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Grouchy Greg

Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/grouchy.tv - I am Grouchy Greg. I founded AllHipHop in 1996. In addition to running the site, I enjoy breaking news stories. My stories have been cited in The LA Times, NY Times, NY Post, TMZ, Yahoo, Billboard, The Associated Press, CNN, and more.

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Under the Circumstances

Artist: Grand AgentTitle: Under the CircumstancesRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Paine In the burgeoning independent era of Hip-hop of the late 90’s, few records had more energy than Grand Agent’s By Design. The album was a bold contrast to Mos Def and Talib Kweli’s mellower grooves. It also featured rising names like Chops and Kutmasta Kurt, […]

Impeach the Precedent

Artist: Various ArtistsTitle: Impeach the PrecedentRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Chris Yuscavage Rarely does Hip-hop catch a ray of positive light in the mainstream media these days. So when 1999’s Funky Precedent, the first album in the Funky Precedent benefit compilation series, received acclaim as the “#1 Underground Record of the Year” from Spin Magazine, it […]

Trillville: Reloaded

Referred to as the “young guns” of Crunk, Trillville members, Don P, Dirty Mouth, and Lil’ LA made their name off of their rowdy, Crunk antics on record but solidified their reputation over the squeaky clean bed springs of the recent hit record, “Some Cut.” As one of Lil’ Jon’s personal Atlanta pet projects, Trillville […]

DMX Involved In Car Crash, Arrested

DMX’s driving woes continue, as the rapper was arrested last night, after he was involved in a three-car collision involving a police cruiser Friday (April 15th). The multi-platinum rapper was driving on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, when he hit a car, which rammed a police crusier. DMX, born Earl Simmons, was charged […]

True & Livin’

Artist: Zion ITitle: True & Livin’Rating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Paine Zion I is the freshest new talent to come out of Oakland, California since The Coup in the early 90’s. 2000’s Mind Over Matter remains a breakthrough for the area and the duo. But with leaks and pushbacks of Deepwater Slang, the group has faded […]

Harvard Cancels Snoop Show

Harvard University’s Undergraduate Council has cancelled a planned performance by Snoop Dogg next month, after local news reports suggested students objected to the rapper’s obscene lyrics. Some Harvard students reportedly opposed Snoop appearing at the prestigious Massachusetts university, according to local news channel NBC 3. The students mentioned lyrics from Snoop’s latest album Rhythm and […]

Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta LP

Artist: Daz DillingerTitle: Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta LPRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Bill “Low-Key” Heinzelman Even gangstas need love and Daz Dillinger is no different. While he has constructed some of the West Coast’s biggest records over the years, Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta LP (Gangsta Advisory) finds Daz moving in a different direction. Surprisingly, the album […]

Archetype

Artist: Tone DeffTitle: ArchetypeRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine In a rare move of Hip-hop selflessness, Tonedeff has put others before himself. Besides a short-run, but much talked about debut EP, Underscore, Tonedeff has lived off of 12”s and released his friend’s music first on his QN5 label. Still, from his guest shots, the battles, […]

D’Angelo Pleads Guilty

D’Angelo has reportedly pleaded guilty to marijuana possession and driving under the influence of alcohol Wednesday (April 13), charges stemming from a January traffic stop in Richmond, Virginia. The Virginia-born R&B singer, whose real name is Michael Eugene Archer, was fined $250 Wednesday (April 13) and ordered to a 90-day suspended jail term for the […]

Zion I Embarks On World Tour

Oakland-based duo Zion I recently embarked on their first world tour in support of their new album, True & Livin‘, set for release a spring release. "We’ve performed around the world before, but we’ve never had our tour plans so synchronized," group member Zion said. "This record is on our newly formed label (Live Up […]