I want to talk a little bit about the Hip-Hop Summit. Somebody forwarded me a blog and I’m not sure if it was written by the Summit’s people, but I wanted to make a clarification. I’m on the Wal-Mart advisory board, that’s why I wasn’t there [at the Action Awards in NYC]. The advisory board […]

The big talk before the ring walks was that we were finally taking a step forward to a unified world heavyweight champion. Conventional wisdom was that the frontrunner, Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs), would stake his claim by dispatching WBO champ Sultan Ibragimov (22-1, 17 KOs) in dramatic fashion.   Unfortunately, what fans got was […]

In an era of cookie-cutter brands and counterfeit labels, British design mavericks Melvyn de Villiers and Nick Cordell turned a job of creating t-shirt ideas for artists’ album releases into a lucrative fashion line called Money.   As former product merchandisers at Def Jam/Universal U.K., Melvyn and Nick worked with artists like Ja Rule and […]

[Photo: Alesis iMultimix 8 USB]Your mix: Whatever you do with it, however you choose to represent, what comes out of the speakers is your stamp, your sound and how you are identified.   Mixers and controllers are everywhere, in every price range. Checking out everything at the winter NAMM show in California would have required […]

Black Supermodels are multi-faceted, and some are even multi-millionaires. More importantly, they are role models to young minorities – proving that the impossible is indeed possible.   Grace Jones, Veronica Webb, Naomi Sims, Naomi Campbell and Djimon Hounsou are fine examples of how a small opportunity can turn into a lifetime of great happenings.   […]

At midnight last night, Janet Jackson zealots lined up outside of the Virgin Megastore in Times Square to purchase Janet’s new release (and 10th studio album) Discipline. The payoff from that midnight meandering was guaranteed entrance to the Nokia Theater down the street for a special taping of Janet Jackson performing on ABC’s Good Morning […]

  Last week, Erykah Badu held an “intimate” listening session for Part One of her two-part release New AmErykah. As the petite powerhouse briefly spoke on the nature of Part One, it rang clear that Miss Badu put every ounce of her being into this work. That’s not to say that her classics Baduizm and […]

Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton October 13, 1922 – August 31, 1990   Believe it or not, I am a Knicks fan. And despite this train-wreck of a season, I still tune in with my League Pass and watch as many of their games as possible. Don’t ask me why.   During one of the time outs […]

  Take your time, do it right. If LL Cool J could have a motto, this might possibly be it. A recording artist over two decades strong, an author, entrepreneur, husband and father, LL is also one of the foremost fashion icons in Hip Hop.    LL set many trends early in his career and […]

Yeti here, back for another edition of the Hollywood Shuffle. It’s been over a month now since we started this weekly column, and I just want to thank all of you readers out there for supporting us, leaving comments and just having fun with it.   Although we always mix it up with the latest […]

What up y’all.  It’s your boy Cipha Sounds from New York’s Hot 97, MTV and Sirius Satellite Radio’s Shade 45.  Usually you can catch me informing you about dope artists or the latest music coming out, but for this column, AllHipHop.com has asked me you take you with me on my journey to lose weight […]

Is it me or is it no longer wrong to like Danity Kane? I mean, damn, I used to sit in my room with the door locked and lights off playing “Sleep On It” so that I wouldn’t be stoned (with rocks, not weed). Maybe I’m getting carried away, but it was the same thing […]

I live in the Northeast, and as I’m typing this it’s snowing like crazy. The weatherman is forecasting 6 to 10 inches of snow, can you believe that?  I don’t know about you, but for me when it gets like this, the indoor toys come out and it’s time to play!   Sony just announced […]

    When I’m not actively auditioning or filming, I often find myself on music video sets. But 9.99 times out of 10, I’m not all glammed up in front of the camera.   Instead, you’ll find me in my “Saturday afternoon” t-shirt, holey jeans and comfy Ugg boots, shadowing the director of my current […]

Taylor Falls Short In Bid to Dethrone Pavlik It’s difficult to imagine the pressure Jermain Taylor felt in his locker room this past Saturday. Despite a celebrated rise to the middleweight crown, he’s been ridiculed and justly criticized for his performances after the first Hopkins fight. Some in the media had gone as far to […]

In last month’s article [Straight Talk: The Other Woman] I gave tips and suggestions on how to keep your relationship happy, healthy and fresh. But I mentioned that my advice was geared only toward women who were in relationships with worthy men.   I promised I would give my definition of a man who is […]

All Star Break is a wrap and we are now heading down the final stretch of the season. With playoff positioning and berths on the line, every game is crucial.   Especially in the Eastern Conference where several teams have the potential to steal the last playoff spots.   It’s that close.   Let’s face […]

Vivica Fox has a lot of reasons to be happy with her life. A thriving career in film, television and stage is just the start of it.   She started off with appearances on a number of television series in the early ‘90s including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Martin, Beverly Hills 90210 and Family […]

Erykah has always said it: she’s a touring artist that happens to record on the side – using recording to capture a moment, and touring as a means to create them. It’s a pretty good chance that with that state of mind, VH1 Soul teamed up with Badu for “SoulStage: Erykah Badu.” Erykah set up […]

For the last couple of weeks I’ve noticed a few of you seem to have noted a particular bias on my part towards Barack Obama. I’ve never tried to disguise the fact that I’m pro-Obama and probably do show some prejudice towards the junior Senator in my reporting. I don’t think that makes my overall […]