bonus tracks, radio ads from the film and the sequel, a 28-page-booklet written by Moore’s biographer Mark Jason, and never before seen […]
DJ Whoo Kid is preparing to invade the mixtape circuit with a pair of upcoming releases. The Hot 97 disc spinner has aligned with Eminem for a new Shady Records mixtape titled The Re-Up. The album is a collaboration with the Detroit rapper and his resident DJ, Alchemist, and will feature music and freestyles from […]
G-Unit rapper 50 Cent was named Songwriter of the Year yesterday (May 22) at the 23rd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards. The rapper received the honor for his contributions to "Candy Shop," "Disco Inferno," "Hate It Or Love It," "How We Do," and "Just A Lil Bit." Although 50 Cent wasn’t at the ceremony, he […]
T hroughout his career, Guru has rhymed in allegory. Classic material like “Now You’re Mine” and “Just To Get a Rep” never used names, but let driving words teach valuable lessons on life. Three years after Gang Starr made their last record, Guru reflects on the last chapter in the group’s life and the lyricist […]
Chicago rapper Twista is hard at work on his fifth album and will be adding the role of actor to his growing list of titles. The rapper’s new album Adrenaline Rush 2010 is due in stores on June 20. “I was putting together a mixtape, but the label heard the music and said, ‘No we […]
A police officer was assaulted and one man was stabbed yesterday (May 21) at a Jim Jones concert in Buffalo, N.Y. The rapper was performing at The Tralf nightclub on Pearl Street when over fifteen hundred extra people showed up but could not get into the concert. Police were summoned as people rushed the front […]
America’s Black misleadership class, which is nearly indistinguishable from its Black business class, has struck again. In a stunning coup, a mainline African American voting rights group has been enlisted on the side of AT&T and other telecom monopolies in their legislative push to privatize the Internet and roll back hundreds of agreements with local […]
Snoop Dogg’s official Web site, Snoopdogg.com, has initiated a new fan club called 4AllMyDoggs. The rapper’s home on the web will offer concert tickets and "Snoop Authentic" memorabilia, including stage props used during touring. "All my ‘Doggs’ are looking for a fan club and Web site about me that tells it like it is," Snoop […]
Rap duo Dead Prez will premier their first documentary/concert on the Starz InBlack network tomorrow (May 22) at B.B. King’s in New York. Taped in San Francisco, Dead Prez: It’s Bigger Than Hip-Hop features Sticman and M-1 in concert, and focuses on the inadequacies of the public education system, minority entrepreneurship, and social revolution. "We’ve […]
Oscar Award winning rap group Three 6 Mafia has been selected to perform live at the World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) taping of Friday Night SmackDown! in Bakersfield, California tomorrow (May 23.) The group’s performance comes on the same day the WWE releases their newest CD, WWE: Wreckless Intent. The CD features well known artists performing […]
In the video game world, much like the Hip-Hop world, competition is everything. With that in mind, Rockstar Games (GTA: Vice City, The Warriors) hosted a rapper-friendly tournament earlier this month to promote the company’s latest title, Table Tennis. Hip-Hop gaming addicts like Hot 97’s DJ Enuff, Sirius’ Lord Sear, among others, competed at an […]
C leveland has never been thought of as a hotbed for musicians. Figures such as The O’Jays, Avant, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have had profound impacts on music, but only through associations in bigger cities. With a Sony Records contract and a localized approach, Ray Cash envisions a change to this trend. Using Lebron James’ young […]
W hen Cee-Lo Green and Danger Mouse began recording what would become Gnarls Barkley’s St. Elsewhere in 2003, the uncanny pair simply envisioned a pet-project that they could possibly shop to an indie label. Three years later, their debut song “Crazy” is a record-breaking, genre-jumping single in the UK that just started infecting American airwaves, […]
S ome people have all the luck while others get a raw deal. Smiley the Ghetto Child has been devoted to Hip-Hop for over two decades, and he just released his first album. Fans may remember Smiley as the guest verse on Group Home’s#### 1995 single, “Tha Realness.” Just days before appearing in the video […]
While Beenie Man is one of the most musically recognized artists in the world, his strong opinions and dynamic personality often garner him as much attention as his music. His rise to fame started in his home of Kingston, Jamaica, and led him to pop icon status in the United States after two decades of […]
A birthday and CD release party for North Memphis rapper Yo Gotti was interrupted on Friday (May 19) morning by a shooting at a Beale Street nightclub. Police are investigating if an alleged feud between Yo Gotti rivals may have sparked the shooting just after 3:00 am, inside of the Plush Club. Witnesses said one […]
Rapper/producer Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music associate Common have been chosen as honorary co-chairs for this year’s Global Mixx DJ Retreat. The annual event, scheduled for Aug. 10-13 at the House of Blues Hotel in downtown Chicago, celebrates urban DJ music, culture, and lifestyle. The Retreat will highlight a series of music events and […]
R&B songstress Keyshia Cole has been tapped to serve as the face of the new Akademiks Ladies 2006 Fall/Holiday advertising campaign. Cole, who recently wrapped up her national headlining tour, will promote and tout the new women’s line in a series of print ads in the upcoming months. The yearlong campaign will be featured in […]
Nas will release his highly anticipated first album for Def Jam in late September. The Queens-bred MC made the announcement during a 15-minute performance that took place during the first night of the Roots’ two-night concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Def Jam representatives told Billboard that the album will be titled […]
