Lil Kim, Cyndi Lauper Collaborate For Nelson Mandela’s B-Day
Nelson Mandelas 91st birthday will include more than cake, as rapper Lil Kim and 80s pop songstress Cyndi Lauper take the stage together to help celebrate the occasion during a concert to honor the former South African president. The three-hour event, which will take place at 8 p.m. July 18 at Radio City Music […]

50 Cent: Heavy Weight Part 2
In the second verse of video for 50 Cents In Da Club, the Queens rapper displays a particularly intense stare that seems to be a gateway to everything that hes experienced in his life, including his struggles. In Part 2 of AllHiphops interview, 50 delivers that glare several times as he peruses through several topics […]

Joe Budden To Inspectah Deck: “I’m going to tear him up for fun”
A full-fledged lyrical feud has broken out between Inspectah Deck of the Wu Tang Clan and Joe Budden, who now represents for Slaughterhouse. While Budden has yet to respond in song, Deck has released a song called House N***a, where he proclaims the war is on. The lyrical beef is a result of Joe Budden […]

Mothers Of Superstar Rappers Offer Advice To Single Moms
The mothers of three internationally known rap stars will lend their time and parenting tips during the Saving our Sons workshop panel event, which seeks solutions to the educational crisis facing young, African-American men. Dr. Mahalia A. Hines, the mother of rapper/actor Common, Dr. Brenda Greene, the mother of Talib Kweli and Sheron Smith, […]

Pitbull DUI Trial Starts In Miami; Rapper Faces Prison
The DUI trial of rapper Pitbull started today (July 8) in Miami, Florida. Pitbull, born Armando Perez, landed his second DUI charge in December of 2007, after police stopped him driving 93 miles-per-hour on the Palmetto Expressway. He was arrested and was eventually released on $1,000 bond. The rappers first DUI charge came […]

Hurricane Chris Explains Halle Berry CoSign, New LP
Fresh off the success of his Halle Berry single, Hurricane Chris is looking to cap off the summer with the August release of Unleashed. The sophomore LP will mark Chris first offering since 2007s 51/50 Ratchet, which was powered by the triple platinum single A Bay Bay. Halle Berry herself was seen dancing […]

Celebrities Twitter About Michael Jackson
The world gathered together yesterday (July 7) to mourn and celebrate the life of Michael Jackson, one of the greatest entertainers to ever grace music, during a memorial at the Los Angeles Staple Center. Seats were filled with everyone from the Jackson family, to A-listers like Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, Sean “Diddy” Combs, […]

Rick Ross Ft. Sleepy Brown
“Neverland”

Inspectah Deck
“House Ni**a [Joe Budden Diss]

Trife Diesel Ft. Ghostface Killah [Heater Of The Day]
“Respectfully”

Alternative Pick: The Dream P###. By Timbaland
“Get Like Me”

Rich Mo
“My Attitude Stinks”

M.Diamond Ft. G Mann and Jinxx
“Let My Money Pile”

Maino Reveals Details On Looming Reality Show
Maino has released more information about his forthcoming as-yet-untitled reality show on Sirius Radio/Shade 45’s Lip Service with Angela Yee and Leah Rosa. Maino, who has been tight lipped on the pending reality series, has confirmed that the show is 90% complete but the paperwork isn’t signed yet. The Brooklyn rapper said, “There’s […]

The Alchemist: Chemical Warfare (Review)
Its been five years since his last solo effort, 1st Infantry, but on Chemical Warfare, Alchemist—Eminems tour DJ and Prodigys go-to-beatsmith—doesnt disappoint his eager fans. As always, Al flips both exotic and noteworthy samples to accompany his signature sound—sinister melodies over thumping drums. A good selection of artists from Memphis to Brooklyn laces the […]

Making the Band Franchise at the Center of MTV Court Case
Hip-Hop mogul Sean P. Diddy Combs may make a possible appearance in court in regards to a case involving MTV and its hit reality show, Making the Band. The case, which was scheduled to go to mediation this month, stems from efforts to sue MTV Networks by Soneet Kapila, a trustee in former boy […]

Amerie: All’s Fair In Love and War
Alas, summer has arrived. No, your local weatherman didnt remind you when the first day of summer officially appears on the calendar, but that Ego Trippin sample playing on your radio laced with high notes by Amerie is the smoke signal fans have been patiently waiting for. It was 2002 when Why Dont We Fall […]

Alfamega: The Interview Part 2
Part 2: Looking Forward Part 1: Looking Back Most in the Hip-Hop community believed Alfamegas career had come to an abrupt end in the first week of May 2009. T.I. had kicked him out of Grand Hustle without even notifying him. The whole ordeal was based on a report by thesmokinggun.com, which pegged Alfamega as […]

Chartwatch: MJ Dominates Again, Black Eyed Peas Hang On, Alchemist Emerges
R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON What is going on with Hip-Hop this week? Jay-Z is still mad at everyone who uses autotune (except for Lil Wayne, T-Pain, and Kanye West the major users of autotune. They also where a lot of tight pants and colorful clothing which is also what Jay-Z hates but once again I digress.) Speaking […]

Obama The Anti-Christ? It’s a C-O-N-spiracy
Perhaps I’m not surfing the dark corners of the Internet closely enough, but I haven’t come across any amazing conspiracy theories in a while. I’m sure paranoid people are still out there telling anyone who will listen that Prez Obama is the anti-Christ, the government flushed drugs into the hood (are they still doing it? […]