Isaac Hayes Funeral Set; Family Speaks
The life of award-winning composer/musician Isaac Hayes will be memorialized next week during a funeral service in Cordova, Tennessee. The service, which will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday (August 18) at Hope Presbyterian Church, comes as the music world and fans mourn Hayes, who died Sunday (August 10), after family […]
Maino: Say Hello
Mainos rep on those Brooklyn streets is thorough. But while it may garner him a certain level of credibility (he speaks on that below), it doesnt have anything to do with making hit records. A few years back on the strength of Rumors, a brash, industry gossip smackdown of a song, Maino caught a deal […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: The Game Ready For War Wth Jay-Z? More Great Illseed Rumors!
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! ARE WE HEADING FOR BEEF WITH JAY-Z AND GAME? I could be wrong, but it seems like The Game has been rather quiet recently, but I […]
SCREENSHOT: Too Human
Developer: Silicon Knights Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Release Date: August 19, 2008 Canadian developer Silicon Knights is known for its small but rapidly growing number of behemoth titles, which include Eternal Darkness: Sanitys Requiem and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. The company will be diving into its latest digital saga, Too Human, with Microsoft […]
City Of Men (DVD Review)
City Of Men, a coming of age story set in the bubbling favelas of Rio de Janeiro, is the tale of slum-beautiful redemption that City Of God should have been. The follow-up to Fernando Meirelles 2003 Academy-Award winning classic stars best friends Acerola (Douglas Silva) and Laranjinha, a.k.a. Wallace (Darlan Cunha) days away from […]
The Death of Black Soul
Play this before or while you read this. Trust me. Isaac Hayes was deep. Musically deep. Rich in both composition, arrangement, and social relevance. Many times in these situations we are forced to find some way to connect a loss of this magnitude to our lifestyle and our constituents. With Isaac Hayes there is […]
Judge Issues Bench Warrant For Rapper DMX
A Phoenix, Arizona judge has issued an arrest warrant for rapper DMX for missing a scheduled court date today (August 12), AllHipHop.com has learned. DMX, born Earl Simmons, is accused of visiting the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona to receive treatment for an illness and using someone elses identity, in order to avoid paying […]
Brandon T. Jackson: The Funny Man’s Thunder
Going from stand up comedy to movies is not every funny mans forte, but budding actor Brandon T. Jackson is making a new page for himself in the book of Hollywood success stories. Jackson got it in as an extra in movies like Ali and 8 Mile before landing his breakout role in 2005s teen […]
Third Annual Ozone Awards Recap
The Third Annual Ozone Awards and TJs DJs Tastemakers Only Music Conference came to a successful and peaceful close in at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston last night (August 11), despite a pair of attention grabbing altercations and a late start to the four-day weekends marquee event. Celebs and fans came […]
Album Review: Janelle Monae – Metropolis: The Chase Suite
Dont call her Ms. Andre 3000, or the female equivalent to Prince. Janelle Monae and her imaginative special edition EP Metropolis: The Chase Suite is the furthest thing from industry bells and whistles or any other dimension of todays urban music. However, the reality surrounding the artistic soul of Janelle Monae is simply her world […]
Ace Hood: Royal Flush
If you have had your ears anywhere close to the street within the last six years, you can hear DJ Khaled influence with artists like Plies, Rick Ross, Flo Rida, and T-Pain; all owing some of their success to the Miami music staple. It shouldnt have surprised anyone when Def Jam Listennned and gave Khaled […]
Rapper V.I.C. Rides Success Of ‘Get Silly’ With New LP
After making a name for himself with the debut single Get Silly, rookie rapper V.I.C. is set to release his debut album Beast on August 26. Born to a New York mother and an immigrant Ghana father, V.I.C. began making music when he was ten years old. With a diverse family tree, V.I.C. […]
Robin Thicke: The Magic of Sex and Music
Last summer Robin Thicke reached, what seemed, the top of a mountain. His album had gone platinum, Lost Without U was a certified hit, and he was performing at the 2007 BET Awards. There he appeared less like a crossover sensation due only to race and more like an incessant music maker set […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: The Ozone Awards Edition! Trae Speaks About Bussin’ Mike Jones! Mike Jones Goes Berserk On Vid!
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. OZONE AWARDS THE GOOD AND THE GOODER! First of all all the people that I talked to told me that the women at the Ozone […]
