Grinding is instrumental to the success of any machine. The mixtape movement has surpassed traditional ways of advertising artists and their exclusive hits. DJ Kurupt, coined the Master Jedi, penned King Kurupt was and is a vital part of the mixtape music movement! Notorious for exclusive blend tapes that splash overseas, DJ Kurupt tackles the […]

Don’t check for Oakland duo Zion I, consisting on MC Zion and producer Amp Live, to be all over the radio taking advantage of McDonald’s recent offer to drop pesos for Big Mac mentions. With over 14 years invested in their friendship and three albums collectively recorded, the Bay Area Hip-Hop heads have come to […]

For ten years, Jayo Felony has been San Diego’s fire-starter. As one of Def Jam’s first California artists, he dazzled a cult audience with his delicate wordplay and driving delivery. As respect was divyed to some of his peers, Jayo developed a heavy chip on his shoulder. This attitude brought about Bullet Loco’s fierce criticism […]

Kanye West’s classy style and Common’s uplifting conscious have you thinking that Chicago is butter-soft? First, make sure your medical insurance is straight, and then venture to the Windy City and make such a bold statement to any member of the Goon Squad. Led by Atlantic Records’ recent acquisition Bump J, the Goons have made […]

Some of today’s stars have been a long-time coming. 50 Cent, Cam’ron, and Ja Rule can never say that fame fell in their lap. The early records they made were instrumental, along with the business mistakes to get them where they are today. The same can be said of two producers who helped these artists […]

AllHipHop.com: You and Benzino created The Source together. Was that something purposely you guys wanted to do to keep that under wraps? Dave Mays: Yes. Yes it was. AllHipHop.com: I guess what—why the decision to finally have it announced when it came out that he was cofounder with you as well as the chief brand— […]

Who is Dave Mays? Is the Harvard graduate the reserved magazine magnate he appears to be in public? Or behind closed doors, is Mays more like the bullied kid former Source staffer Reginald Dennis claimed he is in a recent interview on hiphopdx.com? Only Mays knows for sure, and he’s never been one to talk. […]

This summer’s Anger Management 3 tour was set to feature many guests [Eminem, 50 Cent, Lil’ Jon, G-Unit, Ludacris] including DJ Green Lantern, one of Hip-Hop’s favorite spin-doctors. That suddenly isn’t the case anymore. As a result of a misunderstanding, some Linda Trippin,’ and some damage control, Green Lantern announced his departure from Shady Records, […]

With all of the drama between Game and 50 calming down, the Rap world can move onto bigger and better things. One of those things, is the ascension of a former Crip turned ice cold MC by the name of Spider Loc. The one time Suge Knight prodigy has come what some might call, “full […]

Brooklyn fivesome Pitch Black has been kept in the dark for far too long. Forming in 1994, the Hip-Hop group, consisting of MC’s D.G., Fast, Devious, G.O.D., and Zakee, released a slew of underground projects before the long-awaited release of their 2004 debut album, Pitch Black Law. Despite keeping it gully on the lead single, […]

The music industry now boasts a rabid dog-eat-rabid dog mentality and with every passing day, new artists emerge on the road to riches like commuters in rush hour traffic. What’s an artist to do to set himself apart from the rest? If you’re Cassidy, you could make people take notice by eating an already repped […]

Hip-Hop and fine art haven’t been cozy bedfellows, but painter Jackson Brown intends to change the commonly accepted perception. To achieve his mission, Brown teamed with art curator Bill Adler (Run DMC, Def Jam, Russell Simmons) and the pair has brazenly challenged the New York art scene with their exhibit, "Follow the Leader: Portraits of […]

Tales of a Hustler From Beanie’s stoic demeanor, it would seem hard to crack his steely glare and ice-cold exterior. Volk’s first chance to speak with the rapper came last year around February when the reporter bumped into Sigel, his fiancée, and his mother on an elevator at the 2004 trial.  Volk said he straightforwardly […]

The story behind Beanie Sigel’s incarceration is simple, judicially speaking. The Philadelphia rapper was convicted for gun possession and is currently serving a one-year sentence in prison. Accounts from those close to Beanie’s situation suggests that the legal scars are much more complex, a result of longtime pursuit by Philadelphia police and an extensive federal […]

It is not easy living in the shadows of one of Hip Hop’s greatest MC’s, just ask the Outlawz. For almost ten years the group has scratched and clawed to remain relevant in the Hip-Hop industry after 2Pac’s death. Now down to three members, EDI, Kastro, and Young Noble, the Outlawz are living proof that […]

AllHipHop.com: So why did Napoleon leave the group? Kastro: I really couldn’t answer that, I think it’s because he wanted to pursue a different type of music on his own. I took it as, he was getting heavier into his religion, and we weren’t going on the same path. We believe in God, but aren’t […]

Referred to as the “young guns” of Crunk, Trillville members, Don P, Dirty Mouth, and Lil’ LA made their name off of their rowdy, Crunk antics on record but solidified their reputation over the squeaky clean bed springs of the recent hit record, “Some Cut.” As one of Lil’ Jon’s personal Atlanta pet projects, Trillville […]

Kool G Rap’s musical career has been a journey that most Hip-Hop aficionados could only dream of. Now the self-proclaimed “Donald Goines of Rap” plots a simultaneous comeback and exit from a profession he helped pioneer since the 80s. AllHipHop chronicles this expedition in THE REBIRTH OF KOOL G RAP, a reoccurring feature. Read the […]

AllHipHop.com: Can you just talk honestly about this lawsuit filed? Benzino: Oh definitely, yes, the lawsuit was like—usually when people get fired sometimes, especially this magazine there’s been walkouts and again, journalist people, they’re a real crazy bunch of people. AllHipHop.com: [Laughs] Benzino: But um, basically Kim Osorio, we had let go, we had terminated […]

Together as the Young Gunz, Chris and Neef have made music that dominates the airwaves. Early in their twenties, the duo continues make singles intended for all ages, while upholding a street connection and ties to State Property. After “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop,” and “Friday Night,” the men have a lot to live up to. […]