The Decepticons: Gangs Of New York Part 1
My moms gave birth to a crazy ass wilder / bust out her p***y with a mother f***in gun / started talking slang even joined a gang. -Sticky Fingaz on Onyxs Betta Off Dead (1995)Quite simply, before the Bloods and Crips made their journey from the West Coast to New York, there were the Decepticons. […]

Meek Mill: Mr. Illadelphia
Speaking honestly, the mainstream hip hop scene in Philadelphia has always been either hot or cold. Since the days of Cassidy, Freeway, The Roots and Beanie Siegel, the city hasnt recently had a dope rapper grab the baton and keep it going. The metropolis has always been a part of its own musical movement though, […]

Black Milk: Artist of the Year
Some may mistake this young Detroit producer/MCs next album as a way to rattle up Hip-Hop stans out thereyou know, being that his next project takes the name Album of The Year but in fact its way more Rick Rossishyou know, deeper than rap. Curtis Cross, known by his chilling luxurious alias Black Milk wants […]

AllhipHop Classics: Hip-Hop Reflects On 9/11 (2002)
A year after the September 11 tragedy, people had formulated their varied opinions of the matter that left nearly 3,000 people dead. The shock had yielded to reason and reflection. On this nine-year anniversary of September 11, AllHipHop Classics revisits what rap artists like Scarface, 50 Cent, Kool G Rap, Nelly, 8Ball, Skillz, Kimora Lee, […]

Tech N9NE Talks Visiting Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne is still in jail, but this presence is ever-looming in the music industry and beyond. In fact, its almost like hes never left with the constant attention hes maintained through all his bid. But as the world awaits his return in November, the Young Money CEO revealed that he wants to work with […]

Raekwon Gives Advice To Older Rappers Seeking Comebacks
Last year Raekwon of the Wu Tang Clan made one of the most remarkable comebacks in the history of Hip-Hop, if not the greatest return ever. His Only Built 4 Cuban Linx PT II put him right back into the light with other elites even though his last classic album was in 1995. AllHipHop asked […]

Reef The Lost Cauze: Philadelphia Fight Music
AllHipHop.com caught up with one of Philadelphia’s most promising rappers, Reef The Lost Cauze. Those who follow Hip-Hop closely are familiar with Reef’s lengthy independent discography as a solo artist and as a member of Army of the Pharoahs. Reef’s new album Fight Music is his 6th and it features heavyweights like Kool G. Rap, […]

The Next 48 Hours With Rick Ross Pt. 3
This is our last day with Rick Ross and we come back to New York city to film his appearance on The Jimmy Fallon show and other stops in Ricky Rozahy’s busy release week,

Ca$his Part 1: Back to The Ca$h
Over the past few years Interscope has been cleaning house. With the recession and all of the cutbacks that major labels had to make in order to stay a float, many artists formerly signed to majors were left with no home and were forced to go independent. But while many were cut, others strategically remained […]

Ca$his Part 2: Beef, Drugs, Recovery and Music
AllHipHop.com: What, if any, is the projected release date on the album that your working on? Or are you just focusing on building up the buzz right now? Ca$his: The album is 75% done. This is my plan. I about to unveil my grand plan, just for yall homie [ in his Midwest accent]. […]

HP Vice President Carlos Montalvo: Dre, HP ENVY 14
Hewlett-Packard and Monster Beats by Dre recently unveiled the HP ENVY 14 Beats Edition, the first laptop that finally brings the authentic studio sound where ever you go. The ENVY 14 Beats Edition is a second-generation product, built from the ground up and has all the tools to make the PC a more formidable foe […]

Google Results On Your Favorite Hip-Hop Artists
The folks at TheUrbanDaily.com spend a lot of time on Google. From verifying bio information, searching for photos, and generally checking in on the day-to-day happenings of the internets, Google is an invaluable tool. We recently saw a hilarious blog post on Oh No They Didnt where they used Googles auto-complete feature to find out […]

Lloyd Banks Talks Favorite Albums & Verses
Lloyd Banks has it all right now to the point where he’s bringing the streets back to G-Unit. The Queens rap don sat down with Valerie Lora and she talked to Banks about every thing from his favorite verses, to his favorite albums to being half Puerto Rican. See the clip below.

Meet Producer S1: Kanye, Power and Producing
Kanye West has assembled an all-star line up of producers for his highly anticipated untitled fourth coming album, which is expected to be released in November of 2010.West has a tremendous team of producers. In addition to himself, producers on the record are reported to include Pete Rock, The RZA, Q-Tip and Jeff Bhasker.Power, the […]

Lil Mama: Slow Burn
Lil Mama has been fairly invisible to the Hip-Hop community since the fiasco with Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and a poorly timed leap on stage. But, since then, the “Lip Gloss Queen” has kept it moving in TV and music. Right now, she’s working with some Hip-Hop heavies to make sure her return is successful. But, […]

The Next 48 Hours With Rick Ross Pt. 2
The Next 48 Hours follows Rick Ross to Miami so Rick can celebrate his album with his hometown fans and Ricky Rozay does it up BIG for his album release!

AllHipHop Classics: Beef According To Beanie Sigel
AllHipHop Classics continues in an interview with Beanie Sigel that has been preserved like a letter in a sealed time capsule. In the interview, which was conducted in 2001 by Jigsaw, Sigel was on a warpath. He addresses beefs with Nas, Mobb Deep and expressed why he’s into the streets more than mere talk. Beef […]

VADO: The Harlem Knight Talks Dip Set, Cam’Ron & Beef
If youre a part of the Twitter world or just not living under a rock in general, chances are somewhere at some time youve heard someone refer to their friend as slime and tell someone to stop it, 5. A newcomer out of Harlem, rapper Vado, is to thank for that. After signing under fellow […]

Kanye West x Jay-Z x Swizz Beatz “Power (Remix)”
Kanye. Swizz Beatz. Jay-Z. Power. The remix is here and it is nothing shy of brilliant…if you this sort of Hip-Hop. Seriously, the Power remix is a throwback in many regards, because it evokes the original but also reworks it as well. Jay-Z’s been very passionate as of late and this verse is streams from […]

Bow Wow Talks “Lottery Ticket,” Cash Money And Millions
You know him well we all do. His name is Shad Bow Wow Moss, and he is confident. So confident that he could make the average soul uncomfortable. Dont be Bow Wow is humbled. You could even say that hes a little scared. To a young man which had his career laid out for him since the […]