Police Seek To Question Coo Coo Cal In Shooting
Police in Madison, Wisconsin are seeking to question Milwaukee rapper Coo Coo Cal after a shooting over the weekend left a man wounded. Authorities said the victim is recovering and revealing details of the shooting, which was apparently sparked by a dispute over a dice game. After a performance at a local club area club, […]
MC Eiht Launches Label
MC Eiht, member of pioneering group Compton’s Most Wanted has announced his has formed a label with Native Records and has secured national distribution. Eiht’s label will be distributed through Penalty Associated Labels/Ryko Distribution and the first release will be a brand new solo album from Eiht. To remind a fickle Hip-Hop audience of his […]
Diddy Launches Citizen Change Vote Initiative
On Tuesday, Hip-Hop mogul Sean ‘P.Diddy’ Combs revealed a multi-tiered plan to encourage voting in Black and Latino youth as a drastic method to affect the election. Citizen Change is the Bad Boy Records CEO’s non-profit, non-partisan leg that he hopes to empower and educate the masses. “This is not just about talk, this is […]
Will Smith Returns To Rap, Tops Movies
Will Smith and his hit movie “i Robot” has smacked Spider Man off his sticky top slot after the rapper/actor’s latest effort raked in a whopping $53.3 million over the weekend. And Will intends to capitalize off the furor by reestablishing his rap career.While he was tight-lipped about the project he did reveal scant details […]
BG Celebrates ‘Life After Cash Money’
Rapper BG is planning various events to celebrate his new studio album, titled Life After Cash Money. In addition to performing at the House of Blues in New Orleans on Saturday, July 24, the rapper will return to the Magnolia Projects on Tuesday, July 27 and treat residents to a block party. Life After Cash […]
One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
Artist: Goodie MobTitle: One Monkey Don’t Stop No ShowRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Paine As Outkasts status has continually snowballed since their debut a decade ago, Goodie Mobs rep has gone in the opposite direction. Despite an unmoving cult following, Goodbie Mob has struggled to explore new audiences despite the cross appeal (mostly critical) by ex-member […]
Talib Kweli: Beautiful Hustle
From the most hedonistically concerned club hopper, to the most obsessively analytical college kid, and everyone else in between, Brooklyn’s Talib Kweli is respected and admired. “Get By,” from 2002’s Quality is Kweli’s biggest hit, and it proved to be a sign of things to come for Kweli. Many who have followed his career felt […]
Nelly Gets A Piece Of The Bobcats
NBA expansion team Charlotte Bobcats announced today that rapper Nelly is now a part-owner of the team. Nelly joins the ranks of owners that include Bob Johnson, the team’s majority owner and billionaire founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), Hugh McColl Jr., former CEO of Bank of America and others. "This is a great opportunity […]
Rick James Records With Bumpy Johnson And Kanye West
Chicago rapper Bumpy Johnson has landed a special guest on his debut album that he hopes will set him a part from the competition. The 24 year-old Southside native managed to land Rick James and Kanye West on one song titled “On The Run.” Kanye West produced the track, which will be released on Johnson’s […]
Lil Romeo Hit With Lawsuit
Lil Romeo’s album Gametime is the subject of a lawsuit over claims that the author of some of the album’s material was never compensated or credited for his contributions. Sean Cunningham claims that he wrote six songs on the album, one that appeared in a motion picture titled “Max Keeble’s Big Move” that featured a […]
Hip-Hop Unity Festival Announces Dates
The 2004 Hip-Hop Unity Festival has announced their lineup and in addition to top named talent, this year’s festival will take place in Toronto, Canada and Boston, Massachusettes. KRS-One, Erick Sermon, Skillz, Royce Da 5’9, Large Professor, C.L. Smooth, Soulive, Jeru and local artists will grace this year’s stages. The Toronto Hip-Hop Unity Festival takes […]
DC2: Bars of Death
Artist: 7L & EsotericTitle: DC2: Bars of DeathRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Matt Barone The combination of a producer/DJ and an MC has been a proven formula for quality hip-hop since the musical genres conception. Gangstarr, The High and Mighty, and Jedi Mind Tricks are a few of the groups that have been met with […]
Grafh : The Big Payoff
Back in 2002, the mixtape scene was rapidly launching little-known New York City rappers into the forefront of the hip-hop game. Names such as 50 Cent and Joe Budden were dominating the streets with various freestyles while making bootlegs by the likes of Kay Slay and DJ Clue must-haves. One MC whose name appeared alongside […]
Charlie 2Na: Jurassic One
In the Land of Milk and Honey, where everything isn’t always so sunny, it seems like it gets more difficult for musicians – especially Hip-Hop – to find the keys to longevity. Jurassic 5, however, one of West Coast hip-hop’s pioneers, has figured out how to allow six individual voices to stand out and stand […]
Asian Dub Foundation Producing Opera On Gadhafi
The life of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, will be turned into a musical by the English National Opera. Dance/Hip-Hop collective Asian Dub Foundation has been selected to create the opera and rapper JC001 tentatively has the lead role of Gadhafi. The work will trace Gadhafi’s rise to power, from outcast to ruler of a country […]
Grafh Talks Joining The Roc
Former Epic/Sony rapper Grafh of Queens, New York has departed his former recording home and inked a deal with the Roc-A-Fella Records. While details are scarce, Grafh rejoiced. He told AllHipHop.com, I moved my label Blackhand to get distribution from Roc-A-Fella Records, because they understand the street grind. Clearly, its a benefit to be on […]
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs Producing ‘Bad Boys Of Comedy’
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is taking his Bad Boy brand name into the world of stand-up comedy, as he prepares to start filming The Bad Boys of Comedy. The Bad Boys of Comedy is being produced in conjunction with the producers of 2000’s The Original Kings of Comedy, an immensely successful tour and movie that […]
DMC Finalists Compete For U.S. Title
The DMC 2004 U.S. finals will take place in August with 22 hopeful DJ’s across the country battling for the U.S. title. The all ages event takes place on August 7 at the Henry Fonda theater in Los Angeles, California and the winner will move on to the world finals in London in September DMC’s […]
Freedom Deferred
Up until now, Bill O’Reilly’s anti-hip hop antics have been so unfoundedly ridiculous we’ve learned to ignore him. From his personal vendetta against Ludacris to attacks on what he calls gangsta rap, Bill finds new ways to criticize hip hop music. But, on a recent show that aired July 14, he went too far. Attempting […]
Lyfe: Rough Nation
“Real is kind of hard to put into words. If you could put it into words then it wouldn’t be real. Real is the unexplainable. But you know it when you hear it.” – LYFE Parlaying in front of the industry circuit, LYFE, the new age soulful street rhythm and blues mix has entered the […]
