As a camera-shy journalist, there have been very few moments in my career that I have wished a video camera was present during an interview. While sitting in front of the four members of the Miami-based group, Pretty Ricky – in the Midtown Manhattan offices of Atlantic Records – I wish I had brought one […]
“I’m your desire, I’m your supplier,” Donnie seductively coos as he attempts to channel his inner Prince on the vocally mediocre debut single, “Take You There” off his album Just a Rolling Stone. The performance is interesting, considering that Diddy swears up and down he picks artists on vocal merit. Even Diddy’s featured rap shows his […]
When talented singer Syleena Johnson sang on the hit “All Falls Down” with Kanye West, she expected her label Jive to get behind their breakout star and help push her 2005 album Chapter 3: The Flesh to the next level. Instead, she found that her label was content to let her career tread water, and […]
A lot has changed his since the Pussycat Dolls’ seven million selling debut album PCD, but the world’s biggest girl group are back – all grown up and ready to send temperatures soaring with their new single taken from their new album Doll Domination. AHHA chats with Melody Thornton about Carmit Bachar’s shocking departure, […]
It’s ironic that I am talking about a new single from Monica only two weeks after talking about a new one from Brandy. These ladies have had parallel singing careers, and it’s ironic that they have both decided to make a comeback around the same time.We’ve watched Monica grow from her start back in 1995 […]
At 17, Karina Pasian is the latest in a line of young, soulful girls molded in the Alicia Keys pattern and unleashed on the Pop/R&B market with the typical tools. Piano virtuoso? Check. Legendary backing? Check (in the form of godfather of Quincy Jones). Amazing debut album? Eh…Karina does have talent, and while little on […]
Michael Jackson is a half-century old. Think about it. That’s a long time to be moonwalking this Earth, considering MJ began performing as a little kid. Regardless of what’s occurred on the sidelines of Michael Jackson’s career, he is still that dude whose style is consistently emulated. From the voice to the clothing to the […]
What’s up, everybody? Happy Labor Day weekend. We’ve reached the end of another five days, as we witnessed history being made with Barack Obama officially accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination to become President (was there any other significant thing that went down this week?) R.I.P to Aaliyah, who left us too soon seven years […]
Lauryn Hill. The name alone conjures up images of what an entertainer can aspire to become. Part rapper. Part singer. Part actress/activist. All woman. The consummate professional with countless awards to back it up. Which makes her current absence all the more puzzling, considering her influence among countless peers, veterans and rookies. As the lone female member […]
The worlds of Hip-Hop and poetry have always had a shared reservoir. Many Hip-Hop artists began as poets before deciding to put their lyrics to music. And many artists long for a mode of expression that does not include a bass or drums, but just a voice and a mic. Enter Saul Williams. Poet, actor, […]
Solange released her debut album at the age of 16 – six months before her sister’s breakthrough Dangerously In Love – but did anyone pay attention? Apparently, only a select few obsessed Destiny’s Child fans. Five years later, with a 3-year-old child, a wedding and a divorce all in all her pocket, Solange might just […]
Seven years ago to the day, we lost Aaliyah Haughton. As we’ve witnessed talented artists pass on throughout history, we begin to relate their deaths with what we were doing when we found out. Our parents probably remember where they were when they found out John Lennon died or Jimi Hendrix or Bob Marley. For […]
I remember clearly when I learned of the death of Aaliyah. It was Sunday, the morning of August 26, 2001; about 5AM or so. I’d fallen asleep on the couch with the television on. Upon awakening I looked over at the TV, and to my surprise was a news reporter saying Aaliyah died tragically while […]
What’s real, good people? Another week, another 25 cents made as the world spins with Florida feeling the effects of tropical storm Fay, anticipation running high over who Obama and McCain will pick as their running mates and world record breaking Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt catching flack from IOC president Jacques Rogge for displaying a […]
It’s blazing saddles in New York City, but Eric Benet sits in the Warner label offices cool as a cucumber. That is until he receives word that an earthquake hit California. With his Blackberry clutched in his palm, Benet makes a series of phone calls, making sure every Cali resident in his family is present […]
The views expressed in this column are not the views shared by AllHipHop.com. However, we don’t plan on watching Player’s Club for a very long time. It’s me b**ches! I have finally returned to you like those cold sores that periodically return to many of your privates!So I was in line awaiting my turn after […]
It’s been almost four years since R&B sensation Brandy released any music. Has anyone missed her? I don’t know about you, but I have. Brandy has always been unique in her own way – whether she’s singing, acting or modeling. I must say that I’m glad that she’s making a comeback. There’s no need to […]
What’s real, people? Another week in the can and talk is still going around about John Edwards coming clean about his marital indiscretion, the Russia-Georgia conflict and the tight medal race at the Olympics between the US and China. R.I.P. to Bernie Mac, who died Saturday (Aug. 9) at the age of 50. George Clooney said […]
Chris Brown has been the center of attention for everything but his music lately (with the exception of penning Rihanna’s latest single “Disturbia”). Be it his dancing, cuddling with RiRi at KFC, or out-swagging the next male artist, CB has remained a staple in the spotlight – for better or worse. However, we managed to […]
Don’t call her Ms. Andre 3000, or the female equivalent to Prince. Janelle Monae and her imaginative special edition EP Metropolis: The Chase Suite is the furthest thing from industry bells and whistles or any other dimension of today’s urban music. However, the reality surrounding the artistic soul of Janelle Monae is simply her world […]
