With a distinct name like Upper Echelon, the duo from New Jersey, better known as UE , offers a unique and eclectic sound of instruments and melody, influenced by the music’s Motown Era. Winning, among many awards, the Underground Music Award for Best Duo of 2007, UE members Caliph and Tunde, strive to be […]
Coffee, grunge and Bill Gates might be things that come to mind when and if you choose to ponder on Washington State’s largest city. Famed for its skimmed lattes than it is for prolific MCs, things might just be changing in Seattle. Producers such as Jake One and Vitamin D are already repping in the […]
When you hear phrases like; “a breath of fresh air”, or the most famous one of them all; “keeping it real”, doesn’t it sound just a little cliché? Well if it does, because those terms have been tossed around by many of the so-called purists of Hip-Hop. Nowadays, it’s hard to separate the who’s who […]
When you are part of any club or association there is a certain protocol you have to follow. To roll with a club like the Billionaire Boys, you would have to be fly, you would have to be comfortable rubbing shoulders with the bosses and you would have to emulate nothing but class, success and […]
The A&R’s We have Lenny S, Vice President of A&R at Rocafella/Def Jam who has been a staple of the Roc since its inception in 1996. Having worked on every album the Roc has put out; there is just no denying Lenny’s appreciation and dedication for the culture in which he is submersed. Riggs Morales, […]
“The time is now for me to burn em/N***** dropped and I ain’t heard em/ I decided to adjourn em/ And claimed my stripes cause I done earned em.”, states the emcee known as L.I. [Lyrically Intelligent] in the track “The Time Iz Now” off his sophomore mixtape “The Time Iz Now.” Seemingly the […]
For some, personal and physical adversity is enough to sideline any hope and dream. For others, like Bronx, New York native Fred the Godson, they are able to transform a negative into a positive. He’s been through some trying times from having to leave his family’s home with his siblings due to a fire also […]
AllHipHop.com has become notorious as the one stop for Hip-Hop heads to overdose on all things Hip-Hop; Music, News, Alternative interviews and the best rumors in the industry, here we have it all. Yet, one section of the site is geared to help both artists looking to get on and the label executives who are […]
Peer pressure isn’t always a negative thing, just ask Flint, Michigan native Justen Flint. From a young age, he’s been in and around music learning what the buttons do in the booth and it didn’t stop there he continued to further his knowledge on the craft that he was gonna make his own. It’s taken […]
In this new world of Hip-Hop, where infectious hooks rule, and pulsating beats make your body move, only one question remains: Does lyrical content still matter? If your name is Butta Verses, then the answer is an emphatic yes. This Bronx born MC, who now resides in Fort Lauderdale FL. is living proof of that. […]
In the year 1997, that was a explosive era in rap music. The culture had an upside with major companies putting dollars into advertisements. People from Omaha to Oakland were now able to get spotlight for their music. A crew from parts of Elmont and Roosevelt, Long Island, New York were looking to follow suit. […]
Rappers nowadays are a dime a dozen. You only have to look to the bootleggers on 125th Street in Harlem to understand just how over populated the blocks and streets of every town and every city are. And in New York City, the Hip-Hop Mecca, rappers, lyricists, MCs, whatever you want to call them are […]
Jevon Sims is far from a rapper. His spirit wouldn’t let him claim such an uncompromising title. The born and reared ATLien remains steadfast to his jack-of-a-trades persona. Able to give the public the whole package, the man also known as Vawn, has taken hard earned lesson learned in Adamsville and is applying them to […]
Finding substance in the South isn’t hard to find, in Lexington, South Carolina, Gemstar Da Goldenchild is a prime example of an artist that sticks to kicking raw rhymes as opposed to leanin’ and rockin’. Gemstar embodies the essence of a MC capable to spitting metaphoric rhymes and witty punchlines, a style once thought to […]
If Guilty Simpson was to stand trial, his charge would be something along the lines of providing musical connoisseurs with a USDA product. Coming out of the Motor City, which is rich in musical history yet starved of a promising economy, you can understand why for artists like Guilty, making music overrides making money. But, […]
The Hyphy movement has revitalized the careers of E-40, Keak Da Sneak, and Too $hort. It has also continued to add more concrete to the foundation that Lil’ Jon built in Georgia and has managed to pull some of the attention away from the South. But before the craze, there was Willie Joe. The 22-year-old […]
While the South has recently dominated Hip-Hop, South Carolina has been slept on more than Serta mattresses. As the only Southern state without an artist signed to a major label, South Carolina has been waiting on its chance to join the Southern movement since rappers started making it cool to be country. But, the state […]
Dade County. Home of Ricky Ross and countless other aspiring artists who are striving to put their stories into the minds of millions. Insert Carol City’s own, C-Ride. His grind has gotten the attention of super-production duo, Cool & Dre’s. He is one of the few hoping to escape out of a city where 61% […]
Since Mel-Man assisted Dr. Dre with 2001, Pittsburgh, “Pistolvania” has been vacant from mainstream Hip-Hop’s radar. Hard for some to fathom, a 17 year old aims to change all of that. Wiz Khalifa, which is a bond of “wisdom” and the Arabic word for “successor” has released several mixtapes, including his most recent, Prince of […]
People who emulate the truth are often feared. They don’t hold back, they choose to say it as they see it. Tupac was the street educator, representing the West Coast and at the same time through his lessons he educated the world beyond LA about the meaning of street life; he spoke nothing but the […]
