Young Zasta
“Birthday”
Is Obama The First Hip-Hop President
During the 2008 presidential election, many from the political left and right insisted a straight line be drawn from Barack Obama directly to the “hip-hop community.” These folks, regardless of their political affiliation, often pointed to Obama’s race, his age, his claim to have Jay-Z in his iPod and his infamous brushing the dirt of […]
Spoedee
“Made Like Me”
Eminem Teams With ‘Shamwow!’ Guy For New Ad (Video)
(AllHipHop News) Eminem dropped a viral video featuring the Shamwow! guy promoting the rappers upcoming album, Recovery. The :30 second viral clip features Vince Shlomi promoting the album in the vein of the popular late night Shamwow! towel commercials. Youre going to be clappin when you hear Eminem rappin, Shlomi said while hawking Eminems new […]
Former Terror Squad Member Tony Sunshine Disses Fat Joe
(AllHipHop News) Former Terror Squad member Tony Sunshine is taking shots at his one-time ally, Bronx rapper Fat Joe. In a new video circulating around the Internet, Tony Sunshine questioned Fat Joes financial status, after news broke that the rapper was selling his $2 million dollar mansion. Additionally, Fat Joes tax records recently hit the […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Drake Loves Rihanna (Oh Boy)! Tiger Woods’ New Kid?
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. Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at [email protected]. YES! THE DAILY TWO SENSE! I hope you are enjoying the series Hip-Hop and Politics: From The […]
The Simmons Sisters To Host Def Jam’s “New Voices Tour 2010”
Launched by Island Def Jam and Universal Music Group, Antonio Jr and Aaron Reid will collaborate with Vanessa and Angela Simmons to present a talent competition titled “The New Voices Tour 2010.” With similar ideas, it was easy for the two set of siblings to come together and collaborate on the tour. “We came together […]
Tupac’s Code Foundation:Revisited
From June 1994 to April 2002, Ms. Erica Ford ran Tupac’s Code Foundation even after the rapper had passed away. Erica, Tupac, and his stepfather Mutulu Shakur, established The Code in 1994. The mission was simply to keep young people out of jail and to decrease Black on Black crime. Ms. Ford tells her taled […]
Whos Carrying the Political Torch in Hip-Hop Today?
Gina Torres and Chuck Jigsaw Creekmur contributed to this report. WHAT HAPPENED? An interesting thing happened to Styles P in 2005. The rapper released Im Black, a song that lit a fire in the heart and minds of hip-hop fans of all colors and cultures. Fans waited and waited for a video and a […]
Exclusive: Drake NY Show Shut Down; Rapper Issues Statement
(AllHipHop News) Drakes highly anticipated performance in New York was unceremoniously shut down by the New York Police Department.Sources with AllHipHop.com say the show with cancelled because of the tremendous swell of fans that came out to see the rapper.The Toronto rapper was scheduled to perform during Papers Sounds Like Paper concert series at the […]
Kane & Abel Prep First Album In Six Years
(AllHipHop News) Twin brothers Kane & Abel are gearing up to release Back On Money, their first album in over six years, through a new deal with E1 Music. The Bronx natives were transplants in New Orleans, where they were introduced to Master P. and signed to his No Limit Records imprint in the late […]
Rapper T.I. Locks In Deal As Spokesman For Remy Martin Cognac
(AllHipHop News) Rapper T.I. is jumping in to the liquor business after striking a deal with Remy Martin. The rapper appeared on Atlantas V-103 during Ryan Cameron show and revealed he had just returned from France, where he entered into a deal as the spokesman for Remy Martin. Im now the official endorser and global […]
Mixtape Review: Araab Muzik & La Profecy
La Profecy brings you a mixtape true hip-hop lover’s will listen to repeatedly. Bringing along Dipset’s own Araab Muzik & A-Mafia. The mixtape includes exclusive music from Vado,A-Mafia, French Montana, Meek Mill ect. With drops from DJ Drama as well you have a classic mixtape from signed to un-signed talent. Songs to check for Vado […]
Jeezy Ft. Birdman and Bun B
“My Tool”
Drake Aims To Prove Himself To Andre 3000 For Second Album
Its being called the biggest music release of the year. Indeed, Drakes major label debut Thank Me Later, which hit shelves today (June 15), has received a level of excitement usually reserved for veteran superstar artists. But so far the Toronto MC has managed to hit the musical sweet spot by crafting songs that appeal to hipsters, […]
Bun B Ft. Jazze Pha
“Till We Say So”
Travie McCoy Ft. T-Pain and Gucci Mane
“Billionaire Remix”
Review: Red Dead Redemption
When Rockstar released Grand Theft Auto IV in 2008, it was thought by many that the sandbox genre had seen the best it had to offer. Now almost two years later, the bar of excellence has been raised through the roof with its Western counterpart Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego). Rockstar succeeds in creating one of the best […]
Hip-hop and Politics Have a Long History Behind the Mic
This weekend one of hip-hop’s hottest acts, Drake, lent his talent to protest offshore drilling. On Sunday, the 23-year-old rapper performed at the ‘Stop The Offshore Drilling” rally at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. In May, hip-hop veteran Talib Kweli released a single about another hot political topic. It’s called ‘Papers Please’ — and […]
