Plies Gives Money For Students, Inmates
Slip-N-Slide Records latest superstar Plies has partnered with his brother/manager Big Gates to create a non-profit organization aiming to promote a more functional, productive and just community.Big Gates and Plies Power of Visions will kick off its crusade against the ills faced by their South Florida community, by awarding two $5,000 college scholarships.Named after a […]
Amy Winehouse Disrespects Kanye West Live at Glastonbury Festival
Yesterday June 28th at the UK Glastonbury Festival, singer Amy Winehouse took an unexpected shot at Kanye West.The Glastonbury Festival, whose founder Michael Eavis admits has been home to predominantly white guitar-based bands, sought to move away from that image this year by having rapper/mogul Jay-Z headline the event. This move drew mixed reactions, with […]
Jay-Z Silences Detractors at Glastonbury Festival
Jay-Z answered his detractors in commendable fashion at the Glastonbury Music Festival in Britain on Saturday.The rapper took to the stage with a guitar over his shoulder and sang a rendition of Oasis hit song Wonder Wall.Noel Gallagher of Oasis, a rock band from the UK, has opposed the rapper headlining the huge […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Amy Winehouse Disses Kanye! Jay-Z Sons Noel Gallagher
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.AMY WINEHOUSE DISSES KANYE!Glastonbury is all the rage in the UK and now Amy Winehouse has set it off on Kanye West. She was doing some warm up at […]
Michael Jackson: We Just Can’t Stop Loving You
It is often said that with shining genius comes fatal flaws. However its been shown time and again that the light of genius can blind us to even the most egregious of errors. Today, we focus on the genius of Michael Joseph Jackson, a man whose prodigious talent has cast an impenetrable shadow over […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Nick & Mariah-the end? J.Lo, Diddy & Shyne-Back!
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.J-LO, DIDDY AND SHYNE = TOGETHER AGAIN!Sean Diddy Combs and former Bad Boy Shyne in the midst of a $130 million civil suit filed by shooting victim Natania Reuben. […]
Im An Actress: Feeling Your Pain, and Mine
Malik Yoba said it best when he said to me Acting is not acting, acting is being. So what exactly did he mean by that? Ill answer that question, but first, Im going to take a bit of a risk and open up a window of my childhood for you, just a sliver. Lets […]
DMX Arrested On Cocaine Charges
Rapper DMX was arrested in Miami for the second time this week, after attempting to buy $45 in cocaine and marijuana from an undercover police officer on Friday (Jun 26).He is currently in custody at the Miami-Dade County jail.According to the police, 37-year-old DMX, born Earl Simmons, approached the officer, requesting to purchase “30 powder […]
Miss Jones Moved Off Hot 97
Hot 97 announced the cancellation of its long-running and often controversial show “Miss Jones in the Morning.” As early as July 21st, the show’s “AM Drive” time slot will now be split between two shows with a national following. In a statement issued by the station’s parent company Emmis Communications, listeners in the New York […]
Russell Simmons Defends Child Support Ruling
Mogul Russell Simmons has grown weary of the “gossip rumors” surrounding his court-mandated child support with former wife Kimora Lee Simmons and their two daughters.The Def Jam founder has issued a lengthy statement to differentiate fact from fiction.”The fact is, we’ve had a pretty good partnership at sharing the girls in the past,” Simmons explains. […]
Clipse/Re-Gang Sign Deal with Koch Records
Celebrated Virginia duo The Clipse have announced a special partnership deal with Koch Records today. The deal is for a special LP entitled The Clipse Present the Re-Up Gang, and will be released on August 5th. The project will be a full album with nine new tracks including a Scott Storch produced single and 3 […]
Its All In The Game: NBA Draft Who Wins and Who Loses?
The days and hours leading up to the NBA Draft is the same every year. All the hearsay and speculation that floats around the web is always over-hyped. Shawn Marions going here, Stephons going there and so-and-so is trading up their pick. But when its all said and done, all the hype ends up […]
Album Review: Unwrapped Volume 5 – The Collipark Cafe Sessions
The Hidden Beach Unwrapped series is more than creativity at its finest it’s a symphonic blend of some of Hip-Hops most well-known tracks fused together with the best in smooth jazz.For some, the blend of Hip-Hop with jazz has been long awaited, and who else to present it than the home of Jill Scott? […]
Movie Review: Wanted
Studio: Spyglass/Universal Release date: July 27, 2008 Cast: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Common This one is for the boys. Sexual overtones, gruesome knockout beat downs, swerving bullets that defy a gun’s trajectory, peanut-butter-crazed exploding rats and some tongue-in-cheek humor so you dont take it all so serious. The beginning of Wanted […]
Rodney King, Jeff Byrd and James Reese
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EXCLUSIVE: DJ Scratch Splits from EPMD
After over 20 years of being the backbone of the legendary EPMD, DJ Scratch has announced a shocking split from the group. In an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com, Scratch detailed the circumstances that have led to the current rift and why he will not be participating in any form, on the group’s forthcoming album […]
The Last Word: Kelly Rowland Takes an HIV/AIDS Test For Staying Alive, Justin Timberlake Reveals His OCD, and D’Angelo Is Back In the Studio
Whats cookin people? Five slow days gone and one fast weekend to go digesting crazy wildfires in California, Ralph Nader claiming that Barack Obama is “talking white” in order to attract voters and North Korea making good on its promise to open up about its nuclear program in an effort to get off the US […]
The Game: Los Angeles Times
The Game is not retiring from the rap game. Well, he did not exactly say that during this interview, but if you read between the lines its pretty obvious L.A.X. is not going to be Game’s final curtain call. Kind of like Nas declaring Hip-Hop is dead in 2006, only to be dropping another album […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Jay-Z To Sign Biggest Rapper Out? Foxy and Rick Ross To Sue! Did The Dark Crusaders Get Nas?
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. JAY-Z TO SIGN WHO? You know all about Jay-Zs landmark deal with Live Nation yeah, that lil thing worth $150 million. Anyway, there has been much talk about […]
