The video battle is back like it never left!   This week, the battle does what it is supposed to do: presents different sectors of Hip-Hop and lets the fans vote on what visual masterpiece they like the best.    This week, we offer four acts that bring posse cuts with varying degrees of heat […]

Last week the Heineken Red Star Soul Tour hit Dallas, Texas at the trendy industry hot spot the Ghostbar and featured performances by the lovely British songstress Estelle, Atlanta rapper Big Boi (Outkast) and DJ D-Nice (Boogie Down Productions).   Hosted by comedian Kevin Hart (Soul Plane), the 21 and up event provided the crowd […]

September 23, 2009               We are back with the ChartWatch for the week of September 23, 2009.  Hopefully by now everyone has gotten the jokes and photoshopped pictures of Kanye and Lil Mama out of their system.  Let’s get into the charts.             First off, I don’t think it should be a surprise to […]

The moment you have been waiting for! The Top 5 Dead or Alive according to Bow Wow! Bow Wow has been doing this rap stuff since he was a mere babe of 5 years old under “Uncle” Snoop Dogg. Since then, he’s grown up into a major megastar that has endured for several “rap generations.” […]

Everybody knows that Goodie Mob is one of the main acts that put Atlanta on Hip-Hop center stage in the ‘90s. After years of inner separation, the Mob is back to the delight of Hip-Hop. Needless to say, I was extremely excited about going to this show since I have been listening to them since […]

New 50 Cent – “Dreamin’” – Produced by Dr. Dre 50 Cent is striking from just about every angle imaginable. Think books, think videos, think the internet, think the streets. What next? Well, the music is what has been a reoccurring “next” for Curtis. DJ Kay Slay has this new gem by 50 Cent and […]

Cell Block Z Ghosface Killah with Chris Walker – Shauna Garr – Marlon Chapman It just seems natural. These Shaolin students over in Staten Island have always been obsessed with the martial arts and the kicks and throws of Eastern combat training. Meth broke the ice with Method Man plowing new frontiers in the field […]

What is going on this week? By now the whole world has seen and commented on Kanye’s impromptu speech at the MTV video music awards followed by his many apologies. We’ve also seen Lil’ Mama apologize for her apparent lapse in judgment for dimming a bright performance by Jay-Z. (Speaking of judging and Lil Mama….how […]

 ‘             Now normally on a day like today I would just rush through the top 10 and move on to dropping this week.  Let’s be honest….some of you guys have already skipped down there before even finishing this sentence.  Well, I skipped out last week and I like my job so let’s look at […]

The Beat Battle Returns fresh and new as the summer comes to a close. Just as the winter enters, the battle heats things up with a fresh set of music videos to duke it out for world supremacy. This week we have very complicated, but diverse group duking it out. Ladies First. Nicki Minaj has […]

Classics are “lightning in a bottle” occurrences. No matter how great an artist is, a musician can’t simply waltz into the studio and make timeless record after timeless record. A classic LP is the perfect storm, where various factors from technical skill to the artist’s emotional/spiritual state all come together in a perfect marriage of […]

Writer’s Note: This review was originally published with an incorrect rating due to an editor mistake. The current article and rating represent the writer’s unaltered, original review and rating. Shawn Carter is a complicated man. Like many of us, he is composed of various and at times conflicting influences since his humble beginnings in Brooklyn’s Marcy Projects. […]

      Bleak.  That’s the only word for the week in Hip Hop. I’ll put it to you this way…The charts start of with Colbie Caillat at number one and end with Taylor Swift at the ten spot.  Somewhere in the there the Black Eyed Peas make the only representation for Hip Hop (Although according to […]

Floyd Mayweather has been keeping loose and relaxed despite the pressure of his September 19 comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez. As a part of his ongoing, exclusive interview series with AllHipHop.com, the controversial undefeated fighter took a quick break from his rigorous training schedule to give his own Top 5 emcees. And as a […]

Judging from the comments on last week’s article I know that the fans out there are either devastated or overjoyed about the numbers put up by Slaughter House. I myself liked the album (once I finally found it in a store) and think it was a good first effort from the group. Sadly (Yeah, I’m […]

Hours before Mos Def and Jay Electronic hit the stage in Atlanta; a line had formed outside the Tabernacle venue. An elderly cop rode up on one of those electric-powered 2 wheel scooters, and addressed the early attendees as to what they could expect tonight.   “Hey, y’all might learn something and get some culture […]

Last week was a dismal week for Hip-Hop on the charts but a lot of fans were excited about newcomers, Slaughterhouse. The bad news is that they didn’t make it onto the top ten but for a group composed of four lyricists they did move some numbers. I never know when a country music album […]

Oh yea. This battle is serious! Looking at the list, this battle is going to be epic at the LEAST! We have a very wide-ranging and varied group of Hip-Hop artists representing their brand this week and the rest is up to you! Enjoy the videos, but don’t forget to vote at the end! Also, […]

  Fabolous has been around the block a few times and his travels have afforded him the right to an opinion. You know, the sort of opinion that matters to people. So, AllHipHop.com decided it was time to get the rap general’s top 5 Dead or Alive and query him as to why he picked […]

Rakim performed in New York City last night and had an unlikely Hip-Hop figure “open” for the show.   Rick Ross, the “boss,” was in the area and he performed an impromptu show for “the god” of rap.   “Put your hands in the motherf***ing sky right now. The Boss Ricky Ross is in motherf*cking […]