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http://allhiphop.comAccording to reports, P.Diddy’s Sean John clothing line is coming under fire for allegedly using sweatshop labor in the Honduras.An anti-sweatshop group, National Labor Committee, said that the Southeast Textiles factory in Choloma, Honduras where the clothes are made, subjects workers tod daily body searches, contaminated water, 12 hour daily shifts and a whopping 24 […]
Although the name Santi White may be unfamiliar to you, her emotions and lucid lyrical prowess are more known to you than you may know. As the scribe of 11 out of the 12 songs on the highly acclaimed How I Do album by Res, Santi White was instantly praised and acknowledged by the critical […]
Is your current single lagging on the charts? Do you want to get your radio spins up? Then you might want to refurbish that song with a re-mix. Look no further than DJ/producer Ron-G. As a youth, he took on the title "Youngest In Charge" and he not only took charge – he changed the […]
Rapper Stagga Lee has joined former C&C Music Factory producer Robert Clivilles and has formed the MVP All Stars. The group will release their debut album Hit The Spot, which will be released on the recently reactivated Casablanca Records, which is headed up by Tommy Mottola. In addition to Stagga Lee and Clivilles, the group […]
Kool Moe Dee’s book, “There’s A God On The Mic,” rates the top 50 emcee’s of all time, based on Moe Dee’s handpicked criteria, which includes technique, lyrics, originality, breath control and style.The book was supposed to have been in stores in September, but has been delayed for unspecified reasons. While the book has yet […]
Popular Hot 97 DJ Fat Man Scoop has topped the U.K. charts with his party anthem, "Be Faithful," a track that has been played on the radio for over four years in the United States. "That’s the culmination of all the hard work that I have done and put down in the streets," Fat Man […]
Rapper Ja Rule had dialog with the Minister Louis Farrakhan on The Nation of Islam’s farm on Thursday. The contents of their conversation will simultaneously be broadcast on 85 urban Clear Channel stations across the country. Sources told AllHipHop.com that the purpose of the meeting between Ja-Rule and Farrakhan is to mediate tension between the […]
According to sources, authorities are investigating an ex-con suspected in the Jam Master Jay slaying and his connection to the shooting death of Randy "Stretch" Walker in Queens. Walker was part of the original Thug Life with Tupac Shakur. He left the group for unknown reasons and with the addition of Syke, Macadoshis and The […]
KRS-One has teamed with Warren G. and Japanese rapper Lil ‘ AI to drop the first single from the QD3 movie Beef. "Let’s Go (It’s A Movement") is hitting radio stations this week. A video shot by Casey Suchan is scheduled to hit BET, MTV and other outlets. “KRS is such an incredible person. I […]
Raptivism Records is preparing to release the second installment of their groundbreaking series, No More Prisons. The album is the follow up to 1999’s debut, which features a variety of artists rhyming about the burgeoning prison industry, one of the fastest growing private sectors of business in the U.S. The latest installment of the series […]
Four "unreleased" Tupac tracks featuring the Notorious B.I.G., Eminem and 50 Cent will hit stores in November on the latest posthumous set from the rapper. Tupac: Resurrection – Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture features the Eminem produced lead off single, "Runnin’ (Dying To Live)," which features verses from both Pac and B.I.G. […]
After moving tens of thousands of units through his Gangsta Advisory record label, Daz Dillinger has inked a deal with Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def imprint. "I signed him because I think he’s one of the most talented west coast artist’s," Dupri told AllHipHop.com. "A lot of people don’t know that, so I am going […]
Following the immense success of The Ying Yang Twins and Lil Jon and The Eastside Boyz collaboration "Get Low," the two groups will collaborate for Ying Yang’s latest single, "Salt Shaker." The single, described as an "ode to booty shaking unheard since Poison Clan’s ‘Shake What Cha Mama Gave Ya!" in 1992, is the second […]
Wyclef Jean will pay the funeral expenses for an 18 month old child who suffocated to death, after being trapped between his bunk bed and his bedroom wall in Brooklyn, New York. Jean’s generosity came after a story ran in the New York Daily News about the child, Daivon Richardson, who was sharing the bed […]
Jay-Z insists that after the The Black Album, the curtain finally falls on his illustrious career in hip-hop music. Reclining comfortably at Bassline Studios in Manhattan, with engineer Young Guru, Hov quipped with a group of journalists and media heavies. At a listening session for his latest, Hova revealed the soundtrack to his victory lap […]
Hollywood has become the main objective of the American desire. It contains all of the ingredients necessary for a storybook lifestyle: money, fame, power, and the like. But, most recipes are never perfect. A pinch of this or a touch of that is usually the key to win over a hungry crowd. That extra ingredient, […]
Jadakiss will star opposite Duane Martin and Vivica A. Fox in "Ride Or Die," a never-before-seen movie that will debut on the Starz Encore Group cable channel. "Ride Or Die," was Executive Produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and is described as a "sophisticated hip-hop murder mystery." The film centers on a private […]
Hard Knock Records has released What About US?, a critical response by various hip-hop artists and activists in regard to the 2001 September 11 attacks and the current "war on terror." The album features appearances by Zion I, Blackalicious, Hobo Junction, Cool Nuts featuring Bosko, Davey D., Michael Franti and Spearhead, Abstract Tribe Unique, The […]
When Chuck D becomes President, who will deliver the presidential poem at his inaugaration? I suggest Saul Williams. Without Saul’s film Slam, would Def Poetry Jam be so popular? Without Saul’s books, the hip-hop section might be reduced to rapper autobiographies and books on Tupac. Without Saul’s album, our ears might not be ready for […]
AllHipHop: What’s the state of the group and where are you headed? H: Well, Mobb Deep is very much intact. We still here. We here to make Mobb Deep albums. Me and P are very focused-even more focused than ever. P is gonna make his solo joints. I’m going to make one too. We gonna […]
