Ludacris: Escalator Style
Despite a very loud single, Ludacris has had a rather quiet 2005. But dont for a minute think it wasnt planned that way. Luda worked his executive game by branding Bobby Valentino and signing Field Mob. He also impressed people outside the realm of Hip-Hop with two major acting roles. But if you thought Rap […]
Paul Wall Gets Married In Houston
Paul Wall probably wont be hooking up with females on the internet, as chronicled on his song Internet GoinNuts. The Houston bred rapper quietly got married in a low-key ceremony in his hometown over the past weekend, a representative for the rapper confirmed with AllHipHop.com. The identity of his bride was only disclosed as Crystal, […]
Crips Founder/Children’s Author To Be Executed
A death warrant was signed on Monday (Oct. 26) that clears the way for Stanley “Tookie” Williams, co-founder of the infamous Crips Gang, to be executed at San Quentin prison in mid-December. Superior Court Judge William R. Pounders signed the death warrant on October 24. The judge rejected requests by Williams attorneys to delay the […]
Emcee’s Properganda
Artist: JinTitle: Emcee’s PropergandaRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Robert Longfellow The Emcee…ahem…Jin cant win for losing. In a matter of months weve seen the Asian rap superhero throw in the white flag with an early retirement, get knocked the fugg out at a Fight Klub battle and reclaim his freestyle battle crown, technically, at the […]
Court Orders Young Jeezy To Turn Over Bank Statements
Jay "Young Jeezy" Jenkins was ordered to turn over financial records of his earnings during a child support hearing on Tuesday (Oct. 25). The Boyz N Da Hood former front man and Def Jam artist is having his earning scrutinized, as the mother of his 9 year-old son, Nicole D####, is stating that the rapper’s […]
Rapper DMX Pleads Guilty To Driving Charges, Facing 60 Days
Hip-Hop star DMX may have to serve 60 days in prison. The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, pleaded guilty Tuesday (Oct. 25) to violating the terms of an agreement reached after a driving infraction last year. Additionally, DMX confessed that he had a pair of other violations while his driver’s license was suspended […]
Blackalicious: Clockwork
Duos and groups come and go. Their careers skyrocket and plummet in the blink of an eye. After a decade of making music together, not too many acts can even say thats theyre still going strong together, let alone drop a new album that sounds totally unlike anything theyve done before. Keeping your freshness seal-tight […]
The Game Launches Black Wall Street East, Working On ‘The Doctors Advocate’
In preparation to begin working on the follow-up to his multi-platinum album The Documentary, rapper The Game recently constructed and opened a new recording studio complex in Atlantic City as headquarters for Black Wall Street East. Black Wall Street’s main offices are headquartered in Los Angeles and the rapper is also making plans for other […]
Charity Founded by Leila Steinberg & Tupac Hosting Dinner/Concert
Mike Epps is scheduled to host a benefit dinner and concert to support Assemblies in Motion (AIM), an international Arts Education non-profit organization founded by Leila Steinberg and the late Tupac Shakur. Sponsored by Quincy Jones and others, the benefit dinner and concert aims to provide support to the international AIM organization and Steinberg’s "Rose […]
Paramount, 50 Cent Criticized Over ‘Get Rich’ Movie Advertisements
Paramount, MTV, Interscope Records and 50 Cent are coming under fire by a coalition of Los Angeles community leaders, activists and concerned parents over advertisements for 50 Cent’s new movie, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” Billboards, posters and other ads depict the best-selling rapper brandishing two handguns as a promotion for the upcoming film, which […]
Rakim Told Me (Book)
Artist: Brian ColemanTitle: Rakim Told Me (Book)Rating: 4 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine When an artist today reflects on one of their songs with, it is what it is, it leads to something bitter-tasting in the mouth of every purebred Hip-Hop listener. After all, many of us would kill for the chance to ask Biz Markie […]
Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks Dies At 92
Whether it was racists in the 50s or OutKast, who she felt disrespected her name, Rosa Parks didnt wince when it was time to put up the good fight. The 92-year-old Civil Rights icon died on Monday due to natural causes in her Detroit home. Parks helped birth the modern Civil Rights movement in December […]
Kevin Liles: Fallin’ Up
Baltimore, Maryland gave Hip-Hop a gift when its native son, Kevin Liles began as a Def Jam intern. Like Sean Combs at Uptown, Liles worked his way to the top, and never looked back – or down. For those seeking to learn the secrets to Hip-Hop success, they can buy Liles new book, From Intern […]
The Inc. Trial Delayed Until Mid-November
The trial of Irv "Gotti" Lorenzo and his brother Christopher on federal money laundering charges has been postponed until mid-November because of last-minute filings by the government in the case. Jury selection has begun, however, and at U.S. District Court in downtown Brooklyn on Monday (Oct. 24) the Lorenzo brothers sat with their attorneys Gerald […]
The Source Hits BET With $100 Million Lawsuit, Pursuing Lawsuit Against Funkmaster Flex
The Source Magazine has filed a $100 million dollar lawsuit against Black Entertainment Television (BET) and two high-ranking executives with the company, alleging that the network refused to air The Source Awards as stipulated in a signed agreement. The magazine is also pursuing legal actions against Hot 97 and Funkmaster Flex, stemming from comments the […]
Judge Tosses Bulk Of Family Lawsuit Against Eminem
A judge has thrown out most of a lawsuit filed against Eminem by relatives who claimed the rapper backed out of a deal to move them into a new home and pay them so he could be closer to family members. Jack and Betti Schmitt filed the lawsuit in Macomb County Court in August of […]
Cam: ‘It Takes More Than A Botched Carjacking To Keep Me Down’
Cam’ron returned from New York and is recuperating after suffering bullet wounds to both arms during a botched car-jacking attempt in Washington, D.C. Sunday morning (Oct. 23). The Harlem, New York rapper, was shot as he was leaving Washington, D.C. nightclub H20 while in town with his Diplomats crew to celebrate Howard University’s homecoming. The […]
The Inc. Trial Slated To Start, Evidence Detailed, More Shocking Hip-Hop Connections Alleged
As the money laundering and racketeering trial gets underway today (Oct. 24) against The Inc. (formerly Murder Inc.) and the Gotti brothers (Irv and Chris Lorenzo); the federal government recently provided alleged money laundering evidence against the defendants. Ethan Brown, writer of new book "Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of […]
Blair Underwood: Man Of Distinction
When you hear the name Blair Underwood, you may fondly reminisce on the 1985 classic film Krush Groove, in which he portrayed now-billionaire Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons. Or perhaps you envision the good-man banker who so desperately tried to save Jada Pinkett’s character Stoney in the dramatic film Set It Off. Whatever your first memory […]
Steve Spacek: For The People
You know that chilled-out music that DJs play in the wee hours of the night at lounges? Often times, were too preoccupied or too stubborn to ask what it is. Steve Spaceks solo debut Space Shift is that kind of album that you wish you had ask about. The Electronic-Soul fusion finds the front-man of […]
