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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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Earthtones

Artist: Crown City RockersTitle: EarthtonesRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Brolin Winning Previously known as Mission, the Crown City Rockers have been making top-shelf Hip-Hop for many years now. They came together in Boston back in ’98, where several members were attending Berklee School of Music. After hooking up with Rashaan Ahmad to handle mic duties, the […]

Self Explanatory

Artist: I-20Title: Self ExplanatoryRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Martin A. Berrios With the recent explosion of Southern Hip-Hop, all eyes are currently focused on MC’s hailing below the Mason Dixie line. As a part of the Ludacris lead Disturbing Tha Peace consortium, I-20 hopes to capitalize off this movement. His deep voice, which at times […]

Afrika Bambaataa Prepares New LP, Founds Hip-Hop Preservation Group

Pioneering Hip-Hop artist Afrika Bambaataa is preparing to release Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light, in collaboration with original Tommy Boy Records founder, Tom Silverman. The album sticks to Bambaataa’s long term mission of promoting peace through his work. Silverman, who signed Bambaataa in 1982, said that he still believes in the genre […]

Lamon Brewster: Mama Said Knock You Out

Boxing has been sharply criticized lately with some extremely controversial calls that many affiliated with the sport are furious over. The latest mêlée at Mandalay Bay was the title bout between defending World Boxing Organization champion Lamon Brewster and Pan Pacific Heavyweight titleholder Kali “Checkmate” Meehan. The split decision left a sour taste, once again, […]

Rosa Parks Cannot Testify Against Outkast, Doctors Say

Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks suffers from dementia and should not answer questions relating to her lawsuit against Hip-Hop stars Outkast, her doctor’s revealed. Parks, 91, took the rap group to court over their 1998 hit song “Rosa Parks,” featured on their multi-platinum release, Aquemini. According to her lawyers, her health is failing and she […]

Sweat – Suit

Artist: NellyTitle: Sweat – SuitRating: 2 StarsReviewed by: Orisanmi Burton Nelly’s Sweat Suit (Universal) is the latest double Hip-Hop CD (technically) to drop since 2Pac’s monumental All Eyes On Me started the trend. With few exceptions, most notably Outkast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, the dual disc format in popular music has served no purpose, other than […]

Mos Def Movie Snags An Emmy

Hip-Hop represented at the 56th Annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles last night (September 20), as “Something the Lord Made” starring Mos Def snagged an Emmy for Outstanding Made for Television Movie. The made-for-TV movie aired on premium cable channel HBO. The network dominated the evening, snagging nine of the first 17 awards handed out. […]