EXCLUSIVE: Lil Wayne’s Manager Disputes Bahamas Lawsuit Account
Superstar Lil Waynes manager is countering a Bahamian promoters claim that the rapper missed 2008 concert because he was unconscious at the time of the scheduled performance. On Thursday (July 9) TMZ.com reported that Red City Entertainment had filed a lawsuit against the multi-platinum artist in regards to a missed appearance on September 27 of […]
Rapper Pitbull Thanks God For Beating DUI Charge
Pitbulls claims that he was erroneously arrested in December of 2007 on DUI charges have been validated, as the rapper was found not guilty of DUI charges today (July 9). “I had my day in court and justice was served. All my life I have fought for everything I have achieved and we fought […]
A Breakdown Of Forbes’ Top 2009 Hip-Hop Earners
Despite earning 57% less between June 2008 and June 2009 than he did in the same period the previous year, Jay-Z has topped this years Forbes list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings. The Roc-A-Fella co-founder raked in an estimated $35 million in the 12 month qualifying period. While his income was almost $50 […]
E-Thugs Are Gonna Kill You!
I took a bit of a break from writing. Life is real and some of my previous editorials had some people after me. I have been running in fear of my life. The thugs The E-Thugs. Im petrified of all these E-Thugs roaming the Internet Superhighway terrorizing everybody like they own the web or something. If […]
Royce Promises Classic Slaughterhouse Debut, Speaks On Budden Issues
With his latest EP dropping this past Tuesday (July 7), Detroit veteran Royce da 59 is the lead emcee to kick off an EP series buildup to the anticipated debut of the super group Slaughterhouse. Each member (Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 59) will release an EP in the month of […]
Pitbull Talks DUI Trial; Seeks Justice
Miami Rapper Pitbull wants the world to be clear on one fact regarding his on-going trial in his hometown: his in court by choice and not by obligation. The bi-lingual superstar, who recently released his first single “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho), as a Polo Grounds Music recording artist, went on trial […]
Jacob the Jeweler Forfeits $2 Million In Laundered Funds
Jacob Arabov has forfeited $2 million dollars in illegal proceeds, as a part of his plea agreement conviction for laundering the drug profits of a nationwide drug conspiracy network. Arabov, known affectionately to Hip-Hop stars as Jacob the Jeweler, was sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison for lying to federal authorities about the […]
REVIEW: “Subway Art”
Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant, both world-class photographers in their own right, reclaim graffiti fame with this 25th anniversary re-release of their remarkable visual documentation of graffitis golden age in the late 70s and early 80s. The portfolio-sized book is not one of those stuffy academic releases dedicated to the history of graffiti, its commercialization, […]
Sneak(er) Peek: Adidas X Def Jam
Def Jam and Adidas; two disparate companies sharing innovative pasts and futures. The former holds place as the essential Hip-Hop label, built on acts like LL Cool, Slick Rick and Public Enemy. The latter is a bedrock in sportswear, and inadvertently or not, Hip-Hop fashion harking back to the debut of ubiquitous Pro Model/Superstar (aka […]
Sic Osyrus Ft. Esso and Sav Killz [Heater Of The Day]
“Still Love Her Remix”
Dorrough Ft. Jermaine Dupri, Soulja Boy, Jim_Jones, Slim Thug, E-40 And Rich Boy
“Ice Cream Paint Job Remix”
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, […]
