Is Obama The First Hip-Hop President?
During the 2008 presidential election, many from the political left and right insisted a straight line be drawn from Barack Obama directly to the “hip-hop community.” These folks, regardless of their political affiliation, often pointed to Obama’s race, his age, his claim to have Jay-Z in his iPod and his infamous brushing the dirt of […]
Is Obama The First Hip-Hop President
During the 2008 presidential election, many from the political left and right insisted a straight line be drawn from Barack Obama directly to the “hip-hop community.” These folks, regardless of their political affiliation, often pointed to Obama’s race, his age, his claim to have Jay-Z in his iPod and his infamous brushing the dirt of […]
Whos Carrying the Political Torch in Hip-Hop Today?
Gina Torres and Chuck Jigsaw Creekmur contributed to this report. WHAT HAPPENED? An interesting thing happened to Styles P in 2005. The rapper released Im Black, a song that lit a fire in the heart and minds of hip-hop fans of all colors and cultures. Fans waited and waited for a video and a […]
Will Hip-Hop Return To Its Activist Roots? (w/ @TOUREX, @icecube, @kevin_powell, @chuckcreekmur)
WATCH THIS ORIGINAL REPORT ON THE EVOLUTION OF HIP-HOP AND POLITICS Before hip-hop became the multi-billion dollar industry it is today, there was a group of young lyricists who were ahead of their time. Telling unfiltered truths about the struggles of blacks in the late 1960s and early 70s, they called themselves The Last Poets.”When […]
BP Oil Spill: Wheres PETA and the Tea Party?
Heres a few things to ponder Wheres PETA and the Tea Party? Where the hell is PETA? Yeah i said it? Lemme repeat that incase I was misunderstood.. Where is PETA? You know them, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Where are those guys around this Gulf Oil Spill Issue? For many […]
Is Rick Ross Really The Teflon Don?
Teflon Don was a moniker given to John Gotti, the Boss of all Bosses, because he was able to avoid many attempts to be convicted due to being acquitted or by having a jury of his peers not able to agree on a verdict. It wasnt until 1992 when the United States Government, with the help […]
KRS-One: The 4-Part Interview (2/4)
PART TWO(Read Part 1) AllHipHop.com: On the page preceding the opening chapter, you cite the following quote from Edgar Cayce: Heaven is not a place you go to, it is a place you grow to. Taken out of context, I would like to know when you first stumbled upon that quote, as well as […]
Nas: The Most Dangerous MC In The World
Nas is on a whole other level, right now. All I do is stay focused looking straight forward at the word, and beyond I feel people pulling me down I feel some pulling me up I cant get stuck I just keep moving forward I got places to go man. Lets go – Nas, […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Shocking Fail! What Rapper’s Dating A Billionaire? Waka Flocka Get’s Shut Down!
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at allhiphoprumors@gmail.com.NICKI MINAJ CHANGES NAME TO…HUH? Roman Polanski is a legendary film maker. Maybe Nicki wants to be […]
Knockout Nation: Khan Breaks Down Malignaggi, Ortiz Outboxes Campbell, Hopkins Wants Calzaghe and Bute, Mayweather-Pacquiao Update
Malignaggi Has No Answers for Khan Before his hometown NYC crowd last night (May 15), Paulie Malignaggi (27-4, 5 KOs) was thoroughly beaten by a well prepared Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KOs), who took out his Brooklyn foe with a dominant 11th round TKO. From the outset, Malignaggi had no answers for Khans superior speed […]
Knockout Nation: Williams-Cintron Tomorrow, Margarito Comeback Leads to Pacquiao? Diaz-Marquez II, Mosley-Mayweather Fallout
Williams-Cintron Battle on HBO Tomorrow night (May 8), avoided contender Paul The Punisher Williams (38-1, 27 KOs) faces dangerous power-puncher Kermit The Killer Cintron (32-2-1, 28 KOs). The bout, which will be contested at junior-middleweight (154 pounds), will establish the premier fighter at the weight, and also the next logical opponent for newly crowned middleweight […]
Marco Polo Preps Rare, Unreleased Tracks On New Album
(AllHipHop News) Torontos Marco Polo is back with another album entitled The Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo, a collection of unreleased and rare tracks. The producer has logged a back catalog of unreleased material since his first release in 2003, titled Pumpkinheads Orange Moon Over Brooklyn.The unheard works will now be available in stores via […]
Op-Ed: The Mis-Education of Henry Louis Gates, Jr
By Abdul Arif Muhammad, Esq. In an April 23, 2010 Op-Ed piece for The New York Times entitled Ending the Slavery Blame-Game, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. argues that a moral, historic, political and economic equivalency exists between the culpability and responsibility of some Africans who participated in the transatlantic slave trade with the nations […]
Wyclef’s Yele Haiti Pays For Three Teens’ Artificial Limbs
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Wyclef Jean will return from his native home of Haiti within the next few hours on a mission dear to his heart. Sources told AllHipHop.com that Wyclef Jean will arrive at JFK Airport in Queens, New York around 6:00 PM tonight (April 22nd) with three very special guests. Through his Yele Haiti […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Rihanna Rushed To The Hospital? Bun B Gets Tupac! Rosa Cuts Her Hair!
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. SEE SOMETHING? SAY SOMETHING!!!!! BUN B GETS TUPAC! One of my homies from MTV Canada hit me up and told me that Bun B is going […]
Guru: AllHipHop.com’s Last Interview
Editor’s note: This interview was originally published in June of 2009. The story was to be a retrospective look at Gangstarr’s very first album, No More Mr. Nice Guy. Guru did not want to talk about it, but he was just as upset that I did not want to include his business partner Solar in […]
The Genius Of Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Caricature (And Character) Outsells Talent
One morning in 2003 I had the honor of being with both the WWEs Vince McMahon and Russell Simmons at a political gathering announcing their collaboration in Washington, D.C. I love Russell to death but I already knew him and decided to take the opportunity and limited time to say something to Vince McMahon. Obviously […]
Roger Mayweather: Floyd Mayweathers Key to Victory?
For most of Floyd Mayweather Jrs professional career, the figure whos manned his corner has been his uncle Roger Mayweather. Since his nephews emergence as a PPV and crossover star over the last several years, Roger Mayweather has become a polarizing figure due to his outspoken nature and controversial comments on other fighters. Whether its […]
Naazim Richardson: Has He Given Shane Mosley the Blueprint to Beat Floyd Mayweather?
40 have tried, 40 have failed. Undefeated fighter Floyd Mayweather, Jr has been fond of that quote in recent weeks assessing his May 1 showdown with Shane Mosley. But Mosley trainer Naazim Richardson has spent the last several years specializing in destroying the mystique of feared and previously undefeated fighters like Kelly Pavlik and Antonio […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Juelz Loses Lawsuit!? Swizz’s New Baby? M.I.A. Disses Gaga!
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. THE DAMN MEDIA!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes the fans are the new media, because they push us to say things that arent true! Like somebody sent me one line of […]