Bun B: Legendary Status Part One
Finally. After a banner year full of endless cameos, Bun B offers his first solo effort Trill. The rappers tour of duty has been well documented with UGK, his enduring group with incarcerated Pimp C. Although the storys been told again and again, there are aspects of the Houston vet that have yet to […]
Reading, Riting, and Rap
Do you know what a predicate felon is? According to New York State law, a predicate felon is “a defendant convicted of a felony in a New York State court who has a prior felony conviction within 10 years.” The notion of a predicate felon has everything to do with sentencing guidelines and if felonies […]
MC Lyte Hosting Hip-Hop Week At Spelman College
Hip-Hop veteran and author MC Lyte has teamed up with Spelman College to host Hip-Hop Week starting today (Oct. 31). Hip-Hop Week will focus on the negative imagery of women in Hip-Hop as well as the effects on the youth and culture. The week will also focus on the passing of C. Delores Tucker, who […]
Heavy D. Lands Cover Of Jet, Finishing Play, New Album
Rapper/actor Hev aka Heavy D, has landed on this week’s Jet Magazine cover because of his role in the successful play “Medal of Honor Rag.” Hev said it was an honor landing on the cover of the influential African-American lifestyle weekly, which has been in publication since 1951. “It’s an honor for me to be […]
Trill
Artist: Bun BTitle: TrillRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: B. Gatsby UGKs career has had its share of ups and downs. Starting with their first major label release Too Hard To Swallow to their last collective effort, Dirty Money, UGK was held back due to the lack of respect from their label and rap fans outside of […]
Chris Brown: New Kid On The Block
While waiting for a lift in the Manhattan offices of Jive Records, Chris Brown is openly singing to himself, taking little notice of those around him. The singing is sensational, and he is obviously confident, but the song isnt his; its Ushers Nice & Slow. Although its safe to say there will never be another […]
Cruna: Life On The Outside
With a stage name like Cruna, Ke.Anthony Dillard better know how to sing. His single Take Me Higher is a calypso-tinged ditty about love and happiness. But times werent always so cheerful for one of the newest R&B crooners with a throwback style. Cruna was raised in a family full of Gospel singers. Despite the […]
Daz, Kurupt Hold Contest Seeking New DPGC Members
Daz Dillinger, Kurupt and Arnold White are looking for new members of the DPGC and have announced a contest to find them. Following in the same vein as the highly successful “American Idol” series, the Dogg Pound Gangsta Crip Artist Idol will begin November 1st and run until February 1st 2006. “This is a very […]
Spurs Tony Parker Records With Fabolous, French Album On The Way
San Antonio Spurs basketball star Tony Parker is following in the footsteps of such athletes as Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest and others and is working on a Hip-Hop album. The untitled album will feature Parker rapping in his native language of French. Production is being handled by Polygrafic of Texas’ Sound Scientists, a […]
Miri Ben-Ari: Strings Attached
She went from recording “Overnight Celebrity” to becoming an overnight celebrity, but don’t call Miri Ben-Ari a one-hit wonder. This Israeli-born artist is out to prove that a violin-toting virtuoso can be more than a novelty in the world of Hip-Hop. Although she came with Bach-inspired fire on Twista’s “Overnight Celebrity”, the hit song was […]
Black Rob: Soul Survivor
Black Rob hadn’t put out an album in five years prior to his latest release and that ain’t whoa. Once the backbone of Bad Boy Records, B.R. put the label on his back with his Buckwild-laced hit, “Whoa,” and led an Uptown resurgence long before Cam’ron painted the town pink. Since then, however, the troubled […]
Speech: Poor Righteous Teacher
VH1s I Love the 90s opted to poke fun at Arrested Development as a short-lived fad. Though the Georgia-based outfit mayve been regurgitated by the Pop market, they have continued to have no problem finding cult-followings, and arenas of fans to hear them overseas. Plenty of groups who gained success in more recent years, would […]
Big Mike: Free Man
Before Killer Mike was the talk of Hotlanta, Big Mike was the adopted son of H-Town. By way of The Geto Boys personnel change, Mike began his Rap career in a predators position on everybody else. Outside of the mid-years with the Geto Boys, Mikes solo albums like Still Serious remain critical gems in Rap-A-Lots […]
G (Film)
Artist: Movie ReviewTitle: G (Film)Rating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Edwardo Jackson BIASES: 30year old black male; frustrated screenwriter who favors action, comedy, and glossy, big budget movies over indie flicks, kiddie flicks, and weepy Merchant Ivory fare In the real world, Summer G (Richard T. Jones) would be Diddy: he’s a wildly successful Hip-Hop entrepreneur, throws […]
Kanye West Featured On ’10 Most Fascinating People’
Kanye West will be featured on an upcoming ABC special titled “Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005.” The hour-long ABC News special highlights some of the most interesting names in entertainment, sports and politics. The special, which has consistently drawn in a huge number of viewers, is hosted by Barbara Walters. […]
Rap Group In Chicago Claims Twista Stole Their Name
The 37-year-old Shabazz is the one of the founders and current president of "Chi-Roc Hip Hop Nation," formed in 1985 on the Southside of Chicago. The same year, Chi-Rock group members OZ and the D.V.S. Crew released what has been credited as the first Hip-Hop album in Chicago rap history. Twista, who is signed to […]
AHH Stray News: Hammer, Russell Simmons, Lil’ Kim, So Solid
M.C. Hammer has put his lucrative music publishing and copyright assets up for sale. The rapper, whose debut album Let’s Get It Started moved 3 million records, hit even bigger with his 1990 sophomore album, Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em which sold over 10 million copies and spawned his most well known hit, “U Can’t […]
Halloween: The Scariest People in Hip-Hop
Today’s typical Hip-Hop artist acts like as if there is nothing to fear, but God, death or the IRS. But truth be told, a little fear lurks within us all and for good reason – some of our people are quite intimidating. Though violence is never to be condoned, we all enjoy a good scare. […]
Snoop Takes Doggystyle Records To Koch
Koch Records has announced a multi-album joint-venture partnership with Snoop Dogg and his Doggystyle Records. Following in the vein of Snoop’s successful "Welcome To Tha Chuuch" mixtapes, the first release will be Snoop Dogg Presents Welcome To Tha Chuuch Tha Album. Guests featured include DPGC (Dogg Pound Gangsta Clique), Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Lady of Rage, […]
Producers Sue Dame Dash, Say He Stole ‘Ultimate Hustler’ Concept
A lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Oct. 11 accuses Damon Dash of allegedly stealing the premise for the hit Hip-Hop reality series “Ultimate Hustler” from two Los Angeles producers. The plaintiff’s, John Coleman and John Rhodes, filed the complaint seeking monetary damages from Dash for Breach of Implied In-Fact contract and […]
