While it was Jay Z who famously rapped, “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business man,” the lyric is certainly not exclusive to just him. From Russell Simmons to Sean “Diddy” Combs and many others, Hip-Hop has come a long way solely on the strength of entrepreneurial spirits. Additionally, music alone is obviously not generating […]
On Sunday, March 2, 2014, Bizarre not only released his Lace Blunts 2 mixtape, but did a promotional performance for it at Detroit’s legendary Saint Andrew’s Hall. AllHipHop.com had the pleasure and privilege of hanging out with Bizarre that day and got to sit down with him for an exclusive interview. During the course of […]
The saying that an artist spends a lifetime making their first album might be cliché, but it still doesn’t make it any less true. And exactly fifteen years ago today, Eminem released his proper debut, The Slim Shady LP – an album that superbly showcased years of struggle, a razor sharp wit, and rap skills […]
GET TO KNOW : TERRACE MARTIN : KENDRICK, SNOOP’S GO TO GUY!
The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of AllHipHop.com. Recently, Kanye West’s interviews have been more entertaining than his music. And that’s saying a lot considering that respected Hip-Hop reporter and radio personality Sway Calloway not long ago described Mr. West as, “one of […]
CHUCK D TALKS JAY Z, MLK AND WHAT HIP-HOP NEEDS NOW
25 years is a long time. 300 months. 9,125 days. It is a true testament to anything when it is still as highly regarded now as it was a quarter of a century ago when it was first introduced. And Hip-Hop is an accelerated art form, so for music from that culture to have maintained […]
RIP JAMES AVERY: THE BEST MOMENTS WITH “UNCLE PHIL”
HERE ARE THE BEST CHRISTMAS HIP-HOP SONGS OUT THERE!
From beat-boxing to Grand Wizzard Theodore developing scratching, it became clear early on that Hip-Hop music was being created by unconventional means. With Hip-Hop continually reinventing sounds from samples and various DJ techniques, it was inevitable that production would evolve to the point where beats could be made by incorporating entirely non-musical elements. Rap is […]
Robert Kelly is one of the most successful R&B artists of all-time. With over 50 million albums sold worldwide and numerous awards, he is both a critical and commercial powerhouse. In addition to his iconic career in the music industry though, he has also had many things happen that make for a checkered past. With […]
The loss of 40-year-old actor Paul Walker continues to be felt as an outpouring of condolences and dedications have emerged since his untimely death on Saturday after a car he was riding in crashed into a utility pole and burst into flames. To pay respect to Mr. Walker, AllHipHop.com has put together a list of […]
SNOOP’S DOGGYSTYLE TURNS 20
FORGOTTEN GEMS: HERE ARE 10 1993 ALBUMS YOU NEED TO KNOW!
Today, November 14, 2013, marks the 10th Anniversary of Jay Z’s The Black Album. At the time of its release, it was billed as Jay Z’s last album. As we all know though, that retirement was short-lived. Just a mere three years later, Shawn Corey Carter came back. And while his output hasn’t been as […]
KOOL KEITH TALKS EMINEM NAME DROPS AND 25 YEARS OF CRITICAL BEATDOWNS
In 2013, Public Enemy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They joined Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run-D.M.C., and the Beastie Boys as part of an elite group of recording artists recognized for their exemplary contributions to music and culture. Recently, nominations for 2014 were announced. The two Hip-Hop acts […]
NAS AND PREEMO: THE COUNTDOWN TO A CLASSIC!
“And nothin’ been the same since they dropped ‘Control’/And tucked the sensitive rapper back in his pajama clothes/Haha, jokes on you, high five, I’m bulletproof/Your shots will never penetrate/Pin a tail on the donkey, boy, you been a fake.” -Kendrick Lamar A little over a week ago, a clip from a BET cypher with Kendrick […]
At that point in time, 1988, rap had a solid foundation as a result of over a decade of groundwork. Additionally, the barriers that acts like Run DMC and the Beastie Boys had recently knocked down proved there was a market for this Bronx-born style of music. Real money and marketing efforts started being used […]
