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http://staging.allhiphop.com(AllHipHop News) A number of Hip-Hop DJ’s will band together on Wednesday June 23nd to celebrate the lives of late Gang Starr rapper Guru and popular Los Angeles radio personality, DJ Hideo. The “We Reminisce Over You” event in downtown Los Angeles, will pay tribute Guru and DJ Hideo and raise awareness and support for […]
Dead prez have been bangin’ for revolution as artists for 10 years now. This time, they conspire another insurrection with DJ Drama. The result is Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz, an example of how music with a message can still be ill. Download HERE!
VIBE.com talked to QuestLove of The Roots for their new album. What was the most challenging aspect when it came to recording How I Got Over? The fact that this is the first album since Tipping Point that I had little to do with the engineering. I knew if I would have went in there with that itch […]
Rapper Drake has his day of reckoning as the music industry speculates his sales numbers. The Canadian artist’s Thank Me Later has sold 462,989 units, according to industry staple Hits Daily Double. The Billboard chart will reflect the sales figure tomorrow, making the album the highest debut of the year. Eminem and The Roots both […]
(AllHipHop News) It’s official: former drug kingpin “Freeway” Ricky Ross has filed a lawsuit against William Leonard Roberts II aka rapper Rick Ross, in a California Federal Court. Freeway Ricky’s attorney Melvin Sharpe Jr., ESQ., filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on Friday (June 18th) in U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Judge Percy Anderson […]
(AllHipHop News) Miami rap pioneer Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell has responded to his daughter’s claims that he’s a dead beat dad who has disowned all but one of his five children. Earlier this month, Lecretia Campbell blasted her father in a video for allegedly beating her mother and refusing to claim his other children. Luke […]
“Session One”
“Everywhere We Go”
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(AllHipHop News) An attorney for rapper Fat Joe has issued a statement denying charges that he was involved in the sexual assault of a 33-year-old woman after a concert in Madison, Wisconsin on Sunday (June 20th). The woman called police after the concert around 12:46 AM early Monday (June 21st) and said Fat Joe and […]
“La Cosa Nostra”
“Louder”
“My Tyme”
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at allhiphoprumors@gmail.com. JAY-Z & EM ON THE ROOF! Jay-Z and Eminem rock the the Roof at David Letterman show! […]
(AllHipHop News) Houston, Texas rapper will host his third annual “Trae Day” anti-violence rally this July along with numerous rap stars and celebrities. This year’s “Trae Day” takes place at the former International Ballroom in Houston and includes an all-star lineup featuring Lupe Fiasco, Young Buck, Yo Gotti, Wacka Flocka, Sean Garrett and others. Sirius’ […]
(AllHipHop News) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rapper Wiz Khalifa is touring heavily in support of his most recent mixtape Kush and Orange Juice and has sold out nearly every show of his most recent tour across the country. According to Wiz, 54 out of 57 shows on the nationwide “Deal or no Deal Tour” featuring Yelawolf and […]
Click here for Part I “Jay-Z can market just about everything but a breakfast cereal because he’s got huge talent and a savvy business manager, John Meneilly, a former Provident Financial executive.” – New York Post; May 16, 2010; ‘Jay-Z’s 99 problems’ Please, can we stop being so spooky about Jay-Z, for just a few […]
The above illustration pretty much encompasses the characteristics of a hipster. For those not familiar with the term by now, the Urban Dictionary breaks it down: Hipsters are a subculture of men and women typically in their 20’s and 30’s that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, […]
(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z is being sued by a private jet company, who claims the rap mogul failed to pay a $250,000 bill for flying. According to TMZ.com, Air Platinum Holding claims Jay-Z flew 18 hours in 2009, at a cost of $4,500-per-hour, at a cost of $81,000. Other costs Air Platinum is suing for include […]
Macy Gray may be many things, but she’s a far cry from being a “sell-out.” Since her 1999 debut, she has pushed the envelope on commercial expectations and limitations on artists within the music industry complex. And unintentionally, whether Macy knew it or not, her brilliant distinctiveness challenged music lovers – at the very same […]
