In the last few years we’ve had a regional struggle for dominance in Hip-Hop, with traditional powerhouses like New York and Los Angeles ceding ground to newer hotspots like Houston and Atlanta for both attention and sales. As rappers have aged, retired, gotten locked up, or fallen off, we have seen a shift in the […]

The Salvation Army isn’t going to like what I am going to say, but I have to say it. If you really want to stay fly, don’t throw any of your clothing away. My closets are overflowing with clothes, sneakers, jerseys, jackets and other such great clothing. Oh, I forgot to mention – much of […]

Summertime playlists are consumed with Bob Marley’s mellow rhythms, political awareness, and overall timelessness. In the spirit of updating remix projects heard by Motown, Verve, Blue Note and other boutique labels, Roots, Rock, Remixed (Quango) sidesteps the Legend followers for a pure Marley experience, with contemporary tempos, rhythms, and reconsiderations. Some of these mixes reach […]

Ok. So why didn’t anybody tell me I fell off? I thought I was doin’ my damn thing. All these years of hustling these dollars, I thought I was on point. I mean, I thought I was the s###. Now it’s becoming abundantly clear to me that I fell all the way the f### off. […]

“Crush, kill, destroy stress… Pain stress / My brain can’t even rest / It’s hard to maintain the pressure on my chest ”-Organized KonfusionI wake up with the idea that somebody is trying to kill me frequently enough to worry me. In fact, the notion in itself is a coarse, raw form of tension that […]

The Genius Of Kwamé To put it simply, the only way to be the flyest is to be you. Staying straight, when everyone else is going to the left or right is not a painless task. This brings us to our first spotlight. Let’s start out in about 1989. This artist started a fashion movement […]

  What’s up World?! Welcome to the world’s most dangerous style column! Allow me to introduce myself. I am known by many names, but you can call me The Fly Guy. I am here to be your guide through the world of all things fly, and to take you on a journey through the minds […]

What up, folks. It’s ya boy Joe Clair. I just got the nod from my homies to start writing for AllHipHop.com and I couldn’t be more excited. I have been waiting to get some s**t off my chest, in writing, for a long ass time. So check back here periodically to see what’s on my […]

    Hoops and Hip-Hop go better together than chicken noodle soup with soda on the side. Whether it’s Master P never giving up his dream, or Chris Webber banging out beats for Nasir, we’ve seen the glamorous side. But on the gritty, the Ball4Real ballers and rappers are kind of the same, both speak with […]

“It’s Moment time!  It’s Moooment  Tiiiime!”  While I’m not a fan of Reverend Jesse, his words are very appropriate in understanding when to seize an opportunity. There are many pivotal points in history where an action could have gone left instead of right, and that moment would alter everything. Imagine if Rosa Parks wasn’t that […]

A while back I wrote an editorial titled Do Blacks Owe Democrats Their Vote that sparked a lot of comments concerning and praising Ron Paul, a libertarian who’s running for the Republican nomination for president. Reading those comments got me thinking about some of the other dark horses running in this election, most notably Dennis […]

Archos 704 (Archos)    Archos has come a long way in the last few years, and the Archos 704 could provide the fuel for the next few.   The 704 is like a quadruple threat and more. This device is a multimedia player that can stream television programs from your PC, get on the Internet, […]

On July 17th, I will drop my seconnd solo album, Wise Intelligent iz…The Talented Timothy Taylor and I sincerely appreciate AllHipHop.com for giving me this opportunity to connect and build with you. Now conventional wisdom would say I should use this forum to exclusively promote my new album, but me being me I thought I […]

The mp3 revolution is in full swing, creating a totally mobile, portable music experience. Unchained from huge stereos and cumbersome headphones, as well as bulky CD players, people are now able to truly take the music on the go.  Who needs anti shock when you can carry a player that can fit in your pocket, […]

“And the things we write are always true / Sucka, get a grip, now we’re talkin’ about you.” – Stetsasonic, “Talkin’ All That Jazz”Every family has an Aunt Ruth, the Sista who shows upat every funeral dissin’ everybody who walks in thechurch. Unlike your other pompous and overlypretentious family members, “Ant” Ruth keeps it real.If […]

The NAACP “buries the N word.” Now what? To Mr. Julian Bond and all the others who supported this “festivity” I ask – Is this all you got? Millions of African Americans dying of AIDS, and you choose to do this? The state of Black America’s educational system is in shambles (arguably worse than when […]

    Talk to Me is a homecoming movie for Washington, DC. It stars two of the best actors of today, Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor. This fascinating story explores the life of a local deejay named Ralph Waldo “Petey” Greene (Cheadle), an ex-con whose career began as a deejay in the socially conscience times […]

The actual date the video game industry asked for Hip Hop’s hand in marriage is a little hazy, and all involved can agree that it has been quite a lucrative relationship so far. With Hip-Hop being the preferred theme for the new basketball game Freestyle Street Basketball, Sha Money XL found himself at the helm […]

As we watch the barometer rise, we watch the clothes come off.  With little to adorn the body, the focus shifts to what to put on your feet. The barebones back-to-basics nature of summertime fashion means your footwear must be up-to-par.  Anyone can rock ordinary store-bought, ready-to-wear sneakers, but customized kicks are undeniably unique. As […]

When one talks about Hip-Hop, many things have changed.  We went from youth seeking alternatives to gang violence and artistic expression (Bronx, circa 1973) to winning the first Grammy award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince/ Will Smith).  The whole story of Hip-Hop was based on innovation and […]