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Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/grouchy.tv - I am Grouchy Greg. I founded AllHipHop in 1996. In addition to running the site, I enjoy breaking news stories. My stories have been cited in The LA Times, NY Times, NY Post, TMZ, Yahoo, Billboard, The Associated Press, CNN, and more.

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LL Cool J On Board For “Slow Burn”

Multi-platinum rapper LL Cool J will star opposite Ray Liotta and Jolene Blalock in the independent movie, "Slow Burn," which is currently in development. According to the Hollywood Reporter, LL will star in the movie that pits a lawyer (Liotta) against an attractive assistant district attorney (Blalock) and an "enigmatic stranger," played by LL. The […]

Chino XL: Trading Places

As hip-hop plows forward burrowing into history, more and more rappers are frozen in time or completely forgotten. Rap lyricist extraordinaire Chino XL isn’t about to be one of them. The rapper is readying Poison Pen, his next album slated for a fourth quarter release. But, in the interim period between albums Chino has turned […]

Nas On Board For Antigun PSA’s

Nas and R&B group members Jagged Edge have signed on to promote antigun PSA’s for the state of Connecticut, as part of the Bush Administration’s Project Safe Neighborhoods. The project aims at getting guns off the streets of neighborhoods plagued by violence. During the first year, there was a 30 percent increase in federal firearm […]

AOL Time Warner To Honor Russell Simmons

Fresh on the heels of snagging a Tony for his award winning production, "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry," Russell Simmons will be honored with the Time Warner Innovator Award. Simmons is being honored by the conglomerate for his various business dealings, as well as his charitable organizations, mainly Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and the Hip-Hop […]

The Movement

Artist: Inspectah DeckTitle: The MovementRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Toshi Kondo In 1997 two important events happened in the Wu-Tang Clan chronology. “Wu-Tang Forever” was released, receiving mixed reviews and not fulfilling many people’s expectations. The other was resident producer RZA beginning to share some of the production duties. With this, Wu’s fall from hip-hop’s […]

My Cousin Tupac

The Tupac Shakur that I knew was a family member, a cousin to be specific. He wasn’t a rapper, actor, gangsta or dancer – just the creative cousin of the family. Some of my earliest memories of ‘Pac are of me staying the night on Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore, where he lived. In 1985, him […]

Fatal: Revisited

When Tupac Shakur exited this physical plane called Earth, he left behind millions of fans. One of the biggest was fellow Immortal Outlaw Fatal Hussein, who is still in the world living Thug Life. Tonight is another one of those nights. A hot summer night in the city where tension is climbing steadily. New Jersey […]

Dame Dash Launches Roc Music

Rell and Anthony Allen will embark on a 7 city tour sponsored by Remy Martin, to celebrate the launch of Roc Music, Dame Dash and Jay-Z’s latest musical venture designed to show case R&B, Alternative, Pop and Rock music. "Damon and Jay started Roc Music as a label for music other than hip-hop. Roc-A-Fella Records […]

Angie Martinez Gives Birth

Rapper and NY radio personality Angie Martinez gave birth to a healthy baby boy yesterday. Niko Ruffin, weighed in at 9 pounds & is 21 inches tall. "This is my second child, I’ma have two boys," an excited Nokio told AllHipHop.com shortly before the child was born. Niko is the couple’s first child. Martinez has […]

K-Luv The Pimp Busted For Pimpin’

Garrett "K-Luv The Pimp" Craven, 39, was arrested Wednesday morning in Stockton, California on felony pimping and pandering charges. Authorities claim that Craven was associated with a prostitution ring that required the women to sign contracts and rewarded the top sellers with trophies. "We looked at it as maybe a motivational technique," said Stockton police […]