For those not in the know, a jux is slang for robbery. You add some rust to it and that would imply an extra dose of foulness to an already dirty deed. Simply put that’s exactly what Duck Down Records affiliate and long time collaborator Ruste Juxx is putting down with his debut […]

With my sincere congratulations going to Barack Obama means the end of the voting mixtapes, and that’s something I think we all can appreciate. That got more played out than B.I.G imitators at the end of the 90’s.   Speaking of which, Guerrilla Black creeps out of nowhere with The Black Tapes Volume 1. Mick […]

Do the math Jack; there are tons of people rapping. A lot of them are trash, others have minute potential but will never pop off, some are decent, but very few are great. But everyone has their own opinion. So whomever you might think is the best, might not even cut the mustard to others. […]

One of the D’s brightest upcoming stars, Black Milk recently blew into Toronto with a chip on his shoulder as he came to prove that the Detroit scene can no longer be slept on. The show opened with a short set by local DJ Tactics and emcee Daetona who warmed up the sparse crowd with […]

This is a tough marketplace ya’ll.  There is so much product floating around for you to listen to and between the hype, between artists with their own blogs, and magazines trying to hold on to their last breath of usefulness hopping on whatever trend is hot, how can you trust whether someone actually has good […]

    Most Fortune 500 company executives would agree on the age old adage of keeping family and business separate. Hell, even The Notorious B.I.G. said money and blood don’t mix. Well The Knux feel that they can make it work for themselves.   Comprised of brothers Krispy Kreme and Al Millio, the New Orleans […]

    Your jeans are getting slimmer, and you finally caved in and bought a pair of Wallabies because your girl convinced you that you can’t wear Dunks ALL the time, so why not change up your listening game and listen to some grown man ish?   If you’re looking for a different flex and […]

As Common plays “Universal Mind Control,” the opener to album of the same name, he can’t help but pop-lock a little bit as he mouths the words along with the track. By his own admission, Common’s records have never been known as club bangers but that’s definitely about to change. While attending his shows’ after-parties […]

As Common plays “Universal Mind Control,” the opener to his Dec. 9 album of the same name, he can’t help but pop-lock a little bit as he mouths the words along with the track. By his own admission, Common’s records have never been known as club bangers but that’s definitely about to change. While attending […]

On this historical week we have an appealing selection of artists. Jay-Z and Coldplay are mashed together by Mick Boogie in Viva La Hova. Lloyd Banks drops the second part of his Return Of The PLK series, Halloween Havoc. Rick Ross gives us Maybach Music Pt 2: More Than Rap and DJ Premier has gotten […]

  Often times it’s difficult for a youngster to let their star shine beyond that of their more celebrated and successful parent or older sibling without comparisons. Illa J, younger brother of the late MC/producer J Dilla, wants to prove that theory wrong with his Yancey Boys (Delicious Vinyl).   Consisting of fourteen tracks, the […]

    In Hip-Hop time, fifteen years is the equivalent of a lifetime. That’s how long fans feel they’ve been waiting for Tribe front man Q-Tip to return to the perfect combination of abstract poetry, boyish charm, and social commentary he exhibited on the 1993, ATCQ classic Midnight Marauders.   While Q-Tip has had memorable […]

    The East may have made it, but the West surely has decorated it. Most recognized for serving as a young saxophonist for Diddy and as a signature contributor to Snoop Dogg’s The Blue Carpet Treatment, The Masterpiece and Ego Trippin’, Terrace Martin releases his highly anticipated and anxiously awaited mixtape Locke High. The […]

    For the past 10 years Detroit has been cultivating an eclectic Hip-Hop scene featuring everything from avant-garde to mainstream emcees. The next up in the city’s long tradition of talented musicians is emcee/producer Black Milk, who since 2004 has plied his trade with notable cosigns from Pharaohe Monch, Slum Village, and the late […]

From early on, you just knew that Q-Tip was going to come with some heat.  Through classic material with A Tribe Called Quest, to burning through numerous guest appearances, the flavor of the Abstract was unmistakeable.His musical touch was felt even further.  His hand was present on one of Hip-Hop’s finest works Illmatic and was […]

Not rain, not wind,  not post rush hour traffic could keep AllHipHop from the hottest show of the year,  Power 105.1’s Powerhouse show at the Izod Center in dirty Jersey. The bill boasted underground heroes D-Block, R&B showman Ne-Yo, and two of the biggest names in the game co-headlining in Lil Wayne and Jay-z. With […]

With the national spotlight recently put on heroin kingpin Frank Lucas through motion picture and television shows now dedicated to chronicling the lives of some of the most notorious gangsters, the streets now have an audience. You can thank Troy Reed for that.    As the founder and owner of Street Stars, Troy Reed revolutionized […]

7/10 In real life, halfway houses serve as living centers for drug users and the mentally ill who are fresh from prison and other likely institutions. The troubled individuals housed there are monitored in order to properly reintegrate them back with normal society. Joe Budden can most certainly relate to that process.   Since his […]

Once again it’s on. Tale of the Tape is back to give you some direction on the mixtape game as we know it. This week gives us music from some interesting artists who have dropped from the radar from some time.  Heads may remember Roscoe P. Coldchain as the masked up microphone bully accompanying The […]

Back in the day, a cipher was a generally random gathering of cats who let the spirit take them and spontaneously busted out in rhyme.  A cipher could be spit a capella, to a beat box, or, if you were lucky, you had an instrumental in your boom box.   It was generally good natured […]