ChartWatch for the week of October 13, 2010 Welcome back to ChartWatch where we countdown the top 50 in Hip Hop and show you the new releases for the week.  We start things off with an R&B act by the name of Bruno Mars.  Normally I  don’t include R&B acts unless they crack the top […]

Atlanta, Ga.-The A3C Festival is an Annual Hip Hop celebration that displays the diversity of  urban music by inviting hundreds of emcees, producers, and industry affiliates to exhibit their interpretation of rhythm and rhyme.  Attendees came from coast to coast to network, promote and perform.  Friday October 8th this Hip Hop extravaganza was swimming with […]

Kanye West strikes again with his G.O.O.D. Fridays. This time the Chi-Town rep re-assembles “CRS” (Child Rebel Soldiers) and he, Pharrell and Lupe Fiasco proceed to get busy to busy, high tempo beat. Check it out. Kanye’s looming album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, is scheduled to drop November 22nd.

Developer / Publisher:  CapcomPlatform: XBOX 360Players: 2-16 (Multiplayer)Rating: 8 out of 10When it comes to zombie themed games it seems Capcom holds the undisputed belt with their indelible Resident Evil series. In 2006 Dead Rising took things to another level with its insane amounts of zombie genocide. Even with some noticeable faults, Dead Rising went on to garner a serious cult […]

The industry and street buzz surrounding Meridian, Mississippi native Big K.R.I.T. is louder than an angry killer bee swarm these days. AllHipHop.com caught up with the newest member of Def Jam’s rap roster at his tour stop in New York City to find out who his biggest Hip-Hop influences are: AllHipHop.com: We do a regular […]

It’s a story that’s been told time and time again, that corporate America is filled with “pimps” and “gangsters” exploiting and systematically destroying the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Middle and Urban America. Well, conspiracy theorists, rejoice! This film might just prove what you wise sages have known all the time. GhettoPhysics: Will the Real […]

ChartWatch for October 06, 2010 Last week we had quite a few albums hitting the charts and a few of them make it onto the charts this week.  Granted most of them are either in jail or have jail-themed albums but at least they made it on the charts. Lil Wayne enters the charts at […]

Check out Mic Geronimo’s new mixtape The New Yorker By DJ Superstar Jay and Love Dinero. Download this mixtape NOW!    

Def Jam Rapstar, the latest installment in the Def Jam Interactive platinum selling series of titles, which includes Def Jam Icon and Def Jam Vendetta. Rock music successfully crossed over to the video game business with mega-hits like Rock Band and Guitar Hero, yet Hip-Hop has not had a presence. Rapstar fills a void in the […]

On Oct. 2nd, Hip-Hop’s industry elite from across the country descended on Atlanta’s Civic Center for the 2010 edition of BET’s Hip Hop Awards. But before the actual TV taping, a select number of current chart-toppers, legends, standout rookies, and ATL royalty graced the renamed “black carpet.” The artists mingled for well over two hours, giving ample time for discussion on […]

ChartWatch for September 29, 2010 It’s another week of ChartWatch, where we look at Hip Hop artists in the top 50, I show you new albums coming out this week, and (as always) I get to make fun of your favorite rapper.  This week I have good news and bad news.  Let’s start with the […]

  Jeezy’s Newest Street Album The Last Laugh (download HERE)    

Just because you run with Kanye West doesn’t mean your entitled to a free ride. Big Sean knows this all too well as a member of West’s growing G.O.O.D. Music imprint. Instead of waiting on a label push, the 22-year-old emcee has used his Finally Famous mixtape series to build his rep over the last three years. Now […]

Houston may have experienced a lull in the Renaissance, but the talent remains. Short Dawg is one of the rapper down bottom that continues to forge ahead. He’s returning with a vengeance with a new song from “Stomp The Yard: Homecoming,” which is coming out later this year on DVD. Peep the video from the […]

9/10When I first saw the album artwork for this project I knew it was going to be a classic mixtape, but at the same time, it was going to be hilarious. The album starts off by flipping the Prince’s “Purple Rain” sample to “Purple Reign”, I could tell Tum Tum was ready to get the fans […]

Canibus has a new album on the way called C of Tranquility, the album features production from DJ Premier, Jake One, Scram Jones, D.R. Period, J-Zone, and more. Here is a video of Canibus, mixing a variety of video footage throughout Canibus’ career with new tracks from the album. Check this out. Canibus Snippets (v2) […]

ChartWatch for September 22, 2010First up on the countdown is Linkin Park.  They kind of rap…sometimes…well not anymore….but they did have that Reanimation album from 2003.  Plus they did that album with Jay-Z.  All that aside the California band drops their fourth studio album, A Thousand Suns, and takes the number one spot selling 253,685 […]

Check out Rhymefest hot, creative new video from Rhymefest called “Mermaids”

    “This is who you call the truest/out the newest fold/to people watching our every move like The Truman Show.” —Black Milk, “Deadly Medley” It’s an ambitious title. Yet, Black Milk is an ambitious artist. Before he could buy a drink, he was contributing music to Slum Village and building a name for himself […]