In the four years since his last studio release Cornell Haynes Jr., better known as Nelly, had dipped somewhat under the radar. Many obviously expected another album, although few were quite sure when they could expect it.  Then in 2007 he appeared on tracks for R. Kelly’s Double Up and T.I’s T.I VS. T.I.P. These […]

In the Roc-A-Fella film Backstage, Jay-Z had a premonition. He said that somewhere out there there’s a kid sitting at breakfast, eating some Apple Jacks, writing some s**t. And that hungry young dude is going to be the next big thing in Hip-Hop. While one can argue Jay wasn’t speaking about anyone in particular, after […]

“I’m not signed to Re-Up Gang Records anymore. I asked for release—make sure it says that—I asked for a release, nobody dropped me. So put free agent in there,” says Sandman, the baritone voiced MC you may have heard of.And just like that, the Re-Up Gang, as we have known it, is no more. Well, […]

After leaving the label that gave popular culture such phrases as “drop it like it’s hot” and “bling, bling” New Orleans rapper B.G. was counted out. Many people thought that without his fellow Hot Boys and Cash Money’s clout, the New Orleans native would never be able to repeat or surpass any of his past […]

Today we would like to introduce you to a two man group out of Inglewood, CA that’s been making a nice name for themselves on the underground scene as of late. U-N-I is comprised of members Y-O and Thurzday, and although they hail from one of Southern California’s most dangerous and notorious cities, don’t expect […]

Aphilliates Music Group’s flagship artist, Willie The Kid is far from another run of the mill artist that is rapping as an alternative to say a street hustle or deflated hoop dreams. Since the first grade Willie has been exercising his penchant for writing and rhyming, performing at school talent shows and writing movie scripts. […]

When you hear the ever animated DJ Khaled bellow out his signature catchphrase “We the best!” on his various hit records, you’re not hearing an empty catchphrase, but the slogan by which the man exemplifies his career. Since 2006, Khaled has ridden the wave of his albums (Listennn…The Album, We The Best) and their various […]

It’s just your average evening at a Starbucks in New Jersey. Random teenagers are doing homework, old friends are catching up, and new couples are on first dates. Several months prior, Kim Osorio sat in that very same Starbucks penning her novel Straight from the Source – a partial tell-all about her time as the […]

He has spent the better part of the millennium stuck inside a six by nine cell, held behind cold walls and dealing with conditions that could break even the strongest man’s spirit. Coupled with the fact the group he helped elevate to superstar status had broken apart at the seams, one wouldn’t blame Stanley “Flesh-N-Bone” […]

Call them “The Lo” if you’d like, but South Bronx reppin’ MCs Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede are still officially known as Camp Lo. Since their acclaimed 1997 debut Uptown Saturday Night and its hit “Luchini AKA This Is It,” Camp Lo have always been a fresh counterpoint to the mainstream Hip-Hop standard of the […]

The release of Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) set the stage for the release of a string of solo albums from each of the nine collective members. In 1995 Raekwon introduced the critically acclaimed Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…, a theatrical album which is often thought to be responsible for much of the […]

Jay-Z is looking to lead a new era of Hip-Hop across the globe. AllHipHop.com watches S. Carter plot his latest blueprint. The story could end right here, right now, and it would be quite celebratory. But it doesn’t end. The saga continues. The year 2008, is just a new chapter in the legend of Shawn […]

When Detroit-bred lyrical assassin Guilty Simpson walks down his block there are no flashing lights from cameras or gawking hysterical fans. Simpson isn’t ordinarily bombarded with ball points to sign his name upon articles of clothing, CD’s, nor body parts. But that is cool, because if it were up to him, the industry can take […]

We’re back with Part Three for all the comments about those who were left out…don’t worry, we got you. In Detroit, there is Detroit Hip-Hop, a circle of purists who almost all emerged from the Detroit Hip-Hop Shop, a now-defunct, but ever immortalized clothing store where Proof hosted legendary open mic’s. The Detroit Hip-Hop crowd […]

This interview went down before Lawrence Parker “welcomed” Soulja Boy Tell’Em to Hip-Hop. That’s cool and all, but the jury is still out for most rap listeners and Hip-Hop fans. Well, maybe not the three million that copped, and all that danced, to his “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” single.But no matter where you stand on […]

IT’S COLD IN THE D, Pt. 1: Detroit Rap CityPresident Franklin Delano Roosevelt once called the city of Detroit “the great arsenal of democracy” during World War II, when the notorious automotive manufacturing was used to create wartime weaponry. This same city birthed an iconic revolution on the streets of West Grand Blvd known as […]

The story of the Hip-Hop scene in my hometown is not 8 Mile. While most people love the film, which starred Eminem, as well as the money, opportunity and attention it brought to Detroit. We can almost all agree that it only captures the city in a small way. Yes, we had The Detroit Hip-Hop […]

Houston isn’t folding anytime soon. Proudly reppin’ the South and showcasing their mainstream appeal, Slim Thug and the Boss Hogg Outlawz follow up their 2007 Serve & Collect debut with Back By Blockular Demand (Serve & Collect 2), an album that still preserves the Outlawz street-value style. “We make the rules in the streets,” says […]

There are two choices for veteran MCs; advance your style and stay relevant, or remain static in your ways and become a glorified fossil. Thankfully Opio of the mighty Souls of Mischief and their overarching Hieroglyphics crew chose the former. It’s been 15 years since Souls dropped their heralded debut, ’93 ‘Til Infinity, and since […]

The ceaseless Hip-Hop pendulum’s arc, defying the laws of physics, has become suspended in the atmosphere of pre-packaged perfunctory MCs. During this mystifying era V.I.C. appeared offering his highly successful, yet highly commercial “Get Silly.” Due to his timing, V.I.C. has been dismissed as another inane quasi-rapper. The novice MC faces an arduous challenge of escaping […]