It was inevitable that two of the most popular types of interactive media would eventually become bed-mates and birth a love child. Video game-based movies have been gaining more and more steam over the years, due in part to the huge popularity of our favorite games and the expensive licenses they hold.   While […]

The vast world of body art has grown in popularity and acceptance in Hip-Hop throughout the years. If you try to think of rappers who don’t have at least one tattoo, more than likely you’ll come up with very few.   There are even rap odes to tattoos in songs from artists like The Alliance […]

Welcome back! Peep Game is here to deliver a healthy dose of gaming news. We have entered the month of August, which means nothing but football! Both NCAA and Madden get time from us this week.   For those who have still yet to jump into the next-gen, or are avoiding the Xbox 360, price […]

Back at it again!  This edition of Sick Sundays is packed with the New and the old, and we pay homage to the Dream Team, shout out a couple pending releases.  Lotta stuff to get to, so let’s just get it.  Special shout to the cats at Str8hiphop for the Raekwon and UGK joints.   […]

  Welcome to another episode of Tech Talk! I’ve been searching to find something you don’t see everyday. We did a piece a while back that featured the Netflix Player by Roku, a cool little box that streams Netflix content to your TV without turning on your PC.    LG has just upped the ante […]

 The 2008 NFL Training Camps and Preseason have begun. Before you know it, the Warriors of the Gridiron will be clashing on the field for real. For now, it’s time to get their bodies and minds right for the upcoming season. Rookies and veterans are reporting to camp with one thing in mind; the championship. […]

  After three years in other markets, the NAMM show finally returned to Nashville for its summer session, and as the old saying goes, there’s no place like home. Popular consensus leans toward the belief that this trade show and “Music City” belong together, and activity in both the Nashville Convention Center and the surrounding […]

Illseed is an AllHipHop.com columnist and independent cultural critic. The views expressed with in this editorial don’t necessarily reflect the views of AllHipHop.com or its staff. I will be brief. Reps for America, you can take your apology for slavery and shove it. What does this apology really mean? This apology means absolutely nothing (read […]

  My mother is my best friend, and she has been for several years. However, this between she and I were not always so blissful.  I distinctly remember the time in High School when I “ran away” down the block to my aunt’s house…for two extremely long weeks.    As I sit here reminiscing about […]

Can you really ever go wrong with a pair of Nike’s ubiquitous Air Force 1’s? These bad boys here (above to the left & below)—pic courtesy of the good folks at The Vault up in Harlem, where you can cop you a pair—are a mesh of the Uptowns with the Air Max 97’s. Crispy.The Roots’ […]

    Did you know that in 1973 almost a quarter of all pro-baseball players, a third of all pro-football players and two-thirds of all pro-basketball players were Black? Most recently, African-Americans now make up 8% of baseball players, close to 67% in football and nearly 79% of basketball players.   As we cap off […]

In response to the numerous essays and articles circulating about the lack of depth and insight of CNN’s recent series ‘Black in America‘ I will say this again and again. I grow tired of these types of articles as well meaning and insightful as they are…If we don’t like what CNN did, in the age […]

I was born a few years after the birth of the Rock Steady Crew. That makes me too young to remember the “good ol’ days,” but old enough to remember some fine moments. As I grew older and Hip-Hop started to suck, I gravitated toward the purer aspects of the culture [i.e. Rock Steady Crew] […]

  Hip-Hop’s influence on the world as we know it is undeniable. From its humble beginnings in Bronx back in the ‘70s, Hip-Hop’s culture has spread to forms of media including books, television, movies, and now video games.   Major corporations are wising up and cashing in on the art form to both phenomenal and […]

  I’m sure you heard of the saying “daddy’s little girl,” that is the common phrase used to express the connection that most fathers and daughters share. For this National Black Family Month, what better way to celebrate then to discuss the importance of this special bond?   Little girls are important. They’re future wives […]

There were many questions as Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto made their way to the ring on Saturday July 26. Which force was stronger, Cotto’s higher skill or Margarito’s relentless pressure? Was it Antonio’s size or Miguel’s ability to fight off the backfoot? In the end, it was Margarito who used all his tools to […]

  Those who create popular art often characterize their creations as being a “reflection of reality,” a mirror image that reflects the world around us. I’ve always thought that description was somewhat misleading. Popular art doesn’t so much reflect “reality” as it reflects what we as a society believe to be real – or what […]

  The release of Soul Calibur IV is upon us this week! The game’s highly anticipated approach has taken several steps, led by critical acclaim, commercial success and a hardcore fanbase that follows the series to its core.   Considering the incredible history of the Soul Calibur series, it would be a travesty if we […]

Welcome to another edition of Sick Sundays, back at our regularly scheduled day and time.  Trying to bring you that unorthodox illness from the past the present and the future.  Todays episode features the return of my man with the relentless rhyme flow, Freeway, riding with Skillz on video.     This song is similar […]

What up AHH fam! Summer time is in full swing and who wants to be stuck indoors, right? Here are a couple of toys to help you be productive, or at least be entertained while on the go.Akai Professional has been setting producers free for years and the addition of XR20 is no exception. Its compact […]