Uncle Junior’s Fish Fry (The Market)
Artist: Djinji BrownTitle: Uncle Junior’s Fish Fry (The Market)Rating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Paine Djinji Brown has been laying the cut for a minute. As a producer, he has crafted some sounds behind Pete Rock and CL Smooth, A Tribe Called Quest, J-Live, and even Barrington Levy. As a DJ, he has been a young face […]
Eminem T-Shirt Sparks Deadly Fight
An Eminem T-Shirt sparked a deadly fight in Istanbul, Turkey’s Kucukcekmece district yesterday.Vendor Hayrettin Demir was hawking the T-Shirts, shouting Eminem, which 19-year-old Dilaver Akkurt took as an insult to his mother. Akkurt told Demir that his mothers name was Emine. “Eminem” means “my Emine” in Turkish.A knife fight broke out between the two men […]
Missy Elliot Leads Fight Against Domestic Abuse
Missy Elliot has been tapped to be the national spokesperson for Break The Cycle, a non-profit organization that works with youth to end domestic violence. "I know how domestic violence can affect a family and I want to do everything I can to stop it from happening to others," Elliot said. "The most important thing […]
Mos Def Signs On To Star As Pioneer In Heart Surgery
Rapper/actor Mos Def has signed on to star in “Something the Lord Made,” a true story based on a black lab technician and a white surgeon who were pioneers in heart surgery.Mos Def will star as Vivien Thomas, the real life assistant to Dr. Alfred Blalock, who will be played be Alan Rickman.Thomas was forced […]
Hip-Hop: A Little Young for Retirement
Be it voluntary or by force, each day brings more and more talk of some of our favorite (and not so favorite) rappers retiring. Lately, theres been talk of Jay-Z, DMX, Nas, Andre 3000 and JaRule all retiring. What was once and sometimes still is a ploy to elicit interest in an upcoming project, the […]
Slick Rick Wins Case, Will Be Released From Prison
Rick “Slick Rick” Walters won his court case & has been issued a waiver preventing his deportation. Walters served 5 years & 12 days for attempted murder in 1991.He was re-arrested on June 1 of 2002 & held without bail in Bradenton, Florida, due to a technicality in the law.”We always knew our arguments had […]
The U.S. Army’s Hip-Hop Tour
The Source Magazine and the U.S. Army have teamed up together to create “The Source Campus Combat – Ultimate MC Battle Tour 2003.” This tour, featuring headlining performance artists such as Memphis Bleek, Nappy Roots and Black Moon, is both a usual and unusual event. It is usual in the sense that it allows college […]
Beanie Sigel: Crossroads
Dwight "Beanie Sigel" Grant stands at the crossroads – and perhaps the most pivotal point in his young life. He’s been delivered his share of strife but The Philadelphia-reared rapper is definitely facing the most turmoil of his entire rap career. Currently, Beans is facing federal assault and weapons charges, attempted murder charges and drug […]
Das EFX Hits The Road With The RZA
In stores as of September 23rd, they have started a national campaign along with Wu-Tang Clan frontman RZA and his protégé North Star to promote the new album. Das EFX will be performing such classics as “Mic Checka,” and “They Want EFX” along with their latest album’s lead single, “Dro & Henne,” as well as […]
Allen Iverson, 50 Cent Ready New Kicks
Allen Iverson and 50 Cent will drop new sneakers in the next week, with Iverson’s Answer 7 hitting stores November 7th, while 50’s G6 from his G-Unit Collection will land in stores November 11th. Iverson and 50 will be featured in various advertisements together for the first time on billboard and television spots. "Teaming up […]
Convexed
Artist: Various ArtistsTitle: ConvexedRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: D. Allen Underground heads be on alert. The Prof. has devised a new lesson plan for you to follow with his new compilation, Convexed. The well-known producer, dj, and journalist brings slept on mcs to his Nature Sounds label with the intentions of leaving you craving for more […]
Stephanie McKay: Crushed Grapes
It’s not often that you can listen to an album from beginning to end. There are always those filler tracks that the artist just threw on the album to keep it from being an EP. Well that’s not the case with New York native Stephanie McKay. Her self titled debut CD will having you grooving […]
P.Diddy Finishes Marathon, Doubles $1 Million Dollar Goal
After only 8 weeks of training, Sean "P.Diddy" Combs ran the 26.2 mile 2003 ING New York Marathon in 3 hours and 58 minutes. "Not only did I meet my goals, I exceeded them," Combs told AllHipHop.com. "I raised $2 million for the children of New York City. I want to thank God for giving […]
Get Free or Die Tryin: Turn Off the Radio Vol. 2
Artist: dead prezTitle: Get Free or Die Tryin: Turn Off the Radio Vol. 2Rating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Paine Dead Prez provided a critical addition to the chapter of Pro-Black hip-hop with their 1999 debut, Lets Get Free. While the album was politically potent and socially challenging, the album also found listeners for its principles of […]
Tell Your Senators To Vote NO To Charles Pickering!
The Fifth Circuit, one of the most conservative federal courts, has the largest percentage of minorities of any federal circuit court in the country and has issued many extreme anti-civil rights rulings. The Fifth Circuit needs a judge who will have a moderating influence on the court and who will support vigorous enforcement of civil […]
From the Crates to the Files: The Lost Sessions
Artist: Lord FinesseTitle: From the Crates to the Files: The Lost SessionsRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: N. Context Its the L-O-R-D F-I-N-E double S-E!!!! Its been a long minute since we last heard from Finesse on the mic. He has comeback with From the Crates to the Files: The Lost Sessions to bless all the true […]
Too Hot for T.V.
Artist: Bad Boy’s Da BandTitle: Too Hot for T.V.Rating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Toshitaka Kondo Its judgment day for Babs, Freddrick, Ness, Dylan, Sara, and Young City (formerly Chopper) of Bad Boys Da Band. Their debut album, Too Hot For T.V., is the culmination of a difficult and tumultuous development process; all scrutinized by a […]
Hip-Hop History Month Kicks Off
Today (November 1st) marks the start of Hip-Hop History month. The Universal Zulu Nation will pay tribute to the pioneers of the genre during the weekend of November 7th-9th in New York City. KRS-1’s Temple of Hip-Hop will also pay homage tomorrow, by presenting the 1st Annual Temple of Hip-Hop Showcase in Atlanta. In that […]
Birth of a Prince
Artist: RZATitle: Birth of a PrinceRating: 2 StarsReviewed by: Jason Newman The good thing about RZA is that hes one of the few producers today willing to take chances and make the effort, amidst a sea of mediocrity around him, to change and add to the hip-hop genre. The flipside is that when people like […]
Woodlawn High School Opens Stadium Named After Def Jam Prez
Last week, Woodlawn High School held opening ceremonies at the Kevin W. Liles Stadium in Baltimore, named after the President of Def Jam Records.Liles donated $150,000 to build a 2,000 seat stadium at his alma mater. He graduated from Woodlawn in 1986 and attended Morgan State University.Liles left college shortly before graduation, for an internship […]
