Details Surrounding Jay-Z’s Memoir ‘Decoded’ Released
Details of Jay-Z’s highly anticipated memoir Decoded have hit the Internet. According to Billboard.com, the book, which features an image of Andy Warhol’s “Rorschach,” and will come fully illustrated. The book “decodes” 36 songs from Jay-Z’s catalog the rapper explained in an excerpt from the book. “When I first started working on this book, I […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Tiny Ready For Jail? 50’s New Beef! Epic Wins & Fails
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] PREPARING FOR A BID? This doesnt sound too credible. Everybody thinks they will […]
AHH Stray News: Cee Lo LP Bumped Up A Month; Trina’s New App; Black Girls Rock!
(AllHipHop News) Trina is stepping up her technology strategy with the release of her own signature iPhone app. Trina has team with Rock Software to launch her own custom app, which will feature new music, news, videos and more. This is an addition to my brand as a whole that I get to share with […]
J Dilla Foundation Launches ‘So Far To Go’ International Art Contest
(AllHipHop News) The J Dilla Foundation has announced “So Far To Go,” a new international art contest thats designed to celebrate the life of the legendary producer, born James Dewitt Yancy. The non-profit, which is run by J Dilla’s mother Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancy, has teamed with La Famiglia and 323East to create original designs […]
Michael Vick: Relapse or Recovery
Michael Vick. Has he recovered or will he relapse? Sure hes the guy you want to watch, but is he the guy you want leading your team? I wrote an article last week in the Washington Post last week (http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2010/09/can-vick-return-to-form-boadu.html) urging people chill on Mike Vick. I grew up watching Vick. He is our quarterback. […]
Exclusive: Common Extends Olive Branch To Ice Cube
Chicago rapper/actor Common has extended an offer to fellow rapper/actor Ice Cube, to possibly work on a film together in the future. The news is significant because the pair had one of the most legendary and well chronicled feuds in Hip-Hop. Ice Cube and Common went back and forth over Common’s classic song “I Used […]
Excerpt: BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family
BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family is an instant classic. But the book is not a shoot-em-up chronicle of BMFs extravagant and violent life and times. Atlanta journalist Mara Shalhoup writes the book and deep-dives into the circumstances that lead to BMFs creation and those that put their […]
50 Cent Sued For $200K Over Movie ‘Things Fall Apart’
(AllHipHop News) Rap star 50 Cent is being sued for $200,000 by a production company who claims the rapper stiffed them on payments for their work on a movie called Things Fall Apart. Crispy Twig Productions and Nancy Nayor Battino filed a lawsuit against 50 Cent on September 17th in Santa Monica District Court, claiming […]
Review: Tum Tum: Purp Kobain
9/10When I first saw the album artwork for this project I knew it was going to be a classic mixtape, but at the same time, it was going to be hilarious. The album starts off by flipping the Princes Purple Rain sample to Purple Reign, I could tell Tum Tum was ready to get the fans […]
Pimp C Ft. Jazze Pha
“Fly Lady”
Alternative Pick: Trey Songz Ft. Wiz Khalifa and Gucci Mane
“Bottoms Up (Remix)”
Maino Ft. Styles P and LA The Darkman
“I’m Not The One”
Triple C’s
“Bust Your Heart”
Bruno Mars Ft. Damian Marley
“Liquor Store Blues”
Derty Den Ft. Hugge Bear [BGA]
“Believe It”
KnocTurnal Ft. Crooked I
“I’ve Been Here For Years”
Canibus: C of Tranquility Video Preview
Canibus has a new album on the way called C of Tranquility, the album features production from DJ Premier, Jake One, Scram Jones, D.R. Period, J-Zone, and more. Here is a video of Canibus, mixing a variety of video footage throughout Canibus career with new tracks from the album. Check this out. Canibus Snippets (v2) […]
ChartWatch: The Same Ol’ Stuff With More Underground Dropping
ChartWatch for September 22, 2010First up on the countdown is Linkin Park. They kind of rap sometimes well not anymore .but they did have that Reanimation album from 2003. Plus they did that album with Jay-Z. All that aside the California band drops their fourth studio album, A Thousand Suns, and takes the number one spot selling 253,685 […]
