K-Salaam & Beatnick: Hello New World
A revolution is brewing in Hip-Hop and its the liberating sounds from Minnesotan producers K-Salaam and Beatnick that fight to resurrect the vacant soul of a dying culture. On their debut, conveniently entitled Whose World Is This? [VP], the duo set out on a mission to find the answer to this invigorating question. The result: […]
Charles Cosby: Cocaine Cowboy’s Griselda Blanco’s Million Dollar Man Part 2
Continued From Part One With Charles Cosby AllHipHop.com: During your run did you ever go to Columbia yourself? Charles Cosby: Ive been having a passport for the last eighteen years so I took trips to Columbia as well as Panama and other countries where it was for pleasure. Every time I went to […]
Charles Cosby: Cocaine Cowboy’s Griselda Blanco’s Million Dollar Man Part 1
Every so often a criminal persona will have a street reputation so grand; it will become permanently fixated into popular culture. From Al Capone and his cigar, the Son of Sams grim mystique all the way up to John Gottis Teflon disposure. In 2006 a new outlaw would be etched in our hearts via the […]
Baby Heading To Trial Over Marijuana Charge
Cash Money Records CEO rapper Bryan Birdman Williams pleaded not guilty to marijuana possession charges during a preliminary hearing yesterday (July 29) in Kingsport, Tennessee. Williams and 15 others were originally charged with possession of marijuana, after police stopped his RV last November on Interstate 81 for making an improper lane change, which forced […]
Kidz In The Hall Rapper Arrested
AllHipHop.com has confirmed the weekend arrest of Chicago rapper Naledge, one half of duo Kidz In The Hall. The 25-year-old artist, born Jabari Miles Evans, was taken into custody in Tempe, Arizona early Saturday morning (July 26) following an incident at a local nightclub where he and partner DJ Double-O were scheduled to perform. […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: R. Kelly’s New Girl! Jay-Z Disses Foxy & Prodigy? Prodigy Disses Jay!
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! Starting off with a lil “drama” – Lady Drama lets the juice fest commence and illseed and Shelz come from the middle to the end to […]
No More Essays About CNN’s ‘Black In America’
In response to the numerous essays and articles circulating about the lack of depth and insight of CNN’s recent series ‘Black in America‘ I will say this again and again. I grow tired of these types of articles as well meaning and insightful as they are…If we don’t like what CNN did, in the age […]
Skillz: Million Dollar Backpack
Sick before insert your favorite decisive moment in recent history. This is the format of the record Sick (The Sequel), which is quite an interesting way to tackle your standard song of self-appreciation. For those who know of Skillz, this isnt surprising in the least. The 2-up-2-down (Virginia for the uninitiated) based MC has […]
Nelly Owner And Spokesman For New Energy Drink
Three time Grammy-winning artist Nelly has confirmed completion of a deal that will make him an owner of ZizZazz, an energy drink mix company that has quickly become one of the fastest growing in the nation. ZizZazz debuted last spring and made an immediate impact due to coming in four different flavors served from […]
B-Girl Memoirs: Rock Steady Crew’s 31st Anniversary
I was born a few years after the birth of the Rock Steady Crew. That makes me too young to remember the good ol days, but old enough to remember some fine moments. As I grew older and Hip-Hop started to suck, I gravitated toward the purer aspects of the culture [i.e. Rock Steady Crew] […]
Rap Game: Hip-Hop and Video Games Unite
Hip-Hops influence on the world as we know it is undeniable. From its humble beginnings in Bronx back in the 70s, Hip-Hops culture has spread to forms of media including books, television, movies, and now video games. Major corporations are wising up and cashing in on the art form to both phenomenal and […]
NY Jets Player Thomas Jones Launches New Label
New York Jets running back Thomas Jones is taking his love for music to the next level, with the launch of his new independent record label Outta Pocket Entertainment. Jones, who is dating actress Meagan Good, hopes the venture will serve as a vehicle to emerge as “more than your average record label,” while […]
Rap Pioneers Launches Concert Series At The Smithsonian
Easy A.D. of the influential Cold Crush Brothers has announced the launch of the Classic Hip-Hop Concert Series, a collection of concert events set to run from November 2008 through September 2009. A.D., in collaboration with business partner and Hip-Hop historian Anthony A-tone Hovington, started Classic Hip-Hop LLC in 2005. The purpose of […]
