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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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Mobb Deep Expands Sound, Prodigy Revitalized

When the Queensbridge duo of Havoc and Prodigy briefly traded in murderous, monotonous hooks for a soulful chorus by Atlanta quartet 112 on “Hey Luv (Anything),” Mobb Deep loyalists weren’t exactly elated. That’s because Mobb fans had endeared themselves to the trademark hardcore sound from the New York natives. But Prodigy explained to AllHipHop.com, the […]

(VV:2) Venomous Villain

Artist: Viktor VaughnTitle: (VV:2) Venomous VillainRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine MF DOOM is on the verge of either sealing his crown as underground king, or over-saturating the market worse than the Roc-A-Fella franchise. Never short on creativity, DOOM closed 2003 with his Madlib collaboration, MadVillainy, one of his most successful works to date. Earlier […]

Hip-Hopulation

Artist: Main FlowTitle: Hip-HopulationRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Kenny Rodriguez Main Flow has been in the rap game for a minute now. Debuting in 1997 alongside DJ Jahson and MC Dante (MOOD), the Cincinnati-bred trio achieved quite an underground buzz with their hypnotic anthem “Karma.” Backed by a then-unheard of DJ Hi-Tek, their oft-overlooked album […]

Mack 10 Denies T-Boz Allegations

Dedrick “Mack 10” Rolison’s attorney has issued a statement denying charges surrounding his divorce from Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins. Watkins is seeking to divorce the rapper, claiming that he was abusive, unfaithful and threatened her life. She received a restraining order against Rolison, who is not allowed within 100 yards of her. "To be clear about […]

Diesel Truckers

Artist: Kool Keith f/ Kutmasta KurtTitle: Diesel TruckersRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine<font face="verdana" size="2" Kool Keith is either one of Hip-Hop’s most creative artists, or he’s just smoked too much dust. In the last decade, we’ve watched Keith transform from the one-time star of Ultramagnetic MC’s to a pimp, an Elvis, a S###### freak […]