Black Eyed Peas’ Studio Up In Flames
A recording studio the Black Eyed Peas were working in went up in flames, after the group allegedly lit candles to create a mood while recording material for their new album. According officials, the group was recording material for their upcoming album Monkey Business inside the Glenwood Place Studios. The candles sparked the blaze around […]

AHH Stray News: Kevin Liles, Mobb Deep, Lil Kim, Hiero
Mobb Deep celebrated the release of their sixth album Amerikaz Nightmare last night in New York at club Spirit. Raekwon the Chef, Black Thought, M.O.P., the Roots, Treach, Sean Price and Shyheim took to the stage and gave enthusiastic performances. Lil Jon, Talib Kweli, Buck Shot, Grand Master Caz, Styles P., Jadakiss and others were […]

Jim Jones: Diplomatic Immunity
Whether he’s traveling the country, pent up in the studio, strategizing the next corporate hustle, or just out on the daily grind with his Dipset fam, Jim Jones knows that his role in the world doesn’t stop at ‘artist’. The capricious Capo of Harlem’s heavily hyped Diplomats crew never sleeps on opportunity, and he’ll be […]

Masta Ace: Curtain Call
Unlike so many, Masta Ace is arguably at his pinnacle as he leaves us. The Brownsville native made it so that AllHipHop.com was one of the first to know. While we all hope and fight to change the man’s mind, we joined Ace to remember a stellar career, preview an outstanding album, and look to […]

An Open Letter to the Recording Industry
Respecting the Living Legacy of Def Jam: An Open Letter to the Recording Industry from Russell Simmons In a recent Newsweek article by Johnnie Roberts, appropriate questions were raised not only about the future of Def Jam, but also about the future of the recording industry’s relationship with the creative genius of hip-hop culture. The […]

Diddy Snags Polo Exec, Building Womens Line
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs continues to strengthen his Sean John label and snagged a former employee of Ralph Lauren’s to help build his women’s division. Max Wilson worked with Polo Ralph Lauren for 11 years until he resigned in February. As Vice President of the Sean John womenswear line, Wilson will report directly to Combs. […]

Esquire Names Andre 3000 ‘World’s Best Dressed Man’
Esquire magazine recognized the fashion sense of rapper Andre 3000 of Outkast by naming him 2004’s “World’s Best Dressed Man.” The list was gathered by top fashion experts and this year is the first to include people from around the world. “We scanned every square mile of the globe, from the tip of Africa to […]

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, […]