It’s John Legend’s protégé! In the context of music today, some might say it took him a little long to give all-due shine to Estelle, who co-wrote on Once Again. English-native Estelle can now join the English-female artist invasion that was headed by Winehouse and Lily Allen. The buzz around Estelle revolved heavily on Lauryn […]

    For those who just haven’t been around, well… anywhere… Grand Theft Auto IV will be released April 29 to much fanfare all over the country.   Slowed work production and fast food consumption are likely to follow.   In honor of that, AllHipHop Gaming and The Gamer Studio would like to present a […]

This week Usher released the remix to his #1 single, “Love In This Club” alongside two heavy hitters; Mrs. Beyonce Knowles-Carter and Lil Wayne. While radio stations across the country were buzzing with phone calls to play “Love In This Club” over and over again, are we surprised that Usher has come back so strong? […]

April 25, 2008I am sick to my stomach and I really do not know what to say right this second. My cell and office phones have been blowing up all day, and people have been emailing me nonstop, to let me know that Detectives Michael Oliver, Gescard Isnora, and Marc Cooper, the three New York […]

Every year, in the last weekend of April, hundreds of young men travel to New York City with the hopes of becoming the next Walter Payton or John Elway. Many are called, but few are chosen.    It is a time when NFL fans experience their second Christmas. Some make the pilgrimage to New York, […]

  The tech goodies never cease to amaze me. Let me know if you’re feeling them like I am!   You ever been out on vaca, just taking pics galore only to fill up you memory card on day two?  That’s exactly the reason SmartDisk are hittin you with the PhotoBank.    With the push […]

Madonna has released a Dance-pop album called Hard Candy produced by Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell; no further description is necessary. Even with the not-as-good-as-you’d-hope lead single “4 Minutes,” it’s hard not to have dangerously high expectations for this album. Every female Pop star of the last 25 years has at least partially modeled herself […]

  By now we all know that a lot of what we see on so-called “reality” TV is scripted, scenes are done over to capture the “essence of the moment” and model-slash-actors are swarming to these shows to be seen for career purposes. No reality involved.   Now, take Hip Hop and try to pass […]

Not Guilty. It stings. It really does. Set against the backdrop of a Black man being a viable Presidential candidate. Set against a rapper releasing an album entitled N****r. Set against Flavor Flav getting a mantan show on network television. This really stings. It’s very lonely being a n****r.   Acquitted. “Exhonerated.” You get tired […]

If you’re like me, you shy away from games with crappy graphics. I don’t care how dope someone says a game is, if I can’t stand to look at it, I can’t bring myself to play. All I know is that when I saw the trailer for Ninja Gaiden II in HD, I almost teared […]

April 21, 2008Temple University’s Liacoris CenterPhiladelphia, PAIt’s 7:12, nearly 30 minutes since I’ve sat down with an exhausted but ready-to-go Ne-Yo for a 15-minute conversation, and I’m already sitting on the edge of my front row seats, excited to no end. My anticipation meter is bubbling over the top for just a glimpse of the […]

  After making his mark as the Light Middleweight Champion, Winky Wright took on the challenge of boosting his weight to fight in the Middleweight class. He has practiced rigorous workouts and a specialized diet to maintain his physique after bulking up, and maintains focus by staying grounded through the love of his family.   […]

Hey what’s good everybody?  I’m sorry for the long delay since the last edition of Shape Up, but my computer had a pretty devastating virus that put me out of commission for a while. But have no fear; your AllHipHop Fitness Specialist is back to help you all keep pushing toward your goals!   Ironically, […]

I just came home from a big concert at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles with Biz Markee, MC Lyte, Bell Biv DeVoe, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick. A lot of us were just talking about ball backstage, and people were all up on what I’ve been doing for AllHipHop.com and […]

    [Photo: Zenetti Blades] You know you’re in trouble when your boss asks you to write a column about fly rims, and then informs you that you’re driving a hooptie.   Sigh.   So what if smoke billows out of the tail pipe every time it starts? At least it starts!   Ok, so […]

Lyfe Jennings previewed some tracks off his new record Lyfe Change to a group of New York writers in a spiffy Sony BMG executive lounge hovering NYC’s mid-town – a room that would be considered stuffy if Lyfe’s laid-back ease weren’t in it. The “Must Be Nice” singer has made his most eclectic album yet, […]

This week the news has picked up drastically. Grand Theft Auto IV goes Gold, Mass Effect has a PC port coming out, Mario the Plumber makes a big New York appearance, Soul Caliber has been dated, and another Mortal Kombat game has been announced. Some of it’s good, some of its bad, but all of […]

Ask and you shall receive. For four years, Knicks fans asked, chanted, pleaded and even begged for someone with some sense to fire incompetent Knicks coach/president Isiah Thomas.   On Friday, Knicks fans finally got their wish as Isiah was removed as head coach – although he will still be on staff as a consultant. […]

[Photo: Reebok Legacy]In the past year, we’ve seen 16-year-old kids trying to bring back a colorful ‘80s decade that they weren’t even old enough to witness, but nonetheless, they’ve influenced the bright color boom seen in street fashion today.Last year, strident colorways were reintroduced on everything from kicks and tees to collectable toys and Kanye […]

Happy Belated birthday to all my Aries people.  I just celebrated my birthday and special dinners and cakes were in full effect.   But that’s ok, ‘cause I’m back on my deen.  I’m eating the right food and back in the gym. Which leads me to what I want to talk about today. All of […]