Tech Talk: Public Enemy’s Studio Prize! Ride the Winglet? Freewheeler Worth the Cost?
Whether gadgets are your tools, your toys or the bane of your existence, its always good to stay up on whats out there. I found a couple gizmos I hope at least spark a little convo. Checkem out! I couldnt pass this up, and neither should all you aspiring, up and coming producers and […]

10 Club Commandments
Been a rough week guys. First the club drama at Spotlight Live, and now the tremendous loss of Bernie Mac at the young age of 50. For those of you who are into comics we also lost Michael I. Silberkleit, the chairman of Archie Comic Publications to cancer. Here’s a little something we hope […]

Team USA Basketball at The Olympics: Can They Take the Gold?
The U.S. Basketball team went a perfect 5-0 through the exhibition schedule. While the Beijing-bound squad is the best looking team the USA has put together since the Sydney Olympics, I am not fully convinced they will come home with the Gold. Yes, they went undefeated, and yes, they looked dominating in their […]

Step Your Game Up: Hori Fighting Stick EX2 Soul Calibur IV Limited Edition
The Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 have been lacking in terms of peripherals for die-hard fighting game fans to emulate the arcade experience. To commemorate the release of Soul Calibur IV for both PS3 and 360, Namco Bandai and Hori, a well-known and respected Japanese video game accessory company, teamed up to bring […]

Andre Berto: The Good Fight
On June 2008 at the FedEx Forum Arena in Memphis Tennessee, two warriors faced off to become WBC Welterweight Champion of the World. Miguel Rodriguez was forced to sing the Memphis City Blues while Andre Berto orchestrated an ending to the bout in the seventh round by technical knockout. Andre Berto is the […]

Hood Prep: Dream Big! From Katrina to the Olympics
Welcome to Hood Prep! This is the story of two brothers Troy and Alfonzo Bolden from New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing up on a plantation, the only dreams that seemed attainable to them was in the welding industry – thats all they saw and they were the jobs making the best money. Eventually, their […]

Knockout Nation: Clottey Stops Judah! Will Margarito Duck Williams? Hatton-Malignaggi, Terrible Terry Norris
Occasionally a boxing contest wont be determined by the skill level or heart of the combatants, but by durability. Simply, who can take the punches better? That was the scenario this past Saturday August 2, as Joshua Clottey (35-2, 20 Kos) secured a technical decision over Zab Judah (36-6, 25 Kos) to pick up the […]

Tuned In: Ford Flex Car Show (Luckie Lounge, ATL)
Ford Motor Company is not an organization that immediately springs to mind when you envision cutting edge or innovative products. But with their new crossover the Ford Flex, the multinational corporation seeks to gain ground it has lost in the past year to competitors General Motors and Toyota. First introduced at the North […]

David Banner Tells a “Different” Story
Recently, AllHipHop reviewed David Banner’s The Greatest Story Ever Told. While we stand by both our review ratings and out reviews, we also recognize that people and the artists in particular may have a different opinion. While the resulting comments supported both sides of the coin. User j.johnson said: i tend to agree with the […]

Video Games at the Movies: An Imperfect Relationship
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 […]

Hip-Hop in Ink: Tattoos Can Be Dirty Too
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 dont have at least one tattoo, more than likely youll come up with very few. There are even rap odes to tattoos in songs from artists like The Alliance […]

Peep Game: Madden 09! Free Wii? NCAA 09! 360 Official Price Drops!
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 […]

SICK SUNDAYS: Clipse Re-Up, Dre Goes Deep Cover, Greta Gains, Meek Millz & More
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. […]

Tech Talk: 230 Miles per Gallon? New Blu-ray! Big Pix!
Welcome to another episode of Tech Talk! Ive been searching to find something you dont 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 […]

Out of Bounds: Everybody Gets a Do-Over
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, its 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. […]

Gadget Inspector: Pro DJ, Producer and Musician Gems
After three years in other markets, the NAMM show finally returned to Nashville for its summer session, and as the old saying goes, theres 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 […]

Slavery: Apology Not Accepted
Illseed is an AllHipHop.com columnist and independent cultural critic. The views expressed with in this editorial dont 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 […]

Hip-Hop 4 Life State of Emergency: Family Communication
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 aunts house for two extremely long weeks. As I sit here reminiscing about […]

Sneak(er) Peek: Air Questos, Fly McFly and other stuff…
Can you really ever go wrong with a pair of Nikes ubiquitous Air Force 1s? 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 pairare a mesh of the Uptowns with the Air Max 97s. Crispy.The Roots […]

The Family That Plays Together Sports Family Ties
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 […]