D-Block: The Lockdown
p>AllHipHop.com: So, for the dummies – who is D-Block? Jadakiss: D-Block is Sheek, Jada and Styles P’s label. Supa Mario is the president of it. He runs everything. Sheek was the first artist off it. J hood is coming. We got the D-Block compilation coming out. Jada album’s coming. Styles is coming. It’s the who […]
Beastie Boys Finishing New Album
The Beastie Boys are putting the final touches on the highly anticipated follow up to 1998’s Hello Nasty.In an interview with the BBC, group member Mike D. said the album would be a straight Hip-Hop album.”We’ve been working for a little while in a secret location,” Mike D. said. “But there’s light at the end […]
Jean Grae: Responds & Freshens Up
Ok, its 2:56 in the am and Im up watching “Paula Abdul: Driven.” I never knew she had bulimia Girls, dont throw up. Thats neither here nor there. This week has been crazy, due to the responses from the last column I typed to you all. I started out trying to respond to everyone who […]
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs Settles Lawsuit
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has settled a $3 million dollar lawsuit stemming from a 1999 nightclub shooting.Combs’ former chauffeur Wardel Fenderson claimed that Combs and his former bodyguard Anthony “Wolf” Jones, forced him to speed away from the scene of a Manhattan based shooting.The terms of the settlement remained under wraps. Combs was scheduled to […]
Tony Touch: No Wonder Why
Tony Touchs 2000 album The Piece Maker is arguably the best album a DJ ever dropped. Underground and mainstream tracks, freestyles, skits, and every element that we love about Hip-Hop was seamlessly woven together in Tocas deft mix. Touch scored two hit singles, a slew of fan favorites, and a true moment in time for […]
Ghostface Seeking To Open School In Africa, Launches Film Company
Ghostface wants to show his charitable side, by creating a foundation that will build a school for impoverished youth, in a yet-to-be named town in Africa.”I went to Africa and I saw the babies,” Ghostface told AllHipHop.com. “I wanted to do something positive and I’m like hell yeah I’m with it. So we are we […]
Tupac, Mos Def, LL Nominated For Black Reel Award
Hip-Hop made a strong showing in the nominations for the Fifth Annual Black Reel Awards.The event features 46 nominees in the film category. “Tupac: Ressurection,” “The Italian Job” featuring Mos Def, and “S.W.A.T.” featuring LL Cool J all earned nominations for Best Picture.”I was proud of this years list of nominees,” said Tim Gordon, Executive […]
Smoothe Da Hustla Preps Solo Album
Brooklyn, New York bred rapper Smoothe Da Hustla recently finished up a new solo album, Violenttimes Day.The album features production by DR Period, Tune Heads, J Lace and new upcoming producers.”This is a bang out album, no question,” Smoothe told AllHipHop.com “The first single is called ‘I’m Wit That.’”The album is scheduled to hit shelves […]
Kanye West Headlines First Tour
Kanye West will headline his first tour in the United States, after scoring a #2 debut and selling almost 500,000 copies the first week his album, The College Dropout hit stores.The 34 date tour will also feature Dilated Peoples, who will serve as West’s opening act. The group is gearing up to release their highly […]
Jean Grae: Airs It Out
[Editors note: This piece contains language of a frank, honest nature. For mature individuals only.] Im most probably going to get a phone call both from my label and publicist about writing this, but honestly, Im just tired of mincing my words and being nice about s###. I havent really written a lot on allhiphop […]
Pumpkinhead: Back To ’95
With a name like Pumpkinhead, first-time listeners who are up on their horror flicks might expect the Brooklyn-bred emcee to be on some other-type hip-hop. But the 28-year-old isn’t some lyrical demon out for revenge, just an underrated rapper ready to set the underground on fire. “Ain’t no hardcore sh*t going on,” he says. “I’m […]
?uestlove Seeks To Start Foundation For Pioneers
The Roots’ drummer, Amir “?uestlove” Thompson recently revealed that he has embarked on a goal to create a foundation that honors the pioneers of Hip-Hop.”I’m on a one man mission to start a foundation that will honor the the forefathers of Hip-Hop, especially Kool Herc,” Thompson told the Dallas News.Thompson said the fact that most […]
Pitch Black Law
Artist: Pitch BlackTitle: Pitch Black LawRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Ra’Chelle Rogers Jiggaman aint the only one claimin lights out The gritty and grimy streets of NYCs most notorious borough (Brooklyn) has unleashed five new deadly venoms, (D.G., Devious, Fast, G.O.D. and Zakee) collectively known as Pitch Black (PB). After creating a buzz in the […]
Update: No Arrest Warrant Issued For 50 Cent
Police said they were not seeking multi-platinum rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, after an alleged incident in Queens, New York.It was reported that 50 threatened gun play at a video shoot Saturday (January 31).GF Records was shooting a video on Guy Brewer Boulevard in St. Albans, Queens, when Jackson allegedly drove up, got out of […]
21 Questions
Credible: 1. Capable of being believed; plausible. 2. Worthy of confidence; reliable. Credibility: 1. The quality, capability, or power to elicit belief: 2. A capacity for belief. 3. The quality of being believable or trustworthy 1. When will the two words above have a legitimate place in Hip-Hop journalism nowadays? 2. When will the Hip-Hop […]
Hip-Hop Summit Takes Place In Houston, Texas
The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network’s (HSAN) Hip-Hop Summit took place today in Houston, Texas.Russell Simmons, Master P., Reverend Run, Damon Dash, Ice Cube, Beyonce, Maxine Waters, Jesse Jackson, Erykah Badu and others gave thousands of youth advice and answered questions.”This was the best Hip-Hop Summit yet,” Simmons told AllHipHop.com. “We registered over 20,000 voters and […]
Antonio “LA” Reid Tapped To Head Def Jam
Former Arista CEO Antonio “LA” Reid, has been tapped to head up Univeral’s Island Def Jam record label.Reid will become Chairman and CEO of the label, in a three-year, multi-million dollar agreement that he is expected to sign next week.The hiring of Reid, who is known for spotting talent, comes during turbulence in the music […]
Officer May Have Been A Victim Of Friendly Fire
According to sources, police are investigating a shooting that left two officers wounded, seeking to determine if one was injured by “friendly fire.”Tab “Turk” Virgil Jr., 22, was charged with attempted murder, after officers were greeted with gunfire as they raided a Memphis, Tennessee apartment on Monday (January 26), seeking heroin.Deputy Jason Pagenkopf may have […]
Microsoft To Host DJ Summit
Microsoft will conduct a two-day DJ Summit, inviting some of the world’s most popular DJ’s.The corporation will pay tribute to legendary DJ Grandmaster Flash during the event.Flash will also address the DJ’s, who will come from all over the country and will represent all genres of music.”Microsoft feels [the DJ’s] are some of the most […]
Mos Def To Star In Sci-Fi Flick
Mos Def has been cast in the science fiction movie “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”The movie is an adaptation of the famous Douglas Adams book of the same name.”The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” spawned four follow up books as well.Mos has been cast to play an alien named Ford Prefect, sidekick of earthling […]
