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.comFive FT of rap group Black Moon was convicted yesterday (March 6) for the alleged sale of an illegal substance, stemming from an incident in 2002. The rapper is facing four to nine years, pending sentencing which is scheduled for April 1. Black Moon recently dropped an album, Total Eclipse on Duck Down, which featured […]
Game tells his side of the story behind the beef with Joe Budden. Read on. AllHipHop.com: Let’s just talk about the whole beef situation and how it started. You know Joe has already kind of said what he felt how it started but, what’s your view on how it started? Game: Everybody wants to know […]
Chicago native Bumpy Johnson has inked a deal with Free 4 All, a new label distributed by Atlantic and headed up by industry veteran, Free Maiden. According to Maiden, the rapper was the subject of an intense bidding war after hitting the mixtape circuit and getting airplay on both of Chicago’s commercial and Hip-Hop and […]
An Orlando, Florida police officer is the subject of an internal police investigation, after a show featuring Lil Scrappy at a local high school turned into chaos. Video footage of the concert, which took place at Dr. Phillips High School last weekend, was filmed by Julia Beverly, who heads up Ozone Magazine. The tape shows […]
Wu-Tang leader the RZA has responded to recent comments U-God made about the RZA, the status of the Wu-Tang Clan and the reason why the clan as a group has not dropped an album in three years. U-God compared being in the Wu-Tang Clan to slavery and focused most of the group’s internal problems on […]
Rappers Joe Budden and The Game have a bit of a lyrical feud going on. After an appearance on a DJ Clue song, in which they recorded separately, Game took one of Joe’s lyrics as a personal diss to G-Unit and eventually released the scathing diss song dubbed "Buddens" Set to Ice-T’s “Colors,” the Compton-reared […]
Xzibit’s new TV show “Pimp My Ride” will make its debut on MTV tonight (March 4).The show, described as a cross between “Monster Garage,” “Cribs” and “The Real World,” takes “automotively challenged fans” and turns their vehicles into masterpieces.”We got a car garage out here called West Coast Customs and what we do is I […]
A nationwide talent search will kickoff March 7, with scouts from UPN seeking the next big act to appear on Missy Elliot’s new “dramality” series, “The Missy Elliot Project.”Those picked will head out on the road with Elliot and live together, while competing with each other to be the next big rap star.Those who seek […]
Lil’ Flip personally requested that writer Kay Konnect relay a message to his fans regarding the flock of filter in his last Allhiphop.com interview about the drama surrounding Hump and Sucka Free Records. Flip wanted to expand his original statements. Lil’ Flip: Yeah, yeah, we gotta clear some stuff up that they had on Allhiphop.com. […]
When you think of women in R&B today, you may be inclined to think of massive mainstream acceptance and that certain untouchable quality that we often call ‘diva’. Teedra Moses has the beauty and well rounded talent of any modern day soulstress, but she’s determined to keep herself in touch with her fans on a […]
AllHipHop represents for those who can recite a verse from beginning to end, those who quote lyrics to explain serious life situations, and those who have an arsenal of punch-line snaps in they raps. But AllHipHop has just as much love for the producer. From eight bar loops, to live instrumentation, to the Trinitron, we […]
AllHipHop: What is the personal highlight of your career in your eyes? Prince Paul: Wow, mine are very simple. It’s not even one big highlight. It’s just the fact that – Yo, I’m still working! Everyday I wake up and man, it amazes me. I could easily say that when the Chris Rock records won […]
A Memphis, Tennessee attorney and a suspected gang leader were charged with numerous offenses after authorities allege the men tried to influence a number of high profile cases, including the case of rapper Tab "Turk" Virgil, Jr.Scott Crawford, 34, and lawyer for Virgil, was charged with conspiracy, bribery, possession of crack cocaine, possession of an […]
N.E.R.D., the alter ego group of production team The Neptunes, is preparing to release the follow up to their 2002 debut In Search Of…With group member Shae, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo recorded Fly Or Die in Los Angeles, New York and their hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia.The trio decided to drop former backup group […]
Pop boy band B2K has signed former Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Member Bizzy Bone to their new label, Super Fam Records.”We got a whole lot of artists. We bringing Bizzy Bone back,” said group member J-Boog.He also revealed that singer Ray J was actually signed to their label as an artist not as a member of B2K.Boog […]
R&B Legend Teena "Lady Tee" Marie is preparing to release her Cash Money Records debut, La Doña. The album is being released under Cash Money’s new imprint, Cash Money Classics. Mannie Fresh and Tina Marie handled the production chores for the first single, "Still In Love." The album also contains a reunion with soul legend […]
JT The Bigga Figga may not be a household name, but those who have followed Hip-Hop music and specifically the independent rap game know his name very well. JT, who heads up Get Low Records, has been dropping albums since 1991. Since the company’s founding, his label has released an astonishing 70 albums. After using […]
Copies of Trina’s "Leaving You" formerly known as "Big Ol’ D*ck" has been leaked to radio, despite it not being approved by her label, Atlantic. "We just have to run with it at this point," Trina told AllHipHop.com. "People want to hear it, so we are going to get it out there while there is […]
Dr. Benjamin Chavis, CEO of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN), will host a lecture series to raise awareness about the Rockefeller Drug Laws in New York. Chavis will lead off the lecture series at Albany State University, titled "Spitting Truth in the Face of Injustice: Raising Public Awareness About the Negative Impact of the […]
The maker of Ghettopoly has filed a lawsuit against Hasbro Inc, claiming that he has penalized before it has been determined anything has been done wrong. Hasbro, which makes Monopoly, filed their lawsuit to stop the sales of Ghettopoly, claiming trademark and copyright infringement. Chang says the game is a parody of Hip-Hop culture and […]
