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.comAny emcee who rhymes on beat owes a debt to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. When Hip-Hop was just a newborn baby this crew gave it a name, then brought a musical language and a culture which has since flourished into a worldwide phenomenon. Scorpio, along with group members Melle Mel, Kidd Creole, Cowboy […]
What’s the biz moneymakers? Here we go again with the usual as we place bets on all the ruckus surrounding town hall meeting’s on Obama’s health plan, place bets on which NFL team Michael Vick will eventually end up playing for and prepare to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock this weekend. Thoughts and prayers […]
The leader of a notorious Jamaican drug gang recently sent a message to Michael S. Lynton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In the video, Vivian Blake, former head of the notorious Shower Posse, urges the studio boss to hire The Inc.’s Irv Gotti to direct a bio-pic about the murderous […]
Fabolous and Reebok have teamed up for a five-city tour to debut the new Reebok Classic Remix footwear collection. Fabolous will hit cities like New York, New Orleans and Miami to promote the collection, which will be available at select Foot Locker’s across the country. Fans who purchase the sneakers in select cities […]
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An emcee from Raleigh, North Carolina has found himself in a federal lawsuit over a 2007 dedication song to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes are suing Tyrone Banks for trademark violations over the track “Carolina Hurricanes,” which the rapper promoted as “the official Carolina Hurricanes song.” The Hurricanes did concede the rapper approached […]
The other day, I was really sitting down and thinking. I was playing with one of the kids and a wave of happiness-slash-sadness just splashed down on me. It was weird. I was thinking of my own plight. You probably didn’t notice, but I haven’t written in the last couple of weeks. Life has […]
Two police officers in the small town of Taft, Texas are under fire for their role in the creation of a controversial Hip-Hop video. The video for the song “Swangn,” by Stubo, featuring True Enough Of Salty Water Records has caused outrage in Taft, a town of about 3,500. The video was shot […]
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. THE DAILY TWO SENSE The daily two sense. People that are spectating…don’t try to jump in the game and play ball after you see a foul. We do […]
50 Cent recently commented on his motivation for hosting a benefit concert at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, where the rapper will bus hundreds of children from his former neighborhood. 50’s G-Unity Foundation will host the concert at the Northern Star Arena at the end of this month, as part of Six […]
Tour Log: De La Soul 20th Anniversary Concert Atlanta, 8/7/09 Venue: The Masquerade The secret desire of all Hip-Hop artists is to remain forever young. In an art form centered on youth and freshness, the death knell is when you’re viewed as aged, obsolete. The chase for the fountain of youth can manifest in many […]
Admit it, you’ve missed Floyd Mayweather. His trash-talking and lavish lifestyle aside, “Money” Mayweather is one of the most skilled and gifted athletes sports have seen in the last 25 years. In boxing, pound for pound talent like him comes around once in a lifetime, and has guided Mayweather so far to a perfect fighting record […]
