Starring Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei Directed by Darren Aronofsky Written by Robert D. Siegel   Picture this: You are blessed with a rare talent, ability, or skill.  That skill brings you fortune and fame beyond your wildest dreams. You are adored by millions.  Then, one day, it’s all over.  You find yourself working a […]

“Rappers suck, when they spit I doubt ‘em/ The crap they sing about make you wanna slap the f**kin sh** out ‘em.’” –   MF Doom, El Chupa Nibre, The Mouse and the Mask.                    No doubt, MF Doom’s indictment of today’s rap ‘artists’ comes off as tame when compared to the overall emotion expressed by Hip-Hop […]

This season, Microsoft has released a new update to the Zune music and video player, combining the best of the older models with a sleek interface and new connectivity options to make the most of the Zune store. The 16GB model we test drove is a good balance of capacity versus price, but the new […]

The legacy you leave is not measured in possessions you have when you expire.  It’s not measured by the things you did, but by the effect that you had on the people who loved you and how different the world is for you being there.   Christopher Wallace was an amazing individual whose words altered […]

Maybe I didn’t hear this right.  Did Soulja Boy just indirectly blame Nas for the abysmal sales of his latest album?  Did the Billboard cover boy just suggest that Hip-Hop is dead? (Damn it!  I swore I would never utter, nor write that phrase eveeeerrrr again.) Did Soulja Boy just call some of the Hip-Hop […]

In 2008, we witnessed arguably one of the greatest years in sports history. If there was one phrase that comes to mind that best described 2008’s Year in Sports, I would have to describe it as “The Year of OH, SNAP!”  Well that is the G-rated version of the saying, but you get the idea. […]

The opinions expressed in the following editorial do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AllHipHop.com or affiliates.As 2008 draws to a close, we look at probably the prime mover in Hip-Hop and the man generally acknowledged as the premier rapper in the game, Jay-z.  While he didn’t have an album out, he stood at the […]

Holyfield Loses Bid for Fifth World Title Lumbering behemoth Nikolai Valuev earned a controversial, unpopular majority decision against a game Evander Holyfield this past Saturday to retain his WBA title. The listless fight saw Holyfield take command in the early rounds by the use of his overhand left. Valuev remained tentative, simply throwing feeler jabs […]

It’s late, I know, but I’m still gonna get it in as promised with the sickest Sunday you ever had in your life.  Hope you all warm and toasty, most of America is under snow and ice.  We had a couple non fatal plane crashes so thank the gods or whatever you believe.This week we […]

Clint Eastwood plays widower and Korean war veteran Walt Kowalski, a grim soul and general curmudgeon whom even his family can’t stand.  He’s also a bigot who seemingly hates everything about the modern world.  He lives in a neighborhood that is populated by several Hmong families.      When a Hmong teenager named Tao (Bee […]

I been lax my dudes.  Year end and login problems are a b#### and a half.  I been hitting you with those Classic Clashes for the last couple weeks, and we got a doozy coming this Saturday, but I been delinquent on those Sick Sundays.   Fear not, I’ll be back on the grind this […]

Much kicks to get into, so here are some of the kids favs and most interesting from the most recent crop of releases.   Kobe dropped his new shoes, the Nike Zoom Kobe IVs. These sport a low profile and carriy over elements from the Nike Hyperdunks (i.e. Flywire) while looking way better than his […]

I was dropping my wee one off at school a few mornings ago and the young man in the car in front of mine caught my attention.  He opened up the door and the music flooded out with him.  I didn’t recognize the song, but I did recognize the four letter words streaming loudly from […]

The opinions expressed in the following editorial are not necessarily the views of AllHipHop, its employees, or associates.The holiday season is here, and consumers are left wondering if they will be able to afford Christmas gifts for their loved ones. As more people are being laid off from their jobs, the economic crisis is on […]

I tend to think of the NYC absence in the Hip-Hop mainstream as our fault.  It’s like putting grandma in a home and never going to visit her.  You have heard all the stories.  You remember all the lessons and have applied them to your day to day. You don’t think there is anything else […]

Pacquiao Breaks De La Hoya’s Will to Fight   You’ve heard the sage boxing adage for decades now, that a good big man always beats a good little man. Well, lightweight titlist Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) is an all time great little man, and an unsuspecting Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) found […]

Someone finally did it.  Someone finally gave us a Punisher movie worth watching.  In a year that has already given us more than a few quality comic-book movies, Punisher: War Zone is an unexpected treat. After the horrible  Dolph Lundergren version and the PG-13 Thomas Jane vehicle, Punisher: War Zone feels like a shot of […]

Cadillac Records really could have solely been the life story of blues legend Muddy Waters; or of the feisty Etta James or even a whole depiction of the trials and tribulations of Little Walter. However, the film takes on the arduous task of including all of these artists and more while chronicling their rise to […]

The opinions expressed in this editorial do not necessarily reflect those of AllHipHop.com, its affiliates or employees.There are artists in Hip-Hop who have been able to negotiate the business side of the genre more deftly than they could a track.  While plenty of people will tell you that having business acumen is just as important […]

Paulie Malignaggi (25-2, 5 KOs) found his lack of power a fatal flaw this past Saturday November 22 in Las Vegas, as junior welterweight champ Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) overwhelmed the Brooklynite to a merciful 11th round TKO. After a feel out first round where Malignaggi attempted to enact Mayweather’s successful counterpunch strategy from […]