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.comDISCLAIMER: 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.DRAKE DROPPED FROM JAY-Z SINGLE? Remember how they said that Drake was on Jay-Z’s first CD? Well, now I am hearing that Drake is no longer on the […]
Snippets from 50 Cent’s highly anticipated upcoming album Before I Self Destruct recently hit the Internet. At least four tracks reportedly taken from the G-Unit front man’s release are circulating on a 4:43 second snippet online. On one of the unnamed tracks, 50 reignites his beef with former G-Unit cohorts Young Buck and […]
Hip-Hop star Busta Rhymes has taken a step towards independence via a new worldwide deal with independent publisher Kobalt Music Group. According to the terms of the deal, Kobalt will administer 27 of Busta Rhymes’ tracks, including all songs on Back on My B.S., which contained the hit single “Arab Money.” In July […]
“Too Many Rappers”
“You Gonna Remember Me”
“We Don’t Luv These Hoes”
“1000 Stacks”
“We Stuntin”
“Holla”
The Beastie Boys have announced that their upcoming tour and album Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 have been postponed indefinitely, after a cancerous tumor was found in group member Adam “MCA” Yauch. Representatives for the group told AllHipHop.com that a cancerous tumor was found in Yauch’s left parotid (salivary) gland. Luckily, the tumor […]
Former NFL star Michael Vick was released today from federal custody, allowing the former standout quarterback the opportunity to return to football. Vick spent the last eight weeks of his 23 month sentence under home confinement, which required him to wear an electronic monitor. He plans to meet soon with commissioner Roger Goodell […]
Pharrell is clearly in love with this Lanvin “Piped Blazer,” because the rapper-slash-producer-slash-rocker has been seen rocking it quite frequently this year. Most recently, Pha-real, as Jay-Z once called him, was seen wearing it to the BAPE Flagstore opening in London. This time, The Neptunes front man wore it with a brown and beige […]
Police in the United Kingdom have launched an investigation into Compton, California native The Game, after a fan was assaulted by a member of his entourage during a concert. The incident, which occurred at Liverpool’s O2 Academy, occurred after a 21-year-old man jumped on the stage to take a picture with the rapper. […]
“Euphemisms are misunderstood as mistakes/ But it’s a by-product of the ghetto music we make/” —Canibus, “Poet Laureate II,” Rip the Jacker, 2003. Of the many reasons Hip-Hop music dogged for, one of the most unremarkable is that it teaches bad English—broken English—Ebonics. Critics argue that it celebrates anti-intellectualism, with an emphasis on rhyme rather […]
In the closing months of 2003 Kanye West, while introducing himself, reintroduced the hip-hop world to his fellow Chicagoan, a rapid-fire spitter known as Twista. Despite several break-out verses on projects from Do or Die, Puff Daddy and the Ruff Ryders, Twista had achieved limited mainstream success prior to the Kanye-featured-and-produced “Slow Jams,” and the […]
A lawyer for Gucci Mane have shot down a rumor spreading that the Atlanta rapper was heading back to jail. “Gucci Mane is not incarcerated. His attorneys are addressing all pending issues through the courts,” his attorney Dwight Thomas said in a statement. Rumors circulated on the Internet over the weekend that Gucci Mane, […]
Lil Wayne’s Rebirth album, a rock/rap hybrid, has been pushed back again says one member of Young Money. Shanell, a contributor, say the album will be ready when the creative vision is finished. “Right now [the album is set for release in] September, but let me tell y’all, great art takes time and […]
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. RIHANNA AND PHARRELL – A COUPLE? Rihanna and Pharrell? WOW. There are rumors flourishing (you like that word) that Pharrell and RiRi are working on making […]
JOE BUDDEN SAYS SORRY TO METH Joe Budden and Methodman and Wu and Slaughterhouse. It almost looked like a serious battle was about to pop off, but it seems cooler heads have prevailed. SORT OF. Check out as Joe Budden explains his side of the issue and the conditions for his “apology.” It […]
