Amanda Diva’s been around long enough to debunk Andy Warhol’s famed 15-minute theory. But the singer/rapper/jill-of-all trades has endured several years in the music industry with jobs ranging from spoken word poet (Def Poetry Jam) to journalist to radio music host and even representing Hip-Hop as a talking head on VH1’s humorous series “Best Week […]
The West Coast is about more than just gangbanging and the occasional Dr. Dre produced single. Just ask rapper Glasses Malone. The Cali rapper’s story may have begun like many young men who come from his neighborhood, but he’s taking his life lessons and following them in a new direction. Malone split his time growing […]
Hip-Hop is a music that often is built on regions. It began in the North East before migrating to the West Coast and then down South. In recent years the Mid-West has really become a serious force in the industry. With artists like Paul Wall, Lil’ Flip, Slim Thug, and Chamillionaire, Texas Hip-Hop sought to […]
Ghostface aka Paisley Fontaine goes in on his style, vision and that other Wu-Tang Clan album.Chances are, an above average rapper will drop a solid album or two or three, some good, some not so good, and call it a career. When it comes to Ghostface Killah, the odds are a bit better. Dennis Coles, […]
A gold album might be common or sub par in today’s society, but for a 16 year-old Swedish-American in 1984, it was extraordinary. Such is the story of Quincy Jones, III, the son of music legend Quincy Jones. Not to be confused with his father, QD3, as he is prevalently known in the industry, created […]
Cassidy delivers his third album B.A.R.S (The Barry Adrian Reese Story) with a strong lead single “My Drink N’ My 2 Step.” B.A.R.S is the calm after the storm of 2006 where he served a jail term for involuntary manslaughter, and months after being released critically injured himself in a motor vehicle accident, sustaining a […]
If you analyze and study the game there is a serious void in Hip-Hop. Back in the day there was more artistic credibility in the music. On the average, you had a greater percentage of MC’s that could actually spit and didn’t vanish off the map after one album. Taking that into consideration, there are […]
Scarface, the sometimes morbid, always enlightening herald of Southern Hip-Hop, period, makes his return.Video Editor: Rich MartinezVideographer: Ariel SantsachiScarface got his props. Part numero uno of AllHipHop’s sit down with Brad Jordan was full of insight and quotables that could literally be taken to the bank. Here, in the conclusion of our conversation, Face speaks […]
A still standing survivor of one of the South’s biggest movements, AllHipHop finds Corey “C-Murder” Miller with a new lease on life. With the trifecta of a new album (Screamin’ 4 Vengeance), a new label (TRU Records), and new DVD (The Movement) on the way, C-Murder discusses post-Katrina New Orleans, his brother’s new PG rating, […]
It’s the Tuesday after a record is released, everyone knows what that means, SoundScan reports come out. To no surprise, Jay-Z’s American Gangster is number one in the country, selling over 400,000 units in it’s first week. Since they produced half the album, Sean C. and LV are definitely ecstatic.How do they celebrate their contribution […]
In 1992, Dr. Dre’s The Chronic blazed in a new era of Hip-Hop. More than being the catalyst for the G-Funk era, it was the foundation upon which Death Row Records was built. It possessed an intensity, boldness and swagger that seemed to be in direct defiance of the Native Tongue movement taking place out […]
Scarface, the sometimes morbid, always enlightening herald of Southern Hip-Hop, period, makes his return.The cream always rises to the top. While it may seem like the world is suddenly the land of one billion rappers, only a select few deserve or will receive the prestige of a lengthy career. Of that handful, an even smaller […]
If you’re wondering where No I.D. has been hiding at lately, it’s not exactly a stupid question. As one of the pioneers that brought Chicago Hip Hop to the masses in the ‘90s, No I.D. is often heralded for his hand in crafting Can I Borrow A Dollar? and Resurrection with childhood friend Common. His […]
While the world steadily inquires about reunions, The Preacher’s Son stays on his international grizzly. Lead Fugees rapper Wyclef Jean was the first member of the group to embark on a solo career [The Carnival (1997)], and he proved ambitious and eclectic on his own. As the Fugees hung in limbo, Wyclef became Hip-Hop’s unofficial […]
Long before your favorite DJ was cutting and scratching, Aaron Levinson was crossing genres with some of contemporary music’s most talented musicians. The music veteran has 16 albums under his belt, along with several Grammys and Billboard Awards. But, trying to describe his music category is difficult, because Levinson has composed and produced music from […]
Jha Jha has dipped from the Dipset, and she’s speaking her mind. In 2003, the Harlem Diplomats had the Hip-Hop world on smash. With the hold they had on the streets and their strong presence in mainstream media it seemed like success was guaranteed for anyone who got down with the ‘Set. But, as Dipset’s […]
Cuban-American rapper Pitbull is something of an enigma. Hailing from Miami and defying simple labeling in today’s stratified Hip-Hop landscape, the former battle rapper and Miami Bass aficionado known as Mr. 305 cleverly allies himself with the musical trends of the moment. To his credit, Pitbull’s versatile approach to hit-making has enabled him to stay […]
Despite being kin to rap’s King, Jay-Z’s nephew insists that he feels no pressure. Imagine having Jay-Z as an uncle. Money. Fame. Wealth. Bentleys. Could life really be that glamorous? With an uncle that is worth over $300 million dollars, earning the number one position on the Forbes lise of Hip Hop Cash Kings due […]
Anyone familiar with the career of Cory “Cormega” McKay knows he has an ear for good music. Whether he was beefing with longtime friend Nas, becoming a pioneer of the independent Hip-Hop game, or struggling to have his classic debut finally see a release date, Cormega’s beats have always been on point. Despite never quite […]
There are a lot of things that can be said about growing up in Harlem, NYC. But none truer than the phrase, “Harlem makes hustlers.” If you don’t believe that, just ask J.R. Writer. This cocky MC came up in the streets of Uptown and made it to international notoriety before his 25th birthday through […]
