Rare Public Enemy Performance Highlights Roots 2nd Annual Picnic
A number of varied artists are coming together to support the 2nd Annual Roots Picnic this June in The Roots hometown of Philadelphia. Public Enemy, Asher Roth, Santigold, The Black Keys, Kid Cudi and The Roots themselves are included in the picnics lineup, which will feature a main stage and a second stage to […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Rihanna LEAVES Chris Brown? 50’s P### Prob? Jay-Z To Sign Brandy?
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 DAILY TWO CENTS I did a quick, but cool story on St. Ides and all the rappers that did commercials for them. Everybody from Pac to Biggie […]
UPDATE: Police Confirm Trick Trick Shooting At Jim Jones Show
UPDATED: 12:45 PM Popular Detroit rapper Trick Trick was shot in his hometown of Detroit during a show featuring New York rapper Jim Jones this morning (March 16). Trick Trick is in a Detroit area hospital, where he is recovering from a single gunshot wound sustained during the melee, reports the Detroit Free […]
TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE: Bun B
On March 31, 2009, UGKs final album, 4 Life, will be released. Still waving the mighty UGK flag, despite the untimely passing of Pimp C on December 4, 2007, is Bun B. Anyone weary of Bun’s ability to maintain the precedent set with UGKs triumphant Underground Kingz (2007) albumnever mind the Port Arthur, TX duos […]
Public Enemy LIVE IN CONCERT@ BB Kings
Public Enemy is one of Hip-Hop’s greatest and most storied groups. Their sonic legacy combines cultural relevance, social consciousness, dope lyrics, and awesome production. That combination brought forth some of the greatest music in Hip-Hop history and as a consequence one of the very best stage shows ever.Tonight, celebrating controversial member Flavor Flav’s 50th (yes […]
Pastor Troy Returns With ‘Feel Me or Kill Me’
Atlanta based rapper Pastor Troy is preparing a new album of material titled Feel Me or Kill Me, the follow up to his 2007 album Tool Muziq. Troys latest album is his third under a deal with San Francisco-based independent label SMC Recordings. The 12-tracks on Feel Me or Kill Me features production […]
Knockout Nation: Barrera-Khan, Kirkland Reigns Supreme, Hopkins’ Move Up, Mayweathers Comeback, Pipino Cuevas
Barrera: I am not your stepping stone. Today (March 14), Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) is on a mission to prove that hes still an elite fighter. The test comes in the form of young British sensation Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs), wholl face the cagey veteran in the toughest bout of his […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Xrabit + DMG$: Hello World
Forget everything you heard at last weekend’s house party because Xrabit + DMG$’s debut album, Hello World (Big Dada Records), just made things a lot more interesting. DMG$, The Texas MC duo of Trak Bully and Coool Dundee, link up with UK producer Xrabit on Hello World for some heavy experimenting, and the […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: 50/Ross Update! Guyana Sue T-Pain! The Dream & Christiana Milian Engaged?
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. TODAY’S RUMORS!THE DAILY TWO CENTS On my twitter, somebody asked me, “I know you saw the video from 50…honestly, what did you think.” (Shout out to pworld12!) The […]
Rapper 50 Cent Drops P### Featuring Rick Ross’ Baby’s Mom
Fresh off teasing fans with a trailer for an upcoming p### video featuring the mother or Rick Ross daughter, 50 Cent has officially released the X-rated clip for the public to view. Throughout the close to 13 and a half minute video, which debuted last night (March 13) on boobootv.com, the G-Unit frontman portrays […]
Ode To St. Ides: A Hip-Hop Retrospective
There was a time when rappers weren’t respected enough to get the other kind of deal. Before rappers were getting profitable endorsements from fast food companies and cell phone carriers, there was only one main path to corporate co-signage – MALT LIQUOR. We know all about the 40-ounce bottles that ravaged the hood in the […]
Rap Star MC Hammer Sued Over Book
Oakland, California rapper MC Hammer has been hit with a lawsuit over an inspirational book that a publishing company claims was never finished. Simon & Schuster filed the lawsuit on March 5, seeking the return of a $61,000 advance doled out to Hammer for the book Enemies of the Father: Messages from the Heart […]
AHH Stray News: Coolio Cancels Australian Tour
Coolio has scrapped a series of shows in Australia due to his arrest at Los Angeles International Airport last Friday (March 6). Coolio, who recently starred in UK Celebrity Big Brother, was arrested at the airport after a screener found crack cocaine in his possession, resulting in a scuffle between the rapper and security. He […]
