(AllHipHop News) Less than three weeks after Chicago reported its lowest monthly total for homicides in over 55 years, seven people were shot at an album release party in the Gresham neighborhood of South Side Chicago early this morning (March 21) The event was a launch party for the record label Heat Squad Records, which […]
(AllHipHop News) South Florida based producer and MC, SpaceGhostPurrp has announced a new tour presented by his Raider Klan movement. Dubbed the BMW (Black Money World) Tour, SpaceGhostPurrp and friends will hit the road starting tomorrow night (March 21) in Atlanta, GA and work their way up the East Coast, through the Midwest and then […]
WHAT DO MALCOLM X AND LIL WAYNE HAVE IN COMMON?
Mom Sues McDonald’s After Kid Eats Used Condom
WINNERS: LUPE AND DERRICK ROSE DAMN. I haven’t done a sign the world is coming to an end in a minute. Why? It totally feels like the world is coming to an end. Seriously, a woman strapped her infant child to her and jumped 8 stories to their death. Why? Why’d she strap her kid […]
(AllHipHop News) After serving 60 days in Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center for probation violation, Finally Rich rapper Chief Keef is finally free. According to the Chicago Tribune, upon exiting the detention center, the 17 year-old gangster rapper was greeted by family members, supporters and his baby daughter. Also accompanying Keef was his uncle […]
RUMORS: GOOD TIMES MOVIE?
(AllHipHop News) Herbert Van Stephens spent decades styling the biggest names and now a prison jumpsuit will be his only attire for decades. The 53-year-old costume and wardrobe designer was sentenced to 39 years in prison after being convicted of first degree murder in January for the stabbing of John E. Atkinson. Atkinson, 24 and Van Stephens […]
(AllHipHop News) Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs has never been a fan of police. Having had his own personal run ins with police over the years, and having rapped about experiences with crooked cops, Freddie Gibbs seems to be finally getting the last laugh. According to the Chicago Sun-Times Post Tribune, Gary police officer Jason […]
BROOKLYN STAND UP: 5 THINGS THAT WOULD’VE MADE BIGGIE PROUD
(AllHipHop News) There are several cities across America that are hubs for distinct musical styles that have become a vital part of the fabric of Hip-Hop. New York City is the home of boom-bap. Los Angeles introduced America to the G-Funk. Atlanta is the center of the trap sound. Chicago produced the double-time flow. But Houston, Texas, […]
(AllHipHop News) After a 6 week hiatus from posting to his official twitter account, Lupe Fiasco returned to the social media site this month, and last night the emcee sent out a rare tweet announcing that he is now the new creative director of the Chicago-based wellness company higi. I’m happy to announce I’ve come […]
(AllHipHop News) G.O.O.D. Music’s resident alternative emcee Kid Cudi is set to drop his 3rd studio album Indicud on April 23rd. The media shy rapper/producer/director recently spoke with Billboard about what his fans can expect to hear on his latest project. Cudi admits that he hasn’t finalized the tracklist for Indicud yet, but he did […]
(AllHipHop News) Rap group Mobb Deep is officially back together, with the announcement of their 20th Anniversary Tour. Havoc and Prodigy will hit the road to celebrate their career, which started with the 1993 release Juvenile Hell. Since then, Mobb Deep has released seven albums as a group. As solo artists Havoc has released two […]
(AllHipHop News) Ghostface Killah of Staten Island’s Wu-Tang Clan is kicking off the “The Twelve Reasons to Die National Tour” in support his new album, aptly dubbed Twelve Reasons to Die. Throughout the tour, Ghostface will be backed by a band called Venice Dawn and led by composer Adrian Younge, who concieved the concept album […]
IS LUPE RANTING OR SPEAKING THAT TRUTH?
Chicago-bred R&B singer Jesse Boykins III introduces us to a live in-studio performance of “Strange Recreation”, sponsored by Red Bull. The performance takes place inside of the Red Bull Studio in Los Angeles. The 28-year-old soul/funk artist is now working on a currently untitled album. Peep the video:
I told you this was on the horizon. RELATD: Hip-Hop Rumors: Founding Fathers Of Hip-Hop To Boycott Worldstar? Wayne Says No Apology For Bosh! I was a bit off, because there has been no formal convo from Kool Herc or Bam, who I was told would actually do the speaking. But, the Zulu Nation is stepping […]
THE FIRST LADY OF SO SO DEF REFLECTS ON 20th ANNIVERSARY
AHH PICKS THE TOP 10 SOUTHERN RAP ALBUMS
