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http://staging.allhiphop.comArtist: Kon & AmirTitle: The CleaningRating: 4 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Sharpeye Washington<font face="verdana" size="2" Hip-hop started with the DJ. So if that course of events holds true, it’s safe to say that diggin’ for beats has been a major part of authentic hip-hop culture from its inception. Kon & Amir are world-renowned beat diggers, getting […]
While my brother and sister loved the Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello, and cowboy shows on TV; I only remember liking one show and that was The Twilight Zone. I thought Rod Sterling a genius. Though he only lived until age 50 he left a legacy of creative shows that will never be seen again. […]
In recent years, Lil’ Kim has exemplified the glamour that has overtaken Hip-Hop’s female upper crust and now she is letting the culture know what time it is with her own line of watches. The Queen B Royalty Watch, the rapper’s signature line, will flaunt an alluring design with a face that is bordered with […]
The name Patti LaBelle is synonymous with one-word adjectives: diva, show-stopper, extraordinary, etc. Her career has spanned over four decades, and in that length of time, she has stunned the world time and time again with ageless classics. She set the benchmark that vocalists, male or female, would always attempt to follow. Her powerhouse vocal […]
J-Kwon, the St. Louis born rapper who burst onto the scene a few months ago with his hit “Tipsy,” acts a lot like someone who doesn’t have a set course or destination. The Arista/So So Def artist maintains that only God knows the true path to what will transpire from his rap career. Obviously, based […]
Tapemasters Inc.: Flooding the Masses By Paine One of the reasons Kid Capri abandoned the mixtape formula he helped revolutionized was the exclusive. Back in the early nineties, if you leaked a track or played a certain cut, you might find Eric B. or Kool G Rap pounding on your door at three in the […]
Artist: Jedi Mind TricksTitle: Violent By DesignRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Matt Barone Heralded by underground heads and SoundScan ignorers as a classic when it originally dropped in 2000, Jedi Mind Tricks’ sophomore disc Violent By Design assaulted listeners with a clearly one-sided darkness that made commercial attention as likely as a Joe Budden and G-Unit […]
Bizzy Bone has been tapped to host the pilot for a new reality show, “Freshout.”The pilot for the show is scheduled to be shot at the Sony Urban Music Conference, which takes place Saturday, July 17th.Viewers will go behind-the-scenes with hopeful stars to see what it takes to make it in the music business.Several artists […]
Artist: Method ManTitle: Tical 0: The PrequelRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Matt Barone Branding his 2000 sophomore effort with the title Tical 2000: Judgement Day may have been a bit premature for Method Man. In actuality, the release of the long-delayed and heavily speculated Tical O: The Prequel is shaping up to be the true day […]
Many leaders in the Black community are livid over MGM’s alleged refusal to discuss the stereotypical imagery in their movie “Soul Plane.” “The failure of MGM officials to address the legitimate concerns of film patrons about ‘Soul Plane’ is offensive and insulting," Earl Ofari Hutchinson of the National Alliance for Positive Action told eurweb.com . […]
Nelly may not have a hit record on the charts at the moment, but his Pimp Juice energy drink that caused minor outcries in the United States due to the name, is flying off the shelves in other countries.Fillmore Street Brewery, the company behind the drink, reports that the Pimp Juice is selling well in […]
The first volume of the Urban Voice series in the United Kingdom was recently released, with a variety of Hip-Hop, R&B, Jazz and Gospel artists.Urban Voice UK was set up five years ago in conjunction with the government, to help change the outlook of youth in areas where gun crime is prevalent.The goal of the […]
Shure, one of the leading suppliers of DJ related products, will introduce a new competition to the United States DJ battle scene, Vinyl Kombat.The competition differs in that it is open to all ages and audiences, under a “keep it clean premise” in which contestants are barred from using profanity during the battle.”We created Vinyl […]
Miami, the second haven for the Hip-Hop police, is bracing itself for Memorial Day Weekend. The weekend is one the biggest, brashest of the year in the United States and many have claimed that the city is unfair to revelers with an affinity to rap.The ACLU recently addressed their concerns over the treatment of Luke […]
For Rhian Benson, music has always been an inextricable aspect of her life, but it wasn’t until the precious nature of life was underscored by her mother’s illness that she realized it was to be her calling. Her debut album, Gold Coast (a reference to her Ghanaian heritage), is part contemporary jazz, part soul, but […]
Artist: Okay Player:Title: True Notes, Vol. 1Rating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Martin A. Berrios There is a point in time during an artist’s career where recording and performing isn’t enough. Ownership is now a necessity for longevity in today’s music industry, and The Roots have followed suit. With the recent formation of their label OkayPlayer Records, […]
Artist: TajaiTitle: Power MovementRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Boudreaux The Love Child It’s been 11 years since Tajai Massey and his crew of energetic brothers in rhyme, that would be Souls of Mischief (SOM), released their classic debut 93 til’ Infinity and helped showcase Cali’s burgeoning freestyle/battle rap culture on a national level. With that […]
DJ Scratch, longtime DJ for EPMD and general turntable wizard, is working on a “scratch-umentry” about his 20 plus years behind the turntables.”THE DJ: THE DJ Scratch Story” is a full length DVD documentary that narrates his life and those that Scratch has worked with over the years. Interviews with Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, Redman, EPMD, […]
Sean “P.Diddy” Combs and Bad Boy Records announced today they would release a re-mastered version of Ready To Die, the seminal debut album of the Notorious B.I.G.The release coincides with both the ten-year anniversary of the album’s original release year (1994) and Biggie’s birthday, which was this past Friday, May 21st.The slain rapper would have […]
Artist: CormegaTitle: Legal HustleRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Matt Barone Having endured a dramatic career worthy of reality television, Queensbridge native Cormega has comfortably positioned himself in rap’s underground scene. After being neglected and eventually dropped by Def Jam, quietly pushed out of rap super-group The Firm, and engaging in long-term verbal combat versus former associate […]
