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.comAfter being heard by 9 million fans of 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks needs little introduction. AllHipHop’s Jigsaw talked to 50’s chief lyrical machine gun. The conversation went as follows: AllHipHop: When you hooked up with 50 Cent did you know that it was going to be this big – like this? Lloyd Banks: I did. […]
Artist: Baby BlakTitle: Once You Go BlakRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Alvin aqua boogie Blanco Rap stylist Baby Blak is an emcee out of step with the times. To begin with he has the audacity to not focus his raps on cars, rims, watches and all the other excesses that can be seen on any given […]
Artist: 2 PacTitle: Nu-Mixx KlazzicsRating: 1 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Damainion Ewell It would be very interesting to hear what 2Pac would have to say about the state of his music. While his legion of fans continues to grow to enormous levels, a lot of the music made before his untimely demise should have been kept […]
Artist: Greenhouse EffectsTitle: Life SentencesRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Paine Ohio is clearly starting to make more of an impression on hip-hop than just Bone Thugs. RJD2, Copywrite, and Blueprint are making exciting records that have the mainstream media talking. The Greenhouse Effect is an eight-year deep bond between Blueprint, Inkwel, and P-Dunbar. After a […]
Artist: NecroTitle: Brutality Part 1Rating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Paine Necro is Brookyn’s answer to Brotha Lynch Hung. He has established himself as an MC limiting himself to tales of detailed violence, rough sex and a heavy scoop of first amendment testing lyrics. Necro, as a producer, is known for his scary movie-inspired themes. Necro’s been […]
KRS-One launched the weekly rap series, "Plain Rap" at S.O.B.’s in New York City. The "Plain Rap" series is a new weekly event between S.O.B.’s and AllHipHop, showcasing various established hip-hop artists, paired with upcoming talent.</ "S.O.B.’s is representing the true hip-hop," KRS-One told AllHipHop.com. "They helped make the show a success." Kool Keith, Jeru, […]
DreamWorks, the conglomerate owned by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, have agreed to sell their music division, home to such acts as Mystik, Q-Tip, Sleepy Brown, Vishuss, Floetry and Nelly Furtado. Sources stated that the recorded business will be gobbled up by the mammoth Universal Music Group for $100 million dollars. Universal is […]
Murphy Lee’s debut solo album Murphy’s Law has reached gold selling status, moving 500,000 copies since dropping in October. The album sold over 134,000 copies in the first week of being in the stores, fending off competition from over 20 albums, including strong debuts from Rob Zombie, Anthony Hamilton and Fuel. The album debuted at […]
This November, the Universal Zulu Nation celebrates its thirtieth year of existence. In honor of the occasion, a rare performance reconvenes Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force for an unforgettable evening on Sunday November 9.The event will take place at SOB’s in New York. Other performances include headliner KRS-One, the Jungle Brothers, and others to […]
Tray “Tray Deee” Muhammad was arrested and booked with felony assault with a deadly weapon, for allegedly firing a handgun at people outside of an unnamed business establishment Saturday in Long Beach.Muhammad was identified as a possible suspect in the shooting and was arrested hours after the incident occured at his Fontana home.No one was […]
Antron “Big Lurch” Singleton was sentenced to life in prison yesterday, after being convicted of killing a 21-year-old woman, cutting open her chest and eating a portion of her lung.Singleton had pleaded not guilty to the charges, claiming that he was insane at the time of the killing because he was under the influence of […]
An arrest warrant has been issued for Terius “Juvenile” Grey, for allegedly failing to pay child support to the mother of his 6-month-old daughter.Gwinnett County police in Georgia obtained the warrant on charges of abandonment of a dependent child. Lt. Nick Neal said that the woman was not asking for an unjustified amount of money […]
Legendary rapper Slick Rick Walters was officially released from jail on Friday November 7 after being locked up for over 17 months by immigration officials. He is currently back in the Bronx with his wife and two children. “I still can’t believe it to some degree,” said Rick told the Associated Press. “I’m just thankful […]
Eminem’s ex-wife Kim Mathers skipped a preliminary hearing yesterday in a Warren, Michigan and is now a wanted woman by Warren, Michigan authorities.Mathers was scheduled to appear in Warren County District Court to face accusations of drug posession related to a drug raid at a local hotel.Police were responding to reports of a disorderly person […]
Three years ago, the future of women in hip-hop seemed real promising. Mixtape addicts everywhere were being blessed with hot freestyles from a bevy of femcees who, for the first time in years, were really giving the fellas a run for their money. Tomboys everywhere celebrated the arrival of real emcees like Lady Luck, Jane […]
Because of an online internet leak, Interscope Records, 50 Cent and the G-Unit have decided to move their album Beg For Mercy up to November 14, the same day as the Jay-Z’s Black Album. Lloyd Banks, one of the founding members of G-Unit, explained that he heard of the leak as he and the group […]
Albert "Prodigy" Johnson has come forward to dispel media reports of his arrest he deemed inaccurate, after he was arrested in Cohoes, New York on the way to a show at the Cohoes Entertainment Complex. "I was charged for possession of a gun and marijuana," Johnson told AllHipHop.com. "Several news outlets reported that crack cocaine […]
While Kool Moe is preparing to release his book, “There’s A God on The Mic,” pioneering hip-hop photographer Ernie Paniccioli may be filing a lawsuit against the rapper, for not paying for images used in the book.”Moe Dee called me two or three times a day to get images for his book,” Paniccioli told AllHipHop.com. […]
New Jersey police said that rapper Joe Budden and his entourage were the targets of a failed drive by shooting on October 17, releasing official details on the incident yesterday.Police said that Budden was riding in his Humvee with two passengers in Jersey City, when he came to a stop and a man on a […]
Jay-Z has opted to move his highly anticipated Black Album forward to combat rampant piracy online and subsequent street bootlegging. The album was initially supposed to drop on November 28, Black Friday also the unofficial start of Christmas shopping, but leaked via the internet as early as Monday. Now the album has been bumped to […]
