ODB’s Mom Talks About Son’s Legacy; Speaks Out Against Wife, New Book
On the anniversary of Wu-Tang co-founder Ol Dirty Bastards death, his mother Cherry Jones is speaking out about the infighting and controversy that continues to surround her son, even in death. In an exclusive statement to AllHipHop.com, Mrs. Jones sought to dispel the numerous reports that have appeared about the care of ODBs children […]
Rapper Bump J. Arrested For Chicago Bank Robbery
Chicago rapper Bump J. has been arrested by federal officials in Carbondale, Illinois, for allegedly robbing a Chicago-area bank in 2007. Bump J., born Terrance Boykin, was arrested and taken into custody following a routine traffic stop earlier this week. Police accuse Bump J. and another associate of robbing a Chase Bank branch at […]
Ruste Juxx: Indestructible (Album Review)
For those not in the know, a jux is slang for robbery. You add some rust to it and that would imply an extra dose of foulness to an already dirty deed. Simply put thats exactly what Duck Down Records affiliate and long time collaborator Ruste Juxx is putting down with his debut […]
Gay Rappers Respond In Droves To Trick Trick Comments
Members of the Gay and Lesbian Hip-Hop community have responded in droves to rapper Trick Tricks recent unprovoked verbal attack. Like many others, they were surprised by the inflammatory comments made by the Detroit artist regarding their lifestyle on his latest album. During an interview to promote the album The Villain on Tuesday […]
Illa J: Reppin’ Dilla for Life
Cruising down East 7 Mile Road in Detroit, the sharp thuds and jolts from potholes drumming the tires of your ride is unpreventable. Some would shrug it off as a consequence of being so cold in the D. But to an innovator such as the late underground producer/MC James Dewitt Yancey better known as J […]
50 Cent To Perform at Spike Video Game Awards
Mogul 50 Cent is set to promote both his new album and video game next month at Spike TVs sixth annual Video Game Awards. The show will feature 50 performing Get Up, the Scott Storch produced official first single from Before I Self Destruct. During the song, 50 is scheduled to utilize exclusive […]
Immortal Technique Hosts Benefit Concert For Afghanistan Children
Rapper Immortal Technique will host a benefit concert in San Francisco to benefit displaced children of war in Afghanistan. Immortal Technique is hold to the show to raise money for Omied International, a human rights advocacy group in the final stages of constructing the Amin Institute in war-torn Kabul. The institute/medical center will […]
N.O.R.E. Lands Post Merger Sirius/XM Show; New Lineup Listing
Fans of the off-color antics from Noreaga and DJ EFNs Militainment Crazy Raw Radio will now get to hear the program in a bigger outlet, as AllHipHop.com confirmed the show has been picked up as part of the Sirius/XFM merger. Subscribers of both Sirius and XFM satellite radio will be able to hear the […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Rihanna’s Band Beats Up Group! Fake Rumors! Remy Ma To Get Free?
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 DONALD TRUMP ACCUSED DIDDY AND 50 CENT OF BITING!!!! You know biting is the cardinal rule in Hip-Hop. YET, it happens over […]
Catching Up With Avant: From Performing in Iraq to R. Kelly Comparisons
Eight years deep in the industry, R&B crooner Avant learned quickly that he had to craft his own identity or risk being fazed out to prepubescent pretty boys or afro-sporting pseudo-soulquarians. Over ten hit singles and four albums, the Cleveland-bred vocalist proved he wasnt just another new millennium R. Kelly Xerox, and that talent […]
THE DAY REPORT: Haters Everywhere We Go
I started Rap Coalition with my own money in 1992 because I got tired of hearing about my favorite artists getting jerked by greedy labels, unsavory production companies, and unknowledgeable managers. I came to rap as a fanstarted listening to rap in Philadelphia in 1980. Many of you werent even born yet. I didnt […]
Lil Wayne Performing During Historic Country Awards
Hip-Hop star Lil Wayne will take part in a historic night for the music business during The 42nd Annual Country Music Awards. The rapper will perform alongside Kid Rock during the Awards show, which takes place tonight (November 12) in Nashville, Tennessee. While African-American Hick Hop artist Cowboy Troy graced the CMA stage […]
Tale Of The (Mix)Tape: Lil Wayne Takes A Leak, Guerilla Black Who?
With my sincere congratulations going to Barack Obama means the end of the voting mixtapes, and thats something I think we all can appreciate. That got more played out than B.I.G imitators at the end of the 90s. Speaking of which, Guerrilla Black creeps out of nowhere with The Black Tapes Volume 1. Mick […]
T-Pain Auctioning Hat Collection; Apologizes For Anti-Semetic Comments
Now that his third album Thr33 Ringz is in stores, T-Pain seems to be abandoning his circus motif. The self-proclaimed ringleader of the urban music industry has announced that he will be auctioning off his massive collection of top hats. The collection of nearly 300 custom made hats, including a red and black […]
R&B Rewind: Mista – “Blackberry Molasses”
Group: MistaSong: Blackberry MolassesYear: 1996Album: MistaProducers: Organized NoizeIts Wednesday yall and it’s time for an R&B Rewind! Yeah I took a small break last week, but Im back, and this time I took a trip down memory lane and dug up the group Mista. Some of you youngins might not be familiar with Mista and […]
