How’s everything going, everybody? Happy 4th of July! It was a short week as former vice president Al Gore officially endorsed Barack Obama for President, while jazz singer Rene Marie caught a lot of attention for singing the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” when she was asked to perform the “Star Spangled […]
ALLHIPHOP CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCEOlivia is misunderstood. The former G-Unit vixen mistakenly started out as balladeer-turned-rapper once she became Clive Davis’ first signee to J Records (contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t Alicia Keys). That was the origin of the misunderstanding, so the classically trained artist lost her top spot to the girl with the piano and […]
ALLHIPHOP CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE We got the Fourth of July coming up, and I wanna take a lil’ time to liberate myself. Congrats to our man Barack for doing the damn thang! Can y’all believe this sh*t???? I’m glad I’m here to see it! Anyway, it seems like the last two installments of this column have […]
What’s cookin’ people? Five slow days gone and one fast weekend to go digesting crazy wildfires in California, Ralph Nader claiming that Barack Obama is “talking white” in order to attract voters and North Korea making good on its promise to open up about its nuclear program in an effort to get off the US […]
Neo-Soul, Neo-Soul. Where for arte thou, Neo-Soul? With all due respect to R&B/Soul’s subgenre, Neo-Soul never really left, but became an acceptable addition to the R&B family (sans title). Kedar Massenburg of Motown coined the term at a time when the delineation between watery Pop-R&B and real live Soul became foggy. Many multifaceted talents were […]
If you’ve purchased an R&B album or listened to the radio in the past few years, chances are you’ve heard one of Adonis Shropshire’s songs. The 29-year-old songwriter is a Chattanooga, Tennessee native who has made his mark on the music industry writing monster hits. He penned the single “My Boo” for Usher and both […]
What’s the fuss, ladies and gents? We’ve made it through another five days, and the weekend is calling. This week proved to be filled with a mix of stuff like same sex- couples getting married in California after the state legalized same-sex marriages and Tiger Woods taking the rest of the year off winning the […]
Arguably, Tiger Woods is the greatest mo’fo to ever walk the green, Michael Jordan on the court, and Ali was the G.O.A.T in the ring. What constitutes these players as the greatest is that after them, the game was not merely changed…it was elevated, taking its spectators along for the ride. There’s another more obscure […]
1996 – Shaggy sold platinum and received a Grammy Award for Boombastic.1996 – The Fugees released the R&B/Hip-Hop/Reggae infused album, The Score, with hits including a cover of Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly” and Wyclef’s cover of Bob Marley’s “No Woman Nuh Cry.” The album went on to sell more than 17 million copies.1996 – […]
The views expressed in this Trial Update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com. This is purely for entertainment value. Today, after getting what was probably the most upsetting news I have received since finding out that Kelly Rowland had plans of re-releasing her album, I decided to play Amy Winehouse’s “Me and Mr. Jones” […]
How are you? Another week, another 15 cents made, and we’re still around to tell the story about how Mother Nature is causing floods, hot weather and tornadoes around the country.Apple unveils a new iPhone, Big Brown disappoints a lot of people by coming in dead last at the Belmont Stakes and a CNN investigation […]
1980sThe 1980s signaled the birth of an additional musical era, and the slow demise of another. With the help of producer King Jammy and musicians Steely and Clevy, Dub made way for a faster, more aggressive tone with artists deejaying (and rapping) over drum machines instead of acoustic sets. In prior years, more sound selectors […]
“What? An era in Reggae and Dancehall before Sean Paul and Sean Kingston? Nooo! I’ll never let go of my notion; I’ll never let go!”Many of you have had that one conversation with a youngling when you’ve tried to explain who DJ Kool Herc, Alton Ellis, Shabba Ranks, Supercat or even Shinehead were. Instead, as […]
Most artists have to wait until they’ve hit the big time before the general public gets a glimpse of them on television. And even then, it might only be a carefully placed music video on a music entertainment channel. Yes, this is usually the protocol for most artists. That is of course unless your band […]
The views expressed in this Trial Update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com. This is purely for entertainment value. Hey there, fellow addicts! I know it’s been a little while, but finally I am back with another update. And I am happy to inform you that I have much more f**kery to report. So […]
What’s good, good folks? After a little more than week on the left coast, I’m back on the job. Many thanks to Kiko for subbing for me last week. R.I.P. to music pioneer, Bo Diddley, who left a priceless musical legacy. Shout out to Barack Obama, who continues to make history with a confirmed lock on […]
On August 28th, Lauryn Hill’s solo debut masterpiece, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill will officially become a decade young. There’s no “old” in this equation (minus the soul of its creator), as Miseducation has manifested itself in a number of artists who were so greatly touched by the experience Lauryn Hill created for them and […]
The views expressed in this Trial Update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com. This is purely for entertainment value. Hey R. Kelly trial fans! After some serious thought and prayer, I have decided to simply report the facts without making jokes. This is a serious situation and it should be reported with respect and […]
Back to the lecture at hand…Too much funny sh*t was going on at Cash Money. I always considered Baby a helluva hustla. That ni**a could brown paper bag a whole region in a week. Man we was out doing parties and shows, two and three a nite! 30 stacks here, 50 stacks there… The Big […]
The views expressed this Trial Update are not the views expressed by AllHipHop.com. This is purely for entertainment purposes. Hey there party people! I am pleased to report that the R. Kelly trial has hit a new level of entertaining! Is this a kiddie p### trial or One Life to Live? (Or One Man To […]