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.comOn Thursday (June 19) Rodney King, pleaded innocent to three misdemeanor charges filed against him, after he slammed his SUV into a utility pole. He also took the time to reveal that he was working on his autobiography and a rap album. King said that his rap album is titled Rodney King, The Living Legend. […]
Ice-T and his recently reactivated controversial group Body Count are embarking on the "Kill Em All Tour," set to kick off July 8th in Ventura, California. The 19 date tour will wind down July 30 in Columbus, Ohio. As previously reported on AllHipHop.com, Ice-T reformed the controversial band after the death of two founding members […]
Founding Goodie Mob member Big Gipp is readying his debut album, Mutant Mind Frame and has formed Goodie Mob Records with fellow members Khujo and T-Mo. Mutant Mind Frame enlists the help of fellow Dungeon Family members Big Boi, Witchdoctor and Sleepy Brown, as well as E-40 and 8Ball & MJG. "People always considered our […]
Rapper Mos Def will host a new Friday night series on ESPN2 called "The Block Party", presented by Dodge, running for 9 weeks throughout the summer. Shows will feature a variety of segments that are focused on the urban athletic lifestyle, including Streetball: The AND 1 Mix Tape Tour; The Life; Friday Night Fights and […]
Big Tigger will host his 2nd Annual Celebrity Classic in Washington D.C. The three day event will benefit the Ummah Endowment Fund, an organization dedicated to raising awareness in urban communities about HIV/AIDS. There will be a number of events over the weekend including a kids sports clinic, a silent auction, a youth panel discussion […]
Digital Underground’s Money B and Cleetis Mack are taking their DVD magazine series “Sex and the Studio” on the road. The duo are embarking on a 30 city tour, which will kick off at SOB’s in New York City July 2nd and will feature performances from Digital Underground, Numskull of the Luniz and adult film […]
Gloria “Glory” Velez. Most likely you’ve seen the face, body and the sensual portray in videos and print media, but she promises she is much more than a sexy image. The 24-year-old started in the seedy music industry 10 years ago in a variety of dancing contests in Florida that eventually lead to big budget […]
Nate Dogg will headline the 2003 Hip-Hop and R&B Expo/concert at the new Fresno Grizzlies Downtown Stadium in Fresno, California on August 3. Rap acts N2Deep will also headline the Expo, while 29 area artists will perform on two separate stages. The Expo is co-sponsored by local radio station B-95, Roc-A-Fella Records, Saturn, the city of […]
Eminem recently picked up the mansion of former Kmart CEO, Charles Conaway, who was fired after Kmart declared bankruptcy. According to reports, Em snagged the mansion in April. While the amount Eminem paid for the mansion was not revealed, the asking price was $5.85 million dollars. In related news, Eminem received seven nominations for 2003’s […]
Well now folks, the summer season is really in full swing. The BBQ’s are all sparked up, the coolers are packed with ice and whatever your favorite “drank” is. But what would summer be without a great murderous anthem like southern rapper Bone Crusher’s “Never Scared”? Let’s look at the lyrics and see what kind […]
Multi-platinum rapper LL Cool J will star opposite Ray Liotta and Jolene Blalock in the independent movie, "Slow Burn," which is currently in development. According to the Hollywood Reporter, LL will star in the movie that pits a lawyer (Liotta) against an attractive assistant district attorney (Blalock) and an "enigmatic stranger," played by LL. The […]
As hip-hop plows forward burrowing into history, more and more rappers are frozen in time or completely forgotten. Rap lyricist extraordinaire Chino XL isn’t about to be one of them. The rapper is readying Poison Pen, his next album slated for a fourth quarter release. But, in the interim period between albums Chino has turned […]
Nas and R&B group members Jagged Edge have signed on to promote antigun PSA’s for the state of Connecticut, as part of the Bush Administration’s Project Safe Neighborhoods. The project aims at getting guns off the streets of neighborhoods plagued by violence. During the first year, there was a 30 percent increase in federal firearm […]
Fresh on the heels of snagging a Tony for his award winning production, "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry," Russell Simmons will be honored with the Time Warner Innovator Award. Simmons is being honored by the conglomerate for his various business dealings, as well as his charitable organizations, mainly Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and the Hip-Hop […]
Veteran former member of British Parliament, Tony Benn is taking on a new career at the tender age of 78. The longest serving Labour MP in the history of the party, will become a rap artist. A speech that Benn made five years ago regarding the dangers of warring with Iraq impressed record producer Charles […]
Artist: Inspectah DeckTitle: The MovementRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Toshi Kondo In 1997 two important events happened in the Wu-Tang Clan chronology. “Wu-Tang Forever” was released, receiving mixed reviews and not fulfilling many people’s expectations. The other was resident producer RZA beginning to share some of the production duties. With this, Wu’s fall from hip-hop’s […]
While the loss of perhaps the two biggest and brightest stars in hip-hop still resonates throughout the collective ears of hip-hop today, many of us still scratching our heads in awe. We all wonder: How could two of the most high profile murders in history go unsolved? It’s known the Feds were following them both. […]
One of the most interesting and intense interviews, I’ve ever conducted was with Tupac Shakur.. He had just hit it big with the movie "Juice" and everyone was wondering was he just acting or putting forth his real life persona in the movie. Although I had known him for a couple of years it was […]
The Tupac Shakur that I knew was a family member, a cousin to be specific. He wasn’t a rapper, actor, gangsta or dancer – just the creative cousin of the family. Some of my earliest memories of ‘Pac are of me staying the night on Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore, where he lived. In 1985, him […]
When Tupac Shakur exited this physical plane called Earth, he left behind millions of fans. One of the biggest was fellow Immortal Outlaw Fatal Hussein, who is still in the world living Thug Life. Tonight is another one of those nights. A hot summer night in the city where tension is climbing steadily. New Jersey […]
