Diddy To ‘Retire,’ Juggles Projects Along The Way
First one hip-hop heavyweight retires, and now another one is hanging up the mic, too? The answer is yes, according to Sean P.Diddy Combs, whos going to retire after he releases his next album, titled PD5. I got a chance to have my dream come true, and I wanted to make sure I made the […]
Miami Police Admit To Monitoring Rappers, Trained By New York Police
The city of Miami, Florida’s police force is actively monitoring Hip-Hop artists when they are in town, according to police. Officers stake out airports, hotels, clubs and video shoots and have a binder with information on every rapper and their associates. The six inch binder starts with a picture of 50 Cent and ends with […]
Tha Row Says Crooked I Still Signed
According to representatives of incarcerated mogul Suge Knight, rapper Crooked I is still under contract to Tha Row.”Crooked I is still signed,” Tha Row’s spokesman Jonathan Wolfson told AllHipHop.com. “This all stems from the upcoming release of Kurupt’s album Against The Grain. There might have been a jealously element because Kurupt’s new album is dropping […]
Joe Budden And Game End Beef
After a heated volley of rhymes via mixtapes, rappers Joe Budden and The Game have officially squashed their beef.The two rappers, some affiliates and Game’s manager Jimmy Henchmen, met Friday (March 5) at an undisclosed location to put their differences aside, Budden’s confirmed with AllHipHop.com.Their beef started when Budden referenced G-Unit on a song that […]
Layover
Artist: EncoreTitle: LayoverRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Mark Cilantro These days it seems like most independent/underground MCs are either cheap clones waiting for their turn on the corporate merry-go-round or whiners complaining like Homey the Clown that the man is keeping them down. Rarely do you see an indie MC with an actual plan of […]
Necro, Khia Banned In Australia
Rappers Necro and Khia have been banned from being purchased by children in Australia under new censorship rules.The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) introduced a four level censorship guideline three years ago.The first two levels warn about the explicit content of a recording, while level three is a ban of sale to persons under the […]
Jay-Z To Headline Prince’s Trust Concert In The U.K.
Jay-Z is gearing up to headline the United Kingdom’s biggest urban concert ever. The Prince’s Trust Urban Music Festival is expected to draw over 40,000 people on May 8-9. Jay-Z, who recently went into self-imposed exile as a recording artist, will appear with other artists such as Alicia Keys, Dizzee Rascal, Lemar and others. The […]
Freedom vs- The FCC
Since when has America become so self-righteous that we are, all of a sudden, the benchmark of all that is decent? This country was built and started on indecency. America is the worlds most dominant force due to indecency. We have laws that were created from the bowels of indecency. For centuries, Americas middle name […]
Queen Latifah, Outkast Winners At NAACP Image Awards
Outkast and Queen Latifah were winners at last night’s 35th Annual NAACP Image Awards, which took place in Los Angeles at the Universal Amphitheatre. Outkast took home an award for Outstanding Duo or Group, while Queen Latifah snagged the Best Actress award for her role in the comedy, "Bringing Down the House." Luther Vandross was […]
Cormega: The Last Shall Be First
My how things have changed. Six years ago, Cormega was a member of rap super group The Firm, and he was signed to the most storied label in hip-hop, Def Jam. But even with a deafening buzz, he hopelessly waited as the release date for his debut album, The Testament, came and went. Nothing. Since […]
Five FT Of Black Moon Convicted On Drug Charges
Five FT of rap group Black Moon was convicted yesterday (March 6) for the alleged sale of an illegal substance, stemming from an incident in 2002. The rapper is facing four to nine years, pending sentencing which is scheduled for April 1. Black Moon recently dropped an album, Total Eclipse on Duck Down, which featured […]
The Game: Joe Budden
Game tells his side of the story behind the beef with Joe Budden. Read on. AllHipHop.com: Let’s just talk about the whole beef situation and how it started. You know Joe has already kind of said what he felt how it started but, what’s your view on how it started? Game: Everybody wants to know […]
Chicago Rapper Bumpy Johnson Lands Major Label Deal
Chicago native Bumpy Johnson has inked a deal with Free 4 All, a new label distributed by Atlantic and headed up by industry veteran, Free Maiden. According to Maiden, the rapper was the subject of an intense bidding war after hitting the mixtape circuit and getting airplay on both of Chicago’s commercial and Hip-Hop and […]
Police Officer Investigated Over Lil Scrappy Incident
An Orlando, Florida police officer is the subject of an internal police investigation, after a show featuring Lil Scrappy at a local high school turned into chaos. Video footage of the concert, which took place at Dr. Phillips High School last weekend, was filmed by Julia Beverly, who heads up Ozone Magazine. The tape shows […]
RZA Responds To U-God, Calls Comments “Blasphemous”
Wu-Tang leader the RZA has responded to recent comments U-God made about the RZA, the status of the Wu-Tang Clan and the reason why the clan as a group has not dropped an album in three years. U-God compared being in the Wu-Tang Clan to slavery and focused most of the group’s internal problems on […]
Joe Budden: The Game
Rappers Joe Budden and The Game have a bit of a lyrical feud going on. After an appearance on a DJ Clue song, in which they recorded separately, Game took one of Joe’s lyrics as a personal diss to G-Unit and eventually released the scathing diss song dubbed "Buddens" Set to Ice-T’s “Colors,” the Compton-reared […]
Xzibit Lands Show With MTV
Xzibit’s new TV show “Pimp My Ride” will make its debut on MTV tonight (March 4).The show, described as a cross between “Monster Garage,” “Cribs” and “The Real World,” takes “automotively challenged fans” and turns their vehicles into masterpieces.”We got a car garage out here called West Coast Customs and what we do is I […]
Missy Elliot Seeking Talent For New “Dramality” Show
A nationwide talent search will kickoff March 7, with scouts from UPN seeking the next big act to appear on Missy Elliot’s new “dramality” series, “The Missy Elliot Project.”Those picked will head out on the road with Elliot and live together, while competing with each other to be the next big rap star.Those who seek […]
Lil Flip: Signed. Sealed. Delivered.
Lil Flip personally requested that writer Kay Konnect relay a message to his fans regarding the flock of filter in his last Allhiphop.com interview about the drama surrounding Hump and Sucka Free Records. Flip wanted to expand his original statements. Lil Flip: Yeah, yeah, we gotta clear some stuff up that they had on Allhiphop.com. […]
Teedra Moses: All Real
When you think of women in R&B today, you may be inclined to think of massive mainstream acceptance and that certain untouchable quality that we often call diva. Teedra Moses has the beauty and well rounded talent of any modern day soulstress, but shes determined to keep herself in touch with her fans on a […]
