Drake will sit down with CBS News Anchor Katie Couric in an exclusive interview on Tuesday, October 5 at 1PM ET/10AM PT. Livestream will broadcast an intimate look at Drake as he discusses his rise to fame and making the transition from teen actor to rap superstar. cbsnews on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free

Travie McCoy is ok with being called a lot of things: a rapper, a singer, a rocker, a former addict, Katy Perry’s ex-boyfriend. Whatever you do…just don’t call him Travis unless you mean business. The Gym Class Heroes front man is out on his first solo journey and the wannabe billionaire is busy carving his […]

Continued from Part 1AllHipHop.com: Right, and now you see it way more often. You look at Lil Wayne…he put out an entire rock album. Do you feel like you and Gym Class Heroes had any kind of influence on that.Travie McCoy: For sure! I’m not going to say any names but I’ve been in studio […]

80 blocks from Tiffany’s. This is the distance between the South Bronx and the world famous Tiffany’s jewelry store in Manhattan, New York. Just 80 blocks separated the bedazzled boutique from the Savage Skulls and Savage Nomads, two of New York’s most infamous Black and Puerto Rican gangs of the 1970s. The Savage crews didn’t […]

Continued from Part 1 AllHipHop.com: It won’t be juicy enough for AllHIpHop rumors or illseed, or anything like that—  Devin: (laughs) I mean, you’re still recording personal, or no longer recording, personal?  AllHipHop.com: You know I’m still recording!  Devin: What’d you say, Niki? (laughs)  AllHipHop.com: I want to know if you’re actually friends with Scarface […]

Hip-Hop’s competitive landscape has compelled several insecure artists to alter their authentic selves. Many MCs, aspiring for popularity, dump their true character only to gain a disposable acceptance. Hip-Hop is starting to resemble a cesspool of clichés. Toxic Avenger rappers and their landfill lyrics are polluting its essence. Their mutated reflection mocks them when they […]

AllHipHop.com Presents: Ice Cube and AllHipHop.com host a live video chat with the Hip-Hop legend that will allow fans to ask questions and listen to the man speak. Starting TONIGHT at 6:30 pm PST and 9pm EST. Tune in!   Cube’s ninth solo album I AM THE WEST dropped Tuesday Sept. 28th and want you to […]

Newcomer Remynd is making a huge splash in the underground world of Hip-Hop and he has employed a legend to create even bigger waves. “Saviour” features none other than Kool G Rap. The song has both rappers spittin’ venom over a classic Hip-Hop track laced with heavy drums and gangsta pianos.

When it comes to what propelled the pop ascent of yesterday’s birthday boy Lil Wayne, there are two inarguably key tracks that played a part, The Carter III’s “A Milli” and “Lollipop.” But when it comes to The Greatest Hip-Hop Song of the VIBE Era, arguments are encouraged and ties are rejected. As proven by […]

Ten years have passed since Nelly signed a deal with Universal Motown, and it’s commonplace now to hear rappers like Drake, T-Pain, and many others blending singing with their spoken lyrics. They’re younger, perhaps even wiser than he was about how to capitalize on the sound over the past few years, but Nelly gives them […]

The Next 48 Hours crew follows the release of England’s Professor Green. Check out the grind getting his album released in this unique docu-series.

Whether you like them or not, there is no denying that The Cali Swag District have got people talking and dancing across the nation led by their break out single, “Teach Me How To Dougie.” The young four man rap group from Inglewood, CA located within Los Angeles took many by surprise this year as […]

  “Decepticons Divebomb and Lord Vital Exclusive Q&A” One thing is for sure. The Decepticons history and legacy as the most infamous Gang of New York is shrouded in mystery and suspense. As one can imagine, there are a ton of perspectives on this over 20-year-old story, and hard facts about the social and criminal […]

“BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family” is an instant classic. But the book is not a shoot-em-up chronicle of BMF’s extravagant and violent life and times. Atlanta journalist Mara Shalhoup writes the book and deep-dives into the circumstances that lead to BMF’s creation and those that put their […]

OK, so he is not from “the streets”. Thanks to “Run’s House” he is not a relative unknown. He’s 15 years old. And thanks to his father, Run, of the legendary and possibly most meaningful contribution to Hip-Hop, RUN DMC, he was bred into an undeniable legacy that was seemingly impossible to appear from under […]

Click here for Diggy Simmons: General of the Youth Movement Part 1 Allhiphop.com: As an emcee, do you ever put pen to paper when writing or is it laptop work? Diggy Simmons: I used to do pen to paper. Just recently, a few months ago, I started using Text edit. I don’t have a problem […]

Common has been one of the most enduring rappers the game has ever come across. Furthermore, the rapper has been able to grow as an artist and expand his artsy wings as an entertainer. Movies? Check! Television? Check! New album? Check! AllHipHop conversed with the Chi-town vet and got  his thoughts on everything from Kanye’s […]

Raekwon is mostly known for his ill rhymes, being a Wu warrior and a pair of classic solo albums. However, could technologist be in the future of the Staten Island monster? Perhaps. He went to the headquarters of Facebook and offer fans a peep into the company that has more people on it than most […]

Few figures in Hip-Hop can boast a career that spans over a couple of generations. With one hit wonders and trendy gimmicks in and out faster than a car wash, it’s hard to maintain a resemblance of any career. Such is not the case with E.A. Ski. Ski has been a staple in Oakland, California […]

Continued from Part 1  “The Decepticons were like the Lochness Monster or Bigfoot for a minute – something you heard about all the time but didn’t really see,” jokes Rock. “And, if you did see them, you didn’t enjoy talking about it. When you would get on the train, people would say, ‘be careful, you […]