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http://allhiphop.comDear Andre 3000, I always had a feeling that this day would come. I saw it coming ever since you and Big Boi dropped the ATLiens album. At The Source Awards back in 1995 when you told the unruly New York crowd “I’m tired of closed minded people”. When you had on the military jacket […]
Cam’ron’s past is often overlooked. For instance, people don’t care to recollect that The Notorious B.I.G. wanted to sign the rookie. He also once spit bars with a shiney-suitless Murder Mase, McGruff and Big L (RIP) as a member of the Children of the Corn. Through his ever-changing career, Cam has shown many faces, all […]
Artist: LudacrisTitle: Chicken -N- BeerRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Quia Querisma From that high-profile snafu with Pepsi and Bill O’Riley to his movie roles, Ludacris keeps busy. It’s easy to think that he’s not focusing on the rap game if he’s into so much other stuff right? Wrong. Chicken -N- Beer, the Atlanta-bred rapper’s third release […]
Hip-Hop group dead prez is filing a lawsuit against the NYPD, after being arrested and detained in September.According to dead prez, police approached them and group A-Alikes as they took photographs in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York.The officers allegedly failed to provide a valid reason for requesting ID and the group refused […]
Rap group Cannibal Ox has officially broken up. Group members Vast Aire and Vordul have parted ways and have canceled a planned 30 city tour with Jean Grae, which was slated to start October 17th. "This is the second tour we canceled this year," former DJ Anthony "Cip One" Cipriani told AllHipHop.com. "Since leaving Def […]
A $1 million defamation lawsuit against Eminem has been dismissed by a judge in Michigan.DeAngelo Bailey claimed that Eminem slandered him on 1999’s “Brain Damage,” which was featured on The Slim Shady LP. In the song, Em accused Bailey of being a bully who beat him bloody as a child.In the most surprising event, Judge […]
Eric B. & Rakim’s groundbreaking album, Paid In Full is being re-released as a double CD set, featuring the original album remastered and a collection of remixes. But Eric "Eric B." Barrier is not pleased with Island re-releasing the album, alleging that the label has never paid the duo for the legendary album and is […]
Investigators are seeking a gunman who open fired on rappers C-Bo and Messy Marv in Westport, Missouri this morning. Witnesses said around 3:00 a.m., a gunman open fired with an AK-47 from a pickup truck that pulled up behind the SUV the rappers and their entourage was traveling in. "We are still trying to sort […]
Koch Entertainment will release the soundtrack compilation to the video game, "True Crime: Streets of L.A. The soundtrack to the game features 20 brand new tracks featuring some of the biggest names in hip-hop. “We are excited to partner up with Vybe Squad and Activision in the release of this special project. We hope it […]
Kids and hip-hop are an odd couple. On one hand, most people love kids when they are lil’ and adorable. However, when they begin to grow and that voice starts to deepen, the masses have a way of turning a deaf ear when they same beloved prodigy begins to spit about grown-up topics and matter. […]
The widely anticipated Red Star Sounds Vol 3: Def Jamaica album is finally here, and everyone should know that this is more than a mere collection of songs. The Heineken Music Initiative’s Red Star Sounds label worked in conjunction with Def Jam and Tuff Gong to bring together the hottest in dancehall artists and Hip […]
Wyclef Jean checked into a Miami hospital yesterday, suffering from food poisoning and dehydration. Clef’s publicist said the rapper was on his way back from a promotional tour in Europe when he fell ill. "It just seemed to snowball into something that made him very sick and put him in the hospital," Lois Najarian told […]
Community leaders in Queens, New York are teaming with Russell Simmons to build a Hip-Hop Institute, cultural center and museum in Jamaica Queens. "There’s so much positivity and power in Queens and in hip-hop," Simmons told AllHipHop.com. "We just need to water the good seeds." Simmons, along with Charles Fisher, founder of the Hip-Hop Summit […]
AllHipHop: It seems like all these rappers are coming from Queens What separates you from them? Grafh: You gotta listen to the music. The concepts I come up with the with. A lot of my sh*t go over n*ggas heads. It aint complicated but I don’t know, maybe I rhyme too fast and n*ggas think […]
Grafh’s legend is already sprouting wings. The streets are buzzing, talking about the battle between the young Queens native and P.Diddy’s Da Band down at the Mixshow Power Summit in Miami. While there is no official word of a victor, the word is Grafh held it down all by his lonely. His mixtape, "The Bangout," […]
Ludacris and Outkast kept "The King," Elvis Presley, from reaching the number one spot on Billboard’s Top 200 chart. Luda’s Chicken-N-Beer moved 430,000 copies last week, while Outkast moved almost 190,000 copies of their double album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Elvis’ collection, ironically titled Elvis, 2nd to None, moved about 180,000 copies landing The King in […]
Universal Music will cut 1,350 jobs in an attempt to save $200 million a year to make up for a slump in music sales. Universal, the world’s largest record company, already cut 550 jobs worldwide and plans to cut another 800, with 190 of them in North America. The cuts will start this week and […]
Gregory "Kool Rock Ski" Wimbley was arrested in New York after police pulled him over for making an illegal turn in Brooklyn. Wimbley, 41, made in illegal left turn onto Tillary Street around 7 p.m. Police spotted him and pulled him over for the traffic violation. After running a computer check, police found that his […]
The owner of the controversial board game "Ghettopoly" is upset at Yahoo!, after the company shut down his E-Commerce abilities on the website of the same name that is selling the Monopoly knockoff. The site was shutdown amidst complaints from various leaders in the black community, who condemned the game, which features Pimp, marijuana and […]
A court has ordered rapper Trick Daddy to remain on house arrest until he stands trial on December on drug possession and assault and weapons charges.Assistant State Attorney Stacey Glick accused Judge Dennis Murphy of being too lenient with Trick Daddy, who has been allowed to attend several concerts and industry events.Trick Daddy allegedly violated […]
