AHH YEAR IN REVIEW: Who Was The King Of The East In ’08?
While the East Coast awaits a new crop of emcees to emerge in the national spotlight, the veterans continue to hold down the fort. This year saw mainstays like Nas and Jay-Z continue to make moves on the music and business front. Although several stars didnt release albums, many like Fabolous, 50 Cent, and Jadakiss […]
Joe Budden Reponds To Ransom!
This beef is really brewing and Joe responds to Ransom’s crew slapping Joe’s friend, WHOA!
Economy Delays Jay-Z’s Hotel Business
Jay-Zs plans to add the title of hotelier to his ever-expanding empire has been halted, the New York Times reports. The rapper/moguls planned J Hotels, which was scheduled to break ground this year, has been postponed indefinitely, as New Yorks real estate development market takes a heavy hit. The luxury hotel was proposed […]
Talib Kweli’s Blacksmith Music Splits With Warner Bros.
Talib Kwelis Blacksmith Music imprint has dissolved its distribution arrangement with Warner Brothers Records. The Brooklyn MC confirmed the split to AllHipHop.com today after rumors surfaced online that he had been released from his contract with the label. “My label Blacksmith is no longer distributed by Warner Brothers, which means they will not […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Janet Mad At Beyonce? 50 Cent the Helper? T-Pains New Artist!
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.MY DAILY TWO CENTS I was around in the 90s. I was on the fringes of the Music Industry back in those days, very much an outsider. I remember […]
T.I., Young Jeezy, & Ludacris Bring Atlanta To New York(Concert Review)
Atlanta went in hard this past weekend as Ludacris, Young Jeezy and T.I. took to the stage at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, N.Y. as part of HOT 97 and Big League Entertainment’s Holiday Bash ’08. Despite the inclement weather, thousands of Hip-Hop heads of all ages ranging from tiny tots in hoodies to […]
The Top Ten Black Power Themed Rap Acts…according to Marcus Reeves
Even though real Hip-Hop can seem like it has gone to the pallbearers lately, its legacy is safe in the good quills of brilliant writers like Marcus Reeves. As a feature writer and editor, Reeves was an integral part of The Source Magazines Mind Squad during the magazines golden age. From there, he hit the […]
2008 MissTape
Every year there are a ton of tracks that you hear over and over again on the radio and blasting out of car windows. You may hate those songs with a white-hot passion (I Kissed a Girl), but you still know every word since theyre constantly being drilled into your head while youre trying to […]
2008’s Biggest Stories #3: Trick Trick Vs. Yung Berg and The Gay COmmunity
Detroits Trick Trick, the self-proclaimed villain of Hip-Hop, made himself one of the cultures biggest talking points this year courtesy of one-sided feuds with Yung Berg and the gay community. Over the summer, talkative rapper Yung Berg was mercilessly beaten and relieved of his trademark Transformer chain mere moments after stepping into Tricks Plan […]
AHH YEAR IN REVIEW: Who Was The King Of The South In ’08?
Theres one life / One love / So there can only be one king Nas The Message For our purposes, Nas rule of one will be modified to a rule of four. Every year there are a handful of artists from each region that leave an indelible mark on Hip-Hop through their hard […]
