Big Tigger Goes Live With Nationally Syndicated Radio Show
Radio DJ and BET VJ, Big Tigger has embarked upon a new journey with the debut of "Live in the Den with Big Tigger," his first nationally syndicated show, which will feature industry news, celebrity interviews and a top-ten countdown over a two-hour period. "I am extremely pleased to have the opportunity to have a […]
Gang Starr to Host VH1 Hip Hop Special
Gangstarr will host the VH1 "50 Hip-Hop Greatest" Artist Special tonight, Friday, April 18th at 8:00pm ET. DJ Premier and Guru just wrapped up a U.S. tour with Common and Talib Kweli. Their upcoming album. The Ownerz, which was scheduled for a May 6th release, has been pushed back until June 24. The VH1 special […]
J-Live & Wordsworth Slated To Kick-Off International Tour
New York based emcee J-Live and Wordsworth will be kicking off an international tour starting next week. J-Live, who is currently a free agent after parting with his label earlier this year, is finishing up material for a new album. Wordsworth recently filled the role of both host and panelist on the 4th Annual Hip […]
Saigon: The Yardfather, Part 1
Much like his Queen’s bred counterpart 50 Cent, Brooklyn born and Rockland County representative Saigon has seen a lot in his 20 some odd years on earth. From spending a good portion of his life in the streets, to spending time in the penile system only to take that aggression to the streets and pour […]
Is Hip Hop A Culture?
While attending a symposium entitled, The Business of Show, which explored cultural images of Blacks in media, a simple but profound question was asked. Tim Reid and his wife Daphne Maxwell Reid, hosts of the symposium, owners of News Millennium Studios and stars of such shows Sister, Sister and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air […]
UPN Threatened With Boycott, Network Plans To Give Away 100k Car
Only four days after the debut of UPN’s newest hit drama series, "Platinum," the non-profit national civil rights organization Project Islamic H.O.P.E. (Helping Oppressed People Everywhere) has informed allhiphop.com of a proposed potential boycott of the hip-hop themed show. To avoid such action, the organization is demanding a meeting between the producers of the show […]
Eminem, Russell Simmons To Host Detroit Hip-Hop Summit
Eminem will host the largest Hip-Hop Summit ever held in the city of Detroit next Saturday (April 26), along with Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the Detroit branch of the NAACP and radio station FM 98 WJLB. "For me, Detroit symbolizes hip-hop in a lot of different ways," Eminem said. "Everybody who’s been involved in Detroit […]
Legends Play Tour Guides On “Hop On- Hop Off Tour”
Hush Tours Inc. has put together a unique experience for those who love hip-hop- a full tour with the actual legends of hiphop Kool DJ Herc (the father of Hip Hop), Grandmaster Caz (Cold Crush Brothers), Rahiem (Furious Five/Funky 4) and Kool DJ Red Alert (Power 105, Zulu Nation, BDP) will take tourists to such […]
Death Row Removed From Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Suge Knight’s Death Row Records imprint has been removed from a wrongful death civil lawsuit filed last week in Los Angeles by the mother of a woman who was cannibalized by rapper Antron "Big Lurch" Singleton. Suge Knight came forward this week to deny allegations in the civil suit that Death Row had provided PCP […]
B.G.: “I Learned My Lesson”
B.G. Recently cleared the air about the recently released Hot Boys album Let ‘Em Burn, which led to speculation that the four man New Orleans based hip-hop crew was reunited. "I don’t know about it. That stuff is all old ya know but I got no beef with Juvenile and Turk," B.G. said in a […]
Nelly Not Leaving Fo’Reel, Label Preparing New Releases
Cudda Love, CEO of Fo’Reel Entertainment, the label that houses such powerhouse acts as Nelly and The St. Lunatics, has responded to allegations that Nelly was considering leaving the camp. "I talk to Nelly everyday," Cudda told AllHipHop.com. "You know things get twisted and that’s how rumors start. It’s just a rumor. Nelly isn’t leaving […]
Afrika Bambaataa To Spin In Los Angeles
Los Angeles hip-hop fans are in for a rare treat on Wednesday, April 16, 2003, when the man that Rolling Stone magazine calls "The Godfather of Hiphop," Afrika Bambaataa will spin a special set at the town’s newest club, Zanzibar. "Bam is the Godfather of hiphop and having him on deck at Zanzibar is going […]
KRS Taps New Comer Peedo For “KRStyle”
KRS-One is preparing to release his latest album, KRStyle. The first single off the veteran’s album will be a track titled "Do You Want It," which features new comer Peedo. Hailing from Miami, Florida Peedo is a member of the Luna Empire, an independent based record label and crew. The crew put out an independent […]
Is UPN’s Platinum Worth Anything?
After viewing UPN’s hip-hop drama "Platinum" it’s apparent that the producers and writers have created a show based on focusing on the worst elements of hip-hop. Its gangsterism, misogny, violence, and brutality. The "Platinum" premiere episode highlighted the violence and ignorance in hip-hop that has become synonymous with young people and black culture. "Platinum" producers […]
Twista: Coat Of Arms
Twista’s dreams of hip-hop superstardom have been deferred more times than a little bit. Twista is widely accepted as one of the rap word’s most talented wordsmiths. His rhythmic, staccato delivery has endeared him to legions of fans while mainstream notoriety, of the MTV and endorsement deal variety, has continually eluded his grasp. Lacking any […]
Dame Dash Prepares “Backstage 2,” Jay-Z Working With 50
Roc-A-Fella CEO Dame Dash is finalizing details for the Roc Army Tour, which will start as early as May in the U.S. & then head to Europe. "I know they were in talks, but I ain’t really have nothing to do with it," Dash told MTV News. "I’m gonna go talk to Jay today. I’m […]
Platinum Star Believes In Show
Last night (April 14), the highly-touted dramatic series Platinum made its prime-time debut. The hip-hop drama stars Onyxs Sticky Fingaz, Jason George and a budding actress 19-year-old Davetta Sherwood. Platinum is a dramatic family saga based on two brothers, Jackson and Grady Ellis (played by Jason George and Sticky Fingaz), who own and manage […]
Suge Knight Denies Ties To Cannibal Rapper
Suge Knight has denied allegations that Death Row provided drugs to Anton "Big Lurch" Singleton, who is charged with the grizzly murder of a 21 year-old Los Angeles, California area woman. "I don’t know this guy…. Nobody from our company knows this guy," Knight told Reuters. "I never even heard the guy rap…a lot of […]
Death Row, Stress Free Named In Cannibal Rapper Case
The mother of a woman murdered by rapper Antron "Big Lurch" Singleton has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles, California Superior Court. On Friday (April 11), Carolyn Stinson named Death Row Records, Stress Free Records and two company employee’s in a wrongful death lawsuit. Stinson said that Singleton’s label provided drugs "to encourage […]
Art vs. The Artist
In recent weeks the rap news sites have been filled with the Hip Hop drama. It might be the latest F.B.I. investigating Murder Inc., it be about 50 Cent or Eminems issues with Ja rule and other rappers PERSONAL exploits. Today these things have become more newsworthy than that ART itself. It now totally overrides […]
