Ja Rule, Bodyguards Target Of Feds
Federal prosecutors are focusing on multi-platinum rapper Ja Rule in their ongoing investigation of record label The Inc. and the company’s alleged ties to Queens, New York drug dealer Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff. According to the New York Post, Ja Rule and two bodyguards face possible federal charges including “conspiracy to commit murder,” after a shooting […]
Jaguar Wright: Different Day
When she first came on the scene three years ago with her first album Denials, Delusions, and Decisions, Jaguar Wright found herself aligned with a debatable category of music labeled Neo-Soul. You might remember seeing her on stage with one of Hip-Hops most intriguing groups, The Roots, or maybe you remember how she kicked out […]
AHH Stray News: Will Smith’s New Film Company, LL Cool J, Gloria Velez, Snoop Dogg
Will Smith is leading a group of investors to form The Momentum Experience, a new company that will distribute films and movies straight-to-DVD. Smith, along with Tisha Campbell, Duane Martin, Blair Underwood and producers D’Angela Steed and Nia Hil formed the company out of a desire to control images of African-Americans in film. The company […]
Hip Hop Roots
Artist: Tommy Boy Presents…Title: Hip Hop RootsRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Mark Cilantro Hip-hop is changing. By most accounts the art form that we all recognize is bordering on 30 years old. That means that most of the fans who read these reviews and go to jams in Central Park were toddlers when the records I […]
State of the Arts
Artist: Afu-RaTitle: State of the ArtsRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Jay Peregrine Many adjectives can be used to describe Afu Ra and his projects because he can hit you from so many angles, just like one of his round house kicks. One word that comes to mind ,when you examine his body of work, is consistency. […]
Push Comes to Shove
Artist: M.E.D.Title: Push Comes to ShoveRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Kevin Polowy M.E.D. steps into the arena a little harder than most of his contemporaries in Cali’s subterranean Hip-hop scene on Push Comes to Shove (Stones Throw), a valiant debut that should instantaneously put heads on alert. It also makes us wonder what the hell’s […]
Reports: Eminem’s Weary Of Fame, ‘Encore’ Is Last Album
Eminem, born Marshall Mathers, is reportedly hanging up the microphone. The Detroit Free Press reported that Mather’s latest album Encore will be his last release. Insiders told the paper that the rapper has been planning on retiring to concentrate on production and other ventures. Eminem’s manager Paul Rosenberg told the paper that Encore was “certainly […]
Ying Yang Explains Origins Of ‘The Whisper Song’
For those wondering how the Ying Yang Twins conceived their inventive single "Wait (The Whisper Song)," member D-Roc recently explained the origin of the song and the remix that has been heating up airwaves. "In the club it is very unattractive to yell in [a woman’s] face, but when you whisper in her ear it […]
Alchemist, Stat Quo Injured In Bus Crash On ‘Anger Management’ Tour
Producer The Alchemist and rapper Stat Quo were injured in a serious bus accident Wednesday morning (July 13) during Eminem’s Anger Management tour. According to published reports, the tour bus was speeding on Interstate 70 outside of Kansas City, Missouri, when the bus driver swerved to avoid a pair of trucks. Witnesses stated the driver […]
Juelz Santana: Fortune Son
Juelz Santana was the first Diplomat, besides Cam’ron to bring out the solo. He got his name known through his song titles, his pretty face, and his vital association to the Dips. The market sped up, and Juelz watched his crew swarm. But unlike his brothers, Juelz has stayed put comfortably at Def Jam. It […]
Buju Banton: The Champ Is Here
From the first time Buju Banton crossed the Caribbean Sea to find success in America, he has beaten a unique path. Most of his peers crafted Dancehall anthems that still get the party started in any urban nightclub, leaving the culture, or more conscious – almost religious – music to the elders who had toiled […]
Big Tigger Denies Radio Account Of Homosexuality
In response to allegations revealed when groupie-turned-author Karrine "Superhead" Steffans visited a New York radio station, radio personality Tigger has released an exclusive statement to AllHipHop.com, denying rumors of homosexuality. After releasing her tell-all book “Confessions of a Video Vixen,” which exposes sexual affairs between her and numerous hip-hop artists, actors and athletes, Steffans has […]
C-Murder Executive Producing New Flick ‘Dutch’
Rapper C-Murder (aka C. Miller aka Corey Miller) is set to executive produce "Dutch: the Movie," a DVD trilogy based on Dutch (Teri Woods Publishing), a top selling ghetto novel in three parts. Miller is collaborating with Dutch writer Kwame Teague to produce the trilogy, the first installment of which will be released early 2006. […]
New Jersey Honors Queen Latifah With Key To City Of Secaucus
Queen Latifah will be honored with a key to the city of Secaucus, New Jersey tonight (July 14), for her ongoing support and activism in the state of New Jersey. Latifah will be presented with the key by Mayor Dennis Elwell during a special, free mini-concert at a Secaucus area Wal-Mart, where she will perform […]
MF Doom, Dangermouse Team Up For ‘DangerDoom’
Two of the underground’s favorite sons, Danger Mouse and MF Doom, have come together to release a collaborative effort titled DANGERDOOM: The Mouse and the Mask. The album was inspired by the Cartoon Network’s series of late-night animated shows known as Adult Swim. And according to Epitaph Records president Andy Kaulkin – who is releasing […]
Purple City: Get Pifted
Admit it. You thought Cam started the hazy purple trend. Sometimes two different people walk two different paths to get to the same place. One walks the streets of Harlem, conveniently stopping in a corner bodega to showcase the one-stop shop playing a song on his recent mixtape, while he offers daps and pounds to […]
A Star is Born Vol.1 (Mixtape)
Artist: RhymefestTitle: A Star is Born Vol.1 (Mixtape)Rating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Max Herman Largely due to the remarkable success of Kanye Wests single Jesus Walks, Rhymefest has quickly gone from being an under-the-radar MC to major label signee. Long before he helped co-write this Grammy-winning single, though, Rhymefest was known as one of Chicagos finest […]
U-God Prepping ‘Mr. Xcitement’
Original Wu-Tang Clan member, U-God, is set to release his second solo Lp titled Mr. Xcitement. The album is the first project released from U-God since he released Ugodz-Illa Presents: The Hillside Scramblers in 2004. Following in the tradition of his hardcore songs "Bizarre" and "Rumble" from his debut album Golden Arms Redemption, U-God aims […]
Diddy & Random House Settle, Random House Not Publishing Memoirs
Publishing company Random House announced today (July 13) that they have settled a dispute with Sean “P. Diddy” Combs over royalties advanced to the mogul for his memoirs. The company filed the lawsuit against the mogul on February 14, claiming that Combs never repaid an advance issued in 1998 for his autobiography, which was to […]
NFL Player Muhsin Muhammed Scores With Baylo Entertainment
Hoping to break new artists as effortlessly as he breaks would-be tacklers, NFL wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad partnered with music industry veteran Danny Blaq three years ago to form Baylo Entertainment. The “full-service” company, as they refer to themselves, specializes in marketing and promoting acts, as well as distributing mixtapes and the popular “Screwed & […]
