Oscar Grant, Oakland & Hip-Hop: Connect the Dots
The sentencing of Johannes Mehserle sent shock waves through the Bay Area Friday. There was hurt and anger throughout the region. I was in downtown Oakland when the sentencing came down. Two years with credit for time served felt as bad as if he was acquitted. At that very moment, the hopelessness rushed in as […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Lil Wayne’s New Girl? Bow Wow Gets Suicidal? 50’s New Becky!
DISCLAIMER:All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.WHO: illseedWHAT: Rumors, Funnies, Fails and more!WHERE: illseed.com, twitter.com.illseedHOW: Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at [email protected]. LIL WAYNE GETS FLAVOR FLAV’S EX? I don’t know where these people get […]
Eminem Snags Best Hip-Hop Act At EMA’s
(AllHipHop News) American rapper Eminem was a big winner at tonight’s (November 7th) European Music Awards, which took place in Madrid, Spain. Eminem was crowned best Hip-Hop Act during the evening, which also included performances by B.O.B., Dizzee Rascal, Kid Rock, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Shakira, Bon Jovi and others. Eminem, whose hit album Recovery topped […]
Lil Wayne Thanks Fans During Performance With Drake In Las Vegas
(AllHipHop News) Recently freed rapper Lil Wayne made an appearance during Drake’s concert last night (November 6th) at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Weezy hit the stage during Drake’s performance of the song “Miss Me,” making it the rapper’s first performance since being released from prison on Thursday (November 5th). […]
Bruce Willis In Talks To Star Opposite 50 Cent In ‘Set Up’
(AllHipHop News) Bruce Willis is in talks to star opposite 50 Cent in the action movie Set Up, which will be released via the rapper’s Cheetah Vision film company. Willis, who starred in the summer hit movie The Expendables, recently joined talks to star in the flick, which centers around a group of friends who […]
Ice-T Inks Deal To Launch Original Gangster XO Brandy
(AllHipHop News) West Coast Hip-Hop veteran/TV star Ice-T is expanding his business portfolio with a strategic partnership with Aiko Importers and Pay Up Management to promote and distribute a new line of liquor named Original Gangster XO Brandy. OG XO Brandy is produced in France and handcrafted in small batches, created with a blend from […]
What We Need Now Is Not Another Blues Poem (In Memory of Oscar Grant)
In the words of hip hop theologians Goodie Mob, black folks are often “fighting for our spirits and mind.” I too know the paralyzing fear and total horror of being targeted by the police solely for living while black. Grant’s tragedy struck a chord in me cause because we can longer stand on the side […]
Police Impound Suge Knights Car, Suge Appeals Kanye Decision
(AllHipHop News) Suge Knight had a brief encounter with Los Angeles County Sheriff yesterday and appealed a legal decision in favor of rapper Kanye West. Knight, who once ran Death Row Records, was pulled over on the intercection of Sunset Boulevard and La Cienega. The sheriff that approached the former mogul impounded the car and […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: LIL KIM FIRES BACK AT NICKI MINAJ
DISCLAIMER:All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.WHO: illseedWHAT: Rumors, Funnies, Fails and more!WHERE: illseed.com, twitter.com.illseedHOW: Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at [email protected] HERE TO READ ABOUT KAT STACKS DEPORTATION! LIL KIM: I Will Erase This […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Lil Wayne At P### Convention? Amber Rose Mad At Funk Flex!
DISCLAIMER:All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.WHO: illseedWHAT: Rumors, Funnies, Fails and more!WHERE: illseed.com, twitter.com.illseedHOW: Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at [email protected] HERE TO READ ABOUT KAT STACKS DEPORTATION! AMBER ROSE P##### AT FUNK MASTER […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: KAT STACKS TO BE DEPORTED?
DISCLAIMER:All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.WHO: illseedWHAT: Rumors, Funnies, Fails and more!WHERE: illseed.com, twitter.com.illseedHOW: Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at [email protected] STACKS TO BE DEPORTED? She’s outta there. The reasons are still pending. But, […]
Diddy Pops Up On Canyon High School Rally!
Strange. You never know what Sean “Diddy” Combs will do. This time, in his typical unpredictable way, Diddy did a lengthy drop for Canyon High School. Apparently, the school watched this at a homecoming rally. Oh yeah, Canyon won.
Lil Wayne Gets Probation In AZ Case; Must Avoid Liquor, Drugs
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Wayne will preside over a welcome home party this Saturday in Miami at popular strip club King of Diamonds, but he will not be drinking any alcohol. Lil Wayne was sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation and 360 hours of community service for a 2008 arrest, in which border patrol […]
Officer That Killed Oscar Grant Gets 2 Years
(AllHipHop News) A former officer convicted in the shooting death of Oscar Grant was sentenced to 2-years in prison Friday afternoon. Johannes Mehserle, a former officer for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), had already been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the New Year’s Day 2009 killing of the 22-year-old Grant. Grant was unarmed and subdued […]
Cop Who Murdered Oscar Grant Gets Two Years; Sentencing Draws Outrage
(AllHipHop News) The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) officer who shot Oscar Grant to death was sentenced to two years in state prison today (November 5th). Los Angeles Judge Robert Perry sentenced Johannes Mehserle to two years for involuntary manslaughter, the shortest term allowed by law. He also threw out a gun charge against Mehserle […]
Knockout Nation: Mike Jones Interview, Top 50 KOs of All-Time, Pacquiao Training Update, Bute, Weekend Fight Schedule
What a difference a year can make in the boxing landscape. In early 2009, the welterweight division was home to many of the big names in boxing: Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, and Antonio Margarito. Now many of those fighters have moved up to 154, or taken a sabbatical away from the sport. What […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Kanye West Does UStream! Free & Rocsi Leave Kids Disappointed! Old School Rumors!
DISCLAIMER:All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.WHO: illseedWHAT: Rumors, Funnies, Fails and more!WHERE: illseed.com, twitter.com.illseedHOW: Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at [email protected], I SEE WHAT TYRESE MEANT! Tyrese and LaLa have had some words. From […]
AHH Stray News: Ja Rule In Moscow, DEA Cracking Down On ‘Sizzurp’, Trick Trick
Rapper Ja Rule has taken his career international. The Queens, New York rapper is currently on a tour of Europe. Ja Rule is currently in Moscow, Russia, where he is touring. While there, Ja Rule shot a video for the David Guetta produced-track “I’m Here” by Russian star Maria. Ja Rule is currently working on […]
AllHipHop.com Film Review: Tyler Perrys For Colored Girls
To say that film director Tyler Perry has reached a pivotal point in his career with the release of the film-adaptation of Ntozake Shanges 1975 Tony Award-winning stage play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, is an understatement. Although, Perry does not reenact the play scene-by-scene, and some of […]
Freekey Zekey Becomes Bone Marrow Spokesman For Non-Profit
(AllHipHop News) Dipset member Freekey Zekey has become the official Hip-Hop spokesman for Persevere Our Legacy to help educate rap fans about bone marrow awareness. Freekey Zekey, born Ezekial Jiles, became involved with Preserve Our Legacy in October, when he hosted a bone marrow drive for LJ Jones, who at 10-years-old, is the only child […]
