Jay-Z Signs UK Rapper Tinchy Stryder To Roc Nation
(AllHipHop News) UK rapper Tinchy Stryder has reportedly become the latest artist signed to Jay-Zs Rock Nation imprint. Stryder, 23, is said to have inked a deal with Roc Nation to form his own imprint, Takeover/Roc Nation. Takeover Entertainment is the imprint that released Stryders 2007 debut album, Star in the Hood. Under terms of […]
X-Raided: “When Rappers Go to Jail”
I find it interesting that everyone finds it so shocking that most if not all famous people are placed in segregated housing when they get locked up. Even here in prison, when the Rolling Stone with Lil Wayne on the cover came out saying that he would be in protective custody at Riker’s Island, I […]
Open Letter To Slim Thug
In a recent interview, rapper Slim Thug unleashed a very disturbing attack on Black women, here’s an excerpt: …Most single Black women feel like they dont want to settle for less. Their standards are too high right now. They have to understand that successful Black men are kind of extinct. Were important. Its hard to […]
Rapper Common On Serena: ‘I Am Single’
(AllHipHop News) Chicago rapper Common has officially confirmed his is a single man and no longer dating Serena, as previously reported. The rapper confirmed the news Chicagos Fox News, during an interview at the 3rd Annual Stay in School Event. Common was in town with the Kanye West Foundation, to encourage Chicago area teens to […]
Lauryn Hill Added to Rock The Bells Festival
(AllHipHop News) Former Fugees group member Lauryn Hill has joined the lineup of the 2010 Rock The Bells Festival. Hill will join acts like Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest and DJ Premier, who were announced as performers on the bill yesterday (June 9th). Each artist on this years 2010 Rock The Bells tour will […]
Ja Rule Faces Four Years In Prison This August
(AllHipHop News) Ja Rule must appear in court in August, where he will stand trial for a firearm violation in New York.The rapper was arrested in July of 2007 after a performance at the Beacon Theater. Police stopped his $250,000 Maybach Benz and found a loaded .40 caliber handgun in the car with the serial […]
Video: Redman – “Lookin’ Fly”
Redman channels his inner Micheal Jackson in his latest video – “Lookin’ Fly.”
Janelle Monáe: Artistic Android of Excellence
The musical work of Janelle Monáe cannot be easily defined or categorized. And while such tasks have grown in importance on the business side of the equation, the only issue that concerns Monáe is that she remains fearless in her music-making. Bridging (and blurring) the categorical lines that separate music lovers, Janelle has created a […]
“Moving On From The Industry (In Order To Mature It)”
You may think this is a strange title for an article at a website devoted to the culture and industry of music. But it has everything to do with the future of Hip-Hop. Let me explain. One day, in 1998, within 6 months of my no longer serving as a GM of Wu Tang Management, […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: 50 Cent Disses Diddy!? Drake Explains Lil Kim Diss!
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]. THE NEXT 48 HOURS – NAS AND DAMIAN MARLEY – PART 2 The AHH original series […]
Drake on Lil Kims Nicki Minaj Diss: Thats a sign that youre just losing it.
In the midst of gearing up for the June 15 release of his highly anticipated debut, Drake has elaborated on his recent on-stage defense of label mate Nicki Minaj. Lil Kim publicly called out Nicki Minaj at a concert last week over a perceived slight of not paying homage. In a subsequent interview with Kendra […]
Rapper 40 Glocc Announces Name Change To ‘Big Bad 40’
(AllHipHop News) West coast rapper 40 Glocc has announced that he has officially changed his well known moniker from 40 Glocc to Big Bad 40 (pronounced four O). According to 40 Glocc, his original name had a deeper meaning beyond its obvious reference to the firearm. In a country where freedom of speech is number […]
Mixtape Download: Dolla’s Final Mixtape
Born in Chicago, Illinois as a twin, Dollas sibling died at birth. Still, as the only boy amongst two sisters, the light-eyed MC admits to being spoiled. “Wed clean the house every Sunday but my only job was to take out the trash,” says Dolla. As a five year-old Dolla sat on his parents bed […]
Peedi Crakk Ready to Release New Music, Ends Jay-Z Beef
(AllHipHop News) Two months removed from a year plus in jail on parole violation, former Roc-a-Fella emcee Peedi Crakk is placing the finishing touches on his debut album for Amalgam Digital and putting his Jay-Z beef to rest. Previously, Peedi admitted that he was unfocused and blew his label budget while briefly under Jay-Zs Def […]
Capone-N-Noreaga Ft. Rick Ross, Imam T.H.U.G., Gunplay, Torch, Young Breed and SHO
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