Documentary About Police Reform Activist Prohaize Running From ATL To NYC Features Jidenna, Roman GianArthur & More (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) On September 20, 2015, Hip Hop performer Edward “Prohaize” Minta began running and cycling the 750 mile journey from Atlanta to New York City in order to call for transparency and accountability between police officers and civilians. In particular, Prohaize wanted to bring awareness for the need to implement body cameras on all […]
Digable Planets Announce Summer 2016 Reunion Tour
(AllHipHop News) Hip Hop fans will soon have the chance to once again experience respected 1990’s rap group Digable Planets. The trio composed of Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler, Mary Ann “Ladybug Mecca” Vieira, and Craig “Doodlebug” Irving are reuniting for a nationwide summer tour. [ALSO READ: Pharrell Williams Curated Soundtrack For “Dope” Features Tracks By Nas, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called […]
Brooklyn’s Young Lito Talks Signing With Troy Ave’s BSB Records (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Brownsville rapper Young Lito is one of the artists signed to Troy Ave’s BSB Records. The “From The Bottom’” spitter spoke with Mikey T the Movie Star about meeting fellow Brooklyn representatives Troy and his manager Hovain. [ALSO READ: Troy Ave Returns With New Single “She Belongs To The Game” Featuring Young Lito] […]
Pharrell, Chad Hugo, Justin Timberlake & Tyler The Creator Discuss A Tribe Called Quest & The Creation Of ‘Justified’ (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Justin Timberlake, Tyler The Creator, and Chad Hugo were guests on a recent episode of Pharrell Williams and Scott Vener’s Beats 1 Radio show OTHERtone. Video of the conversation has now been uploaded to YouTube. The clip included the entertainers discussing being inspired by A Tribe Called Quest. [ALSO READ: A Tribe Called […]
Geto Boy’s Willie D Addresses Calling Stacey Dash, Charles Barkley, Raven-Symoné & Stephen A. Smith “Coons” (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Willie D is a member of one of the greatest Hip Hop groups of all time. The man born Willie James Dennis rose to prominence as part of the platinum selling Geto Boys by releasing authentic and honest street music. [ALSO READ: Scarface Explains Why He Doesn’t Want To Make A Geto Boys […]
Dame Dash Discusses How He Could Have Prevented Aaliyah’s Death (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) R&B star Aaliyah lost her life 15 years ago after the airplane she was traveling on crash in The Bahamas. At the time, the “One In A Million” singer was dating music executive Dame Dash. The co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records was a guest on The Real this week, and he spoke about how […]
Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’ Album Sounds Different On Apple Music
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West declared his recent release The Life Of Pablo was a “living album” that would be altered periodically. After listeners began to notice the Chicago bred entertainer’s Yeezus appeared to be different on Apple Music than other streaming sites, questions of whether Kanye was also altering his 2013 album began to arise. [ALSO READ: Kanye West Sets […]
Rolling Stone Lists The “100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs Of All Time”
(AllHipHop News) Rolling Stone magazine has once again presented a greatest of all time list. The latest edition focuses on songs by Hip Hop artists. The nearly 50-year-old music publication counted down from L’Trimm’s “Cars With the Boom” (100) to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” (1). [ALSO READ: Rolling Stone Magazine Declares “The Message” As […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’ Wins 2016 Pulitzer Prize For Drama
(AllHipHop News) The acclaimed Broadway play Hamilton has earned another distinguished honor. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hip Hop musical about America’s first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton had already won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and the show has now been awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama as well. [ALSO READ: PBS To Air Documentary About Hip Hop Broadway Musical […]
Prodigy & The Alchemist Release ‘Albert Einstein Deluxe Edition’ BitTorrent Bundle
(AllHipHop News) Queens emcee Prodigy is following his three-part RIP series with a new reissue. The Mobb Deep member is sharing a deluxe edition of his 2013 album Albert Einstein via BitTorrent Bundle. The LP was created in conjunction with producer The Alchemist. [ALSO READ: Prodigy Releases Third And Final Installment Of ‘RIP’ Mixtape Series Featuring Domo Genesis, Freddie Gibbs […]
Watch The Live Stream Of Lil Wayne & Tidal’s ‘Social Wave For Change’ College Concert
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne is once again set to share one of his live performances on Tidal. In July 2015, the Young Money leader used the entertainment platform to stream his “Lil Weezyana Fest,” and last month he teamed with 2 Chainz for the “TIDAL X: COLLEGROVE” show. Now Wayne is using Tidal to broadcast the “Social Wave […]
Meet HighDefRazjah – The Artist/Producer Cosigned By Lex Luger, Mike Will Made It & Rae Sremmurd
(AllHipHop Features) Any up-and-coming producer would value the chance to have their work be the first thing listeners hear on a major label performer’s debut album. HighDefRazjah was able to experience that rare opportunity when RCA recording artist A$AP Ferg opened his Trap Lord LP with the Razjah produced “Let It Go.” Having a breakout […]
Run The Jewels Brings Out Nas During Coachella 2016 Set (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was not the only guest to take part in the Run The Jewels performance at Coachella this year. Killer Mike and El-P also got their Mass Appeal Records boss Nas to grace the stage during the set. The Hip Hop legend ran through his classic cut “Made You Look.” [ALSO READ: Bernie Sanders […]
President Obama Invites Common, J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, DJ Khaled & More To The White House (PHOTOS)
(AllHipHop News) Hip Hop was heavily represented at the White House this weekend. President Barack Obama invited several performers to Washington, DC to discuss his My Brother’s Keeper initiative. The program is designed to provide young men of color with high-quality early education, safe learning environments, and other needs. [ALSO READ: President Obama Launches My Brother’s Keeper Initiative For Young […]
Best Coast Member Claims Chris Brown’s Song “Perpetuates Rape Culture”
(AllHipHop News) Chris Brown has faced a lot of scrutiny throughout his career. The R&B singer is now being slammed by a member of the band Best Coast. Vocalist Bethany Cosentino took to Twitter to call out CB for his Top 20 hit “Back To Sleep.” [ALSO READ: Chris Brown “Throws Shade” At Kehlani & PartyNextDoor In […]
2Pac’s High School Love Letter Is Up For Auction
(AllHipHop News) Another piece of Tupac Shakur memorabilia is up for sale. In March, Moments In Time offered some of 2Pac’s music and handwritten notes to the highest bidder, and now the website is selling a love letter written by the iconic rapper. [ALSO READ: 2Pac’s Handwritten Notes & Unreleased Music Are Up For Sale] According to […]
Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj & Future To Appear On Ariana Grande’s ‘Dangerous Woman’ Album
(AllHipHop News) Pop singer Ariana Grande is loading her third studio album Dangerous Woman with rappers. The former Nickelodeon star recruited Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and Future for the upcoming project. [ALSO READ: Ariana Grande Dumped Big Sean Over “Billion Dollar P*ssy” Lyric?] Grande is not a stranger to working with Hip Hop artists. 2013’s Yours Truly featured Big Sean and […]
Drake Sees “Pop Style” & “One Dance” Debut In Top 25; Pulls Closer To Tie With Elvis
(AllHipHop News) Despite a lot of people having something negative to say about Drake’s “Chaining Tatum” line and Jay Z’s limited bars on “Pop Style,” Champagne Papi fans did not stop consuming the single as well as his other April 5 release “One Dance.” Both songs debuted in the Top 25 on the Billboard Hot […]
Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge Tapped To Score The Netflix Series Marvel’s ‘Luke Cage’
(AllHipHop News) In an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com in January, record producer/composer Adrian Younge hinted that he and A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad were scoring a big project in the near future. It turns out Younge was referring to creating music for the upcoming Netflix series Luke Cage. [ALSO READ: Grandmaster Flash Joins 1970’s Themed Netflix Series […]
Lupe Fiasco Reveals New Names & Cover Art For His “Last” Three Albums
(AllHipHop News) Lupe Fiasco announced last year that his fans would get three new albums from him in 2016. The Chicago emcee has now revealed he switched up the names for the projects, and Lupe insists the efforts will be the last musical releases of his career. [ALSO READ: Lupe Fiasco Plans To Release 3 Albums In 2016] […]
