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Grouchy Greg

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.

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No Agreement: The Hypocritical Commercialization of Fela’s Legacy

No Agreement: The Hypocritical Commercialization of Fela’s Legacy   “No agreement today/ No agreement tomorrow/” —Fela Anikulapo Kuti (With Africa 70), “No Agreement,” No Agreement, 1977. I’m sorry: It’s not enough to simply watch “Music is the Weapon,” or pour through Michael Veal’s impressive biography, Fela: The Life And Times Of An African Musical Icon, […]

Beanie Sigel In Car Accident

Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel was injured in a car accident last night, reps say.   Representatives for Sigel maintain a large tractor trailer truck ran his vehicle off the road. Sigel was not the driver of the car and sustained injuries.   The full breadth of those injuries is unknown, as is the exact location […]

Knockout Nation:Pavlik Wins, Calls Out the Punisher! Mayweather-Pac News, Hatton Return, Dawson, Duran vs. Moore Classic

Knockout Nation Radio Drop   Before we begin, here was my appearance last week on The Boxing Truth radio show discussing the connections between boxing and Hip-Hop, MMA, and my early prediction on Mayweather-Pacquiao. http://www.directorslive.com/video/2415/Hip-Hop-Nation-and-The-Boxing-Nation   Pavlik TKO’s Espino, Accuses Williams of Ducking In his native Youngstown, middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KOs) made […]