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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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The Multi-Platinum Debut Album

Artist: Hangar 18Title: The Multi-Platinum Debut AlbumRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: N. Context Introducing the infamous Hangar 18. No, you won’t find any UFO’s, government conspiracies or any other “X-Files” type themes. The Hangar, as they are commonly known by many of their fans, is an underground Hip-Hop group hailing from NYC. Consisting of Windnbreez, Alaska […]

Bill Cosby Attacks Hip-Hop

Bill Cosby continues to address what he perceives as trouble in the African-American community and had some harsh words for Hip-Hop music. Cosby addressed a college conference in South Carolina and said Hip-Hop music glorified the wrong things. The 67 year-old said that rap demeans women, embraces profanity and celebrates criminal behavior. “Our children are […]

Exclusive: Big Hutch Speaks On Drug Indictment

Gregory “Big Hutch” Hutchinson a.k.a.Cold 187um from pioneering Hip-Hop group Above the Law has been indicted for conspiracy to traffic almost 1,000 pound of marijuana. Hutchinson turned himself in yesterday, to begin serving an unspecified amount of time for violating federal drug laws. In an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com before he started serving his time, […]

Kimora Lee Simmons Arrested

Kimora Lee Simmons, wife of mogul Russell Simmons was arrested in New Jersey and charged with a series of drug and traffic violations, after she was stopped and marijuana was allegedly found in her vehicle on Sunday (July 25). According to reports, Kimora was driving near her home in Saddle Brook, New Jersey when officers […]

True Story

Artist: Terror SquadTitle: True StoryRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Martin A. Berrios History will tell you that keeping a Rap crew together is a tough undertaking, and no one understands this better than Fat Joe. With the release of their first project Terror Squad: The Album five years ago, the click had a formidable line up […]

Banks & Buck: Pop & Politics Pt. 1

Over fifteen years ago, rap deity Dr. Dre helped birth N.W.A., one of the most radically active groups of all time. The Compton-based collective was armed with “street knowledge” and so are their descendents Young Buck and Lloyd of 50 Cent’s G-Unit. N.W.A. and G-Unit’s intellect manifests itself in different ways, but don’t assume these […]

One Day Everything Changed

Artist: Wale OyejideTitle: One Day Everything ChangedRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Paine Wale Oyejide is the real name of the artist formerly known as Science Fiction. Last year his spring release of Walls Don’t Exist, made for a fabulous album. Rich musical texture with strong emotion proved it a true jumping off point for Radiohead and […]

Ja Rule Facing Assault Charges

Ja Rule surrendered to a Toronto court this morning to face assault charges, stemming from an altercation at a nightclub. Police refused to release details on the incident, which took place June 5 at Tornoto’s La Rouge nightclub. They did say the multi-platinum rapper was charged with assault causing bodily harm. On July 1, Ja […]

Lil’ Mo Signs with Cash Money

Cash Money has further bolstered their R&B repertoire with the signing of R&B songstress Lil’ Mo. Sighting a lack of support from her former label, the defunct Elektra Records, the New York native said she intends to refocus her musical career. Lil Mo’ joins the legendary Teena Marie as another leg to the R&B component […]