Canadian rapper Drake revealed that he has started working on the follow up to his chart-topping album Thank Me Later. “Started my new album last night too…ok I’m done,” the rapper tweeted today (July 14th). According to Drake, he will be shooting the video for his third single “Miss Me” featuring Lil Wayne tomorrow at […]
While Tacklebox, a recent Cool Kids mixtape burns up the net this summer, both Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish are still working on their new album that has been nearly two years in the making. Since releasing a series of fishing themed mixtapes with Don Cannon and now the L.A. Leakers, this Chicago duo has […]
In part two of AllHipHop.com’s cross examination of Chicago’s Cool Kids, Mikey Rocks tells us about what it was like going through the label trouble over the past few years and the excitement he has for his upcoming project. AllHipHop.com: Chuck was telling me about how you guys have been just putting out mixtapes because […]
(AllHipHop News) Chicago Hip-Hop star Kanye West will head to South Korea this August as part of the Summer Week & T music festival. Kanye and Lupe Fiasco will headline the two-day concert, which will take place on Naksan Beach in the Yangyang County of Gangwon from August 6th-7th. The Chicago rappers will be the […]
(AllHipHop News) The Cool Kids recently spoke about their label situation and their new album as they deal with lawyers in an attempt to work out some old paperwork. The group dropped Tackleblox May 31st in collaboration with the L.A. Leakers and Chuck Inglish and Mickey Rocks have been touring and recording new material for […]
Common hit the stage on Saturday (June 26th) at the Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, Ny as the headlining act at the Fort Greene Festival. The Chicago MC performed some of his classic hits including “The People,” “Go,” and “I Used to Love Her.” In addition, Common payed a tribute to Hip-Hop with a myriad […]
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star Kanye West is entangled in a new lawsuit that was recently filed over his hit 2007 single “Stronger,” from the hit album Graduation. Songwriter/producer Vincent “Vince P.” Peters filed the lawsuit on Friday (June 25th) in United States District Court For the Northern District of Illinois. Peters claims he wrote the […]
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at allhiphoprumors@gmail.com. ILLSEED’S QUCKIES Lets start the day off a bit different…with the quickies! First, Christopher Coke was […]
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at allhiphoprumors@gmail.com. JAY-Z & EM ON THE ROOF! Jay-Z and Eminem rock the the Roof at David Letterman show! […]
The above illustration pretty much encompasses the characteristics of a hipster. For those not familiar with the term by now, the Urban Dictionary breaks it down: Hipsters are a subculture of men and women typically in their 20’s and 30’s that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, […]
The religion of Islam has had a huge impact on Hip-Hop, lyrics and the music in general. The Nation of Islam has remained on the forefront of the religious movement in Hip-Hop, almost since the genre’s inception. Over the past ten years alone, Minister Farrakhan has mediated violent Hip-Hop beefs between a variety of artists. […]
(AllHipHop News) Chicago rapper Rhyme Fest will be dropping his new video for the single “Prosperity,” tomorrow, representatives for the rapper said today (June 14th). The video, which was directed by Konee Rok, features Rhymefest making a statement on late-night televangelists who use religion to gain money and exploit people looking for some sort of […]
The relationship between Hip-Hop, community action and politics is a volatile and symbiotic relationship with all working with and against each other seemingly at the same time. Hip-Hop has typically been critical of the powers that be, but also been driven by a desire for those in power to improve the environment. Hip-Hop to the […]
The charts have been dismal. Let’s face it…they still are. But there have been some slight to significant jumps from Hip Hop and Hip Hop inspired artists this week.First up this week is Usher whose latest album, Raymond vs Raymond, continues to put up numbers. This week the ATL singer stays at the number five position and sells […]
(AllHipHop News) Chicago rapper Common has officially confirmed his is a single man and no longer dating Serena, as previously reported. The rapper confirmed the news Chicago’s Fox News, during an interview at the 3rd Annual “Stay in School Event.” Common was in town with the Kanye West Foundation, to encourage Chicago area teens to […]
Born in Chicago, Illinois as a twin, Dolla’s sibling died at birth. Still, as the only boy amongst two sisters, the light-eyed MC admits to being spoiled. “We’d clean the house every Sunday but my only job was to take out the trash,” says Dolla. As a five year-old Dolla sat on his parent’s bed […]
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. THE DAILY TWO SENSE! Lil Kim looking good! Don’t forget the earlier rumors, including the knock out of Lil B. MORE ON TRIPLE C’S… Like I said […]
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. THE DAILY TWO SENSE I said this once and I said it 300x. Either you want to be here or you don’t. There are millions and trillions […]
DESTINY A learning process might appear … for the crushed, the forbidden-to-be, the rejected, that would teach them that, through serious, just, determined, untiring struggle, it is possible to remake the world. —Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of Hope: Reliving Pedagogy of the Oppressed (New York: The Continuum Publishing Co., 1994), p. 198. Must survive any how […]
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at allhiphoprumors@gmail.com. THE DAILY TWO SENSE I’m out…its FRIDAY and this is what I have for the day! […]
