From the deep trenches of Mississippi, David Banner is known for fire-breathing, gladiator style rhyming that commands excitement. These days you’ll find David Banner definitely looking stronger too.   He now walks with brick for a chest, roadblocks for abs and an air of confidence comparable to a General.   For years now the […]

Developer: Mistwalker and Feel PlusPlatform: Xbox 360 (click to purchase) Release date: 2/12/08 Grade: A   Honestly, the souls of most RPG’s are void. Many of us hearken back to the SNES era and think about how well the games, RPG’s in particular, simply felt.   You got attached to the characters; you loved learning […]

  It is the year 2008, a tumultuous time in politics when we could see Hillary Clinton become the first woman president of the United States of America. Now more than ever, it is important for us to realize how much of an impact women have on our society.   It was only 36 years […]

On this day, thirteen years ago, one of the first and most influential kingpins in Hip-Hop history tragically died of AIDS.   The man who teamed up Ice Cube and Dr. Dre and  gave the world Straight Outta Compton and irreversibly changed the way the ’American Gangster’ looked like, seldom gets the amount of props […]

  “Don’t push me, ‘cause I’m close to the edge.  I’m tryin’ not to lose my head.” –Lyric from “The Message” Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five     Usually when we get wind of the mental and emotional pain our entertainers are up against, it’s after something crazy happens: they’ve been […]

For a hoops fan, the month of March is the best time of the year. Everything from filling out your brackets, to the upsets, to checking out the ticker every five minutes – the drama of March Madness in my opinion can’t be matched by any other sporting event.   This year is no different. […]

Some would say that Jwaundace Candece is one in a million. You might not recognize her face just yet, but you definitely won’t miss that body. Union stuntwoman, professional wrestler and accomplished actor, Candece can fight ‘til the finish and crash a moving car without batting an eyelash.   The triple-threat performer has been in […]

  Nuanced; honest; impressive; brilliant; precedent-making; these are just a few of the many adjectives used to describe Obama’s speech on race, now entitled, ‘A More Perfect Union’. I don’t feel the need to extol the veracity and merits of the speech; if you’re looking for interpretation you need search no farther than the above […]

Welcome to the Peep Game column in AllHipHop.com Gaming! Each week we’ll be explaining the Big News of the week, take a look at what is hot as well as what is not in “Played” and “Played Out,” and give you the scoop on some future titles you should keep an eye on.   Not […]

Since his first hit single in 2002, Mario Barrett has been doing what it takes to ensure his longevity in show business. As his music career flourishes, he is taking on acting and has plans to create his own film production company.   To the delight of his fans, Mario recently flexed his acting abilities […]

    I’m back with another one and I’m glad you’re back too.  I was able to round a few goodies…I hope you like!   First off, I know just about every cell phone can record video, but I found this line of full functioning digital camcorders from Pure Digital that even fit in your […]

Developer: Sora Publisher: NintendoConsole: Wii  (click to purchase)Release Date: 3/9/08 Rating: A   Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the third game in the Super Smash Bros. series, first developed by HAL Laboratories, and now under the development of Sora Ltd.   The Super Smash Bros series is known for its inclusion of popular Nintendo characters […]

Developer: Kaos Studios Platform :  Xbox (click to purchase), PC (click to purchase) Release Date: 2/25/08 Grade: C   The sounds of war…submachine gun fire, constant explosions erupting all around, men straining their voices barking commands at one another, screaming cries of agonizing pain.  These sounds can only mean one thing in the world of […]

[Photo: Serena Williams]In the world of professional sports, the accomplishments of women are often overlooked.   I’m sure that if you were to approach a random basketball fan in a sports bar somewhere and ask him about Michael Jordan, he’d be able to give you a full biography: career stats, personal life, and accomplishments in the […]

This month I am going to write about a topic that I had no plans on writing about – at least not yet anyway. But something came up in my personal life that prompted me to bring it up.   I am not just writing about this to vent, but to educate some people out […]

  With the NBA season heading in its final stretch, the MVP talk is starting to heat up. And just like the playoff race, the MVP race is tighter than ever.   Here are the five players who will most likely cop the hardware.     Kevin Garnett   Why – In the beginning of […]

  Without a doubt, Russell Simmons has set out to raise the bar in all of his endeavors. In many cases, he’s set the bar so high in the music, fashion and community outreach that few can attain his level of success.   He took the Phat Farm and Baby Phat brands to the top […]

This week was the low point (so far) in this year’s primary season, as charges and reverse charges of racism we made by each of the Democratic contenders for the presidential nomination. Things that were thought buried were excavated, and things that were thought dead crept from their graves like a George Romero movie. As […]

What up fat smashers, Cipha Sounds here trying to get healthy and help you get healthy.  So now I’m up to the third chapter of the Dr.  Ian Smith’s Fat Smash book, which is called “Foundation.”  Now that I detoxed and got all the crap out of my body, I now have to learn how […]

Yeti here, back for another edition of Hollywood Shuffle. Coming straight outta Los Angeles, we’ve got the hottest news in Hollywood served up with some AllHipHop.com style!   Today we have Chris Rock caught up in some drama, Diddy providing services to the Hollywood elite and “the other” Knowles girl who finally might get her […]