ALBUM REVIEW: Robin Thicke – Something Else
After aligning with the legendary Andre Harrell at only 16, Thicke might have expected a smooth road to success. To the contrary, his first album took forever to see release, came out twice with two different names and was more or less ignored. A cosign from Pharrell wasnt an instant fix, but after Lost Without […]

Termanology: Politic Ditto
Anyone paying attention to the rap game for the past decade knows the remote chances of a lanky kid from Boston resurrecting the spirit of early 90s Hip-Hop. Then there’s the catch-22 of being hailed as the next coming of the late, great Chris Big Pun Rios.Despite the odds, Termanology has released five critically acclaimed […]

Hip-Hop Rumors: Bahamas Mad At Wayne! Blueprint 3 Tracklisting? The Game Cries! Superhead Shows Her Belly!
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 BAHAMAS IS MAD AT LIL WAYNE Lil Wayne was supposed to be rocking a landmark concert in the Bahamas. BUT, the show didnt happen. Wayne […]

EXCLUSIVE: Jay-Z Supports Barack With Free Shows
Hip-Hop star Jay-Z will lend support to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and encourage young people to vote by giving two free concerts this weekend, AllHipHop.com has learned. Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, will perform a free show in Detroit on Saturday (October 4) followed by another free performance in Miami on Saturday (October 5). […]

DJ Khaled: We Global (Album Review)
We Global. It’s a lofty statement for any artist to make, but for Miami’s DJ Khaled it is a just one of many. The radio personality has taken himself as well as his state of Florida onto the charts with a force. He has had a hand in the careers of Florida rappers […]

Knockout Nation: Mosley TKOs Mayorga! Williams Routs Kolle! Gatti Comeback? Ike Ibeabuchi
Mosley TKOs Mayorga With One Second Remaining Its not how to start but how you finish. Those words never proved truer than last Saturday (September 27), as an aging Sugar Shane Mosley overcame Ricardo Mayorgas roughhousing to score a stunning TKO stoppage with just one second remaining in the last round. For the first two […]

Coke Taps Big Boi To Promote Full Throttle Fury Energy Drink
Grammy Award winning Outkast group member Big Boi has been tapped as the new face of Coca-Cola’s Full Throttle Fury Energy Drink it was announced today (September 30). With Big Boi as a new spokesman, the company is also relaunching Full Throttle Fury with a completely new look and experience, in an attempt to […]

AHH Stray News: Janet Jackson Hospitalized, Cancels 2nd Show
Janet Jackson has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, resulting in the abrupt cancellation of last nights (September 29) Rock Witchu Tour Montreal show. A representative for the pop star confirmed she suddenly became ill while completing a routine sound check. The cancellation was announced to disappointed fans just minutes before LL Cool Js opening […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Gym Class Heroes – The Quilt
It seems like everyone has it out for Gym Class Heroes. Since the release of 2004s The Papercut Chronicles, GCH has often been on the receiving end of criticism from an extremely fickle fan-base. After the band released the more accessible As Cruel as School Children, the band became too Hip-Hop for Rock and too […]

LL Cool J To Help Set World ‘Shared’ Reading Record
Hip-Hop star LL Cool J will join thousands of children during the worlds largest “shared reading experience” during Jumpstarts he Read For The Record Campaign tomorrow (October 2) in New York City. Tomorrow morning, LL will kick off the day on NBCs Today Show with host Matt Lauer and the childrens classic Corduroy by […]

Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog: Solo Entry
South Gate, CA rapper Senen Reyes aka Sen Dog was first introduced to the rap world as a part of the Cypress Hill in the early 90s. On occasion Sen Dog would step out to the forefront on tracks like Latin Lingo, however his main role was to be B-Reals backup by using his deep […]

Hip-Hop Art and Design Celebrated in New Book
The visual evolution of Hip-Hop culture will be the center of a new book from legendary Hip-Hop designer Cey Adams and photographer Bill Adler. Titled DEFinition: the Art and Design of Hip Hop, the seven chapter page turner celebrates the work of Adams as well as revered artists Zephyr, Revolt, Haring, and Basqiuat and […]

T.I. Ft. Trina and Foxy Brown
“Whatever You Like Remix”

The Game Ft. Murs
“Through My Eyes”

Alfamega Ft. Rick Ross, Bun B, and T.I.
“Uh Huh Remix”

Tony Yayo Ft. Nyce and Prodigy
“Come Out”

MTV Green lights New Diddy Reality Show
Entertainment mogul Sean Diddy Combs has joined forces with Emmy winning producer Mark Burnett to lead the search for the next music superstar on a newly approved MTV reality series. The show, titled StarMaker, was greenlit by the network for January 2009. It will feature a group of aspiring solo artists handpicked by […]

Keri Hilson: It’s Showtime
Keri Hilson has probably been busy since birth. Having penned, produced, and arranged her first song at age twelve, she was quite possibly the musical prodigy that others in this new wave of “songwriters turned singers” boast themselves to be on their resumes. On a hot summers day, you can find her in the A […]

VLAD TV: Ja Rule Pt. 1
Ja Rule speaks on The Game and Young Buck!

Hip-Hop Rumors: Bow Wow and Superhead To Have A Baby?
JANET JACKSON HOSPITALIZED! It is kind of slow round these parts in the rumor tip, but here we go. Janet Jackson has been hospitalized after falling ill prior to a concert, according to reports. Right before a show in Montreal on Monday she was sickened right before her sound check. She was then run […]