Ja Rule Hit With Lawsuit Over Florida Mansion
Ja Rule was hit with a lawsuit by the owner of a mansion in the plush Star Island section of Miami, Florida. According to a lawsuit filed yesterday (August 26), Jeanette Varela said the rapper hosted a party for 600 people and damaged the home. The lawsuit also named The Inc., Universal Studios and MTV, […]
LL Cool J Launching Upscale Clothing Line
LL Cool J will enter the arena of fashion with a new upscale clothing line called James Todd Smith, his real name. “I am going to do upscale, sexy clothing and create jobs for the community,” LL told AllHipHop.com. “Every time I go around I hear ‘yo I need a job.’ They will have to […]
Snoop Dogg & Playboy Ready ‘Buckwild Bus Tour’
Playboy is releasing a new uncensored DVD featuring Snoop Dogg and Ken “Buckwild” Francis, the host of Playboy’s TV show “Buckwild.” “Snoop Dogg’s Buckwild Bus Tour” features on-stage performances, exclusive Snoop Dogg music videos, wild moments on the tour bus, backstage and private after parties featuring Snoop’s entourage and ten “Buckwild Girls.” “When you take […]
Dame Dash: Fashion Forward
Roc-A-Fella and its empire has shifted its position appreciably in the entertainment industry, similar to the way moving tectonic plates cause massive earthquakes. On facet, Roc-A-wear, one of Hip-Hops premiere urban clothing was founded in 1999 by moguls Damon Dame Dash, Jay-Z and Kareem “Biggs” Burke to the delight of urban and suburban dwellers worldwide. […]
Fall Fashion In Full Force
While the fashion tastemakers of the world gear up for the August MAGIC Convention, held in Las Vegas August 30th through September 2nd, the Fall lines that were presented at Februarys MAGIC show are beginning to hit stores. In each month, or delivery in fashion-speak, clothing companies work hard to capture your attention in department […]
‘How To Get Rich, N**ga’ Book Targeting Hip-Hop Entrepenuers Drops Today
Gerard Spinks’ self-published book "How To Be Rich, N**ga," was released to stores today. Spinks, cousin of boxing champs Michael, Leon Spinks and Cory Spinks, said he made millions of dollars as the owner of a technology consulting business, Spinks Technologies, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Spinks said "How To Be Rich," is a “ghetto survival […]
Little Brother Goes Major With Atlantic
North Carolina Hip-Hop group Little Brother has officially inked a long term exclusive recording contract with Atlantic Records, via a production deal with ABB Records. Little Brother, which consists of group members Phonte, Big Pooh and 9th Wonder, signed with ABB in 2002. In 2003 the label dropped their critically acclaimed full length debut, The […]
Pharrell Hosts MOBO’s, American Acts Dominate
The MOBO’s (Music of Black Origin) have announced that Pharrell Williams will host this year’s awards in the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Neptunes producer will be the fourth American presenter to host the ceremony, which in the UK’s equivalent of the Grammy Awards for urban music. Previous guest hosts have included LL Cool J, […]
To Tha X-Treme
Artist: Devin The DudeTitle: To Tha X-TremeRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Jozen Cummings If Scarface is the king of Houston rap, then Devin the Dude is H-towns court jester. Both funny and tragic, Devins albums about weed, women, and hard luck always make for a laugh-out-loud listen, and on his latest effort, To Tha X-Treme […]
Blood and Ashes
Artist: OuterspaceTitle: Blood and AshesRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Matt Barone When Vinnie Paz, the violent-minded front man of Jedi Mind Tricks, executive produces a project, odds are in favor of an unabashedly hardcore listening experience. On the Philly-based duo Outerspaces debut, Blood and Ashes (Babygrande), thats exactly what is delivered. Group members Planetary and […]
Only Time’ll Tell
Artist: Triple SeisTitle: Only Time’ll TellRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine Triple Seis is one of those many artists lost in the shuffle of bad breaks. In terms of talent, Seis has proven himself from his work dating back to Terror Squads self titled underrated debut, strong work on the Beatnuts Musical Massacre LP, and […]
Straight Outta Cashville
Artist: Young BuckTitle: Straight Outta CashvilleRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Javid Louis Straight Outta Cashville (Interscope), G-Unit is back on the scene with the debut album from Young Buck. After the astronomical success of 50 Cent and the platinum, and growing, success of Lloyd Banks, many wondered how the first Southern release from the New York […]
Hip-Hop Summit Action Network Cancels August 30 Rally
The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network announced today (August 25) that they were canceling a protest of the Rockefeller Drug Laws in New York, scheduled to coincide with the Republican National Convention. “As we began negotiations with the New York City Police Department for an August 30 permit to march and rally on the first day […]
Welcome Back
Artist: MaseTitle: Welcome BackRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Matt Barone Im just a Bad Boy gone clean, admits the newly reformed Mase on the title track from his third disc, Welcome Back (Bad Boy/Universal). Back like the Prodigal Son featured in his favorite read, M-A-dollar sign-E has put down the Holy Book for his rhyme book […]
Why We Should Vote For Kerry
I was both shocked and amazed by Bakari Kitwana’s piece about Hip Hop NOT voting for Kerry entitled “Why We (Hip Hop) Shouldn’t Vote For John Kerry”. I understand his frustrations with the Democratic party. But to vote for Bush is political suicide. You don’t believe me? Ask the Arab/Muslim voters who liked Bush over […]
‘Hip-Hop Files’ Author Martha Cooper Takes Exhibit To The UK
Martha Cooper, who has photographed the beginnings of the New York graffiti scene, will return to London to host a free seven-day exhibit showing off hundreds of photos’s of Graffiti art. Cooper will also be promoting her new book, “Hip Hop Files.” The book includes the work of graffiti artists and B-Boys, including contributions from […]
AHH Stray News: Lyte, Latifah, Lauryn And Yo Yo
Boyz II Men have tapped MC Lyte to bring character to their latest single, a remake of Bobby Caldwell’s “What You Won’t Do For Love.” “Working with them was great,” Lyte told AllHipHop.com. “It was pretty simple. I just went into the studio out here in Los Angeles and I talked with [Boyz II Men […]
CL Smooth: Broken Atoms
The music industry is notorious for breaking up relationships. Friendships and family ties have went down in the ball of flames due to the inner strife that the industry is sickened with. The dynamic duo of Pete Rock & CL Smooth is no different. Pete Rock, one of Hip-Hop’s most celebrated underground producers, recently went […]
WC & Felli Fel: West Up
If one were to peruse Billboard’s hip-hop singles charts, they’d probably think West Coast hip-hop was extinct. The fact that the Left has only a handful of consistent chart-toppers that keep the West alive might have some under the impression that West coast mc’s have nothing to offer but regurgitated gangstaism. Those who listen to […]
Why We Shouldn’t Vote For Kerry
When I say to hip-hop kids that perhaps we shouldn’t vote for John Kerry, the universal first response is raised eyebrows. Then come a flurry of questions, mostly critical and heartfelt ones. These are reactions I’ve come to be expect, especially from a left leaning emerging voting bloc. This election year, the emerging hip-hop voting […]