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 […]

Crooked I does not get the just respect he is due. Just admit that fact.   The Long Beach, California rapper is a beast on the mic and a street General of the West Coast. Lyrically, he is as sharp as anything on the rap playing field right now, despite his underdog status.   In […]

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 […]

Over the weekend producers Play-N-Skillz hosted their 3rd annual Halloween Bash at the House of Blues in Dallas, TX.   The extravaganza was a “Superheros, Actors and Entertainers” themed party and featured several big name guests including rapper Slim Thug, video director Dr. Teeth, Angela Simmons, Play-N-Skillz new artist Inertia, rapper Tum Tum and Rich […]

This past Thursday at the Nokia Theatre in New York City, three of the most notable and some would say most influential artists in their respective primes, brought the present to the past, then back to the future in style with the Wonderland High School Tour. How else could you describe it? Over 45 years […]

Well, you already know what is it.   The internet has struck again, but this may not work in a negative way. We’ve seen several leaky releases this year, and they all have not resulted in some form of negativity. Jay-Z is a good example of this notion, as he’s sold a lot of records. […]

            It’s a cold, sparse week out there for Hip Hop.  There are only three acts representing Hip Hop in the top 50 with two of them in the top ten.  Jay-Z drops from three to four selling 41,000 copies of his latest disc The Blueprint 3.  The Black Eyed Peas fall a spot from […]

In part 1 of RZA’s exclusive discussion with AllHipHop.com, the Abbott laid out his thoughts on religion, spirituality, and his new philosophical book The Tao of the Wu. Here, he discusses publicly for the first time intimate details on the tragic passing of Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Also, the RZA opens up about how his mother’s […]

50 CENT and THE GAMEWe couldn’t resist. Both The Game and 50 Cent have released new songs through the internet. Being that these are two of the biggest artists out and about the Hip-Hop landscape, we decided it would be interesting to let the fans hear them at the same time and comment accordingly.   […]

ChartWatch for October 21, 2009 The last few weeks have had Jay-Z and Mariah Carey holding it down for Hip Hop, but this week we have a newcomer.  Well, they aren’t really a newcomers…they have just made their way back onto the countdown, but we will get to them later.  First we have Jay-Z at […]

    Long before his fellow New Yorkers caught on, Cormega epitomized the independent grind. After severing ties with Def Jam, Mega kicked off the 2000s strong with a pair of critically acclaimed LPs in The Realness and The True Meaning. Through the remainder of the decade, the Queensbridge native stayed busy by dropping a […]

My stiletto heels repeatedly stab the parking lot asphalt as we make our way to the auditorium. The clicking of the awesome shoe is muffled by an uncaring burst of wind. We openly wonder if Twista will be an aloof “celebrity” or if he’ll be as genuine as his music. On the way to the […]

It’s rare these days that an emcee can share their spiritual and philosophical sides and not be ridiculed for it. The RZA is an obvious exception. The mastermind behind the Wu-Tang Clan added best-selling author to his resume with his first project the Wu-Tang Manual. This Thursday (October 15), he debuts The Tao of the […]

The top 10 this week has the same amount of Hip Hop that it had on it last week.  Jay-Z’s eleventh studio album, The Blueprint 3, holds the number five spot.  This week the Marcy MC managed to move up one spot in the rank and sell another 64,000 copies of his latest disc.I know […]

After the BET Awards’ dedication to Michael Jackson, which was met with mixed reviews, the network went back to the drawing board for the 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards, held annually in Atlanta. In spite of the obvious skepticism, this year BET put together a surprisingly balanced event showcasing the underground, mainstream, and past stars of […]

Grammy Award winner 9th Wonder is one of the bastions of hope in Hip-Hop these days. If he’s not keeping it super real producing for Jean Grae, Skyzoo or Buckshot, he is getting commercial props with beats for Jay-Z or Beyonce. So AllHipHop.com caught up with 9th and when we did, we had to get […]

What do Jay-Z, Drake, The Black Eyed Peas, Ghostface Killah, and Kid Cudi have in common?  They are all in the top….fifty.  Over the last couple of weeks there has been a surge in the release of Hip Hop albums.  We have had everything from Brother Ali to Playaz Circle in “Dropping this Week”.  A […]

  The Heineken Red Star Soul Event hit Philadelphia with the impact of a meteor by bringing some of Hip-Hop’s finest artist to Shampoo Night Club last week. Artists such as Ludacris, Melanie Fiona, and Ab-Liva of the Re-up Gang were in the building. Not to mention, the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff was on the […]

Do you love Hip-Hop, or just a particular style of the genre? Since human beings love to simplify, separate, and categorize things, Hip-Hop music has seen itself fragmented to catch phrases meant to signify the output of entire regions and/or movements. Dirty South. Gangsta rap. Hipster rap. Conscious rap. These are loaded terms in themselves, […]

  Not too much Hip Hop in the top 10 this week. Jay Z is the only one representing in the top 10 and continues to sell a lot of of albums.  The other Hip-Hop from last week suffered from some serious drops in sales. We have a new number one this week.  Pearl Jam enters […]