Tahiry Jose will forever be linked to two things she can not shake. Her devil (Joe Budden) and her ass (pun slightly intended). Both have helped her become a fixture on blog sites and magazine covers long before VH1 came calling for Love & Hip Hop New York. You can almost argue that the Dominican bombshell and […]
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(AllHipHop News) On March 7th, the iconic Carnegie Hall will be drenched in Purple Rain as over 20 artists will pay tribute to Prince’s decorated 35+ year career in a benefit concert. This concert is apart of a series presented by Knitting Factory founder, Michael Dorf which has included tributes to R.E.M, Elton John and the Rolling […]
(AllHipHop News) ESPN the Magazine brought together the best basketball player in the world and arguably the greatest producer in Hip Hop’s history for its “The Music Issue” edition. The issue, which hits stands Feburary 18th reveals that Lebron James was actually the first person to test out the Beats by Dre headphones prior to the […]
(AllHipHop News) Drake has a much publicized affinity for 90’s R&B, so it is no surprise that the Canadian-born rap phenom is scheduled to work on new music with TLC singer, T-Boz according to the singer in an interview with Rap-Up. In the interview, the FanMail singer says she plans on hitting the studio with Drake and […]
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(AllHipHop News) Malcolm X’s grandson and Muslim civil activist, Malcolm Lateef Shabazz has reportedly been arrested by FBI agents, according to reports from PressTV. Prior to the arrest, the grandson to the civil rights icon was en route to Tehran, Iran for the third annual Hollywoodism International Conference held on Sunday (February 3rd). The FBI […]
“Popped a Molly, I’m sweating.” (AllHipHop News) Perspiration levels are not the only thing the new drug of choice amongst rappers are affecting. Now it is kids. Child Psychiatry specialist, Dr. Dale Peeples claims “35% of popular songs contain drug references” and in one day a child can be exposed to these references roughly 84 […]
(AllHipHop News) New details emerge in the recent drive-by murder attempt on Rick Ross. Fort Lauderdale Police state that 18 shots were fired during the assassination attempt. There is no official word on whether Ross fired a weapon before crashing his vehicle into an apartment building but police do say he played a major part in […]
(AllHipHop News) A meal might have saved a rapper from death. An unnamed rap artist narrowly escaped a shooting at a Kansas City recording studio on the 8100 block of Hickman Mills Drive which took the life of two individuals around noon of January 30th. After being dropped off at the studio by a friend around noon, […]
“Rap snitches/Telling all their business/Sit in the court and be their own star witness” – MF Doom on “Rap Snitch Knishes” What would you think of someone whom the majority of the time you heard them speak they were discussing/reminiscing on/bragging about murdering people? What would you think of them if they rhythmically conveyed this […]
(AllHipHop News) To his family, he’s Clifford Harris. To millions of fans he is T.I. On February 8th he will be Julian in the new movie, Identity Thief directed by Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon. T.I., co-stars with Arrested Development actor Jason Bateman and Bridesmaid actress Melissa McCarthy in a comedy about a businessman (Bateman) who has his identity stolen […]
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(AllHipHop News) The latest collaboration between Hip Hop Mount Rushmore-bound Timbaland and Jay-Z involves no synths, no double metaphors or reminders. Just a photo posted on Jay-Z’s Life+Times website with a simple yet impactful message: Roc Nation Welcomes Timbaland to the family. There is no word yet on the details of their arrangement such as […]
Understatement of the Year Warning: Fans have been waiting over a year for Pusha T’s follow-up to the well-received Fear of God and Fear of God II: Let Us Pray. His latest mixtape, Wrath of Caine arrived hours late and that was enough to make folks on Twitter go mad. Finally, after all the anticipation, AllHipHop is […]
(AllHipHop News) Chris Brown felt like Jesus on Monday and went ghost from Instagram on Tuesday. January 29th may be a day that lives in digital infamy for the 2 million+ followers of Brown’s Instagram profile. Pointing to the intrusive nature of social media and an insular approach to new recordings, the rumor mill magnet posted this picture […]
Hip Hop was founded on sampling and reimagining songs usually from a different genre. So it is quite a surreal experience when those genres reverse the script and cover hip hop songs. Sometimes the results reveal meanings previously unnoticed and other times it’s an awkward rendition. Here are a few recent covers of hip hop […]
(AllHipHop News) How much free time does a group known for touring most of the year have in between a nightly gig on The Jimmy Fallon Show and recording for their 13th album? Enough to headline a tailgating party on the day of the Super Bowl. Twenty year Hip Hop veteran collective, The Roots will […]
(AllHipHop News) After premature leaks, label politics and intriguing promotional tactics, West Coast MC and the hip-hop blogosphere’s sporadic genius, Blu , plans on officially releasing his lost major label debut album, No York!. On March 26th, Fat Beats Distribution and Nature Sounds will give No York! a proper retail release with special CD edition […]
