Untold Story, Volume II
Artist: The GameTitle: Untold Story, Volume IIRating: 2 StarsReviewed by: Jay Peregrine If The Game is rap’s self proclaimed MVP for 2005, Then JT The Bigga Figga could be a candidate for raps 2005 Executive of the Year. Every couple of months JT puts out some old Game material that apparently, he has the rights […]
Ice-T: Hip-Hop Honor Roll
Ice-T is perhaps the most understated legend of hip-hop music. EVER. As the original gangster of hip-hop, his influence, is represented in nearly every aspect of the genre seen today. While Schoolly D fathered it, Ice populated it, making it possible for Eazy E. NWA, and every other n***a with an attitude to have a […]
Big Shug: The Counterpunch
Big Shug is that dude who held doors for everybody until there was no room left to get in. At least, thats how it would seem. Luckily, when youre as big as Shug, you can shove your way in whenever you want. Thats exactly what the Gang Starr Foundation father out of Boston is doing. […]
Foxy Brown To Undergo Surgery For Hearing Impairment
Brooklyn rapper Foxy Brown announced today (Sept. 22) that she plans to temporarily stop performing to undergo surgery for a hearing defect. Brown briefly fielded questions after making an appearance in a Manhattan Criminal Court on assault charges. As she strained to hear reporters, Brown revealed that she plans to seek treatment for her hearing […]
Hip-Hop Continues Chart Domination, Paul Wall Hits #1
On the strength the smash single “Sittin’ Sidewayz,” Paul Wall’s The People’s Champ debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart this week, with first week sales of 176,800 units in the U.S. alone. Wall’s chart-topping debut ends the two-week reign of Kanye West’s Late Registration (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam), which fell to No. 2 with […]
Nelly Starring In New Reality Show
Taking a cue from the likes of Rev Run and Flava Flav, St. Louis rapper Nelly has signed on to develop a reality television series with A. Smith & Co. Productions. The show will reportedly follow the 30-year-old rapper and budding entrepreneur on his everyday excursions. “I look forward to showing my fans what my […]
Rapper DMX Accused Of Assaulting Fans In German Night Club
Two men have filed complaints with police in Berlin, Germany, claiming that U.S. rap star DMX assaulted them in a Berlin nightclub. DMX was in Berlin’s Sage Club last Friday (Sept. 16) following an appearance earlier in the evening. The rapper became involved in an altercation with Oliver Osterode, 24 and Julian Schmidt, 24, allegedly […]
Gucci Mane Assaulted In Prison, Label Offices Raided
Incarcerated rapper Radric "Gucci Mane" Davis reportedly suffered multiple injuries in a jailhouse attack the same day his record label, Big Cat Records was raided by an Atlanta, Georgia SWAT team. Yesterday (Sept. 20), Davis was allegedly attacked in a Fulton County jail by a convicted murderer who reportedly had an issue with the Atlanta […]
Mariah, 50 Cent and Eminem Lead ’05 AMAs
Mariah Carey topped the nominees for the 33rd Annual American Music Awards with 50 Cent, Eminem, Green Day and Kelly Clarkson trailing the R&B starlet. The Cedric the Entertainer-hosted award show is slated to broadcast live on November 22 from the Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium. 50 Cent got three nods in the pop and Hip-Hop […]
AHH Stray News: Fat Lip, Bow Wow, Loose Cannon, ‘Behind the Beat’
Fatlip, formerly of pioneering Hip-Hop group The Pharcyde, is preparing to release his long awaited album, Thelonliest Punk. The album will feature Fatlip delivering tales of his post-Pharcyde life, since his split from the group almost five years ago. The album will drop on Delicious Vinyl, the label that released The Pharcyde’s influential albums Bizarre […]
Critics Slam Flick ‘Revolver,’ Praise Andre 3000’s Acting
Andre 3000’s latest film “Revolver” debuted last night in the United Kingdom, following the success of his last film, John Singleton’s#### “Four Brothers.” “Revolver,” directed by Guy Ritchie, premiered last night (Sept. 20) at London’s Leicester Square. The film is set in a casino and is based around a gambler named Jake Green (Jason Statham), […]
Little Brother: Not Shuckin’ & Jivin’ Part One
Dope beats, dope rhymes/ What more do yall want? –Phonte, on Little Brothers Not Enough This straightforward question seems rather telltale for Little Brothers current mood. In some ways, the North Carolina-based trio [MCs Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh, and producer 9th Wonder] have reluctantly been cast as Hip-Hops saviors. Amidst an industry abundant in […]
Nicolay: Diggin’ Gone Digital
Remember when A Tribe Called Quest helped usher in Jay Dee to Hip-Hop ears? Though hes not 9th Wonder, Hollands Nicolay has gained a lot of fans, respect, and work after last years Connected project with Phonte, as Foreign Exchange. Although Little Brother may be skeptical of the internet reaction to certain things in Hip-Hop, […]
Grand Scheem: Criminal Blinded
In 1993, Hip-Hop in America was so light-hearted that a group named Yall So Stupid dropped a all-but-forgotten album called Van Fulla Pakistans on Rowdy Records to limited success. Hard to imagine – through today’s memory. As it were, after 2001 though, such a title could hault even the smartest publicity campaign. Old jokes […]
Nas, Common, David Banner, Others Nominated For ‘Woodie’ Awards
mtvU, MTV’s college network, announced the nominees for the 2005 “mtvU Woodie Awards” – the only show honoring the music voted best by the college audience. While the nominees are from all genres of music, Hip-Hop artists are primed to dominate several of the nomination categories. Held for, with, and by the college community, the […]
Jury Selection Starts In Beanie Sigel Attempted-Murder Retrial
Jury selection started yesterday (Sept. 19) in the attempted murder re-trial of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rapper Beanie Sigel, in relation to a 2003 shooting in front of a local bar. Sigel is accused of shooting a man named Terrance Speller in front of the Pony Tail Bar in Philadelphia. Sigel’s first trial for attempted murder ended […]
Lil’ Troy Filing Lawsuit Against Veteran Rapper Scarface
Houston, Texas rapper Lil’ Troy is filing a multi-million dollar lawsuit against fellow Houston rapper, the legendary Brad “Scarface” Jordan. Scarface and Lil’ Troy have a well known history of animosity towards each other. The issues appear to have started shortly after Lil’ Troy caught a drug case and served prison time, as his debut […]
Warren G. Prepares New Album
Warren G. is preparing to release his first solo project in four years titled In The Mid-Nite Hour. The album will drop in October on Hiwino/Lightyear/WEA and features collaborations with Mike Jones, Bishop LaMont, B Real, Snoop Dogg and Raphael Saadiq. "A lot of things go on in the midnight hour," Warren G stated about […]
Little Brother: Not Shuckin’ & Jivin’ Part Two
AllHipHop.com: One of the big issues surrounding The Minstrel Show has been magazines album ratings. What are your opinions on the reviews? 9th Wonder: Regardless of what people feel, those magazine ratings definitely help record sales. Credible or not, they help. Big Pooh: When you go into a bookstore, you may not even buy the […]
True Links
Artist: Edgar Allen FloeTitle: True LinksRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Starrene Rhett The latest member of the Justus League to pick up the mic and ward off wack-lyrical-evil-doers everywhere is Edgar Allen Floe, with his True Links EP (MCEO). There are no R&B choruses and no repetitious chanting of oafish lyrics screamed over the beat […]
