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http://allhiphop.comArtist: P.O.STitle: AuditionRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine In 1991, Public Enemy and Anthrax made history iby remixing “Bring tha Noise”. The effort fused two cultures, Metal and hip-hop, that long stood side-by-side, but never on the same block of cement. Fifteen years later, Minnesota’s P.O.S combines the cultures for an anger-driven, lyrically clever Audition […]
Artist: Trick TrickTitle: The People Vs.Rating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Henry Adaso As Cassidy or Snoop Dogg would probably tell you, being accused of murder can make you a very rich man. Having received a clean slate on an alleged murder charge that landed him a seven month stint behind bars in 2004, it was only […]
Artist: Kero OneTitle: Windmills of the SoulRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Brolin Winning An emcee/producer/DJ based in the Bay, Kero One has been making hip-hop since the mid-nineties, but is just now releasing his debut full-length. After a pair of dope 12-inches, “Check The Rhyme” and “Keep It Alive!” plus a successful Japanese tour, he […]
Scott Storch has a bone to pick with the Grammy committee. The super-producer, who was named Billboard’s number one Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop producer of 2005, feels he was snubbed in the Producer of the Year category for the 48th annual Grammy Awards. The Producer of the Year nominees for the Feb. 8 ceremony […]
Police are seeking suspects in an early morning shoot-out on the set of a Busta Rhymes video shoot in Brooklyn, New York. Israel Ramirez, 29, was shot once in the chest and was pronounced dead a short time later. Rhymes, who was in the studio at the time of the shooting, was not injured. Rhymes […]
Condemned rapper Christopher "Cool C" Roney was granted a stay of execution by a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday (Feb. 1). The rapper was scheduled to die on Mar. 9 for the 1996 murder of police officer Lauretha Vaird. When Vaird, 43, responded to a silent alarm at a PNC Bank branch in Philadelphia, she […]
Amoro Management Corp., a company specializing in large-scale real estate development projects in major U.S. cities, will sponsor rapper Snoop Dogg’s “Snoop Youth Football League” (SYFL) by creating an endowment fund to raise more than $1 million for the league. The national program kicks off Saturday (Feb. 4) during Snooper Bowl II, which takes place […]
The Cartoon Network recently announced the cast of an upcoming animated series created and executive-produced by OutKast member Andre 3000. Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins of TLC will join the cast of the untitled cartoon series, which is currently in production at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, Calif. Veteran voice actors Crystal Scales (“The Adventures of Jimmy […]
Defense attorneys for Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff recently petitioned a federal judge to require the Department of Justice to rule on a decision in McGriff’s pending death penalty case. McGriff’s attorneys, Jean D. Barrett and David A. Ruhnke, have requested U.S. District Judge Edward R. Korman to require that the Department rule on whether the convicted […]
Artist: Remy MaTitle: There’s Something About Remy: Based on a True StoryRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Jessica Dufresne There are some harsh realities to being a female MC. Sometimes you can be very talented, but not attractive or sexy enough—so you get no love. On the other hand, you can have no skills but be […]
Queen Latifah, a brand spokesperson and creative advisor of the Curvation Project, helped pay tribute to five women who dedicated time and energy to local women’s programs. In a taped message, Queen Latifah congratulated the five national finalists of the Curvation Project Confidence Awards, which sought to acknowledge women who have helped other women regain […]
There was a time when lyrics really mattered. I remember as a kid pressing “play” and “rewind” over and over again so I could memorize what I considered to be hottest verses in rap music. It was one thing to like an artist, but if you really wanted to be on top of your game, […]
Napolean Bonaparte once said, “There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.” Almost 200 years later, C-Rayz Walz may be living evidence of such within Hip-Hop. The Uptown anthem-maker was ripping apart battles and releasing twelve-inches long before he garnered a major spotlight through MTV’s Made. Street-lore suggests that long before the […]
Artist: The AlkaholiksTitle: FirewaterRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Bill “Low-Key” Heinzelman Tha Alkaholiks surely live by the motto if its not broke, don’t fix it. For 13 years, the trio of Tash, J-Ro and E-Swift has provided rowdy liquor filled and weed scented party tales for all to love. With their fifth and final album […]
Artist: Movie ReviewTitle: Something New (Film)Rating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Edwardo jackson BIASES:30 year old black male; frustrated screenwriter who favors action,comedy, and glossy, big budget movies over indie flicks, kiddie flicks, and weepy Merchant Ivory fare Despite a high powered job as a tax attorney and a new home in LA’s upscale black enclave of […]
Madame Tussauds wax museum in Las Vegas, Nevada will immortalize rapper Tupac Shakur on Apr. 5 as part of its new “On Stage” attraction. A wax figure capturing the famous image of a shirtless Shakur wearing a bandana and showing his tattoos joins superstars such as James Brown, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Prince and others […]
Platinum-selling Houston rapper Paul Wall and his wife Crystal have revealed that they are expecting their first child in May. “This year has been such a prosperous one already,” Paul Wall told AllHipHop.com. “It’s a boy. We are gonna name him William.” Wall already owns a successful custom jewelry business with Houston’s jeweler “TV Johnny.” […]
Driving issues continue to plague DMX and his family, as the platinum-selling rapper’s wife was charged on Sunday (Jan. 29) with driving 106 mph in North Castle, N.Y. Police stopped Tashera Simmons, 34, after they clocked her driving north in a 2000 Mercedes-Benz, driving 106 mph in a 65 mph zone on Interstate 684–the same […]
Russell Simmons and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) will be honored tomorrow (Feb. 2) by Newark Mayor Sharpe James and TRI, Inc. for inspiring and uplifting young people across the country. Chaired by Simmons, HSAN is a non-profit coalition of artists,entertainment industry executives, and community leaders who advocatepositive social change through hip-hop. The group’s […]
Juelz Santana has become a financial partner in a new HipHopSodaShop opening on 125th Street in Santana’s hometown of Harlem, New York. The rapper is co-owner of the new franchise, which is licensed by parent company H3Enterprises Inc. (HTRE), a publicly traded company. "We’re gonna rip 125th up," Juelz said in a press release. "It’s […]
