Benzino: Pump Up the Volume
Ray Benzino might be setting up his personal Tet Offensive, a series of aggressive moves in his long running war again “the machine.” And like the famous strategy in a war torn 1960’s Vietnam, Benzino hopes to topple his adversaries in a spectacular fashion and drive them out of Hip-Hop for the good of the […]
Foot-Long ‘Snoop Doggs’ Coming To Grocery Stores
Snoop Dogg recently inked a deal with Platinum One Media to launch a new business with the rapper – foot-long hot dogs. According to the Boston Herald, the rapper’s latest venture is “Snoop Doggs,” a new hot dog line launching with partners Franco Petrucci and Jeff Earp. Earp is a former owner of a Joe […]
Beanie Sigel Launching Publishing Company
When Beanie Sigel was serving time in jail, the readings the rapper read inspired him to start a book publishing company. The rapper said that works of urban/street novelists like Teri Woods Publications, Vickie Stringer of Triple Crown Publications and veteran scribes like Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines. Beanie Sigel told AllHipHop.com, "Being in jail, […]
Chicago Producer Files $10 Million CounterClaim Against Kanye West
Chicago, Illinois producer Eric “E-Smoove” Miller and his label, Focus Music Group, have filed a $10 million dollar counterclaim against superstar rapper Kanye West regarding several recordings West allegedly produced when he was younger. In August, West filed a suit alleging that Miller and Focus Music Group created fake documents, forged his signature and tried […]
Experience & Education
Artist: Sadat XTitle: Experience & EducationRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Jessica Dufresne As New York as the Yankees, dirty water dogs, Carhartts, and the subway, Sadat X represents the city and its Hip-Hop glory days. But those days arent necessarily a wrap, despite all the talk about the citys crown being taken away by the […]
TheLoneliest Punk
Artist: FatlipTitle: TheLoneliest PunkRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Max Herman Fatlip will always be known as one of the most animated MCs in Hip-Hop. With his gruff, bluesmen-esque tonality and naturally comedic approach, Fatlip never fails to steal the show. But ever since he got kicked out of The Pharcyde some ten years ago, he […]
Overnight Celebrity
Artist: Sun.N.Y.Title: Overnight CelebrityRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Danielle Stolich Most fans know SunN.Y. as the undefeated freestyle champ from Atlantas HOT 107.9-FM and later, BETs ever-popular 106th & Park. His ability to reign supreme for seven weeks straight on BET caught the attention of music mogul Jermaine Dupri, making SunN.Y. the first new artist signed […]
‘Run’s House’ A Hit, MTV Renews Series In Record Time
Hip-Hop legend Rev. Run has scored another hit with his MTV reality series “Run’s House,” as the hit show has been picked up for another season. MTV renewed the show, which has been one of MTV’s top-rated shows after airing only three episodes – making it one of the network’s fastest pickups in history. Run […]
U of GA Dairy Dept. Names Calves After Rappers
The University of Georgia’s Dairy Farm has paid honor to some of pop culture’s greatest contributors, by naming calves after various famed celebrities, including Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Coolio and Ludacris. According to Red and Black, a newspaper aimed at the University of Georgia community, twelve calves at the Animal and Dairy Science […]
Resolution Seeking U.S. Government Records On Tupac Introduced
Georgia House of Representative member Cynthia McKinney (D) has introduced House Resolution 4210, a new bill that calls for the United States government to release all documents it has collected on slain rapper, Tupac Shakur. Like many, McKinney believes the government was monitoring the rapper when he was gunned down on the Las Vegas strip […]
Floetry Preps ‘Flo’ology’, Signing Autographs In NYC
Grammy nominated group Floetry is scheduled to host autograph signings in New York this week to support their new CD, Flo’ology. Group members Marsha Ambrosius and Natalie Stewart will be signing copies of the album at Borders at 10 Columbus Circle on Nov. 8 at 12 PM. On Thursday Nov. 10, the girls will head […]
Russell Simmons Launches Def on Demand, Issues Statement About The Source
Simmons/Lathan Media Group has teamed up with Comcast cable to launch Def on Demand (DOD), a On-Demand channel dedicated to Hip-Hop and Urban music. DoD which will be the first on demand video devoted to the lifestyle of the Urban Culture and will be a free service through Comcast’s On Demand feature. “The channel will […]
El-P: Bombin’ the System
Producers are growing on trees lately. Despite a surplus of rappers in 2005, it’s still not easy to make money pushing beats. Often, bedroom producers think they can make a buck doing film-work. Producer/emcee El-P has adjusted with the times and recently scored the just-released independent film, Bomb the System. Like the “End to End […]
Tony Yayo: Real Thoughts
Meet the other side of a predicate felon. While every Hip-Hop fan is familiar with Tony Yayo’s criminal background and history within the music industry, AllHipHop.com decided to give you the lighter side of G-Unit’s O.G.. While promoting 50 Cent’s new video game, Bulletproof and introducing his own game, Free Yayo, Tony Yayo touches on […]
Ginuwine: Separate But Equal
On his new album, Ginuwine is trying hard to be the man he was on his first album. But a bachelor, he isnt. Since his 2003 platinum album The Senior, the former single singer married JT Money protégé Sole and had two children, so getting women isnt exactly what he wants to do again. What […]
Dr. Teeth: Eye To Eye
If you havent been living under a rock for the past few months, then youve seen the slew of music videos by Mike Jones and Paul Wall. You may have also noticed the Dr. Teeth Productions graphic in the beginning of every video. But who is Dr. Teeth? It sounds like a demonic dentist in […]
Trillville’s Don P Introduces Yung Gunn of Alabama
Alabama isn’t quite considered a hub of the Hip-Hop industry, but Trillville’s Don P feels he’s found a lyricist to change the perception. Yung Gunn, a rapper from Birmingham, Alabama, has joined forces with Don P’s Trill Villains and production team Track Boyz Ent. to represent for the burgeoning state. “Ain’t nothing coming up out […]
Back Like Cooked Crack 3: Fiend Out
Artist: Juelz SantanaTitle: Back Like Cooked Crack 3: Fiend OutRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Bill “Low-Key” Heinzelman Can’t wait until November 22 for Juelz Santana’s sophomore album, What The Game’s Been Missing? Don’t fret Dipset addicts; Juelz has your fix with his latest mixtape, Back Like Cooked Crack 3: Fiend Out. Following in the long […]
Object in Motion
Artist: DaghaTitle: Object in MotionRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Paine Despite the high-profile guests on Soul Supremes 2003 debut The Saturday Night Agenda, a little known group called The Electric Co. stole a chunk of the show with Respect Life. Two and half years later, the Boston group has since spawned Insight to some success, and […]
Team Roc Chin-Checker Checked
Jaidon “The Don” Codrington, a fighter in Dame Dashs Chin Checkers boxing duo, was knocked out cold in 18 seconds by Allan Green last night on Showtimes “ShoBox: The New Generation.” Codrington, a super-middleweight, was an undefeated knockout artist who won all nine of his fights by impressive knockouts. But, Green, 26, was undefeated with […]