Evidence: Whether or Not
Ever since Evidence signed with Capitol Records in 2000 along with Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu as the fundamentalist trio Dilated Peoples, theyve 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 […]

El-P: Insomniac Olympics
Its taken El-P four long years to complete his latest album, Ill Sleep When Youre 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 […]

Max B: The Caged Byrd Sings
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 […]

TextType Test 2: shopallhiphop
Ok, So, if you aren’t freaked out by my changing of the blogs (click here and relax), check this out. Say we are doing a story and we want to drive people to the store front. Like Consequence’s new album is in stores now. To Purchase, Click Here and have it linked? And the commands are […]

AllHipHop Classic Skin
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 […]

J. Sands: Steel Curtain
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? […]

Crime Mob: Role Models
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 […]

Jean Grae: Grae’s Autonomy
In the race to bring New York back, who is to say that a woman cant 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 shes planning at least three releases, and dont even ask […]

Boogie: Click and Revolve
The video for Mobb Deeps 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, Boogies photography book […]

Nitti: The Breaker
They say luck is what happens when preparation meets with opportunity. When Atlantas 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 Balls 2001 release Almost Famous, including the […]

Rugged Intellect: Rugged, Never Smooth
Hailing from Montreal, Canada, Rugged Intellect is pushing his way to the industry by any means necessary. Growing up as an outcast for not being the right color in a neighborhood dominated by African Americans and Latinos, Rugged Intellect has broke the color barrier to be recognized as a Hip-Hop MC. The first deal for […]

Domingo: The Most Known Unknown
Youve heard Domingo, you just might not realize it. This East New York, Brooklyn producer has been at it for two decades as a go-to guy for the self-proclaimed 90s sound. Behind such records as Blahzay Blahzays Danger, Fat Joes Success and Masta Aces No Regrets, Domingo has more credits than an Oliver Stone film. […]

Rich Boy: The Reinvention
With The South dominating rap sales and radio play the last three years, many could argue that it needs no reinvention. But all one has to do is open a copy of Ozone magazine, and you can see the endless pictures of new blood trying to get in on the fame, the fortune, and even […]

Ill Al Skratch: Where’s My Homies?
When Nas asked where are they now to some of raps pioneers, Ill and Al Skratch heard their names shouted out once again by the QB veteran. A longtime fan of the duo from Uptown and Brooklyn, Nas wanted people to ask Ill and Al Skratch Where My Homiez? the title of their 1994 hit […]

Bronze Nazareth: Wu-Tang Throws Some D on It
Biblically, there were believed to be three wise men that brought Jesus three giftsgold, frankincense and myrrh. Since only, these three gifts were recorded, most believe that there were only three gift givers. Yet, the scripture doesnt exactly specify how many wise men there actually were. Wu-Tang disciple, producer/MC Bronze Nazareth, developed a Detroit based […]

Macromantics: Down Bottom
In todays Everyone listens to everything age, finding Mobb Deep and Australian punk-pop group Noise Addict on someone’s iPod isn’t so unusual. In the mid-90s, though, bridging the gap between New York street rap and pop-friendly Aussie tunes took a bit more explaining. For 26-year old Noise Addict guitarist-turned-rapper Macromantics (born Romy Hoffman), growing up […]

Reflections of a Genius: The Best of the Biggie Quotes
Throughout the last decade, Christopher Wallace has come up in plenty of discussions on AllHipHop.com. Heres some of the best, most memorable quotes on the late, great veteran, from people who knew him, and a few who didnt. On Biggies character and legacy: Well as far as my son is concerned, I taught my son […]

Verbal Threat: Nature of the Threat
The Golden Age of Hip-Hop, according to most historians, ended in 1996, if not sooner. Whatever the case, nobodys saying these are the days. Still, coastal-connect Verbal Threat still pounds out joints themed for the burgeoning age of creativity and mic skills. While most of Hip-Hop is still battling for where the genre should rest […]

Gene Simmons of KISS: Native Tongue
Those who can remember the early 80s when Punk Rock and Hip-Hop convened in the wee hours of the night (think Blondie) know that Hip-Hop influence extended beyond Kangols and Cazals even back then. One line in the sand that appeared to be crystal clear was the division between Hard Rock and Hip-Hop – separate […]

Tiye Phoenix: Phoenix Rising
With a lack of female representation in Hip-Hops front line, one woman has surpassed the generic life span of most performers. Having been immersed in drum patterns, melodies and sixteens for close to two decades and a member of the all female Soul Food Symphony, Tiye Phoenix is breaking the mold in whichever way she […]