The BP Oil Spill is already one of the worst man made disaster in the history of humans, with an estimated 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons) of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. That is a mere estimate though, as other expert suggest BP could have as much as 800,000 to a million gallons going […]

Filmmaker/Hip-Hop Honors executive producer Fab 5 Freddy recently spoke to AllHipHop.com about the “2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honors: The Dirty South,” special, which pays homage to southern rap music. As soon as word broke that the show would pay tribute to the South, it was also revealed that a number of artists from the ultra-successful […]

Weeks ago, Eminem filmed the video for “Not Afraid” in the streets of Newark, NJ and now the video has hit the internet in all of its edited glory. Check it out. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Here is Eminem live on “Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.”

Over the Memorial Day weekend, while performing in front of tens of thousands at the sold-out UCLA JazzReggae Fest, Nas told the audience that his collaboration album with Damian Marley, Distant Relatives, was “a passion project” that the labels didn’t know what to do with. The label limbo set the album from a June 30, […]

The wait is over. The Nicki Minaj cover have been in heavy circulation and here is the first look at the Badu cover from VIBE magazine. Here are highlights from the issue, but for more, go to vibe.com by clicking here. More details on the issue are below as Badu talks about going naked, Jay […]

Continuing in the new VIBE tradition of split covers, Nicki Minaj is one of June/July’s cover subjects. In the feature titled “Character Study,” written by Siobhan O’Connor and photographed by Jill Greenberg, rap’s latest “it” girl shares some interesting insight to her new found fame, female MCs before her and her weird voices. Check out […]

Jay Electronica played in Brooklyn last night, but fans were treated to some lyrical excellence by Pharoahe Monch. Check out both of them.

Armed with a vicious flow and an even more ferocious attitude, 20-year-old newcomer Keyona Turner aka Keys aka The Problem aka The Beast isn’t playing around. Keys burst onto the scene after posting a diss video on YouTube against Hip Hop’s newest female go-to-girl, Nicki Minaj. To the instrumental of Nicki’s “Itty Bitty Piggy” Keys […]

PART TWO(Read Part 1)   AllHipHop.com:  On the page preceding the opening chapter, you cite the following quote from Edgar Cayce: “Heaven is not a place you go to, it is a place you grow to.” Taken out of context, I would like to know when you first stumbled upon that quote, as well as […]

KRS-One:The 4-Part Interview   By Clayton Perry   Whenever a listing of Hip-Hop’s “greatest” emcees is created, one name consistently ranks in the top tier: KRS-One.  As a solo artist and founding member of Boogie Down Productions, Lawrence “Kris” Parker has maintained unprecedented levels of notoriety and respect throughout his quarter-century reign as “The Teacha.” […]

Motown Philly is back again-only this time with two fresh princes doing a lil alternative Hip-Hop swing. They’re not too hard, and certainly not too soft, but they are here to bring the life back MC rhymes backed up by the scratches and energy of the DJ. Chiddy Bang, composed of MC Chiddy and producer/DJ […]

As DJ Premier battles it out with fellow larger-than-life rap icon Dr. Dre in VIBE’s Greatest Hip-Hop Producer Of All-Time , the majestic beat visionary behind Gang Starr details the making of the entire studio album catalogue by the landmark duo—prominently fronted by venerable late lyricist Guru. Through groundbreaking musical statements, fist-fights, break-ups and unlikely […]

Last night (May 26), Monster and Beats by Dr. Dre launched the nationwide availability of Diddybeats, the in-ear headphones that are sold exclusively at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile. The co-founders of Beats by Dr. Dre, West Coast trailblazer Dr. Dre and Interscope/Geffen A&M Chairman, Jimmy Iovine, welcomed entrepreneur and fashion maverick Sean “Diddy” Combs […]

A few years ago, there was a rumor that a woman basically took Nas’ big man and presumed Braveheart bodyguard off the market. Certainly, the rumors aren’t 100% confirmed, but we now know that Horse married rap mistress Heather B, from KRS-One’s Boogie Down Productions. Who knew? Just about nobody. Now Heather, a first generation […]

Miami rapper Rick Ross dropped a new video for his single “Slow Down (Ha Ha).” The track is taken from Rick Ross’ upcoming album Teflon Don, which is now due in stores July 6th. The 1:52 second clip was directed by Spiff TV for Maybach Films and features a shirtless Ross draped in jewelry and […]

“Trying to outdo the last verse is our curse” – Andre 3000AllHipHop sat down with Big Boi of OutKast and got the legendary rapper’s views on lyricism and the art of freestyling.    As told to AllHipHop.com: “Lyricism is very important to me because I come from The Dungeon Family, school of lyrics. You know, […]

Jeru The Damaja was among the artists who showed up at TAJ on May 18th to support The Above the Clouds fundraiser in honor of deceased rapper Guru. The legacy of Guru, who died of cancer on April 19th, was honored by a variety of artists during the event, which included a video mix created […]

The track listing for Drake’s highly anticipated album Thank Me Later recently hit the Internet. Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Young Jeezy, T.I. and Swizz Beatz have all joined Drake on his debut album, which is due in stores on June 15th. While Drake stated he didn’t want the album to feature too […]

With video after video being released for his most recent project The Salvation, Skyzoo continues to keep listeners tuned in even if the major radio stations across the country don’t always play his music. Skyzoo understands the history of the hip hop game, and is well connected and well respected in the game, but his […]