Dipset Affiliate Noe Launches New Label Merlot Ent.; Planning New Album
(AllHipHop News) Dipset/Byrd Gang member NOE recently launched Merlot Heights Entertainment and is planning to introduce a new crop of Baltimore rap artists to the Hip-Hop game. NOE, who has been featured on several high profile Dip related projects, including Jim Jones’ Pray IV Reign and MOB – The Byrdgang Album, has also worked with […]
ChartWatch: Lil Wayne BREAKS LOOSE!
ChartWatch for October 20, 2010 Its a slow week again and there arent a lot of albums coming out in Hip Hop but things should start looking up in the next couple of months. Albums are set to be released from artist like Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Jim Jones, Dirty Money (well see if this […]
Ice Cube Confirms Beef With ‘New West’ Rappers Is Squashed
(AllHipHop News) West Coast veteran Ice Cube has revealed that any possible issues with rappers who represent the “new” West Coast rappers have been resolved. Beef between Ice Cube and a variety of new artists like Crooked I, Glasses Malone, Nipsey Hu$sle and Jay Rock seemed to be brewing this past Spring, when it was […]
Akon: Back to Basics
After a much-needed break from the spotlight, R&B crooner Akon is stepping back into the lab to crank out a new album. Due out early 2011, Stadium, will infuse the various experiences that the Senegalese singer took in as he toured around the world over the last few years, especially focusing on his performance at […]
J. Period and Black Thought Team Up For Live ‘Illadelph Edition’ Mixtape
(AllHipHop News) DJ J. Period and The Roots’ lead vocalist MC Black Thought have released a one-of-a-kind mixtape titled the J. Period Live Mixtape (Illadelph Edition) EP. The latest collaboration between the pair was recorded live onstage on September 26th, at the Toronto-based Hip-Hop festival, The Manifesto.The 30-minute EP features live J. Period remixes with […]
Kanye West Pops Up On Ellen
This is why nobody “urban” gets to interview Kanye too much anymore. Because, of these mainstreamers giving him all this love. No shots. Ellen gave him an interview and he talks about the VMA’s, the how Mos Def told him to go away, his mother and some other assorted goodies. Kanye took out his lower […]
AXE Drops T.I. As Spokesman
(AllHipHop News) Rap star T.I. has officially lost his gig as a spokesman for AXE body spray, just days after he was sentenced to 11 months in prison for violating the terms of his federal probation. TMZ.com reports that AXE will “no longer feature T.I. in our promotional campaign” and has already removed the Grammy […]
Rick Ross Announces International ‘Blowing Money Fast’ Tour
(AllHipHop News) Rick Ross has announced he will headline the upcoming international “Blowing Money Fast Tour,” in support of his latest hit album, Teflon Don. The rapper will hit the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Africa with artists on his Maybach Music Group imprint, including Triple C’s and crooner, Masspike Miles.Rick Ross is […]
Beastie Boys Scrap Hot Sauce Committee Part 1; Move Forward With New Album
(AllHipHop News) The Beastie Boys are moving forward with plans to release new music next year, after scrapping their highly anticipated album Hot Sauce Committee Part 1. The Hip-Hop group scrapped the album last year when Adam “MCA” Yauch was diagnosed with cancer of the preaortic gland and lymph nod, last year. Hot Sauce Committee […]
Big K.R.I.T.: Mississippi Messiah
Big K.R.I.T.: Mississippi Messiah By Seandra Sims A small, haze-filled concert venue off Canal Street – Santos Party House – plays the backdrop for the Smokers Tours New York stop. Backstage in a 15 x 15 room are 15 or so random people, many of them doing what the tour’s title invites them to do. There, […]
