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http://allhiphop.comCamp Lo, Grand Agent and Tajai of Hieroglyphics are embarking on the “Traditional Rap” tour, which is slated to kick off January 9.The tour aims to recreate the environment that shaped hip-hop by emulating park jams and house parties.Throughout the show, fans are taken on a journey back in time, as the DJ’s and rappers […]
Outkast scored six NAACP Image Awards yesterday (January 7) for their album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below album.The group was nominated for outstanding duo or group and in a testament to the popularity of the double CD, Big Boi’s “The Way You Move” from the Speakerboxxx album, will compete against Andre 3000’s “Hey Ya” from The Love […]
10 years. Men’s will can shatter during a 10-year bid in jail. Technology has advanced in hulk-like leaps and bounds in the past 10 years. Onyx’s Fredro Starr has survived the tumultuous rigors of the hip-hop music industry for over 10 years. Whether he was altering the hip-hop landscape with his Onyx brothers Sticky and […]
Missy Elliott has responded to allegations from her fans that she poked fun at overweight people in her video for “Pass the Dutch.”The video offended some of her heavier fan base, who accused the rapper of abandoning them after her sudden weight loss.”I still represent for overweight adults and kids but I am now painfully […]
Technique chemically unstable, set to explodeForetold by the Dead Sea scrolls written in codesSo if your message ain’t sh*t, f*ck the records you sold’Cuz if you go platinum, it’s got nothing to do with luckIt just means that a million people are stupid as f*ck!Industrial Revolution -Immortal Technique At this time Immortal began to see […]
Playboy TV has announced the debut of a new hip-hop themed show called Buckwild that will air on their network beginning this Friday (January 9).The show will feature interviews with popular hip-hop artists as they go to strip clubs, shopping for lingerie for their significant others, or participate in their favorite extreme sports. Jim English, […]
Seated in the rear of parked RV on a wintry December afternoon, DJ Kay Slay is waiting. In fact, he’s been waiting for four hours. And with no communication between him and label reps inside the Brooklyn warehouse where he’s filming the lead video for his sophomore effort, The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2., Kay Slay begins […]
Pete Rock and CL Smooth are in the studio recording their highly anticipated reunion album after a lengthy sabbatical from the mainstream of hip-hop.Lead lyricist CL Smooth said that the duo would not stray away from their original sound, which solidified their place in hip-hop history.”If it’s not broke, we aren’t going to try and […]
Five Detroit residents have reached a settlement against several retailing giants, after alleging their conversations and images were illegally used in the “Up In Smoke” DVD, which was released in 2000.Detroit police prevented an explicit video from being shown during an October 2000 performance at the Joe Louis Arena.The people suing Dre claim their backstage […]
Auto maker Ford is attempting to crack the “urban” market, attempting to make their vehicles more edgy.After developing partnerships with Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and Funk Master Flex to produce customized limited edition Lincoln Navigators, the company’s Vice President of Designs said future Ford vehicles would have more “urban styling.””Urban is directly related to hip-hop […]
Morning personality Doug Banks has teamed with Russell Simmons’ Hip-Hop Summit Action Network to create a partnership aimed at registering voters.Dubbed “One Mind. One Vote,” the partnership’s goal is to register 20 million new voters by the year 2008.The partnership will be offically launched January 19 at ABC’s “Good Morning America” studios in celebration of […]
Bed-Stuy Brooklyn. Million Youth March. A Che Guevara of an emcee laces the crowd with politically astute, precision-crafted punch lines delivered with a veteran performer’s polish and timing. Along the way, he tears a new a### in the mindscapes of the assembled mass, ending his set by telling the crowd to put a middle finger […]
As 26-year-old Kanye West prepares his highly anticipated debut, College Dropout, the producer and rapper is already dominating the charts.The Kanye West produced song “You Don’t Know My Name” By Alicia Keys occupies the #1 position on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.In addition to Key’s massive hit, “Slow Jamz” by fellow Chicago natives […]
Big V of Nappy Roots held a party on New Year’s Eve to celebrate the launching of a new record label he is fronting, Horseman Entertainment.The label is a partnership between Big V and Desmond Bell. The two held the party at the Blue Dome, which also served as a platform to announce that Big […]
Artist: JuvenileTitle: Juve the GreatRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Raheim Shabazz Die-hard Juvenile fans have been waiting in the wings, anticipating a release from the Magnolia rapper from “The Big Easy” since his 2001 set, “Project English.” After his sophomore album Solja Rags (1997) became an underground classic-selling over 200,000 copies-the stage was set for him […]
Wu-Tang member Killah Priest cleared confusion surrounding his upcoming recording projects.On Wutangcorp.com a website purporting to be the official Wu-Tang site, an article was printed claiming the rapper was seeking pre-orders to record his new untitled album.”That article is completely untrue,” Priest told AllHipHop.com. “I am in the process of contacting the website in order […]
According to reports, Universal Music Group, the world’s most dominant record label, is attempting to launch an uncensored, 24-hour music television channel.Dubbed 1 AM in an attempt to pay homage to the first amendment, the new channel is being backed by Eminem’s Shady Records, p#### company Vivid Entertainment Group and the Endeavor Talent Agency.While a […]
5 COMEBACK ARTISTS Biz Markie While Biz had been holding it down as a great DJ, his artistry hadn’t been seen since ’94. Biz’s biggest budget album (minus the sample suit), is something to warm your winter. Thank you for making the record funky Biz. Kool G Rap G Rap’s album last year was too […]
PERSON OF THE YEAR (ALLHIPHOP ICON AWARD): FREDDIE FOXXX Freddie Foxxx ain’t for the kids. Rather he is for old, young, and in between all at once. This Hip-Hop immortal veteran celebrated his seventeenth year of recording with his third official album. The Konexion provided social commentary, hip-hop assessment, and Bumpy Knuckles still stuck it […]
Artist: Sol UprisingTitle: SolpowerRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Fat Tony Sol Uprising is the earthy and conscious alter ego of respected underground emcee Lil’ Sci (Scienz of Life) and vocalist/emcee Stacy Epps. After Stacy’s several appearances on S.O.L’s album Project Overground, the chemistry she created alongside Sci and ID4 Windz was so strong that eventually it […]
