Lyrical warfare alone rarely captures the public’s imagination. It’s a cold fact that many talented albeit one-dimensional lyricists have had to learn over the course of their careers. But destiny may have a different fate for Royce da 5’9. Instead of regressing, the Detroit native’s work has continuously improved since making his major label debut […]

In AllHipHop’s exclusive pair of interviews with Alfamega (click her for Part 1, Part 2), the rapper commented heavily on his relationship with T.I. As a member of Grand Hustle, Alfamega was instrumental in keeping the crew powerful on a street level. Now, on his own, Alfamega has decided to write a letter to his […]

Ok Beat-Making family. Thanks for all of your submissions. We received enough emails in the box to bang out about 10 classic albums. Let’s all be great sports and appreciate the participants in today’s Beat Melee. If you didn’t get your heat up, maybe next week you’ll torch up the reigning champion.   But in […]

In this vintage clip, AllHipHop.com and Footage Fa Dayz brings you veteran rapper Ice Cube.   This 5:11 clip was taken in 1998, as Ice Cube was touring the country as part of the Family Values tour.   This was the first year for the Family Values Tour, which was created by members of the […]

You may or may not know who Riggs Morales is, but he’s one of the most influential people in the music game. The New York native got started in the music business at The Source magazine in the 90’s, where he went from an internship to a music editor. He was the first person to […]

A crowd exciter, a visionary writer and one of the most influential rappers for over two decades, KRS-One, took the Hip-Hop scene by storm in 1987 with partner DJ Scott La Rock and hasn’t looked back since. He’s crafted 20 albums and dropped gems on nearly innumerable guest appearances. While he has battled fellow rappers, […]

This last week Michael Jackson’s memorial service was held prompting every fan he ever had to hit the stores and buy his albums. He continues to dominate the charts with five albums in the top ten this week. Number Ones holds the number one spot followed by Thriller at number three, The Essential Michael Jackson […]

What’s up hustlers, beatsmiths, keybangers, tech nerds, and production enthusiasts.  The Beat Melee is back!! It’s time to step into the arena, get judged by a collection of your audio loving peers, to determine who is the best unsigned, untapped producer in the World.  Don’t be shy or afraid to take your creative talents to […]

Florida-based music artist Ace Hood recently dropped Ruthless, his second album within a year’s time. The flagship artist on DJ Khaled’s We The Best Music imprint and one of the highly buzzed talents in rap, he’s obviously doing something right. AllHipHop caught up with Ace on the heels of his latest release, Ruthless, and got […]

Famed hip-hop photographer Ernie Paniccioli is expanding the audience for his award-winning documentary, The Other Side of Hip-Hop: The Sixth Element, by putting it online.   The feature, which captured honors for Best Documentary at the 2007 Tribeca Big Apple Film Festival in New York City, chronicles the picture taker/author’s life in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, his […]

On his previous album, The Alchemist successfully put together a cohesive album filled with grimy bangers. Five years later, the producer/rapper is still on the same tip, but this time with more diversity from production to guest appearances. Chemical Warfare (out July 7th) is a must buy, a well thought-out coordination of sinister melodies and […]

Despite earning 57% less between June 2008 and June 2009 than he did in the same period the previous year, Jay-Z has topped this year’s Forbes list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings.   The Roc-A-Fella co-founder raked in an estimated $35 million in the 12 month qualifying period.     While his income was almost $50 […]

In the second verse of video for 50 Cent’s “In Da Club,” the Queens rapper displays a particularly intense stare that seems to be a gateway to everything that he’s experienced in his life, including his struggles. In Part 2 of AllHiphop’s interview, 50 delivers that glare several times as he peruses through several topics […]

Part 2: Looking Forward Part 1: Looking Back Most in the Hip-Hop community believed Alfamega’s career had come to an abrupt end in the first week of May 2009. T.I. had kicked him out of Grand Hustle without even notifying him. The whole ordeal was based on a report by thesmokinggun.com, which pegged Alfamega as […]

R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON What is going on with Hip-Hop this week? Jay-Z is still mad at everyone who uses autotune (except for Lil Wayne, T-Pain, and Kanye West…the major users of autotune. They also where a lot of tight pants and colorful clothing which is also what Jay-Z hates but once again I digress.) Speaking […]

AllHipHop.com has teamed with UStream.com to bring live coverage of the Michael Jackson memorial service. Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009. Today (July 7), a huge memorial service is taking place for the world’s biggest entertainer. According to reports, Jackson’s memorial service is expected to be the most watched event ever, in broadcast history. […]

Two mixtapes, two weeks. The 50 Cent presently before the music industry closely resembles another rising rapper of the same name that had yet to get rich while trying before dying. From an industry point of view, there are those that doubt whether 50 Cent the multimillion-dollar man can reclaim the momentum he once had. […]

When you hear the name Crime Mob, the moniker is almost always associated to hood drama. What happened to a once promising group lacks a clear story. Ex-member Diamond has evolved from a teeny bopper chick in stilettos to a full grown woman with her own thoughts, opinions and life experiences. These experiences include her […]

This moment has been a long time coming for Maino. Trials and tribulations had to be signed, sealed and delivered for the ultimate understanding of this Brooklyn hustler. If Tomorrow Comes is the testament to this rapper’s pain and struggle and the album plays like a novel. Straight with no chasers, Maino careens over the […]

The landmark Bridge Wars ended and made careers . The latter applies to Blaq Poet, who was then a brash, cocky teen looking to make a name for himself at the expense of KRS-One’s BDP (Boogie Down Productions) and affiliates like Just-Ice.   Now over 20 years later, Poet is a musical elder statesman in […]