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http://staging.allhiphop.comJadakiss will star opposite Duane Martin and Vivica A. Fox in "Ride Or Die," a never-before-seen movie that will debut on the Starz Encore Group cable channel. "Ride Or Die," was Executive Produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and is described as a "sophisticated hip-hop murder mystery." The film centers on a private […]
Hard Knock Records has released What About US?, a critical response by various hip-hop artists and activists in regard to the 2001 September 11 attacks and the current "war on terror." The album features appearances by Zion I, Blackalicious, Hobo Junction, Cool Nuts featuring Bosko, Davey D., Michael Franti and Spearhead, Abstract Tribe Unique, The […]
When Chuck D becomes President, who will deliver the presidential poem at his inaugaration? I suggest Saul Williams. Without Saul’s film Slam, would Def Poetry Jam be so popular? Without Saul’s books, the hip-hop section might be reduced to rapper autobiographies and books on Tupac. Without Saul’s album, our ears might not be ready for […]
AllHipHop: What’s the state of the group and where are you headed? H: Well, Mobb Deep is very much intact. We still here. We here to make Mobb Deep albums. Me and P are very focused-even more focused than ever. P is gonna make his solo joints. I’m going to make one too. We gonna […]
Mobb Fans have been patiently waiting and waiting and waiting for the next street soundtrack from The Infamous. The Queensbridge-bred duo left fans hanging since their last album, Infamy, way back in 2001. Die-hard fans of the group got their pallet wet with 2002’s Free Agents, the double album mixtape, which had enough heat to […]
October 17th, 2003 will be a day that West Coast Mafia CEO C-Bo will never forget. In the early mornings after leaving a nightclub in Kansas City, he and artists from his record label were met with a barrage of bullets while they sat in their SUV. Miraculously, no one was killed, and no life […]
Sway and Tech’s World Famous Wake Up Show will make the move from syndicated radio to an MTV television show. The award winning hip-hop radio show that started in San Francisco in 1991, will make the move to MTV and debut this December. If enough people tune into the show, it could be added to […]
The Louisiana Supreme Court tossed out an indictment against Corey "C-Murder" Miller that accused him of smuggling contraband into the Jefferson Parish jail, after being accused of having a cellphone while incarcerated. The court ruled a provision in the state constitution unconstitutional. The provision gave local officials the ability to determine what items are considered […]
Fabolous is preparing to drop a new mixcd that features 12 new songs and software bundled with the CD that will allow consumers to remix certain tracks on the CD. Fabolous’ More Street Dreams Pt. 2 The Mixtape, will come bundled with PCDJ software that will allow Fab’s latest song "Now Ride," directly from the […]
A former employee of oil/energy giant Enron, is releasing a CD dissing his former employee’s, just in time for the second anniversary of the day the company laid off 4,000 employees. David Tonsall, who raps under the moniker "NRun," was a technical manager for the company. His upcoming CD, Corporate America, takes aim former Enron […]
Microsoft has signed Sean “P.Diddy” Combs, to help promote Xbox’s new slogan, “Let’s Play Together.” Diddy’s voice will be featured in the commercials.”I’m proud to be the voice responsible for connecting millions to the Xbox brand,” Combs said in a statement. “I love playing Xbox games and believe that the system’s cultural influence as a […]
Former Bad Boy executive Shawn Prez has launched his own marketing and promotions company, Power Moves Inc., a full service promotions company.”I know the streets better than anyone, and understand how to brand products from the ground up, and for that reason have formed this company,” Prez said. “From working in the music industry for […]
Artist: Project Blowed Presenst…Title: The Good BrothersRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Ducksauce The Good Brothers is the latest release on Aceyalone’s Project Blowed Recordings – named after the long-running open mic session held weekly in Los Angeles’ Liemert Park. This new collaborative effort features a plethora of upcoming Project Blowed MC’s, a handful of West […]
Dear Andre 3000, I always had a feeling that this day would come. I saw it coming ever since you and Big Boi dropped the ATLiens album. At The Source Awards back in 1995 when you told the unruly New York crowd “I’m tired of closed minded people”. When you had on the military jacket […]
Cam’ron’s past is often overlooked. For instance, people don’t care to recollect that The Notorious B.I.G. wanted to sign the rookie. He also once spit bars with a shiney-suitless Murder Mase, McGruff and Big L (RIP) as a member of the Children of the Corn. Through his ever-changing career, Cam has shown many faces, all […]
Artist: LudacrisTitle: Chicken -N- BeerRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Quia Querisma From that high-profile snafu with Pepsi and Bill O’Riley to his movie roles, Ludacris keeps busy. It’s easy to think that he’s not focusing on the rap game if he’s into so much other stuff right? Wrong. Chicken -N- Beer, the Atlanta-bred rapper’s third release […]
Hip-Hop group dead prez is filing a lawsuit against the NYPD, after being arrested and detained in September.According to dead prez, police approached them and group A-Alikes as they took photographs in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York.The officers allegedly failed to provide a valid reason for requesting ID and the group refused […]
Rap group Cannibal Ox has officially broken up. Group members Vast Aire and Vordul have parted ways and have canceled a planned 30 city tour with Jean Grae, which was slated to start October 17th. "This is the second tour we canceled this year," former DJ Anthony "Cip One" Cipriani told AllHipHop.com. "Since leaving Def […]
A $1 million defamation lawsuit against Eminem has been dismissed by a judge in Michigan.DeAngelo Bailey claimed that Eminem slandered him on 1999’s “Brain Damage,” which was featured on The Slim Shady LP. In the song, Em accused Bailey of being a bully who beat him bloody as a child.In the most surprising event, Judge […]
Eric B. & Rakim’s groundbreaking album, Paid In Full is being re-released as a double CD set, featuring the original album remastered and a collection of remixes. But Eric "Eric B." Barrier is not pleased with Island re-releasing the album, alleging that the label has never paid the duo for the legendary album and is […]
