For most Americans, August 12, 2005 represents a dark day and that’s not just describing the clouds that brought death and devastation in the name of Hurricane Katrina. The storm and resulting displacement of thousands along the Gulf shore became real life reminders of the inequities and challenges still facing poor people in our country. […]

At 36-years-old, Timbaland brings a youthful energy to his music that speaks to the stamina of a 20 year-old sneaking in the club and a 45 year-old raised amidst the Electronic genesis of the ’80s. Coming off of one of the most dominant streaks of hits in Tim’s 15 year career, the Virginia rapper and […]

You have heard the name Juice by now, or at least you should have. The Chicagoan earned his MC stripes in the late ’90s by smashing big name MCs in head-to-head freestyle battles. Legend has it that Eminem, Kanye West and Common all came out on the losing end after battling Juice. He has released […]

Klashnekoff is one of the realest MCs to come out of UK shores, and is set to take the world by storm with the release of his groundbreaking new album, Lionheart: Tussle With The Beast. It’s been a long time coming, and sees K-Lash progressing from his earlier work, 2004’s Sagas of Klashnekoff, the mixtape […]

Sheron “Umi” Smith has been immortalized on record with one of the most powerful rap odes ever written, “Umi Says” by her son Mos Def. On the song, Mos reiterates much of his mother’s wisdom with quotes like, “Tomorrow may never come” and “Shine your light on the world.” All things that she taught him […]

The “lip gloss” be popping for 16-year-old MC Lil’ Mama. What you know about her? The young, native Brooklynite is making waves on radios with her single, “Lip Gloss.” Raised in a musical household, the singer and dancer, who made it with raps, was groomed to be a star starting out on her father’s independent […]

There was a time when being a rapper out of New York City was like carrying a Hip-Hop badge of honor. Today, with the Southern-dominated Hip-Hop climate, it’s hard to find any artist from New York City on your local radio station, unless of course, it’s an established artist tied into G-Unit or Dipset. MIMS […]

The 18th floor seems like the sort of place where deals are brokered and big checks are cut, especially in today’s skyscraper world of industrious artist/execs. Although that might be Brasco’s reality today at his office in Geffen Records, the Brownsville, Brooklyn rapper names his forthcoming album The 18th Floor as a reminder of his […]

The combination of street smarts, diligence and vision can lead people in various directions depending upon their motives. Jersey-born entrepreneur Chop, known to many as the “King Of Cars” via his series of the same name on the A&E channel, has successfully turned his natural people skills and street-savvy wit into a multi-million dollar auto […]

For over a decade, Blue Raspberry, the soulful songstress and female presence behind some of Wu-Tang’s most classic songs found herself in an almost cliché state as an artist. She had worked with one of Hip-Hop’s most well-known groups yet she was unable to attain the credit she was due. She appeared on platinum albums […]

Ever since Evidence signed with Capitol Records in 2000 along with Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu as the fundamentalist trio Dilated Peoples, they’ve all wanted to make solo records. Four albums later and one finished contract with Capitol Records, the rap artist that “seems to make too many references to weather” is coming out of […]

It’s taken El-P four long years to complete his latest album, I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead. In between scoring the soundtrack to the film “Bomb the System,” making his High Water Jazz record, producing with rock groups such as the Mars Volta and working with Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor, as well as […]

N o stranger to the prison system, Dipset affiliate Max B, (government Charly Wingate), had just returned from doing a seven-year bid when he descended on the rap game in 2005. Fast becoming a fixture on both Jim Jones’ solo albums and Byrdgang mixtapes, the rapper and singer also known as Bigavelli wowed fans with […]

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So, I have been fooling with the various templates. To show everyone an example, I have simply changed this blogs behavior settings to show how each area can be customized. I notice that the content nav areas magically format into any of the above skins, which appear to be out of the box. True9, can […]

For a decade, the Lone Catalysts have lived up to their name as one of the few groups still advancing Hip-Hop through the ‘90s conventions for pure, underground music. That underground label appeases some fans, but has it held the duo of J. Sands and J. Rawls back from the success and recognition they deserve? […]

As a five-person unit, Crime Mob might have made collective impact with their 2004 hit “Knuck If You Buck,” but the individuality of the members are lost in the shuffle. Diamond and M.I.G. speak on behalf of the Atlanta quintet, explaining the roles of the members to AllHipHop.com. Diamond comes to grips with her sex-symbol […]

In the race to bring New York back, who is to say that a woman can’t do it? For three independent albums, Jean Grae has won over fans with candor, creativity, and a work ethic that rivals the last days of Tupac Shakur. This year she’s planning at least three releases, and don’t even ask […]

The video for Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones Part II” showed Havoc and Prodigy skating to the bowels of New York, where you can speak the wrong words and you will get touched. A decade later, places like that still exist, and Hip-Hop photographer Boogie knows it all too well. In late 2006, Boogie’s photography book […]

They say luck is what happens when preparation meets with opportunity. When Atlanta’s latest production wunderkind met Southern Rap legend Eightball in the parking lot at Magic City, he was more than prepared. That chance meeting led Nitti to production credit on seven of the fifteen tracks on ‘Ball’s 2001 release Almost Famous, including the […]