Good Music
Artist: Lone CatalystsTitle: Good MusicRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Jamin Warren Perhaps in hopes of cashing in on G.O.O.D. Musics successful namesake, the Lone Catalysts embark on their sophomore release albeit it with less profitable results. The Kanye Co. comparison, however, is apt in that it marks the two directions of undie Hip-Hop since Rawkus slow […]
Washington D.C. Records Labels Unite For Album
Leading Washington, D.C. record labels and artists have announced a landmark collaborative project to showcase the Hip-Hop talent located in the nation’s capital. In an effort to give the world a ‘panoramic’ view of the Capital City’s bustling Hip-Hop scene, leading D.C. based imprints recently joined forces to launch the landmark project, Joint Venture. The […]
Floyd Da Locsmif: WD40
“My pops was a DJ, so I was always around it,” Floyd begins, while explaining his whole inception into music. “I really became interested when I first heard The Sugar Hill Gang — I was like four or five.” Hailing from Fitzgerald, Georgia, Floyd grew up on the 1960s and 70s era Jazz, Soul, and […]
Ayatollah: Soul of Queens
At the arrival of Mos Def’s “Ms. Fat Booty”, Ayatollah’s deft reworking of an Aretha Franklin deep cut made him a sought-after producer. Rawkus may’ve been crucial to ‘Tollah’s arrival, but work followed with Ghostface, Rakim, and Smif-N’-Wessun, solidifying his staying power. The one-time Tragedy Khadafi DJ and student has risen to acclaimed ranks. Today […]
AHH Stray News: DJ Drama, Cypress Hill, Daddy Yankee, 50 Cent
DJ Drama has inked a long-term deal with T.I.’s Grand Hustle Entertainment and Atlantic Records. DJ Drama served as T.I.’s official DJ on the Jay-Z and Friends Tour as well as Nelly’s Sweat/Suit tour. Drama, a founding member of Atlanta’s Aphilliates DJ Crew, is brainchild behind the popular mixtape series “Gangsta Grillz.” "To be able […]
Police Investigating Canceled Paul Wall/Mike Jones/Chamillionaire Concert
Prosecutors in two counties are investigating a canceled rap concert in Dothan, Alabama, that was to feature Paul Wall, Mike Jones and Chamillionaire on Dec. 9. Attorneys in Coffee and Houston Counties were contacted by local businesses who sold over $4,000 worth of tickets. According to police, the show was promoted and advertised on Dothan […]
Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture
Artist: Dreddy KrugerTitle: Wu-Tang Meets The Indie CultureRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Mark Cilantro When I first saw this record I thought it was an iTunes Hip-Hop compilation. How they got away with flipping that Apple logo without incurring the wrath of Business and Legal Affairs, I will never know. So that was the 1st […]
Needlz: Cue Burn
“A new producer’s on the rise? and you don’t want a problem with this guy.” No, really. The only thing slightly problematic nowadays is the overbearing corporate machine in the world of Hip-Hop music. One guy’s story combats this errie tradition. Needlz has a new sound and an old soul to break his own brand […]
Leslie Big Lez Segar: All The Right Moves, Pt 1
Big Lez. The name resonates with Hip-Hop lovers reared in the 1990s on the visual crack called Black Entertainment Television. Along with Joe Clair, Leslie Big Lez Segar put a personable face on the rap videos that millions watched. Although it seemed like her ascent started with BET, Big Lez had already built a rock-solid […]
Leslie Big Lez Segar: All The Right Moves, Pt 2
AHHA: You hosted/co-hosted Rap City for a long time back in the day. What where some of your memories from that period of time? How was it for you? Did you encounter some of those issues like sexism and things like that? Big Lez: BET was an interesting experience for me. I came to BET […]
Concert Review: Gwen Stefani and Ciara, Mohegan Sun Arena
In the midst of ringing slot machines, spinning roulette wheels, and sulking gamblers, teenyboppers from age 6 to 60 packed into the Mohegan Sun Arena for the Harajuku Lovers Tour starring Gwen Stefani and featuring Ciara as the opening act. With a minimal stage setup of only a DJ booth and a set of stairs […]
Snoop Coaches Team To Win In ‘Friendship Bowl’ May Face Luke Campell
Snoop Dogg coached his Rolling Raiders football team to a 40 – 0 win over The Victorville Hawks during a fundraising event dubbed the “Friendship Bowl” at Victor Valley High School in Victorville, California. Snoop’s business partner L.T. Hutton is from Victorville, where his son plays for the Victorville Hawks. Both teams were Super Bowl […]
Ed Lover Pleads Not Guilty To Assault Charges
Ed Lover pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault and second-degree harassment in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday (Dec. 15) and was released on $1,000 bail, stemming from an incident at a New York night club last Sun. (Dec. 12). Prosecutors allege that Ed Lover, former host of Yo! MTV Raps! and current radio […]
B.I.G.’s Mom Comments On Rolling Stone Article, B.I.G Says Associate Compromised Security
Rolling Stone magazine’s "The Unsolved Mystery of the Notorious B.I.G." was a mammoth, 26-page investigative story to the general public, but Ms. Voletta Wallace, mother of slain rapper, was only shocked at one particular finding. “It was an [unnamed individual] that was brought out that was affiliated with the crooks and it was shocking to […]
S.A.S.: Change Clothes
England is notorious for its traditionalist values; change happens in the country eventually, but not as quickly as some would hope. The music industry is no different. One of England’s hottest exports this century has to be Pop Idol which translated state side as Fox’s####, American Idol. Rap, Hip-Hop, R&B has yet to be welcomed […]
Fort Minor Tours North America
p>Fort Minor, the rap act featuring Mike Shinoda, and Styles of Beyond are preparing for a North American tour throughout the United States and Canada. Little Brother, the Demigodz and Wu Tang’s Ghostface will join the group at the New York City stop at the Nokia Theatre Times Square. Public tickets are available this weekend, […]
Bleu Collar: Designfully Gangsta
In Los Angeles, a pair of 26-year-olds are making names for themselves by working hard and playing hard as they chase their Hip-Hop dreams. Reese One and Basik of the duo Bleu Collar have been on the grind for more than five years delivering rhymes filled with drunken party raps, mack-game boasts and threats to […]
Queens Reigns Supreme: Part 2, Chapter 7
Meanwhile, in Hollis, another storied street guy—Curtis Scoon—was seeking to trade his hustling past for a hip-hop future. Though he’d helped friend Freddie “Nickels” Moore recuperate from the Quad shooting at Moore’s 201st Street home in Hollis, Scoon still figured the music business to be safer than the streets. Indeed, by 1996 Scoon left the […]
The Vatican Mixtape
Artist: Raekwon (Ice Water Inc. & DJ Riddler)Title: The Vatican MixtapeRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Bill “Low-Key” Heinzelman It’s very rare that an artist can go back and recapture the essence of their debut album, no matter how skilled they are. For Raekwon, this has been the demon he has struggled to exorcise for the […]
Home Grown! The Beginners Guide to Understanding The Roots Vol. 1 & 2
Artist: The RootsTitle: Home Grown! The Beginners Guide to Understanding The Roots Vol. 1 & 2Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Jason Newman The Roots have never been one to pander to traditional ideas of making and selling music. So it shouldnt surprise anyone that Home Grown! The Beginners Guide to Understanding The Roots (Geffen) isnt […]
