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Grouchy Greg

Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/grouchy.tv - I am Grouchy Greg. I founded AllHipHop in 1996. In addition to running the site, I enjoy breaking news stories. My stories have been cited in The LA Times, NY Times, NY Post, TMZ, Yahoo, Billboard, The Associated Press, CNN, and more.

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Rapper Future To Take Charge Of Superfly Revamp Soundtrack

(AllHipHop News) Rap superstar Future has signed on to reimagine soul legend Curtis Mayfield’s Superfly soundtrack for the 1972 film’s upcoming revamp. Mayfield masterminded the music for the original cult blaxploitation crime drama, which was directed by Gordon Parks, Jr. and starred Ron O’Neal as an African-American cocaine dealer searching for a better life, and […]

Pounds – “Francis Ford”

Rochester, N.Y.’s own Pounds drops a VHS-produced track from the rapper’s great October release, Rules and Parameters, that further demonstrated his knack for delivering lyrically vivid mafioso rap. After all, this particular sub-genre is at its finest when emcees can bring such harsh, difficult stories to life with their words. And to say Pounds does that […]

Jay-Z Moves To Trademark Jaybo Character From Story Of O.J. Video

(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z has filed documents to trademark animated character Jaybo from his video for the song “The Story Of O.J.” The hip-hop star, real name Shawn Carter, worked with director Mark Romanek via Anonymous Content, and multimedia agency The Mill, to create the award-winning animated music video. Jaybo draws on the character of “S####” […]