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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

You’ve 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 Blahzay’s “Danger,” Fat Joe’s “Success” and Masta Ace’s “No Regrets,” Domingo has more credits than an Oliver Stone film. […]

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 […]

When Nas asked where are they now to some of rap’s 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 […]

Biblically, there were believed to be three wise men that brought Jesus three gifts—gold, frankincense and myrrh. Since only, these three gifts were recorded, most believe that there were only three gift givers. Yet, the scripture doesn’t exactly specify how many wise men there actually were. Wu-Tang disciple, producer/MC Bronze Nazareth, developed a Detroit based […]

In today’s “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 […]

Throughout the last decade, Christopher Wallace has come up in plenty of discussions on AllHipHop.com. Here’s some of the best, most memorable quotes on the late, great veteran, from people who knew him, and a few who didn’t. On Biggie’s character and legacy: “Well as far as my son is concerned, I taught my son […]

The Golden Age of Hip-Hop, according to most historians, ended in 1996, if not sooner. Whatever the case, nobody’s 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 […]