The Top 5 Worst Name Changes In Rap
Editor’s note: The views expressed inside this editorial aren’t necessarily the views of AllHipHop.com or its employees.The name change. It is the ultimate form of reinvention. Artists have long held variety of monikers to seemingly symbolize changes in persona or accentuate progress. Prince even took it a step farther and made his name an unpronounceable […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Jay Teaches Beyonce! Rap Mogul’s Granny Gets Home! Alicia and Swizz Help Drake!
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. SEE SOMETHING? SAY SOMETHING!!!!! THE DAILY TWO SENSE!How are ya doing? I talked to one of my old friends from the IC. Refreshing to say […]
E-40 Lands Three New Albums On Chart; Thanks Internet For Success
(AllHipHop News) Vallejo, California rapper E-40 landed three separate brand new albums on Billboards rap chart this week, as his latest releases are sitting in the #5, #6 and #14 positions. The rappers releases Revenue Retrievin Day & Night Shift and the release Heavy On The Grind have sold a total of 30,000 units independently […]
Drake Hired A Vocal Coach For ‘Away From Home’ Tour, Says Producer
(AllHipHop News) Two weeks ago, the Internet lit up at the sight of a leaked track from Drakes anticipated debut, Thank Me Later. Shut It Down, a So Far Gone-lite record featuring The-Dream, was reported in September as Drakes official lead single before any word of Over had surfaced.While the overall response to Shut It Down was more than favorable, […]
Wale, Knaan, and Sage Francis To Play Atlanta for Indie Concert Series
(AllHipHop News) Independent promotion and production entity Rival Entertainment has announced 2 special tour dates featuring Wale, KNaan, and Sage Francis. The shows will be split up with Wale and KNaan performing tonight (April 8) at Atlantas Center Stage venue. Wale previously headlined an Atlanta show in 2008 as part of the citys annual A3C […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Juelz Loses Lawsuit!? Swizz’s New Baby? M.I.A. Disses Gaga!
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. THE DAMN MEDIA!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes the fans are the new media, because they push us to say things that arent true! Like somebody sent me one line of […]
Rapper Nicki Minaj Drops Off Of Rihanna’s Tour
(AllHipHop News) Nicki Minaj will not be heading out on the road with R&B singer Rihannas Last Girl On Earth Tour, the rapper revealed today (April 7th). On Monday, organizers of Rihannas Last Girl On Earth Tour announced that Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha were opening acts on the 25-date tour, which kicks off on July […]
The Top 10 Skinny Jean Culprits in Hip Hop
Ah, the skinny jean. In the 20th century, it began with punk rockers. Then skaters, rocks bands like The Strokes, and women embraced this cut. Finally, the hipsters caught on, rocking their dirty skinnies with equally dirty white canvas kicks and vintage tees. The HipsterSoon after developed the “hopsters.” Very similar to the hipster in […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Redman Married! Whitney Houston Sick? Bone Crusher Down With Bushwick!
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. REDMAN MARRIED! Illseed Exclusive! I want to give a very happy congrats to Redman aka Reggie Noble! Redman and his long-term fiancée finally sealed the deal and jumped […]
AllHiphop ChartWatch: Badu Moves Units, and Ursh Tops Charts
ChartWatch for April 7, 2010 Its R&B week in the top ten. Ordinarily I dont included R&B acts in the charts because this is a Hip Hop site but theres not a lot of Hip Hop on the charts so here we go. At number one this week is Usher with Raymond vs. Raymond. The […]
Russell Simmons Teams With Trenton Mayor To Create Peacekeeping Force
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons has teamed with the Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, to help bankroll a peacekeeping organization of citizens in the city, after a 7-year-old girl was gang raped last month. Simmons told The Trentonian that he will provide half of the funds for a new program being introduced into the […]
Kardinal Offishall Wants You To Stop Comparing Him to Drake
When most people think about Toronto hip-hop, Drake is usually the first person who pops into mind. The second? No doubt, Kardinal Offishall. But the 33-year-old rapper who released his debut album, Eye & I, when Drake was just 11, told VIBE hes tired of hearing bloggers devalue his work and pin him against his fellow Canadian.My whole career […]
