Ice Cube in the movies did a lot for fans as a rapper too. So when he speaks, listen. All these years, and O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson is still the n***a you love to hate. That is, if you think a rapper who got started over twenty years ago cannot still be relevant in 2008. […]
When did DJs start getting so much publicity, start producing full length albums, and begin booking shoe, clothing, and other financially viable endorsements? Although some think this is a recent occurrence, DJs such as Grandmaster Flash, Marly Marl, Jazzy Jeff, and others were at the forefront of the Hip-Hop scene in the late 70s and […]
What a year! 2007 will probably go down as one of the strangest, loudest, most interesting years that Hip-Hop has ever gone through. The highs of many comebacks. The lows of fleeting record sales and dropped artists. A host of collaborations both expected and non-traditional. Khaled was the BESSST!!! The Hip-Hop cops were the worst. […]
Industry Spotlight: Sujit Kundu A lot of artists are confounded with getting on the radio. When you hear somebody like Lil’ Wayne, Akon, Nelly or Chamillionaire on the radio, you can thank Sujit Kundu. It didn’t start with the radio though. Kundu started his career in rave parties in the Orange County area of California […]
To the uninformed, Killa BH is a mere microbe on Planet Hip-Hop. To the Hip-Hop fanatic, Killa BH is one of the contributing factors to one of the preeminent artist mixtapes in recent memory, Joe Budden’s Mood Muzik 2: Can It Get Any Worse? On that album and its successor, Mood Muzik 3 (2007), the […]
Just like Hip-Hop artists, there are several DJs that are under-rated and don’t really get the credit and ‘shine’ they deserve. DJ Sir Charles Dixon is the perfect example. Sir Charles, although not widely credited for doing so, changed the sound of mainstream radio as we know it today. While holding down the mixshow slot […]
December 18, 2007 was an important day for Radric “Gucci Mane” Davis. It had nothing to do with the release of his album, or with media drama about Young Jeezy. On this day he visited an Atlanta school in his neighborhood, Dobbs Elementary, to talk with students about getting good grades while rewarding them with […]
AllHipHop’s Media Zone has been one of the top places on the Internet to find the hottest, most exclusive Hip-Hop online. We’ve broken a lot of new music and made the area home to get your daily fix on what’s hot in the rap game. With a last look at the music in 2007, […]
Sometimes, a rapper’s induction into the mainstream appears so fated that people mistake it as effortless. After all, Carol City native Flo Rida had the support of heavyweights such as Rick Ross and the music of sought-after production duo The Runners to help deliver him into the national limelight. And for his record “Low”, the […]
Rick Ross’ album got pushed back to February ’08 but it’s only giving him more time to preach his gospel of the hustle.Not many rappers can attest to getting a cosign from Jay Hova, moving over a million units, and becoming the first artist to attain platinum status off the strength of ring tone sales, […]
Method Man goes in on his acting, cartoons and smart dumb cats who read rumors. As for Wu-Tang; we tried. As a founding member of the legendary Wu Tang Clan, Method Man was originally considered the stand out star of the nine man crew. His break out hit “M.E.T.H.O.D. Man” from their classic Enter The […]
Ask anyone who has toured overseas in the last few years, and they’re sure to confirm that Hip Hop is alive and well outside of North America. Artists who don’t draw crowds of over 200 in an American city are able to pack clubs and halls with 1,000 people and more overseas, new jacks and […]
From indie label shuffling to presidential campaigning, Kidz in the Hall are devoted students of the rap game. Naledge and Double-O, the duo better known as Kidz in the Hall, have been making music since their chance meeting in 2000 at a talent show at the University of Pennsylvania. The road from recording songs, making […]
How many producers in the game right now can say that they have a hit record? Plenty. Of those same producers, how many can say that have done scores for television shows and movie soundtracks? The pool is getting smaller. Finally, of that remaining bunch who can say that they have worked with Missy Elliott, […]
Investigative journalist Ethan Brown recently followed up his critically acclaimed Queens Reigns Supreme with the true crime book titled Snitch: Informants, Cooperators, and the Corruption of Justice. Brown’s new book provides insight into the secret history of the Stop Snitching movement and documents a troubling by-product of the War on Drugs, “a cottage industry of […]
Saturday Night, 12-15-07 8:15 pm: The “I Could Care Less” Game of the Week, Pt. 1: Cincinnati Bengals (5-8) vs. San Francisco 49ers (3-10) Location: Monster Park, San Francisco, CA Right now, the heads of the NFL Network are shaking their heads in disbelief. Fate has dealt them an ugly hand because […]
Excuses are tools of the incompetent, they build monuments of nothingness and bridges that lead to nowhere. Fortunately for music lovers, Stoni doesn’t have any excuses. Despite being part of an industry of notables that are overwhelmingly male, Stoni views herself as a producer with adversity parallel to her male counterparts. The New York City […]
America loves the outlaw. We romanticize and fantasize about them. Recently, the movie American Gangster has brought to light the tale of Frank Lucas and in telling his story, we have been exposed to many layers of peripheral tales of connected lives. One such life is Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson. Depicted as Lucas’ mentor, the exploits […]
Yep, the Crime Mob you know is no more. We got Diamond and Princess, separately, to offer their takes on the situation. The whispers started in early 2007. One member short of their original line up, Warner Brothers recording group Crime Mob was enjoying their most successful hit to date with the release of “Rock […]
Willie D of The Geto Boys speaks on the passing of his dear friend Pimp C and greater perspective.While the world of Hip-Hop continues to struggle with the recent death of Pimp C—funeral services will be held today (Dec. 13) at the Robert A. Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur, Texas—the loss has affected people […]
