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http://staging.allhiphop.comAfter a federal appeals court ruled in May that Rosa Parks could appeal a lawsuit she filed against Outkast over their hit song that uses her name in the title, a judge has reinstated most of the original lawsuit. Parks’ initial lawsuit had been dismissed on summary judgment in 1999. Parks will now attempt to […]
Antron "Big Lurch" Singleton was convicted of murder and aggravated mayhem this week for the April 2002 slaying of Tynisha Ysais, 21, who was found in her apartment with her chest ripped open. Ysais’ boyfriend, Thomas Moore, testified that he and Singleton spent the evening prior to the murder smoking PCP. The next day a […]
AllHipHop: What was the climate within the group Rusty Waters? Was there any beef in the group? S: As far as Rusty Waters goes, it’s just like Run said. Jay was the glue behind everything. Now that Jay is gone, everybody is scattered. Ain’t nothing like it used to be. It use to be all […]
You may not know who Erik “Shake” James is. But you are about to meet him. As a personal friend of the late, great, Jam Master Jay, Shake was part of Jay’s inner circle from 1988 until the Jam Master’s murder in October of 2002. Shake traveled around the globe with Jam Master Jay and […]
50 Cent took the Best New Artist and Best Male Artist due to the success of his 5x platinum album, Get Rich or Die Trying, at Tuesday’s BET Awards show. Missy Elliot snagged Best Female Artist, while Grandmaster Flash led a tribute to the late Jam Master Jay by an allstar cast of DJ’s that […]
While mostly the voice, it’s more. Guru is hip-hop’s best PR Man, and he doesn’t need to rent out a fancy hotel to attract an audience. On the verge of releasing their sixth album over a fifteen year reign, Gang Starr’s main purpose is to cherish the woman we call hip-hop. Guru is quite possibly […]
Snoop Dogg recently revealed that he is done with the "Girls Gone Wild" franchise and will be releasing his own line, that focuses on ethnic women. "If you notice, there hasn’t been no girls of (ethnicity) at all on none of those tapes," Snoop told the Associated Press. "No black girls, no Spanish girls – […]
Nelly recently launched his own record label, Derrty Entertainment, which will be distributed by Universal Records. The first artist to be released under the new deal will be Murphy Lee, the youngest of the St. Lunatics. Nelly and the St. Lunatics will embark on a 25 city "Up Close & Personal Tour," which will focus […]
If your a fan of The Neptunes, there will be no shortage of the production duo’s material this summer. In addition to music they are producing for other artists, six songs from the duo’s 15 song album The Neptunes Present…Clones will be released as singles. Pharrell and Jay-Z’s "Frontin" is already getting steady play on […]
Queen Latifah has gone under the knife for breast reduction surgery, according to published reports. The rapper/actress flaunted her double-D breasts for the final time at the Academy Awards in March. But, now the “Chicago” actress has opted to go to a C-cup for reasons out of her control, her rep stated. “Queen Latifah did […]
Veteran R&B crooner Raphael Saadiq, formerly of Tony! Toni! Tone, is seeking talent for his label, Pookie Entertainment. Pookie, which released the critically acclaimed and Grammy nominated self titled debut album by Lucy Pearl (which featured Saadiq, Dawn Robinson from Envogue and A Tribe Called Quest member Ali Shaheed Muhammad), will release Saadiq’s first ever […]
Artist: KRS OneTitle: The KRStyleRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Paine For the last three KRS-One albums, there was a lot of hype but little satisfaction. Even with Pete Rock remixes, mixtapes, and updated versions of classics like “South Bronx”, the albums weren’t leaving the same impact as the Teacher’s earlier work.. Listeners found his albums failing […]
KRS-One has won an injunction against In The Paint/Koch Entertainment, barring the label from selling his anticipated Kristyle album, which was slated to drop today (June 24). According to KRS, the album was halted due to alleged contractual breaches with the production and marketing of the album. The court order prohibits the promotion, distribution and […]
Fresh on the heels of a 6th Round TKO victory over Vitali Klitschko, WBC Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis is set to release "Fight Night," a documentary and soundtrack of the urban Las Vegas underground scene. Lewis teams up with rappers Mitchy Slick, Too Short, Yukmouth, RBX, A.B.Y.S.S., fellow boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and others for […]
Mosaic Media Group, responsible for such movies as Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2, Three Kings and Scary Movie 1 and 2, has sold six yet to be made films to HBO Pictures that will be created and directed by new upcoming filmmakers. The first in development is an untitled movie based around Outkast’s upcoming double album, […]
While waiting for a flight at JFK International Airport in New York City, Lil’ Kim claims someone stole her carry on bag, which was filled with over $250,000 worth of jewelry. The Queen Bee was on her way to Los Angeles for the BET awards when confusion set in at the check-in counter and her […]
Kool Moe Dee is finishing a book judging the top 50 emcee’s of all-time. "There’s A God On The Mic" rates the rappers based on breath control, style, technique, lyrics & originality amongst other things. "The book would be able to shine with either just text or images alone, to get both is to get […]
AllHipHop: I personally consider you the original G.O.A.T [Greatest of All Time]…you were the dominant rapper in hip-hop at one point and very visible unlike some before you. MM: Black people have short-term memory. That’s just us being ignorant, trendy and going with the fad. We are a part of history. If I was a […]
The Original G.O.A.T. – Grand Master Melle Mel By Jigsaw Born Melvin Glover, Grandmaster Melle Mel is more than one of the pioneers of hip-hop – he is heralded, by those that know, as one of the finest lyricists hip-hop has ever seen. While we at AllHipHop deem him the original G.O.A.T., the notion is […]
Roc-A-Fella CEO and self proclaimed "cakeaholic" Dame Dash hopes to beat 1 in 135 million odds and win the Mega Millions Lottery drawing. The jackpot is estimated at a cool $180 million dollars. "Why not, I’ll take that money. It’s only a buck," Dash told AllHipHop.com. "If I won that mothaf*ckers would be sick. It […]
