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 […]
AHH Stray News: Jim Jones Drops Christmas Album
Rappers Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Skull Gang and Freekey Zeekey will join comedian/actor Mike Epps in spreading their brand of holiday cheer on the new album Jim Jones and Skull Gang Present: A Tribute to Bad Santa featuring Mike Epps. Jones, who is also working on a new album titled Pray IV Reign, has […]
New Bio Examines The Life Of Ol’ Dirty Bastard
The troubled life of rapper Ol Dirty Bastard will hit the stores this month in a new biography titled Digging For Dirt. The 288-page book was written by Jaime Lowe, who met with surviving members of the Wu-Tang Clan, ODBs parents, business managers, neighbors, friends and fans, to put together the biography. Digging […]
Royce Da 59: Sargeant Slaughter
If the Internet age has proven to be a blessing for underground rappers, Royce Da 59 is the perfect case study. While his initial albums did not penetrate the mainstream threshold, for a few years it was only his unrelenting tour schedule and online presence that kept the Nickel Nine name alive outside the Midwest. […]
TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE: Curren$y
Do the math Jack; there are tons of people rapping. A lot of them are trash, others have minute potential but will never pop off, some are decent, but very few are great. But everyone has their own opinion. So whomever you might think is the best, might not even cut the mustard to others. […]
ALBUM REVIEW: T-Pain – Thr33 Ringz
What do you do when your signature style has been lifted, copied and run into the ground by every rapper and R&B star of note? For T-Pain, the Tallahassee native just continues to refine his Auto-Tune sound and use his anticipated new album, Thr33 Ringz, [Konvict,/Jive] to poke fun at the circus which is the […]
Suge Knight Sues Kanye West Over Shooting
Former Hip-Hop mogul Suge Knight is suing rapper/producer Kanye West, blaming the Chicago superstar for damages that resulted from a nightclub shooting three years ago. In August 2005, Knight was shot in the right leg at Kanyes pre-MTV Video Music Awards party at the Shore Club, located in Miami. Initially some speculated that […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Rihanna Pregnant? BG Engaged? Katt Williams Retiring To Rap?
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 Question: what do rappers and boxers have in common? Answer: neither knows when to quit. Quitting does not equal failure. Sometimes you […]
