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Investigation Turns To Bobbi Kristina’s Man Nick Gordon

By: YourfavenightmareCategory: News


Nick Gordon, the boyfriend of Bobbi Kirstina, has turned into the subject of a criminal investigation surrounding the fallen celebrity.
An alleged history of violence between Bobbi Kristina and Nick Gordon may be the source material for the latest developments in the case.

Several sources told TMZ that the authorities are looking for a possible coverup from Nick, who has reportedly gotten a lawyer.
A friend, Max Lomas, that visited the home when Bobbi Kristina was discovered says that he saw Nick cleaning up blood stains after administering CPR on Bobbi Kristina. Max and Nick have been co-operating with police, but Max allegedly wants immunity to further speak to them.

Presently, Bobbi Kristina remains in a medically induced coma.

Curren$y Releases "Briefcase" Video

By: Vance BrinkleyCategory: Music

So for all you Jet Life fans out there, it looks like Pilot Talk 3 is definitely what Curren$y is focusing on now. The New Orleans “spitta” released his video “Briefcase” yesterday, with the album cover flying right in the center to make sure fans know that Pilot Talk 3 is real. The song being played over the video is cool, showcasing fly raps over a chill beat. The set of visuals is as cool as the song, with Curren$y and his crew out for the night. Check out “Briefcase” below.

Win Tickets To BUKU Arts + Music Project 2015 (AHH x BUKU)

By: Vance BrinkleyCategory: Headlines

Thanks to the guys at The Buku Project, we just happen to have a pair of tickets to this year’s annual festival in New Orleans, LA. Set on March 13th-14th the 2015 Buku Arts + Music Project will feature performances from ASAP Rocky, Lil Boosie, BADBADNOTGOOD x Ghostface Killa, ILOVEMAKONNEN, Run The Jewels, and much more.

BUKU 2015 Final Lineup Announce web graphic

All you have to do is click on the link below, and jot down your info, and you’ll have a chance to win. We’ll announce a winner on the 26th. Good Luck!

https://promosimple.com/ps/6978

Thoth Set Ft. Famsquad x C Rich – "Lay It Down"

By: Scooby Wilson (@mcscoobins)Category: Music

Longtime collaborators Thoth Set and Famsquad reconnect on “Lay It Down”, the first single from Thoth Set’s “Abraxas Vol.1” project arriving February 17th. Catch Thoth Set performing in Austin March 20th at SXSW for the Urban Fetes Showcase.

Common Pre-Show Video From Nobody's Smiling Tour

By: Jake CratesCategory: Videos

Common takes us behind the scenes as prepares to hit the stage on the Nobody’s Smiling tour. In the clip we see fans, the Fillmore marquee and Common and his band mates saying a prayer as they prepare to perform in front of thousands of fans.

Tasman Holloway "Foreign"

By: Jake CratesCategory: Videos

WestCoast artist Tasman Holloway drops a new visual off mixtape “Who Is Tasman Holloway” hosted by Dj Drama. Formally known as (Louis V) Tasman Holloway has shifted new delivery and new style of energy and has been giving his music a different take under the new name.

PREMIERE: Solo Lucci Ft. Akon – "Killaz & Drug Dillaz"

By: Scooby Wilson (@mcscoobins)Category: Music

Atlanta rapper Solo Lucci who is fresh off signing a deal with Bases Loaded Records has already caught the attention of DJ Iceberg and now Akon, who lends an assist with his new banger “Killaz & Drug Dillaz”.

The Atlanta scene is booming right now and staying true to his style Solo Lucci drops off yet another hypnotizing anthem as he continues to keep feeding the masses with hot records.

Between Lucci’s always on-point ad-libs and Akon’s repetitive hook, one listen and you will be disrespecting couches all weekend. Solo Lucci is prepping his forthcoming DJ Iceberg & The Other Guys (DJ Tephlon & DJ Ace) hosted mixtape “Life After Death” that is set for a March release and with the current buzz the Atanta up-start is aiming for a breakout year.

AllHipHop & DJ Hustle Presents: Hustle Nation 5

By: Scooby Wilson (@mcscoobins)Category: Music

Our own Celebrity & Host DJ Hustle is on the turntables giving you Hustle Nation 5 Music Mix. DJ Hustle is blending and mixing the hottest new music in hip hop on AllHipHop.com. Listen to DJ Hustle as he is slapping the hits from the streets. Weekly mixes will be posted for your weekly enjoyment. Let DJ Hustle know what you want the hear on Twitter or Instagram. We take music to the next level.

Trigga Iz Live – "Gualla Guap"

By: Jake CratesCategory: Videos

Trigga Iz Live gives fans a taste of what its like living that “Gualla Guap” life. His tracks are reminicisent of the “OG Bobby Johnson”-eque tracks that circulated the web for weeks, but this one is truly backed by the paper it needs to look clean and features some baddies in the video. TriggaIzLive has previously worked with several prominent producers such as “Avenue” of Swizz Beatz Crew and Uncle Panther who produced for T.I., JayZ and Kanye West to name a few.

Kelly Price Hosts Annual Grammy For The Love Of R&B Honoring Whitney Houston

By: Rea Davis @IamReaDavisCategory: Alternatives

Photo by Scott Dudelson/ Getty Images

With the 57th GRAMMYs week comes the much-anticipated awards, surrounding events, parties and sadly the anniversary of THE VOICE Whitney Houston’s passing. With plans to keep the R&B genre and Houston’s legacy lifted, Kelly Price hosted her annual For The Love of R&B Grammy event. This year’s event was titled ‘For The Love of R&B, For The Love of Whitney. Price honored Houston and the famed singer gave tribute to Bobbi Kristina Brown who is in the hospital after being found unresponsive in her bathtub. The tribute featured stellar performances from Sevyn Streeter, Goapele, Faith Evans, Angie Fisher, Antonique Smith, B Slade and more.

Whitney made her last public appearance before her untimely death in February 2012 at Price’s same pre-GRAMMY For the Love of R&B event, where they sang a duet of “Jesus Loves Me.” This year, Kelly revives her same epic event which continues to prove to be a night of musical excellence.

Before kicking off her hosting duties, Kelly stated,

“Bobbi Kristina is in the hospital and her condition is very serious. I will say this one thing and this one thing only: Please continue to pray for her as she fights for her life. She is a young woman who deserves a chance to live and to thrive and experience the greatness that is inside of her and come into her own,” she continued. “I will ask you all to say a prayer. If prayer is not your thing, send love. Send your love and well wishes to the entire family.”

Price also stated,

“It is important to be here tonight because this is an incredible genre of music. I personally believe that it is under appreciated and underexposed these days and so this was created to be a Grammy week platform that gives us the opportunity to recognize each other for what we do and pick a person that we want to.”

Kelly kicked off the musical celebration with a “R&B check” singing a medley of classic R&B hits from various artists. She was then joined by her co-hosts Faith Evans and Isaiah Washington. The trio took turns bringing up various performers. In the beginning various singers sung random selections of their own music and then the night transitioned into a full out Whitney Houston tribute. With Sevyn Streeter singing “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” Melanie Amaro delivered and amazing rendition of Houston’s “I Have Nothing.” B Slade brought the house down with his performance of “The Greatest Love of All” Goapele brought sass and sexy to “Saving All My Love For You.”

Price also wanted to note that they planned to lift up R&B Grammy nominees.

“So this year, as we recognize the Grammy nominees in the R&B category, we are going to celebrate those who have been making this music for decades, who we model ourselves after and hope to be as great as.”

Price and Evans closed out the event by performing “Heartbreak Hotel” to a roaring applause from the crowd.

Check out more photos from the event Photos by Gabriel Olsen/ Film Magic and Scott Dudelson/ Getty Images

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Statik Selektah & Kxng Crooked To Join Forces For "Statik KXNG" Album

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Slaughterhouse member Kxng Crooked (fka Crooked I) is teaming with producer Statik Selektah for the joint album Statik KXNG. The duo’s project was inspired by fellow SH rapper Royce da’ 5’9″ and DJ Premier’s 2014 collaborative LP PRyhme.

[ALSO READ: DJ Premier & Royce Da 5’9″ Announce New Group Album Under The Name PRhyme]

“Crooked and I have been talking about doing something for a minute and when I saw DJ Premier and Royce release PRyhme, I was like, ‘Now is perfect,'” states Statik. “So we’re gonna knock out ten classics and keep the ball rolling. I think Crooked is one of the most analyzed yet under-mentioned MCs ever.”

“I always wanted to do a project with Statik because I feel like his production embodies the same thing my rhyme style does: raw Hip Hop,” adds Crooked. “Sh*t that’s true to the art. Plus, we’re just two of the illest at what we do in the game today so it makes perfect sense.”

Statik KXNG will be released via a partnership formed between ShowOff Records and Penalty Entertainment. The album is expected to hit stores this spring.

“I’m pleased to be working with two of the most talented guys in the game. Penalty is more than excited to be a part of the release of the Statik Selektah and Kxng Crooked collaborative album Statik KXNG,” says Penalty CEO Neil Levine.

[ALSO READ: Statik Selektah Talks “What Goes Around” LP, Working With Joey Bada$$ & Not Being Impressed With Bobby Shmurda Yet]

DJ Premier Talks About Creating PRhyme

By: Emazing SmithCategory: Features
With all of the love and acclaim falling from the skies on Royce Da 5’9″ and DJ Premier, collectively known as PRhyme, you have to wonder why they didn’t round up third member Adrian Young and put this Hip-Hop head’s heaven together sooner. Well in part one of our exclusive interview, Primo tells AHH’s MrMecc exactly how PRhyme’s time was born.

Netflix To Premiere Hip-Hop Drama 'The Get Down' In 2016

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2)Category: News

With their original series Orange Is The New Black becoming a favorite among millions, Netflix is back with another show that uses 70’s hip-hop as its muse.

The Get Down follows a group of friends who navigate the gritty and broken down streets of the turbulent South Bronx during the 1970s. While having nothing and no one, accept their brotherhood, they keep themselves busy with dancing, graffiti and everything that the up-and-coming hip-hop culture embodied at that time.

“In this golden era of TV, the Netflix culture puts no constraint on creative possibilities,” Cindy Holland, vice president of original content at Netflix, told The Hollywood Reporter. “So it is a natural home for The Get Down, a project I have been contemplating and working on now for over 10 years. Throughout, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of how a city in its lowest moment, forgotten and half-destroyed, could give birth to such creativity and originality in music, art and culture. I’m thrilled to be working with my partners at Sony and collaborating with a team of extraordinary writers and musicians, many of whom grew up with and lived the story we’ve set out to tell.”

The series, which was created by director and producer Baz Luhrmann, has been in the works since 2013 and will be premiering in 2016 with 13 episodes.

Watch the brief announcement below.

Snoop Dogg And Pharrell Debut Track 'Peaches N' Cream' In L.A (VIDEO)

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2)Category: News

With Grammy weekend underway and music’s brightest stars in town, it seems like the right time to debut a new track. At Snoop Dogg’s  “Snoop Dogg & Friends” pre-Grammy show (Feb.5) , he and Pharrell Williams hopped on stage for a premiere performance of a song called “Peaches N’ Cream” off of his upcoming album Bush. 

Besides bringing out Pha-real, Tha Doggfather also brought the likes of Chaka Khan, Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, Warren G, OT Genasis and Miguel on stage to rock out with him at the event, which was held at the Hollywood Palladium.

Bush, which will be produced-in-full by Pharrell, is expected to drop in mid-March and will feature sweet melodies from Stevie Wonder and Charlie Wilson.

Peep a clip of the performance below.

Snoop & Pharrell @ the Palladium premiering their new single "Peaches & Cream." Snoop went crazy tonight, bringing out Chaka Khan, Too $hort, Miguel, Kendrick Lamar, Warren G, OT Genesis, etc.

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Bobby Brown Says Bobbi Kristina Isn't Brain Dead And Refuses To Take Her Off Life Support

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2)Category: News

Though there were reports that the Brown and Houston family were gathering to bid farewell to Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown isn’t letting her go easily. It’s reported he is refusing to take his daughter off of life support, telling doctors that he is waiting on a miracle.

Doctors have told him that her condition will not improve and her brain activity is alarmingly low and pulling her off of life support would be the best option but Bobby isn’t budging.

“It’s now a matter of when the family wants to let go and accept that she’s pretty much not going to make it,” a source told FOX411. “They’ve left it up to the family as to how long they want to keep her alive.”

Despite published reports, Brown released another statement through his lawyer dismissing reports that his daughter is brain dead.

“If we issued a statement every time the media published a false report regarding this matter, that’s all we would be doing 24 hours a day,” he said through his lawyer. “This is false, just as is the vast majority of the other reporting that is currently taking place.”

The 21-year-old was transferred to Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital on Feb. 3rd in hopes that she would receive better care and recover but she has not improved since being moved.

Will Smith And Jimmy Fallon Remake 'It Takes Two' Using iPad App (VIDEO)

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2)Category: News

When Jimmy Fallon and Will Smith team up, they always dig into hip-hop’s past for fun. Last time the two were together they gave a crash course on the “Evolution of Hip-Hop Dancing,” and now they are bringing an 80’s favorite back to life.

During Smith’s recent visit to the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the rapper-turned-actor channeled his inner Fresh Prince and recreated Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock’s 1988 smash hit “It Takes Two.” With the help of the iPad app Looper, Fallon and Smith recorded and looped themselves beatboxing and added sounds as they went a long. They then broke out into a performance of the song and The Roots chimed in with their live instrumentation.

Watch below.

Taraji P. Henson Talks Her 'Empire' Character Being Inspired By Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim And Salt-N-Pepa

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2)Category: News

FOX’s new series Empire is the breakout hit that they have been waiting for, pulling in 11.5 million viewers for this week’s episode alone. The hip-hop drama is filled with excitement, thrill and leaves viewers with suspense, thanks to its feisty protagonist Cookie, played by Taraji P. Henson. Cookie makes us cheer and cringe at the same time with her fierce clap backs at anyone who gets in her way, her street smarts and her plethora of animal print garbs.

In a recent chat with Vogue, Henson dished about Cookie and said her hardcore persona is pulled from some of hip-hop’s finest femcees.

“Is she influenced by Foxy Brown? Certainly,” the DC native said. “That’s where a lot of her style comes from—Salt-N-Pepa, all of that. That era of hip-hop was her heyday, those are the woman she identifies with.”

The 44-year-old also gushed about Lil’ Kim’s influence not only on Cookie but on hip-hop in general.

“Kim is everything. Today it’s Nicki Minaj, but Nicki Minaj got everything from Kim. Kim came on the scene and made everything change for women—she made it feminine and sexy and hardcore. She was a champion, and she’s certainly Cookie’s champion.”

Henson said she is happy that’s there talk that Empire is changing the landscape of television and making it “less safe,” because that was the whole point.

“I’ve been hearing about this thing in Hollywood call the ‘Empire effect.’ A lot of pilots are going back to the drawing board, saying, How can we switch this up, make it more realistic. On TV things are tied up so neat, but we are going to shake up television. Because people love this girl.”

Read the rest of her sit down with Vogue here.