Hip-Hop activist Erica Ford, CEO and founder of Life Camp Inc., is teaming with the Reverend Al Sharpton to lead an emergency day of protest against violence across the country, on November 23rd. Sharpton will lead a rally in Atlanta Georgia while other rallies are scheduled to take place in major cities such as […]
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 OK. I have been forced to get a copy editor. After years of typos and typos, it has been imposed on […]
I’ve been listening to a lot of Lupe Fiasco lately, namely albums The Cool and Food and Liquor. I can honestly say that I appreciate him as an artist more now than I ever have. I’m not a stanish follower of the Chicago artist. I know he is constantly giving his fans small updates […]
What’s going on news makers? Another week has past and the world keeps spinning with the DC sniper, John Allen Muhammad getting executed, NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabar revealing his battle with chronic myeloid leukemia nearly a year after being diagnosed and Taylor Swift winning big at this year’s CMAs. Shout out to all […]
NFL Wrap-Up Week 9: Chad Ochocinco, Dollar Dollar Bill ya’ll! Is it just me, or is the NFL regular season flying by? We’ve reached the halfway point, some teams are rising, some are cresting, and other teams are hitting the skids. Where does your team stand? I stand on record for saying that the NY […]
This week’s Footage Fa Dayz features Chicago’s pioneering Hip-Hop group Crucial Conflict from the South By Southwest music convention in 1996. The clip was taken just days before they dropped their major label debut, The Final Tic on Pallas Records, in 1996, although their first EP Crucial Timez, was released independently in 1992. […]
Duck Down Records’ Sean Price is promoting his official mix CD, Kimbo Price, by joining Raekwon on the East-Coast leg of his current tour. Price, aka Ruck made his first appearance on Friday (November 6) in Providence, Rhode Island before continuing on to Northampton and New Haven, Connecticut over the weekend. Raekwon and Price will next […]
I thought I had some understanding about gangs and gang members. Much of what I thought was wrong. So much of our education comes from news reports, rap, movies, documentaries and other external “reporting” entities. And far too often, they serve to satisfy a public’s need to judge, to stereotype or to act as a […]
Rapper Common will join famed author/poet Maya Angelou and radio personality Tom Joyner this Saturday (November 7) in a panel discussion about the state of the African-American community. The “Saving The Race: The Human Race” panel will deal with how African-American’s can begin the process of overcoming feelings of black inferiority, negative images and self […]
AllHipHop ChartWatch for November 4, 2009 The Hip Hop has been sparse on the charts these last few weeks with only Jay-Z and The Black Eyed Peas moving any numbers in the top ten. Hopefully things should start to turn around as the big fourth quarter albums begin to drop. Until then at least […]
16 Producers. Atlanta. Beats GALORE! A magnificent event is about to descend on Atlanta, one of the new Meccas of Hip-Hop. The event will line up 16 talented producers for a battle for the next “big tune” that will move the Hip-Hop crowd. On November 3rd, Atlanta’s Opera will host the […]
In addition to releasing his upcoming album Before I Self Destruct and promoting a new movie Dead Man Running, rapper 50 Cent will hit the road to promote his new perfume. The rapper’s Power by 50 Cent will be released this Autumn in coordination with Lighthouse Beauty, which will be sold exclusively at Macy’s. […]
Equally comedic with a vivid personality comparable to his Chicago counterparts like Kanye West and Rhymefest, we introduce “Really Doe’s 10 Ten Men Commandments!” Get familiar with Really Doe! Most emerging artists woudlnt pass of the chance to be co-signed by Kanye West as the “Hottest Coming” in the game, but thats not the […]
On his last album, Juvenile took a detour.2006’s Reality Check was an extremely politically-minded album and “a learning experience,” but the New Orleans rapper said he’ll be taking an alternate direction with his latest offering Cocky & Confident.”I just want to make happy music; I don’t want to make sad music anymore,” he says before […]
“Come test me: I never cower/ For the love of money, son, I’m giving lead showers/” —Jay-Z, “D’Evils,” Reasonable Doubt, 1996. On August 11, 2004, Jay-Z became minority-owner of the New Jersey Nets. With a measly 1.47% to his name, it made no sense why more successful, majority-owners like real estate developer Bruce Ratner included […]
Kanye West received some good news today (October 23) when a court commissioner dismissed criminal charges against the Chicago rapper. West and his road manager Don Crawley were arrested on September 11 as they attempted to board a flight to Hawaii. The pair were hit with the criminal charges after they pair broke […]
Before we begin our Week 6 Recap, we had a delay in order to allow Deion Sanders to offer his picks for the upcoming week. The football legend called into AllHipHop Radio during the Eric B & Friends Morning show and offered his picks along with some opinions. Here are his picks and we’ll follow […]
Grammy award winning artist Rhymefest will be accompanying the legendary Rakim as he promotes his upcoming album The Seventh Seal on the aptly titled Seventh Seal Tour. Rather than staying at hotels on the various stops of the tour the Chicago rapper sets to lodge with his fans. This spectacle promptly titled “The […]
The debacle of one having “good hair” vs. “bad hair” has been a constant topic in the homes of African-Americans since before the days of the Afro. What exactly is “good hair”? According to Chris Rock, “good hair” is whatever hair-do being worn at a particular time that makes a woman happy. Rock’s documentary Good Hair chronicles […]
Pop sensation Lady Gaga has suggested that a future collaboration with rapper Kanye West is still an option. She dismissed rumors that West was booted from their “Fame Kills” tour due to the rapper’s erratic behavior. She also revealed that she revamped the tour and did not use any of the ideas that she and […]
