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http://allhiphop.comArtist: EdanTitle: Beauty And The BeatRating: 4 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Jesse Fairfax Edan may be Hip-hop’s proverbial best kept secret. Having attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston and coming up in the same ranks as underground stars like Mr. Lif and Akrobatik, his 2002 debut Primitive Plus boasted mastery of the MCing, DJing, […]
Artist: Bushwick BillTitle: Gutta MixxRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Paine Bushwick Bill was one of the defining variables to a classic Geto Boys album. However, Bushwick has never fared as well in his solo endeavors. While Phantom of the Rapra was the lone success, the other three albums are probably best left unmentioned. But perhaps those […]
REL entertainment has released the documentary, Soldiers United For Cash, an exclusive behind the scenes look at the late DJ Screw and the legendary Screwed Up Click. The 2-hour DVD features footage of Screw, along with Lil Flip, Big Moe, Z-Ro, and many more. DJ Screw, a pioneering practitioner of the “Chopped & Screwed” style, […]
After a long hiatus from the rap game, the murder of one member and incarceration of another, the legendary Queens-based Lost Boyz are making a comeback with their new album “Forever,” slated for release on May 31. “It was time for me to put some LB stuff out there,” said Mr. Cheeks, the Lost Boyz […]
Where is Nivea? Her string of popular singles and her highly publicized romance with Cash Money’s Lil Wayne made her the artist to watch in 2002. After hitting the charts and earning a Grammy nomination for her hot single “Don’t Mess with My Man” from her self-titled debut album, the then 21-year-old songstress disappeared from […]
The way Corey “C-Murder” Miller has been in the press recently, you’d think it was 1998. With his forthcoming The Truest S**t I Ever Said on the way, C stirred everybody up with his new video shot behind bars of his Louisiana prison. C-Murder promises his next record to truly rile up the masses. Given […]
Kanye West has fired back at media outlets that reported that the Chicago rapper/producer would pose nude for the risqué Playgirl magazine and information that he insisted he be paid to appear on magazine covers. West claimed that a New York newspaper misquoted him about his proposal that magazines should pay him to grace their […]
New York prosecutors cross-examined Lil’ Kim and the rapper steadfastly maintained that she didn’t intentionally try to mislead a grand jury about a 2001 shootout. "This was a very serious situation. I could not come into a grand jury and purposely tell false statements and lie,” Kim said from the stand. Prosecutor Cathy Seibel took […]
The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network has commended 50 Cent and The Game for peacefully resolving their much-publicized beef at a press conference Wednesday (March 9) in New York City. The two rappers had been dueling back and forth ever since 50 Cent kicked game out of his G-Unit rap crew during an interview on New […]
Patrick Elasik, a founder of Mass Appeal Magazine, was electrocuted on Wednesday as he attempted to walk across a subway line in New York City after leaving a friend’s birthday party. The 26-year-old Elasik was discovered about 1:35 a.m. on the highly charged third rail in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. According to reports, the Far Rockaway resident […]
C-Murder lost his appeal for a new trial yesterday (March 10), after the rapper was convicted in September of 2003 for the murder of a 16-year-old inside a Harvey, Louisiana night club. In 2004, Judge Martha Sassone ordered a new trial for Miller, younger brother of Percy “Master P” Miller, claiming that the prosecution withheld […]
The FBI’s investigation into the 1997 murder of the Notorious B.I.G. has come to a close according to a report published today by the Los Angeles Times. Federal prosecutors reviewed the case and came to the conclusion that there was not enough evidence to prosecute anyone for the brazen shooting, which occurred as a crowded […]
When most music listeners first caught wind of the song “Blackberry Molasses”, chances are they never imagined that Mista, the group behind the slow-burning, yet solemn single, consisted of four fresh faced teens. It was hard to believe that the lead singer with the grown-up voice that was seemingly filled with years of frustration could […]
Like a victim in one of his own lyrics, C-Bo was pulled over while doing 85 in a 35 zone while driving his Mercedes. What the police found in that German automobile, landed C-Bo in prison. It’s that same realness that has had city officials on his back and the streets following his social commentary […]
The Source Magazine has named a new Editor-In-Chief in Joshua "Fahiym" Ratcliffe. For the past two years, Ratcliffe has moved up the ranks in the magazine relatively fast. He began his tour of duty at The Source as the Cultural Editor and was eventually promoted to Deputy Editor. As the EIC, Ratcliffe replaces Kim Osorio, […]
Artist: Movie ReviewTitle: Diary of a Mad Black Woman (Film)Rating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Imani A. Dawson Let’s face it, Black women have a right to be angry. They’re routinely disrespected, disappointed and left heart-wrenchingly alone. Tyler Perry’s big screen version of his very popular gospel play, Diary of a mad Black Woman (which rang up […]
Artist: Lord TariqTitle: The BarcodeRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Jayson Rodriguez Before Jay-Z and Nas were considered rap royalty there was Lord Tariq, the self-anointed “King of the Mixtapes.” The Bronx-bred emcee was a fixture on Doo Wop tapes, rolled with the Money Boss Players, and notched a top-ten hit alongside fellow rhyme slinger Peter […]
Artist: The PerceptionistsTitle: Black DialogueRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Jesse Fairfax Riding the fine line between making “backpacker” rap and accessible music is a struggle for some underground acts. You don’t want to run the risk of painting yourself into a corner for one audience, but your sound isn’t exactly radio friendly by today’s standards either. […]
Artist: All NaturalTitle: VintageRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Christopher Yuscavage Hailing from the Southside of Chicago, DJ Tone B. Nimble and partner-in-rhyme Capital D are, as Masta Ace once called himself, “all natural like a case of Snapple.” As the collective All Natural, the pair has co-signed two previous records, No Additives, No Preservatives and […]
Artist: SoleTitle: Live From RomeRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine For almost a decade, Anticon (Alias, Sole, Doseone, Jel, et. al.) has grown into garnering one of the most serious underground Hip-hop cults, ever. Still, many people throughout the industry will give you an, “Anticon, who?” when the name comes up. The reason is not […]
