It has been well documented that worldwide hip-hop has made its leaps and bounds to reach all areas of the globe. Seen not only in emceeing, DJing, graffiti and break-dancing, but, in the cultural habits of clothing and its use in language, Hip-Hop has become a unwavering part of society. Built on what started in […]
Hip-Hop pioneer Darren “Buffy” Robinson of The Fat Boys died this weekend (December 10th, 1995), suffering from complications related to his weight. As a member of The Fat Boys, Buffie blazed a trail for Hip-Hop artists by participating in the first major tour (The Fresh Fest), the first hit commercial movie (Krush Groove – 1985) […]
Check out the brand new video from Dr. Dre with long-running friend Snoop Dogg and the incomparable Akon. “Kush” is here and Detox is on the way. It feels like the good ol’ days again.
AllHipHop, Jumpoff TV and Tantrum take you on the road and follow Lloyd Banks in part 1 of this docu-series tracking the grind of Lloyd Banks while releasing his new album Hunger For More 2
Los Angeles based DJ Skee has come quite a ways since his days as a DJ for The Game and a local fixture on the mixtape scene back in the middle of the decade. Since the launching of his media outlet SkeeTV in 2007, DJ Skee has turned in to quite an entrepreneur by turning […]
AllHipHop got the chance to catch up with multi- platinum producer Amadeus for an exclusive look at his role as Trey Songz’ Music Director. BadBoy Hitmen Producer Antwan “Amadeus” Thompson is the brain of musical organization for Trey Songz performances, live and in studio. As seen on BET’s My Moment With Trey Songz, Amadeus is […]
“I don’t need no help my n**** / I can do bad on my own / and I don’t need no company little mama / stop ringing my cellular phone / when I be down and out nobody want to come and kick it / I’m a Nobody until I can shine / so when […]
(AllHipHop Exclusive) Just Blaze ended up leaving more questions than answers when AllHipHop asked him about his relationship with Jay Electronica in an interview in his new uptown recording home. Jay and Just worked together to craft the viral hit song, “Exhibit C,” which spawned countless spins and remixes for the pair. Then a curious […]
My whole goal is to reintroduce magic to hip-hop,” Jay-Z told a packed house at the New York club The Box on November 13. And with that bold statement came the announcement of the high profile signing of acclaimed New Orleans MC Jay Electronica to the hip-hop mogul’s growing Roc Nation empire. Needless to say, […]
Legendary producer Quincy Jones made headlines around the world last week, when he dismissed a comparison to Kanye West as a producer. Jones made the controversial statements during an interview with US Weekly last week, when the magazine said that Kanye West was similar to Jones due to the fact that everyone wants to work […]
Redman is the consummate lyricist’s lyricist. It’s been that way since the EPMD protégé made his album debut with 1992’s classic Whut? Thee Album. Throughout his nearly 20 year-career, the New Jersey MC has taken his wild, irreverent, hilarious, and at times smoked-out rhymes to the masses. The underground MC that made good never forgot […]
Soulja Boy is still here. Truthfully, it is a feat that may didn’t think the teen rapper could overcome when he emerged in 2007. In 2010 and two more albums, the young rapper has emerged as a leader in a youth movement and a decidedly different sound for Hip-Hop. Now 20 years old, Soulja Boy […]
Nelly has had a few beefs like his highly publicized conflict with KRS-One. There is one other beef that lingered under the surface with a rapper also known for his lyrical prowess – Eminem. But, the Eminem confusion wasn’t a conflict that would play itself out in song. AllHipHop.com asked Nelly about his situation with […]
If you got in, you likely had a phenomenal experience last night. Throngs of fans and industry folks clamored for an exclusive Kanye West show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom last night. At one point, it looked as if the natives were going to bumrush the door, while the ticket holders stayed patiently in line. […]
After being a part of one the largest brands in Hip-Hop, Young Chris has moved along to create his own identity. The Philadelphia-bred rapper, who started his music career in the game as one-half of Roc-A-Fella Hip-Hop collective, the Young Gunz, has now parted ways with Neef and inked a deal with Rico Love’s new […]
The music industry as we have known it is dead and gone forever. The culprit; illegal downloading. Gone are the days when an artist could stand on street corners, play the club circuit or battle rap with the specific intention of being noticed by a major record label, who would then pluck that artist from […]
Just before rapper T.I. was sent to jail for violating the terms of his probation, the rapper hosted a photo shoot for the cover of the December/January 2011 issue of Vibe Magazine. The cover is to promote T.I.’s new album No Mercy, which will land in stores December 7th, as the Atlanta rap star serves […]
Continued from Part 1 Flo Rida – “Turn Around (5,4,3,2,1”) [Official Video] AllHipHop.com: Like your most-recent single, “Club Can’t Handle Me,” “Low” was featured on a soundtrack – Step Up 2: The Streets – as well as one of your albums – Mail on Sunday. Do you ever feel uneasy about having your work featured […]
Time and time again, Flo Rida has proven that he has “the Midas touch.” In spite of the music industry’s ballyhooed downward spiral, Flo has sold more than 10 million digital copies of his popular club anthems over the past three years. For this reason, he has firmly supplanted himself as the undisputed “King of […]
“For a 22-year-old man, he brought lyricism back. When [Gang Starr’s] Step In The Arena came out, I was 22-years-old. And I just thought about it, I was like, Damn, I was a youngster. I wasn’t 30, 31. I was 22 and coming with heat. And that’s why I like that he’s bringing stuff back. […]
