You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t. This colloquial phrase sums up the last ten years of RZA’s career. One moment he’s criticized harshly from fans for not “moving with the times” and “updating” his music, while the next his Wu Tang brethren Raekwon and Ghostface deride the Abbott for not […]

    In late 2007 Nas was slated to release his ninth studio album entitled N****r. Because of the contentious title, the project was threatened to be shelved. With his sights on getting the music to masses, Nas eventually changed the title. In turn he releases a mixtape entitled The N****r Tape.   Things opens with […]

    A towering personality such as 50 Cent’s is rarely on the backburner for long. After a quiet period after his Elephant In The Sand mixtape, a barrage of news came out the camp including Young Buck’s dismissal. The recent turmoil would attribute the rapid fire coverage on the fast approaching Terminate On Sight, […]

    Being affiliated with Dipset is not a lucrative position as it once was. The once street savvy camp has become fractured, with the heads of the camps beefing and some soldiers taking sides. With all the drama, the camp has made more noise on rumor pages and editorials than musically.   Given that […]

    RZA’s beats are not just for any MC. Especially not those from the Abbot’s “prime” period of 1993-1997, when his production was unrivaled in depth and originality. The same can equally be said for Havoc, whose sinister rhythms from 1995-1999 is the foundation on which Mobb Deep’s reputation rests today.   It’s fitting […]

    The nineteen year old Compton native brings a Reggae like flow and a rock star attitude to the game of Hip-Hop on his debut No Introduction (Decaydance Records). But who in the world is Tyga? Relative of Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes and friend of Weezy himself, Tyga’s debut record is filled […]

    It was almost a decade ago that Jeru released “Seinfeld,” a stream of consciousness track ostensibly about “nothing” while simultaneously commenting on the vacuity in Hip-Hop. Wale gloriously raises the stakes with The Mixtape About Nothing (10 Deep / Black Swan Wines), a full-length inspired by, and sampling from, the show that’s on […]

  Although Dame Grease isn’t a household name in Hip-Hop, he has been making beats for a little over ten years starting with the Ruff Ryders in the late 90’s. He was the man behind DMX’s gritty, dark sound that ballooned him to superstar status. So don’t expect any sensitive introspection from Dame Grease’s aptly […]

    It has been somewhat of a rapid ascension to the spotlight for Plies. He went from mixtapes to a burning single to a gold album quicker than most artists develop a following. Unfortunately, those are the usual symptoms for a sophomore slump. The Definition Of Real (Slip & Slide) avoids that mark of […]

Independent rapper Murs and Guerilla Union collaborated again to bring the 3rd Annual Paid Dues Independent Hip-Hop Festival to New York’s Nokia Theater on June 5th.   Independent artists took the stage to a packed crowd of backpackers and Hip-Hop enthusiasts. Among the artists were Kids In The Hall, who performed songs off their debut […]

    1988 was a huge year for Rap. If you have been following this series up to now, then you know why. The amount of legends those twelve months produced will probably never be matched again. You had Kane, Rakim, Public Enemy, EPMD and a host of other dudes dropping classics left and right. […]

  Even with Lupe Fiasco’s explanation about not growing up on A Tribe Called Quest who’s to say that they can’t be influential to others? Daytona, a native of the Bronx, and DJ personality Cypha Sounds’ artist, has his own unique way of bringing his lyrical skill to the forefront and paying homage to an […]

Greetings, some of you may know me and some of you may not. With that said, allow myself to introduce myself. I am your resident AllHipHop.com Music Editor, connoisseur of fine rhyme, and authority on all things fresh.   At AHH, we take our jobs very seriously. We fight, debate and trade stares when discussing different aspects […]

    Jersey’s most underrated MC has been submerged in the swamps of his home state for years; never really getting the credit he deserves as a dope artist. Even with the latest release of his mixtape Mood Music Volume 3, Joe Budden has still yet to receive the kudos he rightfully deserves.   DJ Ill Poetic […]

  When a conversation comes up about who is the greatest group of all time, don’t play yourself. You already know what it is. RUN-D.M.C. are the kings of this Rap ish and every crew that followed after could never touch the crown.   Consisting of Joe “RUN” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels and the late […]

7.5/10 For the last three calendars Lil Wayne has dominated the mixtape circuit and seemingly bodied countless guest appearances on his way to the streets crowning him king. Now with two years since his last studio release, a couple of arrests, concerns of continued abuse of prescription cough syrup, and most recently his disdain for […]

  They say the first step into the unknown is often the hardest. Twista now stands in that situation, as he left Atlantic Records after several problems with the label to go on his own two feet with his Get Money Gang Records imprint. For that first step, the new CEO decided to go back […]

  Covering a decade of music certainly has a heavy weight latched behind it. The Hip-Hop golden era of the nineties may have the heaviest weight behind it. Virginia MC Veteran Skillz certainly has the chops to handle it, as he sports a career that has spanned both on and off the mic as a […]

    Coming off the success of hit single “Sexy Can I,” Yung Berg is out to prove he’s not just another Top-40 popstar who will just fade away come the next summer anthem. His latest mixtape Yung Boss or Die Vol. 1 teams Berg up with the likes of Lil Wayne, Cap One, Sean […]

  The Underground Kings, better known as UGK, have been a staple in southern Rap music since their inception in the early 90’s. Group members Bun B and Pimp C have paved the way for many southern MC’s to plant their seeds in Hip-Hop.   In 2002 a halt in the group’s recording career led […]