The family of the late rapper Guru celebrated his legacy in Boston, Massachusetts during a ceremony from 2-5:00 PM on Sunday (July 18th)Close friends, family members and guests gathered at the University of Massachusetts in Boston to pay homage to Keith Elam, who would have celebrated his 49th birthday on Saturday (July 17th). Gang Starr […]
“Last night Drizzy closed out his series of videos in Atlanta, Fancy Feat. Swizz Beats and TI. Drake hooked back up with Anthony Mandler again to recapture some of that Over magic and they gotta another visual banger on their hands. It was truly a family affair as the whole Young Money Fam was in […]
Hello world… I’m good. Counting the days and still smiling. Most of those smiles come from hearing my kids’ voices over the phone. The others come from reading fan mail. Let me just say that I have the best fans in the world! The devotion, dedication, support, love, and most of all, prayers are simply […]
Being oppressed in America lends to immediate exposure of America’s harsh realities, which help impregnate the beliefs of the individuals. To believe that the government would infiltrate the Black community and flood it with drugs and guns with the intent of it leading to the community’s could be farfetched until you realize it happened. To […]
While Tacklebox, a recent Cool Kids mixtape burns up the net this summer, both Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish are still working on their new album that has been nearly two years in the making. Since releasing a series of fishing themed mixtapes with Don Cannon and now the L.A. Leakers, this Chicago duo has […]
In part two of AllHipHop.com’s cross examination of Chicago’s Cool Kids, Mikey Rocks tells us about what it was like going through the label trouble over the past few years and the excitement he has for his upcoming project. AllHipHop.com: Chuck was telling me about how you guys have been just putting out mixtapes because […]
Our pals at VIBE sat down with the 19-year-old Soulja Boy and talked studying Nas, disappearing tattoos, and disparaging Twitter hashtags. For more on Soulja Boy – go to Vibe.com. VIBE: The world thought you kissed you 2.2 million Twitter followers goodbye last week. What happened? Soulja Boy Tell’Em: Some busters hacked my page. Little […]
Make no mistake about it, “Platinum” is a fictitious tale (wink, wink). But, once one picks up the book as written by Aliya S. King, said reader is immediately drawn into the engrossing story in a way that they are attracted to the rumors page on AllHipHop. The characters in “Platinum” are eerily close to […]
It’s a thin line between the music industry and entertainment. Some cross that line successfully; while others fall short. Ron Artest is attempting a “Championship” shot at rap. 2010 NBA Champion Ron Artest took time out of his various TV appearances to discuss his budding music career, love for 1920’s music, and the fact that […]
Mannie Fresh. Producer. DJ. Quiet Icon. The producer and DJ provided the sonic backbone to one of the biggest labels in Hip-Hop, Cash Money Records. These days, Mannie has assembled the skeleton for his own imprint, Chubby Boy Music, which he hopes will help him eventually muscle though the treacherous waters of the recording industry. […]
DJ Green Arrow is currently the Guinness Record holder for a Rap Marathon, by rapping for 9 hours and 57 minutes, tripling his own record set in 2007. The record-setting marathon session placed Green Arrow in the company of legendary freestylers like Supernatural, Ruffstylz, D.O. M-80 and Twista, all of whom have held the record […]
Eminem has been all over the place, but this time, he took to his own Shade45 for an interview breaking down the top selling album. Part 1: “On Fire” Part 2: “Won’t Back Down” Part 3: “Not Afraid” Part 4: “No Love” Part 5: “25 to Life” Part 6: “Almost Famous” Part 7: “You’re Never […]
For Dream Team Don, Rick Ross, the vision is most definitely alive; and everybody is trying to get a piece of it. From threats of losing his rap identity, to haters in the twitterverse, the Teflon Don handles it all with a thick puff of smoke. He exhales deeply. AllHipHop caught up with Ricky Rosay […]
Legendary graffiti writer and emcee Rammellzee reportedly passed away June 29th. Rammellzee is a hip-hop icon who dropped avant-garde tracks on wax since the early 1980’s with a steady output of graphic art, music, and sculpture throughout his life. He was featured in Charlie Ahearn’s seminal hip hop movie Wild Style and collaborated with notable […]
I recently arrived home from Haiti.While I was there I worked in a few aspects of the relief effort including a solidarity mission to aid the Earthquake survivors. In addition to all of this Myself, Cormega and Styles P participated in a show to support Haitian Hip Hop and rebuild the community. I would like […]
VIBE.com recently spoke with Eminem. On the response to “Forever”: Eminem: The response was great. I didn’t really look it like I’m competing against these guys. I’m on a record with them, but I just wanted to make a good song. Certainly, the response helped, as far as me being able to feel good about […]
Comedian Tracy Morgan once said that if a joke wasn’t offensive then it probably wasn’t funny. If that is the case then Uncle Ruckus from The Boondocks is one of the funniest characters created in recent times.The self-hating janitor/valet/movie theater usher has said things about his own people that would make even the staunchest Klansman […]
Hardcore gore rapper Necro sat down with AllHipHop.com to discuss his Top 5 Horror movies of all time. In addition to the rapper picking some interesting flicks, he takes the time to break down each movie and it’s significance to the genre of “gore” and “splatter” flicks.Blood Sucking Freaks, 1976. Its def #1. That film […]
On June 15, 2010, KRS-One released his 17th solo project, Back in the L.A.B. (Lyrical Ass Beating), which also happens to be his 23rd overall. The six-track EP features the production of Freddie Foxxx, DJ Kenny Parker, DJ JS1 and the Beatminerz. And according to his management, a full-length will be released this upcoming Fall! […]
In Part 1, Drake addressed a myriad of topics from critics to Rihanna, haters to Nicki Minaj, Thank Me Later to Lil Kim’s present beef. In Part 2, Drizzy is already thinking about the next move to further his career. He discusses his potential project with Lil Wayne, Young Money and a certain overused rap […]
