Babyface: The Man Within
Kenneth Babyface Edmonds is a soft-spoken man. You have to press your ear into the receiver to hear his whisper, yet when hes belting out his hits on stage he seems to be a completely different person. While being timid is part of his persona, being a smooth operator on stage is part of his […]
Static
Artist: MaspykeTitle: StaticRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Dubstin G Maspyke is the name of the Springfield, MA trio of beat-maker Roddy Rod and MCs Hanif Jamiyl and Tableek. Seemingly named after a highway, the group received some acclaim from its first album, The Blackout, and is back this year with its new release, Static (Bukarance/ABB). […]
Berklee College of Music Announces New Hip-Hop Class
Berkleemusic.com, the online extension school of the renowned Berklee College of Music, has teamed up with accredited music producer and writer Mike Hamilton to add a Hip-Hop Writing and Production to it’s curriculum of composition and production courses. The online course is devoted to helping students learn how to analyze and recreate different styles of […]
Chamillionaire: Here Comes the Reign
As Mike Jones, Slim Thug, and Paul Wall garner mainstream recognition in 2005, Chamillionaire patiently waits. After all, some critics claimed he carried the 2002 Get Ya Mind Correct album that put him and Paul Wall, then as a group, on the map. Though the Swisha House affiliation and the independent labels have progressed to […]
Feds Re-Open 1994 Tupac Shakur Shooting Seeking Clues In Rapper’s Murder
The unsolved shooting at Quad Studios in New York in 1994 involving Tupac Shakur has been reopened, anonymous law enforcement officials revealed to AllHipHop.com. Sources stated the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has reopened the case to see if the shooting was somehow connected to Shakur’s death in 1996 in Las […]
Judge Freezes Suge Knight’s Assets
The assets of mogul Suge Knight were frozen by a Los Angeles judge on Aug. 29 after Michael Harry-O Harris, a jailed drug dealer, claimed he is owed half of a multimillion dollar award ruled against Knight earlier this year. In March, a judge ordered the Death Row Records founder to pay $107 million to […]
Smiff N Wess: Reloaded
Artist: Tek & SteeleTitle: Smiff N Wess: ReloadedRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Orisanmi Burton After a seven-year break from making albums as a group Tek & Steele (aka Smif-N-Wessun, Cocoa Brovaz) returns with Smiff N Wess: Reloaded (Duck Down). Known once again under their original moniker group members Tek and Steele take aim at reconnecting […]
Cassidy Re-Charged With First Degree Murder, Defense Says Rapper Is Innocent
A first degree murder charge has been reinstated against Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rapper Cassidy. A judge overturned an earlier, lower court’s decision that Cassidy could only be tried for no more than third-degree murder. Prosecutors accuse the rapper of masterminding a shooting behind his row home in the Cedarbrook section of Philadelphia. Cassidy and Desmond Hawkins, […]
Outkast’s Big Boi Honored For Cultural Impact
The King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation (KTCF) established in 1981 to research, collect, and present the African-American historical and cultural experience to the public, recently announced that Antwan (Big Boi) Patton will receive the Foundation’s 2005 Fine Arts Award. The KTCF Awards is an annual banquet that recognizes people through out the community who have been consistent and stellar in […]
Usher Supports Kanye, Rebukes Media
R&B crooner Usher is denying that he took exception to Kanye Wests off-the-cuff commentary that George Bush doesnt like Black people, an opinion expressed during a live NBC telethon. Usher released a statement to contradict the reports and rebuked the media for promoting division between the two artists. Contrary to false media reports, I support […]
Tupac Tribute: Candyman 187 of Tha Havenotz
Tupac Amaru Shakur fathered so many minds in Hip-Hop. Many people, if given the chance to have dinner with anybody, would opt for Tupac. At 13 years old, Candyman 187s father-figure became the late, great rapper who died nine years ago, today. Chances are, you havent heard of Candyman. That guessed, youre probably unaware of […]
The Edge: 1966-1970
Artist: David AxelrodTitle: The Edge: 1966-1970Rating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Paine When Hip-Hop was still a block party, David Axelrod’s records were probably much too slow for any cue-burn under Flash’s needles. But as Rap production grew exponentially in the 1990’s, Dr. Dre, Diamond, and Madlib all brought Axelrod riffs to life in hit-making form. While […]
Power Moves Inc. Hosting West Coast Celebrity Spades Tournament
Power Moves Inc. will host a West coast version of the successful “Deal Me In” Annual Celebrity Spades Tournament tonight (September 12) at the Vine Street Lounge in Los Angeles, California. Thirty two celebrities will play in a series of three rounds all leading up to a winner, with the proceeds going to the victor’s […]
A.W.O.L.
Artist: AZTitle: A.W.O.L.Rating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Bill “Low-Key” Heinzelman Eleven years after his legendary debut on Nas’ “Life’s A B####,” AZ has finally delivered the album we have waited for. Even though he has shown glimpses of greatness on Doe Or Die and Aziatic, his fifth solo album A.W.O.L. (Quiet Money/Fast Life) is the most […]
Clothing Designer Hits Foxy Brown With Lawsuit Over 2004 Assault Allegations
Superstar rapper Foxy Brown has been hit with a lawsuit by a clothing designer, stemming from a September 2004 incident in a bathroom in a New York night club. Tanya Manderson is suing Foxy Brown, Black Crow Productions, Black Roses Entertainment and Def Jam for falsely accusing her of assaulting Brown at Club Show during […]
JT The Bigga Figga Named President Of Rap-A-Lot West
Bay Area rapper and Get Low Records CEO JT The Bigga Figga has been named President of the newly launched West Coast operation of Rap-A-Lot Records. Rap-A-Lot West is preparing to release an upcoming project that will feature Scarface, E-40, Mike Jones, JT The Bigga Figga and others due out in December. "It was crazy, […]
Murs: H.U.S.T.L.E.
A decade of artistry surfaced for many people when Californias Murs linked up with North Carolinas 9th Wonder to release Murs 3:16 on New Yorks Def Jux label. One of the inspired listeners was film student with a mission to get discovered. A year and a half later, Murs song, Walk Like a Man has […]
Paul Wall: Smile For Me
Paul Walls smile costs a fortune. Perhaps he protects his investment in being a man of few words and many blinding smirks. The Houston rapper, who lives at Asylum/ Swishahouse Records,is on the fringe of releasing The Peoples Champ to more fans than hes ever had in his releases. With supporting appearances by Freeway, Screwed […]
BET’s SOS Telethon Raises $10 Million Dollars
Hip-Hop & R&B took over Friday night (September 9) on BET’s live Saving Ourselves (S.O.S) Relief Telethon. The event raised over $10 million dollars for the millions of people affected by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Donations came in all sizes. Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs handed over a $1 million check to the American […]
Laura Bush, Master P. Talk Kanye’s ‘Comments’
Kanye West’s recent on-air comments that George W. Bush “doesn’t care about black people” has spurred numerous reactions, the latest coming from New Orleans rapper Master P and First Lady Laura Bush. During a nationally televised telethon live on NBC last Friday (Sept. 2), West stated that President Bush had not adequately supported the high […]
