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 […]
JD Teams With Cartier For Limited Series Eyewear
Jermaine "JD" Dupri and Cartier have collaborated to create a limited series of eyewear to benefit the Hurricane Relief Fund. The specially designed, limited series of eyewear was created by Dupri and Cartier to benefit an important charity to both, the Hurricane Relief Fund. “I’ve been a long time supporter of Cartier and they know […]
Foxy Brown Speaks On Hearing Loss
Rapper Foxy Brown took the stage to confront the rumors and speculation about her hearing loss and current medical condition. The rap star proclaimed that she hasn’t been able to hear for six months. The Def Jam rapper was joined by a gaggle of supporters in front of a crowd of press, photographers and staff […]
Master P. ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Mogul/rapper Master P. is replacing his son, rapper/actor Lil’ Romeo in the upcoming reality competition, “Dancing With the Stars,” debuting in 2006 on ABC. Lil’ Romeo was originally tapped to star in the show – which requires competitors to master ballroom dancing – but had to be replaced when he suffered an injury playing basketball. […]
AHH Stray News: Lil Wayne, Megaman Slashed, Em, Kanye & U2
Little Wayne scored his highest chart debut at #2 with his fifth album Tha Carter II. The album moved over 200,000 copies based off the strength of his single “Fireman. Tha Carter II is also the largest selling debut in the history Cash Money Records, the label Wayne is signed to and president of. "This […]
Lil’ Flip Launching Watch Collection
Houston, Texas rapper Lil’ Flip is entering into the jewelry business and launching his own line of luxury time pieces called Clover G. Watches, with Houston area jeweler, Johnny the Jeweler. “I got three different prices for the three different type of classes, the hood class, the middle class and the ni***s who just go […]
Chino XL: Ain’t A Damn Thing Changed
While some youngsters may have seen him on Comedy Central’s Reno 911 and just laughed it up at the show’s slightly off centered humor, those who know Chino XL, know he’s no joke when it comes to the mic. When he was younger than Lil Bow Wow, Rick Rubin took what he saw as the […]
Queens Reigns Supreme: Part 1, Chapter 7
For all the street bluster that marked the Supreme Team’s reign in southeast Queens—the souped-up Mercedes armed with gun turrets and an oil slick, the matching jackets emblazoned with the crew’s logo, the packaging locations crowded with dozens of baggers who were forced to work in the nude so as not to walk off with […]
Police Seek To Question Ed Lover For Assault
Police are seeking to question Hip-Hop personality Ed Lover, for allegedly punching a 26-year-old woman in the face at a Manhattan nightclub. Ed Lover’s girlfriend argued with Letitia Belford and a group of friends in the VIP section in Duvet Sunday. According to reports, Ed Lover, 42, hopped over a railing in the VIP area […]
Snoop Dogg’s Mother Launches Nationwide Anti-Gang Campaign
The mother of superstar rapper Snoop Dogg has helped create and launch The Mothers of Entertainers (M.O.E.), a new organization designed to help steer children away from gangs and violence. Beverly Broadus Green, an ordained evangelist, is kicking off a nationwide campaign starting at Epiphany School in Dorchester, Massachusetts tomorrow (Dec. 14). Green, who nicknamed […]
Luke Coaches Pop Warner Football Team To Championship
This past Saturday (Dec. 10th), Luther "Luke" Campbell’s Pop Warner football team brought home the Jr. Midget Division I Championship. Luke’s Liberty City Warriors defeated the Cedar Crest Comets from San Antonio in the 2005 Pop Warner Super Bowl. This was the second time Campbell’s team has reached the finals and their first time taking […]
Solid Gold Hits
Artist: Beastie BoysTitle: Solid Gold HitsRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: K.O. SlowThe ever-irreverent Beastie Boys have finally grown-up, they have released their first greatest hits collection. Unlike their anthology, Sounds of Science, Solid Gold Hits (Capitol) is pretty much what the name implies nothing but the hits. While Sounds of Science had most of […]
Signature of the Ill
Artist: A.D.O.R.Title: Signature of the IllRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Bill “Low-Key” HeinzelmanHip-Hop heads in tune with the early 90’s will most likely remember A.D.O.R. for his Pete Rock produced underground classic “Let It All Hang Out.” The song put A.D.O.R. on the Hip-Hop map and helped earn him a deal with Atlantic Records. But things […]
New Whirl Odor
Artist: Public EnemyTitle: New Whirl OdorRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine Many social commentators are claiming that America is mimicking itself 15 years ago: a Bush in office, a war going on, and starving in the streets. Whether true or not, it seems that the times have put up a proverbial cross-hair spotlight in the […]
Kanye, Ludacris & Others Team Up For Christmas With MTV
Kanye West, Rev. Run, Young Jeezy, and Common will be joining Shakira, Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, and Adam Levine to ring in the New Year with MTV. “For years, New Year’s Eve on MTV has always meant showcasing the best new music for our viewers,” said Dave Sirulnick, Executive VP, MTV News and Production. […]
Will Wheaton: Express Yourself
The human soul is the essence of all music. Whether in joy or pain, a musician must be able to feel to express themselves in order to reach others. While most of todays music genres are rapidly changing, when it comes to soul, you cant beat that classic old school sound. Will Wheaton is a […]
Lord Finesse & A.G. : Encore
The Diggin in the Crates crew has a legacy paved in Gold. Though some of the records reached Gold status, its the bronzed respect of Hip-Hop thats endured the groups name. While Lord Finesse has taken a hiatus from releasing albums and producing, Buckwild has placed tracks on Game’s, 50 Cents, and Black Robs albums. […]
