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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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Rapper DMX Released From Arizona Prison

Yonkers Hip-Hop star DMX is free after serving over 90 days in jail on drug, fraud, and animal cruelty charges, a representative confirmed with AllHipHop.com.   The rapper was released from “Tent City,” aka the Maricopa County Jail,  late yesterday afternoon (May 13).   DMX’s conviction and prison sentence was a culmination of a 2008 filled with […]

Alfamega Arrested After Police Find Gun

Alfamega, a rapper formerly affiliated with T.I., has been arrested after police say they caught him with a loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic weapon in his vehicle. The police maintain the rapper attempted to flee during a routine traffic stop on April 29. Upon attempting to run from the police, Alfamega became “combative and non-compliant” and […]

Twitter Removes Fake Kanye Account

Like fellow superstar T.I., Kanye West has clarified that he has no interest in joining the social networking phenomenon known as Twitter.   In a recent blog entry on his website kanyeuniversecity.com, the eclectic Chicago artist launched a trademark, all caps tirade over a fake Twitter account (@kanyewest) that carried his name.   “DON’T HAVE […]

Gucci Mane Off Big Cat; Signs With Warner

Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane has confirmed his signing of a new recording contract with Warner Bros. Records.   The move effectively ends Gucci’s long-standing professional relationship with Big Cat Records.   Yesterday (May 12), the independent label released Murder Was the Case, a collection of songs Gucci Mane recorded before 2007, including “Stoopid” and “Runnin-Back […]