AllHipHop Direct: Roots Rising Down Exclusive
Black Thought and ?uestlove tell AllHipHop about their new album Rising Down.
Santogold: Santogold Album Review
Depending on how you look at it, Santi Santogold White is either a fresh new artist or an old pro exploring new territory. Her industry resume is impressive with song-writing credits in a variety of genres, experience as a label exec, and stage time as part of the Punk band Stiffed. Nevertheless, releasing her first […]
It’s All In The Game: The Truth About Tracy McGrady
Tracy McGrady took the long and painful walk to the podium last year – just as he had done the previous five times he had been to the playoffs. He knew what he was walking into. His Houston Rockets had just dropped a heartbreaking Game Seven to the Utah Jazz. He knew hed […]
Big Tigger Expands Annual Celebrity Classic
Big Tigger has vowed to give supporters a bigger, bolder and better version of his Annual Celebrity Classic this year. With the nearly week-long community awareness event now in its seventh year, the BET and syndicated radio host and his Street Corner Foundation will bring together a list of sports and entertainment luminaries. […]
Holy Hip-Hop: Hostile Gospel
Holy Hip-Hop it is not just for the deeply religious and positive thinking. Today, rappers from the mainstream are moving away from the secular and reconnecting with a Christian faith that was once just a hush-hush topic in Hip-Hop circles. With a Rap community that is filled with misogyny, drug and alcohol abuse, and […]
Advertisers On MTV, BET Hip-Hop Shows Targeted
Proctor & Gamble continues to test the urban market, with a new hotline to obtain input from the customers of the companys various brands regarding P&Gs sponsorship of music video programs on BET and MTV. The company, which recently launched Tagged Records, a full-fledged Hip-Hop label run by rap boss Jermaine Dupri, was asked […]
Big Pun, Pimp C and You – Real Talk About Sleep Apnea
Damn, homie! Get up! Roll over or do something! I cant sleep with you making all that noise. Sounds like you about to suffocate or die or something. These were actually my words, (minus a few explicative comments) to my roommate and the leading scorer on our basketball team during my freshman year in […]
Afrika Bambaataa Honored By Bronx Musuem
Hip-Hop “godfather” Afrika Bambaataa will be among those honored by the Bronx Museum of the Arts at “A Bronx Feast,” the museums Spring benefit gala. Noted for being one of the founders of Hip-Hop Culture, Bambaataa has influenced other musical genres, as his creation of electro funk helped fuel the development of Freestyle or […]
Trials of TQ: An Epic Tale of F**kery
Thank God This game is not about talent. Its all about who you know I guess I knew the right people. For this column, and also not to incriminate anybody, Im gonna call him Santa Monica Jim. He was the one person inside Sony Music Publishing that was willing to show me how to make some bread. […]
The Roots: Rise & Shine
When you really analyze the Roots entire body of work, you understand that innovation is synonymous with the Philadelphia collective. How many Hip-Hop outfits can really say they brought musicianship to Rap? During the mid ’90s they ushered in a Jazz infused lane that previously didnt exist amongst West coast gangsters and East coast hard […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: G-Unit Plays Dirty On Fat Joe! Ghostface Cut From Iron Man? Nick Cannon & Mariah-Engaged? Bow Wow Disses Cops!
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. YESTERDAYS RUMORS! Hip-Hop Rumors: Game and Young Buck Mixtape? Jay-Z Disses! DMX Stuck In Bad Deal? KHIA’S KALL-OUTS #3: Hoes Making it Hard Hip-Hop Rumors: T-Pain & Lil’ […]
Jean Grae Is Frustrated, Says Manager
The question looms for fans, Is Jean Grae going to retire? The rapper thanked her fans, friends and family for supporting her in a a wonderful and awful journey in a blog post on Saturday (April 27), alluding to an exit from Hip-Hop. Corey Smyth, the head of her label Blacksmith Music, is […]
AARP Gets Down With Hip-Hop For 50th Anniversary
Rapper Queen Latifah is among the headliners of the Songs of Soul and Inspiration concert being produced by AARP, the worlds largest advocacy organization for the 50+ community. The company announced today (April 28) that Latifah, along with Chaka Khan, Dionne Warwick, Patti Austin, Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, Jamia, CeCe Winans, The Fire Choir […]
Election ’08: Hillary Not Quick To Back Down
Last Tuesday Sen. Hillary Clinton won the Democratic Pennsylvania primary, beating Sen. Barack Obama by 9.4 points, which was enough of a margin for the Clinton camp to round it up to ten, making it the double-digit win they had needed. Undeniably, this will continue this long and brutal campaign, but in actuality did this […]
Dropping Pounds With Cipha Sounds: Is This The End?
Ok, I’m trying to keep a positive attitude, but I think I’ve reached a plateau. I’m eating good and exercising, but it doesn’t seem to be doing anything anymore. I heard that when you first start dieting and working out you lose a lot right away, but then things definitely level out. All […]
Knockout Nation: Sugar Ray…Mayweather?
Pray for Steve Forbes! Theres only one man standing against the useless rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya. That man is former Contender star and natural 140 pounder Steve Forbes. Hell try to play the role of spoiler this Saturday against the Golden Boy. Forbes possesses moderate speed and a […]
KHIA’S KALL-OUTS #3: Hoes Making it Hard
DISCLAIMER: All content within Khia’s blog is strictly her opinion. Whatever is written here does not reflect the views of illseed, AllHipHop.com and its staff. Besides editing for length, clarity and censoring curses, these are all Khia’s words. Read on.This week in the HOT SEAT W#####!!!!!!! F***ing It Up For Real Queens Like Me!!!Nowwwwww! Since yall […]
Hollywood Shuffle: Meagan Good Hacked Up? Halle’s Split Personality? KeKe Ready For The Sack!
Hey, its your girl Nina Shay, bringing some new flavor to the Hollywood Shuffle. Thanks to our friend Scott Yeti at Wooohah.com for holding it down the past few months! So whats in the cards this week? Terrence Howard turns up aces in his new Broadway role as we anticipate this week’s […]
