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http://allhiphop.comIntimate pictures of Nelly and Ashanti have begun doing steady rounds on the World Wide Web even though the pair has generally denied that they are romantically involved. The company that takes credit for the pictures is Insight News and Features and it’s a celebrity stock photography agency based in New York and London. "The […]
An Emmy Award winning makeup artist has filed a lawsuit against Snoop Dogg, claiming the multi-platinum rapper and several associates raped her following a January 2003 taping of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” According to the lawsuit, Bell “applied and removed makeup for Snoop from January 28-30, in Snoop’s dressing room in the El Capitan Theater." […]
Carmen Bryan, mother of Nas’ 10-year-old daughter Destiny recently emerged from seclusion and penned a tell-all autobiography highlighting her sexual and personal encounters in the entertainment industry. The book, "Sex Drugs And Hip-Hop – Oh And Did I Mention Love" is a first person account clearing alleged rumors and detailing her experiences with celebrities such […]
Artist: Rapper Big PoohTitle: SleepersRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Matt Barone “Ever since The Listening, Pooh’s gotten a lot meaner,” Rapper Big Pooh reveals on “Now” off his debut Sleepers (6 Hole). Referring to Little Brother’s 2003 formal introduction, Pooh, one-third of that underground Cinderella story, has seemingly felt like that neglected sibling in a family […]
In 2005, many political minded folks in the Hip Hop community are still spinning from the results of the 2004 elections. Many cats are still walking around depressed and angry. I see people talking about quitting. Politics is long term, and if you thought Hip Hop folks would change the world with one election- you […]
When Nicole and Natalie formed Nina Sky and dropped their hit single “Move Ya Body” in 2004, the world was not ready to give them the credit they deserved. The months that followed transformed the twins from an assumed one hit wonder to a worldwide household name. From collaborations with Alchemist and Prodigy on “Hold […]
When you enter the music industry you take a chance. You work hard to perfect your craft, hope and pray to get discovered – and when you finally get that big break, you never know what tomorrow brings. The ladies of the group Allure – Alia Davis, Lalisha McLean, and Akissa Mendez – took a […]
Cherry Jones, mother of the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard, and former manager Jared Weisfeld is suing AGU Entertainment, a Florida based company for allegedly exploiting the name her deceased son. The suit, for a reported $1.8 million, claims that the company failed to fulfill written obligations for the rapper’s “Blackass” DVD set while still using […]
Ego trip, the collective brains behind VH1’s "TV’s Illest Minority Moments" (last February), has partnered with VH1 once more to present "Race-O-Rama," another humorous observation of race in America, to air in February. The "Race-O-Rama" series examines the nation’s race issues – which ego trip deems "the new pornography," – with three one-hour shows, "Blackaphobia," […]
Artist: The Goodie Mob Presents…Title: Livin’ Life as LumberjacksRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine The integrity of the Goodie Mob has been in question recently. While Soul Food and arguably Still Standing remain classic material, the work since hasn’t been so strong. Some critics have attributed these losses to the absence of Cee-Lo, who has […]
Artist: Bizzy BoneTitle: The Beginning And The EndRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Bill Low Key Heinzelman As the internet follow up to his third solo album Alpha And Omega, Bizzy Bone’s The Beginning And The End (7th Sign) is a similar release that suffers from the same problems his last LP was plagued by. The […]
Some of Hip-Hop’s leading minds will join Chuck D., and a variety of those involved in Public Enemy’s 1988 groundbreaking release, It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back, to discuss the historical impact of the release. On February 25th and 26th, The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at NYU will bring […]
Sean “P.Diddy” Combs is reportedly in talks with several labels to discuss a new distribution deal for his record company Bad Boy, according to the New York Times. Currently, Bad Boy is distributed by Universal, which signed on to partner with Puff in 2003 for an estimated $20 million. The contract, however, expires next year […]
Lil’ Kim’s manager Damion Butler pleaded guilty yesterday for his participating in a broad-daylight shootout in front of Hot 97’s New York offices in February of 2001, which was allegedly sparked by a rivalry between members of Lil’ Kim’s entourage and associates of Capone-N-Noreaga. Prosecutors claim that Butler and bodyguard Suif Jackson shot at Capone-N-Noreaga’s […]
Following a series of violent incidents this past week, including a shooting at Game’s Compton home and an alleged altercation at a radio station, the rapper’s camp has responded accordingly. Reports have surfaced recently that Game and his manager Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond allegedly assaulted Maryland radio station personality Xzulu, apparently due to a comment Xzulu […]
Artist: OddiseeTitle: Instrumental Mixtape Vol. 1Rating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Paine Oddisee may be the best producer in Hip-Hop that you probably don’t know yet. He has been cooking up heat alongside and behind Jazzy Jeff, Wordsworth, Talib Kweli, and J-Live. The Washington DC metro area producer was the sonic backbone of last Spring’s You Don’t […]
BP Lubricants USA motor oil has entered into a two-year agreement with Funkmaster Flex and the popular DJ will now help promote Castrol Syntec motor oil through his various auto-related entertainment businesses. Under terms of the agreement, Flex will market the Castrol Syntec brand. Castrol snagged TV, radio, print, Internet and photographic rights for a […]
Artist: Jae MillzTitle: 2005 Is Mine (Mixtape)Rating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Jesse Fairfax Aspiring street MCs try to gain fame by building the ever so popular mixtape buzz. Give DJs a mean 16 bars over a familiar instrumental and enough talk generates for a label to offer up a record deal. Jae Millz built his reputation […]
Quickly tailing the gold-selling success of his latest studio album, Urban Legend, Atlanta-based rapper T.I. recently acquired Paul Wall to exclusively produce a “chopped & screwed” edition of his critically and commercially acclaimed disc through his Grand Hustle/Atlantic imprint. "T.I. is a phenomenal artist," Paul Wall told AllHipHop.com. "He showed me a lot of love […]
The legendary Kool DJ Red Alert suffered a broken leg in two places earlier this week, after he slipped on a manhole cover in New York’s snowy weather. The DJ was operated on and will take about 8 weeks to fully recover. He is currently resting at home. Fans can wish Red a speedy recovery […]
