Michael Eric Dyson Links With Ice-T’s Company For New Talk Show

(AllHipHop News) Professor Michael Eric Dyson has linked up with Ice-T’s Final Level Productions to produce a new daytime talk show. Dyson, a Georgetown University Professor and author, will serve as host of “The Raw Word.” “The Raw Word” pilots will run on Sinclair Stations during a four-week test run this March, with reality T.V. personality, […]

TDE President Punch Celebrates Critical Acclaim For ‘DAMN’ & ‘Ctrl’

(AllHipHop News) Top Dawg Entertainment could rightfully profess to be the most critically acclaimed music label of 2017. Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN and SZA’s Ctrl earned the two artists a combined 12 Grammy nominations. In addition, DAMN and Ctrl have dominated numerous end-of-the-year lists. According to Metacritic, Kendrick’s latest LP was named the best album of […]

Black Thought Talks His Freestyle Going Viral & Inventing Mumble Rap

(AllHipHop News) For the uninitiated, Black Thought’s 10-minute freestyle on Hot 97 was an introduction to the undeniable emceeing skills of The Roots rapper. However, fans of the Philadelphia band have known for years the man born Tariq Trotter is a beast on the mic. Rolling Stone spoke with Black Thought after his improvised/pre-written verbal […]

Chance The Rapper Critiques Racism Symbolism In ‘Bright’ Movie

(AllHipHop News) Will Smith’s new drama Bright has been met with polarizing reviews. Movie critics slammed the film (30% rating on Rotten Tomatoes), but audiences seemed to enjoy the David Ayer-directed Netflix original (89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes). Chance The Rapper decided to offer his own review of the fantasy motion picture via his […]

Kanye West Bought Kim Hundreds Of Thousands In Stocks

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West’s financial difficulties may just be behind him. The superstar rapper/producer gifted his wife a variety of valuable stocks for Christmas. Kim took to social media and revealed Kanye had bought stock in Apple, Disney, Amazon, Netflix, and Adidas, which makes Ye’s popular Yeezy sneakers. The stocks are said to be worth hundreds […]