I am Grouchy Greg. I founded AllHipHop in 1996. In addition to running the site, I enjoy breaking news stories. My stories have been cited in The LA Times, NY Times, NY Post, TMZ, Yahoo, Billboard, The Associated Press, CNN, and more.
http://staging.allhiphop.com50 Cent is backing race car driver Steve Hobday, who will drive the 50 Cent race car at Days of Thunder, the UK’s equivalent to the United States’ NASCAR. The rapper will square off against rock group Darkness’ Team Darkness driver Shaun Richardson. 50 Cent headlines his only outdoor concert in the UK this year […]
More than four years after their last album, Goodie M.O.B. is back, and this time they’re out to prove a point. Cee-Lo or no Cee-Lo, Goodie M.O.B. (Khujo, T-Mo, and Big Gipp) is still standing, still relevant and out to show why One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show. In the 90’s, Goodie M.O.B. blessed the […]
The savage murder of Nick Berg has shocked and horrified many Americans, regardless of their stance on the war. For many Americans this registers as a new “high” or “low” depending on how the war affects them emotionally. I have tried to debate the various reasons why I have been against this “fight for liberation” […]
Performance Poetry can be a lot like Stand-Up Comedy: Great for an evening out, not what you really want to hear in your CD player. In the mainstream, it’s worked. Kanye’s appearance on "Def Poetry" was priceless promotion for his album. One of the only memorable elements of Nastradamus, may’ve been the intro and outro […]
DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill will be producing an untitled CD that melds Hip-Hop with rock-n-roll, a style called Mash-Ups. A Mash-Up, an English/ Jamaican term, blends two seemingly dissimilar music types into one that is designed to outshine each original. With blends like 50 Cent and Nirvana, the veteran West Coast producer told AllHipHop.com […]
The word’s out! New York’s beloved Police Department has finally admitted to the existence of a surveillance task force targeting our culture’s hip-hop icons. You know what this means, right?!! Perhaps we can finally bring some closure to hip-hop’s greatest unsolved murders in what has become a growing epidemic of iconic martyrs. Or maybe this […]
Next month in Memphis Tennessee, rapper Ludacris will start filming a new movie called “Hustle & Flow,” which is produced by Oscar-nominated filmmaker John Singleton.Singleton expressed excitement about his new movie, which stars Terrence Howard (“Big Momma’s House”) as a pimp who has a unique problem stemming from the fast life.Singleton revealed to AllHipHop.com. “It’s […]
Diplomat Records President Freekey Zeekey is well known for disappearing for weeks on end, keeping only his Dip-Set brethren aware of his whereabouts. Again, Zeeky is missing from the Dip-Set limelight, this time due to a relatively new incarceration. Sources say, after Zeekey was shot twice in an April 2003 incident where associate Eric Mangrum […]
Ruff Ryders Records is expanding their musical horizons and hopes to have the same impact they have on Hip-Hop in the world of pop with a new label, Ruff Pop. Female singer LT is the first pop act signed to the Ruff Pop imprint, which is part of the empire founded by the Samsi-Dean family […]
One year ago, B2K was arguably R&B’s hottest ticket. Countless interviews, endless television appearances, and various marketing schemes combined to make the quartet immortal amongst their legions of fans worldwide. No one, including B2K themselves, could possibly foresee that this would come to an end. Sighting creative differences, disillusionment with management, and an urging to […]
Outkast member Andre 3000 will start production and star in a movie tentatively titled the "Untitled Andre Benjamin Project," an effort with Element Films. The rapper is currently negotiating with two-time Emmy Award winning Director Paris Barclay, who is responsible for "NYPD Blue" and "City of Angels." The movie is set in the mid-1970’s and […]
Officials in Indianapolis, Indiana are considering filing charges against Twista’s tour bus driver, after some 200 gallons of sewage flowed out of the rapper’s tour bus. Twista was in town performing at the Murat Theatre yesterday (May 16). Indianapolis police and fire officials were called to McCrea Street where the bus was parked, after someone […]
Eminem and 50 Cent will come together in a show of unity for the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network’s Detroit Hip-Hop Summit. The summit will make its second stop in Detroit at the Fox Theater on May 22, 2004, with the goal of registering 50,000 additional voters. "I know people been down on Eminem, but all […]
Despite being a chart-topping recording artist, 50 Cent’s music isn’t always welcomed “In Da Club.” Fearing an outbreak of fights ignited by the rapper’s songs, a Connecticut bar owner has banned 50 Cent from the play list during hip-hop nights at his establishment. "Anything too hardcore or an anthem-type song that pumps the crowd up […]
Eve will unleash and expand her Fetish clothing when the the Fall 2005 line debuts. Having teamed with Marc Ecko to re-launch the Fetish brand, Eve will introduce a new line of women’s sportswear, headwear, footwear and luggage. "It’s an ideal match working with Marc and his organization on the re-launch of Fetish," Eve said. […]
The rumor mill worked overtime when reports circulated that Bang ‘Em Smurf and Domination (Silverback Guerillaz) were signing to Death Row Records. However, those reports have been somewhat misconstrued, according to the Smurf. “When they mean sign, I signed a distribution deal – not like an artist deal or nothin’. Gangta Flip Records signed through […]
On the final episode of MTV’s “Making The Band 2.” the world saw Fred just quit, refusing to return from his Florida home to venture back to New York. In a profanity-laced blaze of glory, the Miami-native cursed out P.Diddy’s handlers (and Da Band’s manager) in a way that truly oozed exasperation and frustration. Things […]
An Egyptian rap star said that Hip-Hop is becoming increasingly popular among youth in oppressive environments. In a Reuters report, Egyptian rapper Takki of MTM said "There are a lot of people doing Arab rap who didn’t feel before that they had much of a chance. " The article stated that youth in Arab countries […]
Two British men who were detained at the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, allege they were tortured and forced to listen to Eminem at deafening levels. Shafiq Rasul and Asif Iqbal described their abuse in an open letter to George Bush released by the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, which is providing […]
Sean “P.Diddy” Combs finally made good on his word and dismantled Da Band, the group of six individuals that were followed on MTV’s “Making the Band 2.” But, former member Dylan disputes the televised version of the finale show last night on television. On the show, Diddy was seen talking harshly to Dylan, but the […]
