Federal Court Rules Rosa Parks Can Appeal
A federal appeals court reopened a lawsuit filed by Rosa Parks against Outkast today, over their hit song that uses her name in the title. Parks’ initial lawsuit had been dismissed in 1999. Parks claimed that the group was using her name for profit and not compensating her. Parks was also offended at the racial […]
AllHipHop.com’s 2003 Relaunch
Another relaunch. You go ahead and browse around and see the new features. You are going to find that everything has changed and nothing has changed all at the same time. A lot of time and energy was invested in this new AllHipHop.com so Ill just take a minute to say some thanks. The entire […]
Inspectah Deck Prepares “The Movement”
Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck will release his long awaited second solo album, The Movement, in June. With production from QB beatsmith Ayatollah, former UMC member Hassan a.ka. "Phantom Of The Beats," Deck said the new album is going to "blow everybody away." "This is where y’all gonna see me take a stand," Deck said. […]
Hip-Hop Summit Action Network Starts “Countdown To Fairness”
Russell Simmons’ Hip-Hop Summit Action Network and the Mothers of the NY Disappeared are putting pressure on the city of New York, setting a June 4th deadline demanding the repeal of the Rockefeller Drug Laws. The coalition hopes to set a precedent for the repeal of similar laws that have been established in other states […]
Under the Influence
Artist: Rob SwiftTitle: Under the InfluenceRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: aqua boogie While a chunk of turntablist get so caught up in the technical aspect of their craft that they forsake the listeners ability to nod their head, Rob Swift comes with just the right blend of precision and listen-ability (new word) on Under the Influence. […]
Kindred: The Family Soul
Kindred The Family Soul – Feature and Q&A Seandra Sims – AllHipHop.com Alternatives (March/April 2003) [An overzealous lighting technician has raised the house lights too soon.] "Why are the lights up? Are we done?!" "No!" yells back many of the more than 500 members of DC’s grown folk and bohemian set. The lights drop, and […]
Memphis Bleek: Through The Fire
Three Years. A hiatus of such length is considered career suicide for most rappers, but not Roc-A-Fella’s first signee Memphis Bleek. Bleek was taking care of some real business – the business of family. He witnessed the birth of his firstborn son and almost saw his older brother return to the essence. Now, he is […]
Cormega Readies Two New Projects
Rapper Cormega is working on two projects simultaneously, an EP and an LP. "I’m working on the Ayatollah-Comega EP & I’m working on the Urban Legend album," Cormega told AllHipHop.com. "It’s not gonna be a shoot um up, f**k you album. There’s gonna be no dis records," Mega said. The Ayatollah-Cormega EP features production from […]
Ice-T Reforms Bodycount Metal Band
Ice-T has reformed his controversial heavy metal band Body Count and is finishing up a new album tentatively titled Violent Demise – The Last Days. “It’s about street sh*t. It’s about b*tches,” Ice-T told AllHipHop.com. “I’m just trying to bring back that sinister, evil, violent sounding metal. I listen to the other rock-rap groups, but […]
Queen Latifah In Talks To Star In Korean Re-Make
Queen Latifah is in talks to star in a Miramax Films remake of a south Korean action-comedy. Latifah’s version of "My Wife Is A Gangster," is slated to start production next year and centers around a female mob boss (Queen Latifah) who marries a man oblivious to her trade, in hopes that he will not […]
Pharoahe Monch, J5 Rep Hip-Hop On Lollapalooza
Pharaohe Monch and Jurassic 5 will represent hip-hop on this year’s Lollapalooza tour. The tour, which is being labeled as "a fully interactive extravaganza with a wealth of new sights, sounds and experiences," will also feature such rock acts as Jane’s Addiction, Audioslave, The Donnas, Queens Of The Stone Age, Incubus and A Perfect Circle. […]
Flo Brown: Inevitable
I’ve never been alive and there wasn’t hip-hop. That is why I feel like I’m fortunate to have this in my life. I’m blessed. –Flo Brown The relationship between an individual MC and hiphop is one that can be observed through the artist’s musical execution. Some emcees have a relationship with hiphop that is strictly […]
Eminem Rejects Weird Al’s Video
Professional parody king "Weird Al" Yankovic’s hopes of filming a video for his version of "Lose Yourself," were shot down by Eminem, who agreed to have his song spoofed, but nixed the notion of a video. Yankovic, who has filmed videos for his takes on Michael Jackson’s "I’m Bad" and Coolio’s "Gansta’s Paradise," said the […]
Lawyers Seek To Block Release Of Alleged Trina “Sex Tape”
Lawyers for Trina issued a cease and desist order to a website that claimed to have a videotape of the rapper engaged in sex acts. The website is hawking the tapes, which allegedly has a younger Trina in the video for $9.95. "We do not know whether the photographs or video footage contained in this […]
Roc-A-Fella CEO “Biggs” Arrested On Drug Charges
Kareem "Biggs" Burke, who shares CEO duties of Roc-A-Fella Records with Dame Dash and Jay-Z, was arraigned Tuesday morning after 24 marijuana plants were found growing in his Cliffside Park, New Jersey penthouse. According to Cliffside Park Police Chief Donald Keane, two police and two employees of the Carlyle Towers entered Burke’s empty apartment Monday […]
Nelly And Sister Launch Non-Profit Organization
Nelly and his sister, Jackie Donahue will launch Jes Us For Jackie On May 14. Donahue is in need of a bone marrow transplant and the duo hope to increase the number marrow donors in the National Marrow Donor Program Registry across the United States. Nelly’s non-profit, 4 Sho 4 Kids will sponsor a campaign […]
Lydia High Responds To Jam Master Jay Accusations
In a statement released to AllHipHop.com, Lydia High, has come forward to speak on recently published reports, accusing her of being uncooperative in the investigation to find Jam Master Jay’s killer. Recent reports suggested High and her brother, Randy Allen, may know more about the murder than they are telling. Jam Master Jay’s mother, Connie Mizell also questioned why […]
Jay-Z Readies 40/40 Club
Jay-Z will open a new sports bar, 40/40 in New York City on May 28. The mogul’s sports bar pays homage to baseball’s rare 40/40 club, the few who have had 40 stolen bases and 40 home runs in one season. The only people that belong to the club so far are Jose Canseco, Alex […]
Daz Drops First Single From Album, Signs New Deal
Daz recently closed a distribution deal for his DPG Records with Sony/Red. The first release under the new deal will be Daz’ anticipated album, DPGC: You Know What I’m Throwing Up. The first single from the album will be a remix to the song "All Night Long," produced by DPGC’s newest producer, Chops. A native […]
Federal Jury Recommends Dre Pay
A federal jury has recommended Dr. Dre pay a British record label a $1.5 million dollar payday for illegally sampling a recording the record label owns.Minder Music claims that Dre illegally sampled Fatbacks 1980 song Backstrokin, on his 2001, which moved over 9 million units.U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall has yet to sign the […]
