Ras Kass: Get Free Or Die Trying Pt. 2
AllHipHop: You been talking all this stuff about Priority Records, how they can’t market and promote hip-hop records, but Chingy’s platinum my man. RK: I can say two things: first of all, Priority Record’s has enormous luck, and basically, I know DTP Records, I knew everybody before they even signed when they were telling me […]
Pastor Troy Arrested
Micah “Pastor Troy” Levar and two bodyguards were arrested Friday (February 21) in Atlanta, Georgia after drugs were found in a vehicle the rapper was traveling in.Levar was stopped by Fayette County Sheriff deputies in his Ford F-650 truck.Police dogs detected drugs in the vehicle and a subsequent searched turned up the marijuana.”It was just […]
“TV’s Illest Minority Moments Presented by: ego trip” Debuts This Weekend
The brain trust that brought Hip-Hop lovers ego trip magazine, will bring their same brand of humor to VH1’s "TV’s Illest Minority Moments Presented by ego trip." Formerly titled "TV Race Riot!," the show examines various TV shows and explores the notion that different races of people watch television in a different manner. "VH1 approached […]
Former Source VP Launches Youth Empowerment Tour
Edward DeJesus, former VP of The Source Entertainment, will launch a new grassroots campaign aimed at helping Hip-Hopper’s combat negative lifestyles and stereotypes often associated with the genre of music. The Youth Empowerment Tour (YET) will kickoff on Saturday (February 21) in Greenville, South Carolina and contains important messages of avoiding violence, making good career […]
Lil Flip: Making Moves Pt. 2
AllHipHop: What’s the name of your label? Lil Flip: Clover G Records AllHipHop: Do you have any artists yet? Lil Flip: I got one dude, his name is Willing. He’s coming out. Basically it’s just me. I’ve been helping a lot of people over the years putting them on my album, trying to start peoples […]
Lil Flip: Making Moves
AllHipHop: What’s the deal with your new album, Game Over? what can people expect? Lil Flip: It’s more energy in this album. I did some more stuff. I got A list producers on this album. The first album went platinum and I did set out to do that. I did that without A list producers. […]
Busta Rhymes To Sign With Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Records
Rapper Busta Rhymes has defected from J Records and will ink a deal with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment. "We haven’t signed the papers yet, but the deal is done," Busta’s manager Chris Lighty told AllHipHop.com. "They have been working together for his album for the past few weeks." Lighty said that the two titans in […]
Diddy Says Bush Has To Go, Q-Tip Educates Young Voters
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs wants voters to turn out in full force this year and remove current president George W. Bush from the oval office. Combs, who accepted the Patrick Lippert Award at this year’s 11th Annual Rock the Vote Awards, said that Bush was not the man to lead the United States. "[We gotta] […]
Casino Investigated For Giving Nelly Special Treatment
A Jefferson City, Missouri casino is facing a $50,000 fine for allegedly granting special treatment to rapper Nelly.The Missouri Gaming Commission alleges The President on the Admiral hosted a private, late night birthday party for the rapper.The trouble started when the casino allowed his eight person entourage to enter without receiving electronic identification cards that […]
Lyor Cohen Says No Deal With Jay-Z
Contrary to reports, Roc-A-Fella CEO Jay-Z does not presently have a label deal through Warner Brothers, which recently hired former Def Jam CEO Lyor Cohen.Reports have circulated that the rapper had signed a $75 million dollar deal with the label, on the heels of the departure of Cohen.Island Def Jam distributes the Roc-A-Fella Records label.”There’s […]
Theophany: The Book Of Elevations
Artist: RodanTitle: Theophany: The Book Of ElevationsRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Brolin Winning A founding member of fast-rising New York super-crew Monsta Island Czars (M.I.C.), Rodan has been doing his thing since the golden era; as a youngster in Long Island, he also rolled with KMD before they were signed to Elektra. In the past year, […]
New Website Sets Date For Fans To Protest EMI’s Banning Of “The Grey Album”
A new website has sprung up, protesting EMI’s cease-and-desist order issued to DJ Danger Mouse and his Grey Album. The music industry giant demanded that the DJ stop selling copies of the album, which was a clever mixture of Jay-Z’s Black Album and The Beatles White Album. www.greytuesday.org is urging fans to stand up and […]
The Piece Maker 2
Artist: Tony TouchTitle: The Piece Maker 2Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Vaughn C Tony Touch assembles an all-star line up to catalogue another worthy installment for the DJ that raised the stakes in the mixtape world with his 50 MCs trilogy. In a time when mixtapes are generally some hype mans one chance to score […]
Kanye West Happy With Debut Results
Kanye West’s debut album The College Dropout proved that the rapper made the right career decision.The album, which shipped a million copies, moved over 443,000 copies and will debut at #2 on Billboard’s Top 200, bested by the sophomore set of singing powerhouse, Norah Jones.I’m really happy about my success as a new artist,” West […]
New Book On NYC Graf Scene On The Way
Photographer Peter Sutherland will release a book chronicling New York City’s graffiti writers.”Autograf: New York City’s Graffiti Writers” presents a never-before-seen look at the people and places of New York’s legendary graffiti scene.The book features portraits by FUTURA, STAY HIGH 149, LADY PINK and DOZE, to name a few and each one of the portraits […]
No Beef Between The Lox And Ruff Ryders
Although Ruff Ryders and The Lox have appeared to grow apart from each other, Joaquin “Waah” Dean, co-CEO of Ruff Ryders, said that the two camps dont have any ill feelings between them even though all parties are expanding. Theres no beef. Beef is when a body drops, Dean told AllHipHop.com. The devil is always […]
Race In Music, and American Media
In the wake of the firestorm regarding Janet Jackson and her breast taking exploits at the Super Bowl halftime show, many issues have surfaced regarding decency, entertainment, and due to the participation of Justin Timberlake, and his subsequent level of character assassination, the dreaded R word Race. Since the acquittal of OJ Simpson, a couple years […]
Meckelle: Spoken Silence
The tones that are thrust from Meckelle’s vocal chords create a warmth steamy enough to melt the thickest snowbed, and that may be what just what her native city of Chicago needs during the winter months. As many artists come and go, showing promise and making strides to be the best, Meckelle plans to show […]
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs In Court Over 1999 Incident
Sean “P. Diddy Combs appeared in a Detroit, Michigan court today (February 18), after he allegedly assaulted a Detroit radio host in 1999.Talk show host Roger Mills asked Combs about allegations that he contributed to the death of slain rapper, Notorious B.I.G.Combs abruptly ended the interview and associates allegedly took the tape by force, destroyed […]
RIAA Files More John Doe Lawsuits
The RIAA hit another 531 people with lawsuits, claiming they were illegally posting songs on the Internet for free download.The legal proceedings are part of a second wave of “John Doe” suits, since courts limited the RIAA’s ability to obtain the names of users that trade files.The people, named only by their Internet Protocol (IP) […]
