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http://allhiphop.comFormer NFL star Michael Vick was released today from federal custody, allowing the former standout quarterback the opportunity to return to football. Vick spent the last eight weeks of his 23 month sentence under home confinement, which required him to wear an electronic monitor. He plans to meet soon with commissioner Roger Goodell […]
Pharrell is clearly in love with this Lanvin “Piped Blazer,” because the rapper-slash-producer-slash-rocker has been seen rocking it quite frequently this year. Most recently, Pha-real, as Jay-Z once called him, was seen wearing it to the BAPE Flagstore opening in London. This time, The Neptunes front man wore it with a brown and beige […]
Police in the United Kingdom have launched an investigation into Compton, California native The Game, after a fan was assaulted by a member of his entourage during a concert. The incident, which occurred at Liverpool’s O2 Academy, occurred after a 21-year-old man jumped on the stage to take a picture with the rapper. […]
“Euphemisms are misunderstood as mistakes/ But it’s a by-product of the ghetto music we make/” —Canibus, “Poet Laureate II,” Rip the Jacker, 2003. Of the many reasons Hip-Hop music dogged for, one of the most unremarkable is that it teaches bad English—broken English—Ebonics. Critics argue that it celebrates anti-intellectualism, with an emphasis on rhyme rather […]
In the closing months of 2003 Kanye West, while introducing himself, reintroduced the hip-hop world to his fellow Chicagoan, a rapid-fire spitter known as Twista. Despite several break-out verses on projects from Do or Die, Puff Daddy and the Ruff Ryders, Twista had achieved limited mainstream success prior to the Kanye-featured-and-produced “Slow Jams,” and the […]
A lawyer for Gucci Mane have shot down a rumor spreading that the Atlanta rapper was heading back to jail. “Gucci Mane is not incarcerated. His attorneys are addressing all pending issues through the courts,” his attorney Dwight Thomas said in a statement. Rumors circulated on the Internet over the weekend that Gucci Mane, […]
Lil Wayne’s Rebirth album, a rock/rap hybrid, has been pushed back again says one member of Young Money. Shanell, a contributor, say the album will be ready when the creative vision is finished. “Right now [the album is set for release in] September, but let me tell y’all, great art takes time and […]
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. RIHANNA AND PHARRELL – A COUPLE? Rihanna and Pharrell? WOW. There are rumors flourishing (you like that word) that Pharrell and RiRi are working on making […]
JOE BUDDEN SAYS SORRY TO METH Joe Budden and Methodman and Wu and Slaughterhouse. It almost looked like a serious battle was about to pop off, but it seems cooler heads have prevailed. SORT OF. Check out as Joe Budden explains his side of the issue and the conditions for his “apology.” It […]
Producer Jermaine Dupri recently addressed footage that features him encouraging Adam “Pacman” Jones to “make it rain” in a strip club, shortly before an infamous shooting involving the star NFL player. Jones is slated to take the stand as a star witness for the prosecution during the attempted murder trial of Arvin Edwards. […]
Efforts to provide aid to needy residents in Gaza were finally granted as a Viva Palestina U.S.-led humanitarian convoy entered the country on Wednesday (July 15). Among those traveling with the more than 200-member group were Dead Prez rapper M-1, New York City Councilman Charles Barron and former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney as well […]
Rapper Foxy Brown and R&B singer Toni Braxton are the latest celebrities to run afoul of the Internal Revenue Service. Of the two, Brown owes the most, as the IRS is seeking $641,558 in federal taxes due to the state of New York. A tax lien was filed against Brown in June for taxes […]
“A Place With No Name” [Unreleased]
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“Notorious Wave”
“Every Girl”
“I Wonder”
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Hip-Hop star 50 Cent has denied reports that he will go head-to-head with Roc-A-Fella boss Jay-Z on September 11. Jay-Z is slated to release his highly anticipated album The Blueprint 3 on September 11, the same date he dropped the first Blueprint album, which landed in stores on September 11, 2001. It was widely reported […]
A just released amateur video has shed light on the 2007 Las Vegas strip club incident that resulted in the NFL suspension of Adam “Pacman” Jones, and three individuals being shot. The video, which will be used in the attempted murder trial of accused shooter Arvin Edwards, shows Jones and Nelly throwing thick wads […]
