Schoolboy Q Says NYC Embraces Him But He’s Still Looking For Love From L.A.
(AllHipHop News) Schoolboy Q and the TDE camp are one of the hottest crews to come out of Los Angeles since Death Row Records’ heyday in the 1990’s, but according to Q he’s still looking for some California Love from his hometown. “New York been f*cking with me forever. I been embraced [by] New York,” […]
J Cole Explains Creative Process For Born Sinner; Says It Had A More “Organic Feel”
(AllHipHop News) Roc Nation emcee J Cole says he took a new approach to forming his upcoming sophomore album Born Sinner. The North Carolina native spoke with Fuse and shared that he changed his writing style and his method for song selection on the new LP. Cole drew inspiration for taking a different route with the latest […]
Watch Vintage Video Of Wu-Tang Clan Performing At The Fever In 1993
(AllHipHop News) In the latest installments of Tony Touch’s 50 MC’s Reunion webisodes the DJ/Producer takes us back to 1993 with footage of Wu-Tang Clan performing at The Fever. Parts 9 and 10 feature all the members of the Wu hitting the stage at the famous Bronx Hip Hop spot just weeks after their debut album Enter […]
Big Boi Forced To Postpone Tour With Killer Mike After Suffering Knee Injury
(AllHipHop News) Dungeon Family members Big Boi and Killer Mike had been performing across the U.S. for the Shoes for Running Tour, but upcoming dates for the trek have been postponed. Killer Mike sent out a tweet explaining that Big Boi’s recent knee injury and the death of his OutKast partner André 3000’s mother have pushed the […]
DMC Talks About His Disappointment With Hip-Hop And The Lack Of Respect For Its Pioneers
(AllHipHop News) Run-DMC is considered one of (if not the) greatest Hip-Hop groups of all time and is often credited as the foundation of rap music crossing over to a larger audience. When you have those credentials on your résumé, your voice on the culture is seen as valuable. Founding member Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels spoke with Access Atlanta, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Clipse's No Malice Addresses Kanye's 'Yeezus' Title & Depiction Of Jesus Christ In Hip-Hop
NO MALICE COMMENTS ON KANYE’S YEEZUS!
EXCLUSIVE: '48 Laws Of Power' Author Robert Greene Discusses 50 Cent, Jay-Z, and Kim K.
THE MASTER ADVISES HIP-HOP MASTERS.
Snoop Lion Joins Tony Bennett's 'Voices Against Violence' Campaign
(AllHipHop News) Veteran rapper Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Dogg) has become one of the latest celebrities to team up with the Voices Against Violence campaign. VAV is a project founded by legendary singer Tony Bennett, his son Danny Bennett, and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The mission of Voices Against Violence is to urge citizens […]
Nicki Minaj and Peter Rosenberg Face Each Other For First Time [VIDEO]
(AllHipHop News) After nearly a year since the infamous Summer Jam 2012 incident, Nicki Minaj and Peter Rosenberg met for the first time this morning during an interview on Hot 97’s morning show. The in-person Q&A was set-up after Hot 97’s program director Ebro Darden reached out to the Young Money raptress on Twitter. Nicki and […]
Odd Future's The Jet Age Of Tomorrow Drops New Album [Stream/Download]
(AllHipHop News) Odd Future production duo Matt Martians and Pyramid Vritra (collectively known as The Jet Age of Tomorrow) have released their third album. Jellyfish Mentality features OFWGKTA associates Syd The Kyd, Earl Sweatshirt, Casey Veggies, Hodgy Beats, and Domo Genesis. The Atlanta-based group also enlisted Mac Miller, SBTRKT, Jesse Boykins III, Midtown Pat, and the Step-Kids to also assist on the 21-track free LP. […]
The Game Offers Explanation For Nearly Getting Involved In Nightclub Brawl
(AllHipHop News) Last week California emcee The Game was caught on video almost getting into a wild brawl outside of Lure Nightclub. After conducting an interview with TMZ a fight broke out outside the Hollywood club, and Game tried to jump into the melee. He was ultimately restrained by members of his entourage before he could reach […]
Bay Area Basketball Star Arrested For The Murder Of Lil Phat
(AllHipHop News) Decensae White was the leading scorer on San Francisco State University’s basketball team, the former roommate of NFL player Michael Crabtree at Texas Tech University, and the star of a viral video that eventually made it’s way onto SportsCenter. The 25-year-old Pacifica, California native is now a murder suspect as well. NBC Bay […]
Kendrick Lamar Says "Molly Rap" Is Watering Down Hip Hop
(AllHipHop News) “Death To Molly,” are the final words on the screen at the end of Kendrick Lamar’s latest video for “B####, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” Now the West Coast emcee is explaining the meaning behind his metaphorical killing of the present drug of choice for many in Hip Hop. “When everybody consciously now uses this […]
J Cole's 'Born Sinner' Will Feature TLC But No Other Rappers
(AllHipHop News) After his Miguel assisted single, “Power Trip,” reached the Top 20 on Billboard’s Hot 100, J Cole is now revealing another superstar R&B act will also be on his upcoming album. While speaking with Charlie Sloth on BBC Radio 1Xtra, Cole revealed that he tapped 1990’s girl group TLC to add vocals to Born Sinner, but don’t […]
Angel Haze and Iggy Azalea Cover The Throne's "Otis"
(AllHipHop News) Who says female rappers can’t get along? Two young femcees that have been making waves the last couple of years got together to remake Jay-Z and Kanye West’s 2011 hit song “Otis” off Watch The Throne. Hustle Gang’s Iggy Azalea and Detroit native Angel Haze have been putting in work to create their buzz […]
Russell Simmons Set To Team Up With HBO Again
(AllHipHop News) For much of the 1990’s if you wanted to discover the next rising African-American comedy star all you had to do was tune into Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam on HBO. That Simmons executive produced program showcased some of the biggest stand-up comedians in the business like Bernie Mac, Dave Chappelle, Adele Givens, and […]
NYC XXL 2013 Freshmen Live Tour Recap Feat. Schoolboy Q, Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson, & More
(AllHipHop News) On Tuesday night, 8 of the 10 (11 if you count honorary member Chief Keef) of the 2013 members of the XXL Freshmen Class performed at the New York stop of Monster Energy’s Outbreak Tour Presents XXL 2013 Freshmen Live Tour. Dizzy Wright, Kirko Bangz, Logic, Travi$ Scott, Action Bronson, Trinidad Jame$, Joey […]
Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, & Jay Rock Drop "U.O.E.N.O" Remix
(AllHipHop News) TDE’s Black Hippy crew is ready to take over the summer tour season, and you don’t even know it. Well, K-Dot, Q, Solo, and Rock wanted to inform you by dropping their remix to Rocko’s “U.O.E.N.O.” in a Good Kid Maad City Tour promo spot. For more info about the tour and to […]
Jets QB Geno Smith Signs To Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports
(AllHipHop News) Roc Nation Sports just added its first professional football player to its growing roster. Former West Virginia University quarterback Geno Smith is now a New York Jet and a member of the ROC. Smith will join Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees and Skylar Diggs of the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock as clients of Jay-Z’s […]
Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Appears In New Anti-"Stop & Frisk" PSA
(AllHipHop News) The New York City Police Department’s “Stop-and-Frisk” policy is one of the most highly criticized police tactics in recent years. The New York Civil Liberties Union, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and The Bronx Defenders filed a federal class action lawsuit against the city, and as a result, a judge ordered that the NYPD stop enforcing the practice in front […]
