The Joker: I don’t want to kill you! What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No, no, NO! No. You… you… complete me. 50 Cent has just released a new “street album” called War Angel for the downloading delight of his fans, haters and the curious bystander. All eyes […]

Camp Lo Rains Luchini in Atlanta By Ismael AbduSalaam Last Friday (June 5), New York’s Camp Lo brought their unique, 70’s influenced style to the club Cenci venue in the city of Atlanta. Unbeknownst to many, Camp Lo has been making regular appearances in the A since their breakout, 1997 debut album. With Atlanta being […]

It has been two and a half years since the release of Mos Def’s True Magic, but the rapper, born Dante Smith, returns to Hip-Hop after his lengthy sabbatical.   The return comes in the form of The Ecstatic, his fourth solo album. At this point, Mos is an acquired flavor of Hip-Hop that one […]

M.O.P. have stomped around Hip-Hop’s battlefield for quite sometime all the while crafting some of the most frenetic, aggressive and lyrical songs ever. But, when it comes to their Top 5 Dead of Alive, the group is not necessary pulling from the same energy they create. First Family members Billy Danz, Lil Fame and long […]

Straight up, I like ill MC’s The rappers that I have always gravitated to were the dudes that made me think, “I wish I thought that” or “How the hell did he think of that?” When I crafted my list, that is what I had in mind, my favorite ill MC’s. Certainly there are the […]

When Lupus silenced J. Dilla on February 10, 2006, Hip-Hop lost one of its most influential, yet, highly underrated producer/rappers. Often called, “Your favorite producer’s, favorite producer,” James Yancey was a product of his environment. His mother, Maureen Yancey, has recounted often how a three year old Dilla would sit at his little record player […]

VIDEO BATTLE OF THE WEEK This week’s video battle is a serious scrap indeed – a battle royale. Don’t sleep on any of these artists, because each has something special in the world of Hip-Hop. Here are the combatants: Kanye West’s “Paranoid” VS Fabolous featuring The Dream’s “Throw It In The Bag” VS Killer Mike’s “My […]

Shawnna loves Hip-Hop is ways the voyeur cannot fathom. So naturally she is concerned about pinpointing her Top 5 favorite rap artists. “So I check ya’ll out all the time. I’m like on AllHipHop like everyday. And I was just looking at that Top 5, I think ya’ll did Nicki Minaj’s Top 5. It was […]

VIDEO BATTLE OF THE WEEK: D-Block’s “Get That Paper” VS Rick Ross’ “Cigar Music” This week’s battle is between a pair of Hip-Hop Heavies: Rick Ross and D-Block aka The Lox. Rick Ross has been a lightening rod of controversy for the past year or so, but the quality of the actual music speaks volumes. […]

“It’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you, without a strong rhyme to step to.” – Rakim The art of the comeback is a time-honored tradition of Hip-Hop—a rarely perfected rite of passage for artists aspiring to attain immortality. Eminem is fresh off a four-year hiatus, a sabbatical that has included an acute […]

In Hip-Hop the battles take place on all different fronts and with the advent of the internet, technology and the barriers of entry are next to nil. So, AllHipHip.com has introduced a new regular feature to the site, one that pits two or more video against each other. The Ill Community and the readers with […]

I haven’t done one of these in a while. Been busy with a few things here and there. But out of love for you guys, and these two album s, which both turn 15 this year, I decided to dust off the Classic Clash for a bit of spring cleaning.I also wanted to introduce someone […]

Sometimes your expectations can be larger than reality. Sometimes when people project larger than life, it fizzles when you see it up close. The Roots have a reputation as the world’s greatest Hip-Hop band (with apologies to Stetsasonic), and as such when you are going to see them for the first time, in the rain, […]

8/10 Hip-Hop fusion at its finest, The Grouch and Eligh, both of Living Legends, crossbreed genres while meshing together their signature lyrical fluidity on their latest album, Say G&E! (Legendary Music). From a banging beat you can’t shake from your head to a bluesy country track you’ll vibe to, The Grouch and Eligh will have […]

Welcome to the Mike Jones edition of of AllHipHop.com’s Top 5 Dead or Alive, a reoccurring series. Mike Jones has given the world his phone number, email address and all other contact information, but he hasn’t given his Top 5 rappers. Mike wanted people to be clear that his list is just that – HIS. […]

Rick Ross is pensive. “A lot of time when artists get this question asked to them, its not really fair because you have to take in 20 years of the best music and you only have a few seconds to answer a question. So a lot of times, you think…me, I just stick to my […]

It is truly a White man’s world, but White artists are largely unrepresented as rappers in Hip-Hop. Sure there were acts like the Beastie Boys and 3rd Base, but that was the 80’s and early 90’s. A scrawny Detroit MC emerged in 1998 with a dirty mouth and a knack for tongue-twisting wordplay shattered the […]

It’s cold in the D.  Lebron and the ‘bronettes are taking the not-so-bad boys to the woodshed. GM and Chrysler are facing evolution or extinction, and the job situation is not the best. On the Hip-Hop side of things, Detroit has a no fly zone, courtesy of Trick Trick  which has foreign rappers tucking their […]

The hip-hop industry has had quite a drought in estrogen as of late. Remy Martin is locked up, Foxy Brown has had her fair share of issues, Eve crossed over into acting and never came back, and Kim is busy dancin’ with the “stars.” But Southside Jamaica, Queens looks like it has a cloudy forecast, […]

      When Pimp C passed, Hip-Hop lost a legend. In the sort of irony that is only displayed in art, it happened the same day of the year Hip-Hop celebrates the birth of another, one time collaborator Jay-Z. Speculation ran rampant on who would be the next to fill the huge shoes of […]