Capone: The Definitive Interview Part 2
AllHipHop.com: Can you break it down and give your side about the Lil Kim trial? Ima take you back to the incident, step by step. This is what happened. We go to All-star weekend, Theres little tension about the Bang Bang song in the air. Id seen Cease and D-Roc two weeks prior to going […]

Capone: The Definitive Interview Part 1
Going on almost ten years in the game, Kiam Holley’s story has yet to be told. As one half of the acclaimed Rap group, Capone-N-Noreaga, Capone has quietly seen it all and been through it to match. Growing up in the infamous Queens Bridge Housing Projects, he got the Hip-Hop itch at an early age. […]

SunN.Y.: Breakin’ In
SunN.Y. knows the history of the rappers that have gone before him only to achieve marginal success on the commercial plane. But, when Jermaine Dupri scooped him off the stage of BETs 106&Park, he and Sun knew that they would approach the game in a more direct fashion than previous Freestyle Friday Hall of Famers. […]

T.Waters: Flooded
Sure, the South still has the Silkk the Shockers and the Lil Jons of the world, but dudes like T.I. and Young Buck are making sure that Southern cats dont lose their cool when it comes to lyrical content. For his next wave of So So Def youngsters, Jermaine Dupri follows the recent trend, introducing […]

Jermaine Dupri: Bigger and Deffer
Jermaine Dupri is big. Okay, not literally, but figuratively speaking, the So So Def CEO is large. And now hes is in charge. As the newly appointed President of Virgin Records Urban Music, JD has joined Jay-Z in infiltrating the executive ranks of the music industry. But while Jigga has become the toast of the […]

Jacob “The Chancellor” York: Defending Gucci Mane
Over the years, Hip-Hop has been no stranger to the words, beef and controversy. Many of these situations start off as small disputes usually being resolved on diss tracks or battles. Unfortunately, sometimes they escalate into unneeded violence. What is one to do when the industry erupts like an earthquake between two friends? AllHipHop.com spoke […]

Young Jeezy: Primetime
Young Jeezys name has skyrocketed in the last year, and into overdrive the last month. He is the opposite of what the New South has come to signify. His depth betrays the simplicity of his words, and his flow make his tales of survival that much more real. He has no doubt about who he […]

Yukmouth: Dial A Thug
In the movies, mobsters cut off the pinky ring, with the finger still attached, of their nemesis and give it to the Boss as proof that the task at hand has been dealt with. In Hip-Hop, the infamous medallions known as bling that represents the family the said rapper is a part of seems to […]

Sway Dasafo: Union Jack of All Trades
Spitting straight out of London, Sway comes packing an above average rage of ability and abundance of charisma. Building off the momentum and credibility that Dizzie Rascal and The Streets have brought to the UK Hip-Hop scene, Sways debut solo album This is My Demo is set to drop in Europe in September. As Sway […]

Three 6 Mafia: How High
Whats more American than rugged individualism, ambition, drugs, popular culture and the aggressive pursuit of happiness? The Three Six Mafia represents the good, the bad and the most illicit residue of stateside culture. But thats what makes the team of Juicy J, DJ Paul and others like Crunchy Black so interesting we can live vicariously through […]

Krayzie Bone: Boiling Point
Enough is enough! After dealing with ten years worth of frustrations, Krayzie Bone is sick and tired of Bizzy Bone’s “antics.” While the friction between Bizzy and Bone Thugs was made public during Bizzy’s controversial appearance at a Houston radio station last month. According to Krayzie, the problems with Bizzy are deep and complex, and […]

Bizzy Bone: The Understanding
Straight up, Bizzy Bone is confounding. But when he interviewed with a Houston-based radio station earlier this year, his enigmatic mystique grew in monolithic proportions. Bizzy, once was a member of Bone Thugs N Harmony, attempted to explain his seemingly erratic, odd and even daunting behavior that day. But, the world didnt seem to acknowledge […]

Swizz Beatz: Ol’ Dog, New Tricks
Admit it; you didn’t think Swizz Beatz could do it. After taking the industry by storm in the late 90’s with his unique production, you expected Swizz to fizzle out like every other hot producer of the moment. However, to Swizz’s credit, he overcame the odds and now in 2005 he is back on top. […]

DJ Hi-Tek: Moving Something
DJ Hi-Tek is too oft forgotten since his came into Hip-Hop attached to Talib Kweli as Reflection Eternal. Although Tek was largely responsible for Black Star, it is Train of Thought that remains a popular bid for the best album in the last five years. Easily put, Hi-Tek is to Cincinatti what Kanye West is […]

Mikkey: Number One Pick
The Hip-Hop industry can be suffocating if you don’t set the business aspect of this game as your number one priority. Chicago’s multi-talented MC, Mikkey can vouch for that. Long before Kanye West was selling millions of records and winning Grammy’s, Mikkey was one of his closest friends. The two were inseparable, making music together […]

Kanye West: Pre-Registration Part Two
AllHipHop.com: Can you give me a peek into the Late Registration? Kanye West: It will be co-produced by Jon Brion that did Magnolia, Enternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind, and Fiona Apple. He plays every instrument. AllHipHop.com: What made you do that? Kanye West: That is what I do, have you heard the level of […]

Kanye West: Pre-Registration Part One
Remember all that controversy when Kanye West proudly deeming himself a college dropout? Well, the Chicago resident opted to return with a Late Registration, the sophomore chapter in his ever-changing saga. But, in between albums, Kanye has seen himself the subject of scorn and worship alike. For example, his faux Gospel Rap song Jesus Walks […]

Do or Die: From the Corners
Do or Die gave us one of the first anthems that made pimpin commercially acceptable and cool, especially if you were Po. Along with a Beatnuts backed Common Sense, they were also early trailblazers for Chi City Rap culture. While in some regions, the album sales and radio play might not reflect it, this duo […]

Junior M.A.F.I.A.: Back At It
As Ready To Die reached high plateaus, Biggie Smalls quickly created a platform for a nine of his closest friends. Junior Masters At Finding Intelligent Attitudes would go on to rule the year a decade ago with Players Anthem and Get Money. Names like Lil Cease and Lil Kim sprung into solo stature, and even […]

Bruce George: Poetic Justice
Almost anyone who knows anything about Hip Hop, knows that the Rap element is rooted in African oral poetry. Back in the early days, some people used to say that Rap was an acronym for Rhythmic African Poetry. Few people in this world understand the historical, social and political impact of the poets as Bruce […]