Reebok Launching New Campaign Featuring Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Allen Iverson, Others
Reebok is launching a $50 million dollar ad campaign, “I Am What I Am,” which will feature rappers Jay-Z, 50 Cent, NBA stars Allen Iverson, Yao Ming, tennis star Andy Roddick, soccer star Iker, skater Stevie Williams and actress Lucy Liu. The global campaign kicks off February 20th, with television ads running during the NBA’s […]
Nas: Open Book
Nas’ life is hardly an open book, but slowly, but surely the pages are starting to turn. The Queensbridge rapper has had a seismic shift in his life, priorities and has begun to let the public into his life. It started with his groundbreaking album Street’s Disciple. It offered songs with his father, odes to […]
Scam Artists Get Over $9G’s With Fake DMX Concert
Though DMX’s tardy appearances and no-shows at scheduled performances have been well documented, the Yonkers rapper was the victim of a real concert scam in Springfield, Illinois this past weekend. Booking agents spent at least $1,325 to arrange DMX’s performance at the Orr Building on Illinois State Fairgrounds, according to Springfield’s State Journal-Register. The phony […]
Game Hits No. 1 Again, Addresses Namedrops Criticism
The Game re-took the top slot on the Billboard charts this week with his seminal work, The Documentary, a work that moved over 190, 000 more units according to data derived from SoundScan. And while the album is already heralded as one of the best offerings of the year, Game took a second to address […]
Rza’s Ex Wants More Child Support
Rza has a ominous date in court with the mother of his four-year-old daughter as she is seeking more financial support from the Wu-Tang Clan co-founder. Jamie Summers, the ex-girlfriend of the Rza, is taking the rapper to court the day after Valentine’s Day next week in an effort to get more money to support […]
Boyz N Da Hood: The Saga Continues
The question that’s on everyone’s tongue is: How did Boyz N Da Hood, an Atlanta-based act, get a veteran power player in the industry like Puffy Combs to sign them to Bad Boy South? As owner and CEO of Block Entertainment, Block carries an authoritative air of a person who is definitely in charge. He […]
Sway & King Tech Go ‘Back 2 Basics’
Sway & King Tech, legendary hosts of the syndicated rap radio program “The Wake Up Show,” will showcase up-and-coming artists alongside veteran acts with the release of their second album Back 2 Basics. The title is intended as a return to focusing more on lyricism, the pair explains. “[It’s] all about giving talented MCs with […]
B.I.G.’s Brooklyn Mint Clothing Line Debuts, Jay-Z Gets Down
Brooklyn Mint, the clothing line launched by the late Notorious B.I.G. in 1996, will debut during the Magic Convention from February 14th-18th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Under the watchful eye of B.I.G.’s managers Mark Pitts and Wayne Barrow, Brooklyn Mint will drop several T-Shirts with images of B.I.G. with the approval of B.I.G’s mother, Voletta […]
Geto Boys: AHH! True Houston Story Pt. 2
AllHipHop.com: None of you guys are hard up for cash, so was you doing this a testament to fans? Otherwise, I don’t see much point. Willie D: Well, it’s like this: I’m not hard up for cash. I understand that making an album could take me to a whole different level. What is the least […]
Geto Boys: AHH! True Houston Story Pt. 1
When you’re hot you’re hot. When you’re not – yeah, you know. No question, Scarface, Willie D, and Bushwick Bill have always been hot. But The Geto Boys image has been clouded with personnel changes throughout the last decade. Perhaps that’s why it’s been difficult to get The Foundation the look it deserves. But the […]
P. Diddy Turns Down Warner, Says Offer Was Undervalued
Hip-Hop and Fashion entrepreneur Sean “P. Diddy” Combs recently turned down an offer from the Warner Music Group to purchase his Bad Boy recording label. The proposal was initially offered to acquire Combs’ share of the imprint, which is presently being distributed through Universal until early next year. The New York Times reported the deal […]
Tupacs Father Seeks Release From Jail
Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of Tupac Shakur, will report in for a parole hearing today to appeal for a release from an Atlanta-area prison. The elder Shakur was arrested on Feb. 12, 1986 and was subsequently sentenced to 60 years in jail for an alleged conspiracy against the government according to his website. The feds […]
All Bets Off
Artist: JUICETitle: All Bets OffRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Christopher Scav Yuscavage Being the only man walking the Earth to have defeated Eminem in a freestyle battle definitely has its advantages just ask Chicago rhyme-spitter JUICE, whose claims to fame include defeating Slim Shady in a mind-numbing off-the-top battle and losing gracefully to the […]
Hip-Hop A Major Player In Superbowl
As the NFL put its best on display at Super Bowl XXXIX Sunday (Feb. 6) in Jacksonville, Florida, hip-hop, too, made its presence known. With about 140 million viewers expected to tune in, rap stars and R&B singers alike materialized in high quantity at the biggest football match-up of the year between the New England […]
Marques Houston: Renaissance Man
In 1994 the youthful R&B trio Immature issued their debut album, Playtyme Is Over, when Marques Houston was only 11-years-old. Singing lead on many of the groups standout tracks, Marques star potential became evident. That same year he joined the cast of the television show Sister, Sister as the precocious Roger, displaying scene-stealing appeal up […]
Lil Wyte: Up the Ladder
In 2005 with the release of his sophomore album, Phinally Phamous, Lil Wyte is here to shatter the stereotypes and racial barriers that still exist in the music industry and America today. Dont believe it? Just read. He has also set out to prove that all the topics he speaks about in his lyrics are […]
Suge Knight Arrested In California
Marion “Suge” Knight was arrested Saturday (Feb. 5) evening for suspicion of violating his parole after police found marijuana in his Ford pickup truck during a traffic stop, according to reports. Knight, 39, was arrested in Barstow, about 100 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles. The rap mogul is currently awaiting transfer to state prison […]
RZA Signs Autographs In NYC For Wu-Tang Manual
Founding Wu-Tang Clan member RZA will return to his native New York City Saturday (Feb. 5) to sign copies of "The Wu-Tang Manual: Enter the 36 Chambers, Book One." "The Wu-Tang Manual: Enter the 36 Chambers, Book One" is RZA’s introduction to Wu-Tang Clan’s history. The first book chronicles the philosophy of the band of […]
Jermaine Dupri Signs 106 & Park Champion To Virgin
In another classic BET “106 & Park” moment, Hip-Hop mogul Jermaine Dupri announced that he has signed freestyle champion SunNY, who was officially named to “Freestyle Friday” Hall of Fame Friday (Feb. 4) after a seven-week winning streak. Dupri surprised the “106 & Park” audience by appearing on stage, presenting SunNY with a chain and […]
Actor/Activist Ossie Davis Dies At 87
Renowned actor Ossie Davis, who advocated social and racial justice in life and on stage, has died at the age of 87. Davis was found dead Friday (Feb. 4) in his Shore Club Hotel room in Miami Beach, Florida, according to the Associated Press. Davis’ grandson called officials early morning after Davis would not open […]
