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http://allhiphop.comThe Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota has been declared August 19-21 a “Hip-Hop weekend,” complete with performances from Slick Rick, Slum Village and others. The 4th Annual Twin Cities Celebration of Hip-Hop celebrates the power of community through Hip-Hop culture and education. The theme this year is “Be Healthy” and workshops, MC’s, DJ’s, Breakdancers, Beatboxers and […]
The last time AllHipHop.com caught up with The Game, "300 Bars" was just days away from dropping. I’d say at least 200 of those bars gave the streets something to talk about, and a lot of follow-up questions. It turns out that our man Semtex over in London just caught Chuck Taylor swinging through, and […]
Pharrell Williams has landed on top of Esquire magazine’s annual “Best Dressed Men in the World” edition. Esquire chose Williams for "injecting dressed-up luxury into hip-hop style and thereby influencing a new generation of guys to consider more than just a pair of baggy jeans a reflection of their youthful vitality." Twenty other men made […]
Artist: Rob JacksonTitle: Highway Robbery Vol. 1 (Mixtape)Rating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Martin A. Berrios Rob Jackson, remember him? Well if your answer is no, then let’s play some catch up. His 2002 radio friendly single “Boom Boom Boom” (Lady May was on the remix) landed him on many artists to watch lists. Unfortunately, his formal […]
Lil’ Kim won a legal battle Wednesday against James "Lil’ Cease" Lloyd and Ground Zero Entertainment, who were trying to release a DVD with the female rapper’s image. The order was handed down by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff on Wednesday when Lil’ Cease failed to appear in court for the civil lawsuit. Lil’ Kim […]
Killer Mike’s moniker is certainly suggestive of aggressive activity, but in the Atlanta rapper’s opinion, Hip-Hop artists have isolated themselves from each other in a way that stagnates diversity. “We put ourselves in our own little box. [People say,] ‘Well, I’m art so I’m going to stay in this box’ and ‘I’m conscious so I’m […]
With books, film, video games, drinks, clothing, a label, and an already platinum music career, 50 Cent is going to soon require a consumer report of his own. In the event that’s not going to happen, AllHipHop.com wanted to check with 50 on his many forms of merchandise, and get a sense of just how […]
Artist: Jermaine Dupri Presents…Title: Young, Fly & Flashy Vol. 1Rating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Blaksicilian It’s been nine years since So So Def CEO (and now Virgin Records’ President of Black Music) Jermaine Dupri released the label’s gold-certified compilation So So Def Bass All Stars, Vol. 1. Since then he has steered the careers of […]
When you first hear Raheem DeVaughn, you can easily imagine a man beyond his years singing the songs. Whether the topic is love or his feelings about issues of the world, Raheem’s voice has the power to make you believe him. The son of noted jazz musician Abdul Wadud, Raheem has been a fan of […]
2Extremes Inc. has teamed up with various rap artists, journalists and leaders in the Hip-Hop community to launch the second annual Hip-Hop Leadership Camp at UCLA this weekend. Guest speakers include E40, Sway, (MTV and The Sway& Tech Wake Up Show), Chino XL, Big Jon (EMI Publishing), Big Paul (Sr. Director Promotions & Marketing – […]
An Emmy Award winning makeup artist has dropped her $25 million dollar lawsuit against Snoop Dogg that claimed the rapper and several men in his entourage raped her. Kylie Bell claimed that she was incapacitated after drinking what she was told was champagne in Snoop’s dressing room during a taping of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” According […]
Slip-N-Slide Records, recording home for artists Trick Daddy and Trina, will celebrate it’s 10th year in the music business in September with a three day Slip-N-Slide "MIA" celebration in Miami, Florida. The Slip-N-Slide weekend will feature an invitation-only cocktail party at a private mansion on South Beach, a yacht party and an A-list party hosted […]
The 23rd annual Golden Hoops Tri-State Basketball Classic will be joined this year by celebrity guests Jae Millz, Rucker Pro Legend Pee Wee Kirkland, former Knicks player Dean Meminger and Rucker Entertainer’s Basketball Classic Commissioner Greg Marius. The Tri-State Classic features some of the best high school boys and girl’s ballers, as well as former […]
The 4th annual USA & World Hip-Hop Dance Championship is taking place this August in Los Angeles, California. Trained dancers, choreographers and avid followers of this high energy movement will gather August 19-21st to express themselves creatively through dance at the event, dubbed “The Olympics of Hip-Hop Dance." "We have been producing dance events for […]
A federal jury convicted rapper Tab “Turk” Virgil of three felony charges yesterday (August 9). Virgil was convicted of being a felon with a handgun, a fugitive with a handgun and a drug addict with a handgun. The charges stem from a shootout during a January 2004 drug raid of an apartment. SWAT team member […]
50 Cent’s empire is under siege. Clearly, the lyrical assault by various posses, crews and cliques has been a partial construct of the Southside, Queens native. Although his adversaries have come back at him as if they were avenging a brother’s death, Fiddy’s gate has withstood the battering – and thrived amidst the adversity. He’s […]
Lloyd Banks and Young Buck were arrested after police allegedly found weapons in a van carrying the rappers and 11 other people as they were leaving the Anger Management 3 tour in New York this morning (August 9). Reports stated that police pulled the van over for running a red light on 41st and Eighth […]
According to authorities in Queens, DMX broke the terms of a plea deal struck after a December 2004 arrest. On Monday, the rapper was formally charged and now faces up to a year in jail. The rapper reportedly posted $500 bail and must appear in court again on October. 11. In December the rapper was […]
DJ Scratch, longtime DJ for EPMD and general turntable wizard, has launched a turntable school to help up and coming DJ’s with the art of scratching. The School of the Turntable Arts (SOTA) officially opened its doors earlier this year, to teach new DJ’s the art of mixing and scratching. "I started this school because […]
Damon Dash Music Group’s star rapper Beanie Sigel was released this morning (August 9) from a Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey. Sigel was welcomed home by his mother, Michelle Brown-Derry, his fiancée Melissa and DDMG’s Damon Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke. Sigel entered prison on November 8 and was released after serving most […]
