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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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Gladys Knight, 9th Wonder, and the Politics of Criticism

“I spit the truth in lethal/ … It’s not the mic; it’s the mind I speak through/” — KRS-One & Buckshot, “Connection,” Survival Skills, 2009. Hip-Hop as a whole, as a cultural community, has always had a problem accepting criticism—whether constructive or conjured, exact or exaggerated. It’s in our bloodline. We suffer no critics, antagonists, or […]

Method Man Arrested Over Tax Bill

Tax problems have finally caught up with Wu-Tang Clan rapper Method Man, who turned himself in today (October 5), to the Staten Island District Attorney on felony charges related to a back tax bill.   Method Man, born Clifford Smith, surrendered to officials at the Staten Island’s D.A. office around 8:00 am this morning (October […]