Rappers Talk About Their Rides At Dub Car Show
DUB Magazine hosted a successful event last week, one of their many of their Super Series Celebrity Car Shows and Concerts. A slew of people turned out to Race Way Park in Englishtown, New Jersey along with an array of celebrities. Among those were model/rapper Gloria Velez, B.E.T.’s Big Tigger and Hot 97’s DJ Envy, […]
‘Girls Gone Wild Doggystyle’ Lawsuit Settled
Two women who filed a lawsuit against Snoop Dogg after being featured on the front cover of Girls Gone Wild Doggy Style have settled out of court. Terms of the settlement were not immediately available and under the terms of the deal, attorneys were not available to comment. The two women claimed that Joseph Francis, […]
Americaz Nightmare
Artist: Mobb DeepTitle: Americaz NightmareRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Matt Barone Weathering the hip-hop games always-turbulent storm for ten years, Queensbridge projects proud soldiers Mobb Deep return to their original grimy form on their sixth album, Amerikaz Nightmare (Jive). While many bickered about 2001s Infamy sounding slightly watered-down with its assists from Lil Mo and 112, […]
Rick James Pt. 5: Farewell Rick
AllHipHop.com: It’s really good to hear somebody like yourself say these things. It’s good for us to be able to talk like this and really be real and let people know that it’s not a joke. Rick: But you know what? It’s just that Black people are just taking the stance that they just don’t […]
The Hard Way
Artist: 213Title: The Hard WayRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine 213 has always been revered as the West Coast super-group that the public never got to hear. But the demo tapes and leaked basement sessions were always a tease to the fans of the braidless Snoop Dogg, the DJ Warren G, and the pre-fedora Nate […]
Fire In The Hole
Artist: Brand NubianTitle: Fire In The HoleRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Mr. Opus After a six year layoff, the original members of Brand Nubian have returned with Fire In The Hole (Babygrande) their 3rd studio album as complete unitactually the 5th Brand Nu project for Sadat X and Lord Jamarwith mixed results. It seems clear […]
Rick James Pt. 4: Politically Minded
AllHipHop.com: Are you Muslim? Rick: I study Islam and prefer to call God, Allah. I have studied Islam for 7 years. I am a spiritualist, I believe in God but I prefer to call him Allah AllHipHop.com: What attracted you to Islam? Rick: Because Islam is one of the most powerful dedicated regimented religions that […]
Pharrell Williams Launches Ice Cream Sneaker Collection
Pharrell Williams of production duo The Neptunes has revealed the name of his signature sneaker collection with Reebok will be called Ice Cream. The Ice Cream footwear collection will drop next month and is part of a long term licensing deal between Williams and Reebok, the company that will also produce his Billionaire Boys Club […]
Nelly Awarding ‘P.I.M.P’s’ With Scholarships
Nelly’s energy drink Pimp Juice has created the P.I.M.P Scholars Program, which will provide financial assistance to eligible college students. According to the company, P.I.M.P is an acronym for Positive Intellectual Motivated Person. The scholarship, which is competitive, will award two applicants, one male and one female, with a $5,000 award. The P.I.M.P Scholarship is […]
Former Arsonists’ Member Q-Unique Preparing Solo Album
Q-Unique, former frontman for The Arsonists is preparing to release his solo debut album, Vengeance Is Mine. The album is labeled as more aggressive than his past works and features performances from Ill Bill, Necro and Swell 79. Q-Unique, Necro, Ju Ju of the Beatnuts and Context produced the album. Q has been on tour […]
AHH Stray News: Roc-A-Fella, Beasties, D12, Beef
In an interview with the August 16 issue of Newsweek, Def Jam CEO L.A. Reid confirmed that Def Jam was close to buying out the partners of Roc-A-Fella Records and negotiating deals to keep them within the Def Jam system. Reid also said he will sign more diverse acts to the label. The Beastie Boys […]
Tha Carter
Artist: Lil’ WayneTitle: Tha CarterRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: DJ L.K. (Low-Key) “The best rapper alive, since the best rapper retired”, that is what Lil Wayne proclaims on his fourth studio album, Tha Carter. While Weezy may not live up to such a bold claim, he certainly provides his best outing yet with his latest […]
Rick James Part 3: The Music Industry
When AllHipHop.com announced this 5 part series, we like everyone else, could never have forseen this shocking blow to the music industry, especially black music. Rick James had died. Like Ray Charles, Rick James was a titan that influenced several genres of music. The first group he was in was known as the Mynah Birds, […]
Rick James Dead At 56
R&B legend Rick James died today, apparently of natural causes according to sources. James, 56, died at 9:45 am at a residence near Universal City in California. "He died apparently of natural causes. We learned of his death after responding to a radio call," said police officer Esther Reyes said. AllHipHop.com was in the middle […]
Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s Garden Seekers Signs With Penalty/Ryko
A Tribe Called Quest member Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s Garden Seekers Productions has inked a deal with Penalty Recordings/Ryko Distribution. Under the new union, Garden Seekers will release Shaheedullah & Stereotypes, a sample free album born out of Muhammad’s involvement with like minded musicians. “Arthur Mann [Ryko founder] and Neil Levine [Penalty founder] are respected icons […]
Rick James: Fire And Desire Pt. 2
AllHipHop.com: You guys made timeless music, we always say that the type of music Hip-Hop is, when we are older we wont really be able to enjoy it Rick: Hip-Hop is a replica or a refurbished version of old school. When you cant make a hit record unless you do a Rick James album what […]
Mase: Lord Willin
Hip-Hop’s prodigal son has returned. Mase exited the rap game five years ago after experiencing tremendous multi-platinum success with his album, Harlem World. He was Bad Boy Records’ marquee artist during the windfall after the death of Biggie Smalls. Before his sophomore CD, Double Up, emerged a couple of years later, Mase had hung up […]
Lil’ Flip: Down & Dirty
Flip is coping with success the best way he can. After a decade’s worth of grinding, he moved to major status and has dealt with the roller coaster called fame. With a local following threaded in street credibility, there was beef and rap tofu knocking on his front door. In a recent interview with AllHipHop.com, […]
718
Artist: Theodore UnitTitle: 718Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Jayson Rodriguez Ghostface is his own man, theres no question about it. The Staten Island emcee is as much an enigma as say Ricky Williams, the recently retired RB who chose pot over the pigskin. The two Miami residents, however, share more in common than just their […]
Russian Skinheads Sentenced For Attacks After P.E. Concert
A group of skinheads in Russia were handed stiff jail sentences yesterday, after they attacked a group of people and killed a police officer following a Public Enemy concert. The Moscow City Court sentenced six defendants anywhere from four to 18 years in prison. One was banished to a mental institution. A brawl broke out […]
