Club Owner Demands Compensation For Drake Private Party Incident
(AllHipHop News) Young Money rap star Drake is on the receiving end of demands from an Oklahoma City club owner, who wants the entertainer to pay money for an incident that took place at a recently-held private party. In a letter sent to Drake and his manager that was obtained by TMZ.com, the owner of Dollhouse […]

Hip-Hop and “The Hunger Games”: Why We Shouldn’t Miss Out on a Worldwide Phenomenon
HIP-HOP COULD LEARN A LOT FROM “THE HUNGER GAMES” – CHECK OUR EDITORIAL!

SXSW Video: Talib Kweli, Bun B & Friends Rock the Roof off a Parking Garage
TALIB KWELI – THE HARDEST WORKING MAN AT SXSW. WATCH THE VIDEO!

Daily Word: Do Something!!!
Great morning, my great people! Welcome to another opportunity to do it better! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to doing your part and giving back to the world. By now, I’m sure that everyone has heard about the Trayvon Martin tragedy, where a 17-year-old boy lost his life simply because of ignorance and bigotry. I […]

Daily Word: Get Crazy and Delusional!!
Happy Wins-Day, my Crazed and Delusional!! Welcome to the day that you finally stop caring what other people say!! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to breaking the norm and defying conventional wisdom… I am 1000% convinced that crazy is the only thing that will allow success. Anything else breeds complacency, and extreme mediocreness (I know that’s not a word). When […]

Examining the Nation of Islam Through a Hip-Hop Lens: Queen Yonasda (Lonewolf)
Mother. Rapper. Activist. Writer. Daughter of Destiny. Yonasda Lonewolf is all of these things and more. Being born the only girl during a historic time in the Civil Rights struggle for indigneous people in America made her special right from the start. But, being the granddaughter of one of the most controversial men in the […]

SXSW 2012: Reflections Of A First Timer
Have you ever experienced the bowl of cereal dilemma? You know, that perpetual frustration you feel when you have either too much milk in the bowl, or too much cereal and not enough milk in the bowl, so you continuously pour additional amounts of the one that you are lacking into that darn bowl…until you […]

Streets of SXSW: 40 Glocc Fills in on SXSW and His Project with Mobb Deep
ZOO LIFE RAPPER 40 GLOCC SHARES DETAILS ON HIS MOBB DEEP COLLABO AT SXSW

No Church In The Wild: Watch Jasiri X’s Awareness-Raising Video on the Trayvon Martin Case
TO MOST, TRAYVON MARTIN DIDN’T HAVE TO DIE. WATCH A JASIRI X VIDEO ON THE CASE!

Streets of SXSW: LeCrae Brings His Feel-Good Rap to Austin
REACH RECORDS ARTIST LECRAE DELIVERS THE GOOD WORD OVER GREAT BEATS AT SXSW!

Daily Word: Learn the Lesson!!!
Greetings and Salutations, my creatures of excellence! Welcome to another opportunity to do it better than before! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to learning the lessons that life will inevitably throw in your way. Ready or Not, Prepared or Unprepared, Knowledgeable or Unknowledgeable – Life will always test you! These tests are never meant to […]

An AllHipHop.com Moment in Women’s Rap History: Oaktown’s 3.5.7 (Reunited With Hammer!)
WE’RE SALUTING THE LADIES IN MARCH – OAKTOWN’S 3.5.7 WERE PIONEERS OF SEXY!

Streets of SXSW: Philadelphia’s Young Gliss is One to Watch For
SXSW HAD TONS OF NEW TALENT IN 2012 – MEET YOUNG GLISS FROM PHILLY!

Streets of SXSW: Chase N Cashe Takes a Breather from Drake’s “Club Paradise” Tour
CHASE N CASHE REPORTS FROM SXSW ON HIS TOUR WITH DRAKE, KENDRICK & A$AP!

Behind the Scenes at Wale’s “Sabotage” Video Shoot
Wale clearly has a way with the ladies. His latest single from his Maybach Music Group debut, Ambition, is about a struggling relationship that nearly has him on the ropes. Wale takes us behind the scenes for a look at the next single of his album “Sabotage.” Featuring R&B crooner Lloyd on the melodic hook, the […]

Trayvon Martin: What is Black Life Worth in America?
BROTHER JESSE PONDERS THE TRAGIC CASE OF TRAYVON MARTIN

Roc Nation’s Rita Ora Talks Jay-Z and BIC
From our friends at Vibe Vixen Twenty-one-year-old Rita Ora’s name has been buzzing since her first single on Roc Nation, “Party & Bulls**t” dropped a few weeks ago. The blonde-haired UK bombshell recently sat with GQ.com (UK) to discuss her current climb to celebrity, touching on everything from her familial connection to the Roc Nation […]

Fifteen Years Later, “Love Jones” Film Still Inspires
WHO CAN FORGET A SMOOTH LARENZ TATE RIPPING POEMS FOR NIA LONG? “LOVE JONES”!

Daily Word: See Your Value!!!
Happy Monday, My Destined and Determined!! Welcome to the start of a wonderful week! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to Seeing Your Value!! Imagine for a second that you lost all of your worldly possessions. Your money, your car, your home, you job title, your affiliations…Everything… What would you be worth? Before you answer that […]

Children’s Story: Should Hip-Hop Have a Mandatory Retirement Age?
WILL HIP-HOP GROW GRACEFULLY INTO ITS GROWN FOLK YEARS? READ THE EDITORIAL!