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http://staging.allhiphop.comArtist: The Gift of GabTitle: 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going UpRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Fat Tony As a part of the Bay Area independent Hip-Hop scene, Gift of Gab (along with partner Chief Xcel) first made his mark as a member of the groundbreaking group Blackalicious in the early ‘90’s. Along with artists like Latyrx […]
Paris’ Guerrilla Funk Recordings has reached a deal with rapper MC Ren and will produce, manufacture and distribute a new album by the veteran in early 2005. The album is the first full-length recording for the former N.W.A. member since 1998, when he released Ruthless For Life. Ren is known for his bold lyrics on […]
Houston, Texas rapper Lil Flip has his sights set on directing music videos and eventually movies. The platinum selling rapper recently revealed his desire to go from in front of the camera to behind it. "I want to get into directing videos now," Flip told AllHipHop.com. "I co-directed "Game Over" with Benny Boom and we’re […]
Lil Kim was forced to cancel her appearance at the famed Kentucky Derby over the weekend, because New York prosecutors refused to grant her permission to leave the state. According to reports, the rapper was scheduled to attend various events and her cancellations cost promoters thousands of dollars. Prosecutors are allegedly very serious in pursuing […]
Artist: Petey PabloTitle: Still Writing In My Diary: 2nd EntryRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Paine The face of the South’s Hip-Hop has changed. Oh, it still has all gold fronts and some good old crunk breath. But, around the turn of the millennium, it was decided that it wasn’t really all good. With No Limit and […]
Sign a record label deal. Record album. Release album. Instant riches. If the life of a rapper were that easy, a lot more folk would be in Maybachs canoodling their R&B song stress wife-to-be. Planet Asia will tell you in an instant, success comes from hard work. And with an album that just recently released, […]
Artist: Dilated PeoplesTitle: Neighborhood WatchRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Martin Berrios Let’s face it; Hip-Hop has changed throughout time. The days when MC’s rapped for the love of the culture are now few and far between. Fortunately Dilated Peoples’ work speaks for itself. Since their humble independent beginnings on ABB Records, their music has always […]
Cee-Lo Green is such a revolutionary lyricist, he’s ahead of himself, his peers and the bulk of MC’s to appear. But it is his past, not future, which has lead the Atlanta, Georgia rapper to the Goodie Mob, trading verses with comrades Outkast and Lauyrn Hill, and finally one of the most proficiently profound MCs […]
The Gameologist Group, an Atlantic City based company, is in the process of introducing C-Lo , a game of chance using dice into casinos nationwide. The game was made popular by various Hip-Hop artists who play the game and frequently mention it in their rhymes. "We have had this game trademarked for about two years," […]
A prank from the MTV show “Punk’d” has reportedly gone wrong when host Ashton Kutcher and crew attempted to trick Black Eyed Peas into a fake arrest. According to published reports, the BEP entourage began fighting with the shows fake cops after the attempted apprehension within a sex brothel. Neither Kutcher nor show producers anticipated […]
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs’ Broadway performance in the play "Raisin in the Sun" has garnered praises from critics & has become a financial success. Advanced ticket sales for the play have already exceeded $2.5 million dollars. Combs stars opposite Sanaa Lathan, Phylicia Rashad & Audra McDonald and plays the role of "Walter Lee Younger," a […]
In 1988, the movie "Colors" brought to the screen, Hollywood’s depiction of the ravenous violence, that over the previous decade, had overtaken LA streets due to the war between the Crips and Bloods. Even West Coast Hip-Hop music of the day from Ice T’s "6 in the Morning, to NWA’s "Straight Out of Compton," glorified […]
Lyricist Lounge and Image Entertainment will present the "Dirty States of America," a documentary of Southern Hip-Hop, accompanied by a soundtrack of the same name. The film examines several different styles of Hip-Hop, including Crunk, Bounce, Booty and the innovative Screwed style. Scarface, David Banner, 8Ball, Goodie Mob, Lil Jon, Petey Pablo, Trick Daddy and […]
C. DeLores Tucker lost another libel lawsuit yesterday (April 28) after claming two newspapers had falsely reported on her dispute with the estate of Tupac Shakur. Tucker sued Shakur’s estate over the song "How Do You Want It," in which Shakur rhymed Tucker’s last name and called her a "motherf*cker." The 1997 lawsuit claimed that […]
After five days of tense waiting, Roc-A-Fella CEO Dame Dash breathed a sigh of relief when the attempted-murder trial of one of his marquee artists, Beanie Sigel, came to a close in the rapper’s favor. A jury could not reach a verdict regarding Bean’s guilt or innocence and a mistrial was declared. The charges had […]
Nelly has been hit with a lawsuit due to a dispute over the name of his clothing line, Vokal. Two members of musical group Vokal care suing for trademark infringement and unfair competition. James Tyrone Wilson and Cameron Caines are seeking millions of dollars in damage and an injunction to prevent the singer from using […]
Rakim was arrested by officers last night as he was about to enter the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan to perform at a very anticipated concert featuring Ghostface, Talib Kweli, Slick Rick and Royce Da 5’9. Plain-clothed officers flashed their badges around 11 p.m. and took the rapper away in an unmarked car. "Rakim was falsely […]
A record label has filed a lawsuit in United States Court, Southern District of New York, alleging that Ludacris and Kanye West took the hook for the hit single "Stand Up" from their single. BMS Entertainment/Heat Music claims they handed a demo of their group I.O.F. (Its Only Family) to Ludacris on four different occasions […]
Flint, Michigan rapper MC Breed has inked a deal with Urban Muzic Zone Records and is preparing a new untitled album. MC Breed has released almost an album a year since his 1991 debut Aint No Future in Yo Frontin and the new album will be his first since 2001’s 2 for the Show. "UMZ […]
Irv Gotti is set to be indicted by federal prosecutors in New York for charges involving million dollar tax schemes sources stated. The charges, which will be made public this week, are expected to be the first in a series of charges levied at the CEO of The Inc. (formerly Murder Inc.) and his "childhood […]
