For some, personal and physical adversity is enough to sideline any hope and dream. For others, like Bronx, New York native Fred the Godson, they are able to transform a negative into a positive. Hes been through some trying times from having to leave his familys home with his siblings due to a fire also […]
AllHipHop.com has become notorious as the one stop for Hip-Hop heads to overdose on all things Hip-Hop; Music, News, Alternative interviews and the best rumors in the industry, here we have it all. Yet, one section of the site is geared to help both artists looking to get on and the label executives who are […]
Peer pressure isnt always a negative thing, just ask Flint, Michigan native Justen Flint. From a young age, hes been in and around music learning what the buttons do in the booth and it didnt stop there he continued to further his knowledge on the craft that he was gonna make his own. Its taken […]
In this new world of Hip-Hop, where infectious hooks rule, and pulsating beats make your body move, only one question remains: Does lyrical content still matter? If your name is Butta Verses, then the answer is an emphatic yes. This Bronx born MC, who now resides in Fort Lauderdale FL. is living proof of that. […]
In the year 1997, that was a explosive era in rap music. The culture had an upside with major companies putting dollars into advertisements. People from Omaha to Oakland were now able to get spotlight for their music. A crew from parts of Elmont and Roosevelt, Long Island, New York were looking to follow suit. […]
Rappers nowadays are a dime a dozen. You only have to look to the bootleggers on 125th Street in Harlem to understand just how over populated the blocks and streets of every town and every city are. And in New York City, the Hip-Hop Mecca, rappers, lyricists, MCs, whatever you want to call them are […]
Jevon Sims is far from a rapper. His spirit wouldnt let him claim such an uncompromising title. The born and reared ATLien remains steadfast to his jack-of-a-trades persona. Able to give the public the whole package, the man also known as Vawn, has taken hard earned lesson learned in Adamsville and is applying them to […]
Finding substance in the South isnt hard to find, in Lexington, South Carolina, Gemstar Da Goldenchild is a prime example of an artist that sticks to kicking raw rhymes as opposed to leanin and rockin. Gemstar embodies the essence of a MC capable to spitting metaphoric rhymes and witty punchlines, a style once thought to […]
If Guilty Simpson was to stand trial, his charge would be something along the lines of providing musical connoisseurs with a USDA product. Coming out of the Motor City, which is rich in musical history yet starved of a promising economy, you can understand why for artists like Guilty, making music overrides making money. But, […]
The Hyphy movement has revitalized the careers of E-40, Keak Da Sneak, and Too $hort. It has also continued to add more concrete to the foundation that Lil Jon built in Georgia and has managed to pull some of the attention away from the South. But before the craze, there was Willie Joe. The 22-year-old […]
While the South has recently dominated Hip-Hop, South Carolina has been slept on more than Serta mattresses. As the only Southern state without an artist signed to a major label, South Carolina has been waiting on its chance to join the Southern movement since rappers started making it cool to be country. But, the state […]
Dade County. Home of Ricky Ross and countless other aspiring artists who are striving to put their stories into the minds of millions. Insert Carol Citys own, C-Ride. His grind has gotten the attention of super-production duo, Cool & Dres. He is one of the few hoping to escape out of a city where 61% […]
Since Mel-Man assisted Dr. Dre with 2001, Pittsburgh, Pistolvania has been vacant from mainstream Hip-Hops radar. Hard for some to fathom, a 17 year old aims to change all of that. Wiz Khalifa, which is a bond of wisdom and the Arabic word for successor has released several mixtapes, including his most recent, Prince of […]
People who emulate the truth are often feared. They dont hold back, they choose to say it as they see it. Tupac was the street educator, representing the West Coast and at the same time through his lessons he educated the world beyond LA about the meaning of street life; he spoke nothing but the […]
