3 Questions With: Trinidad James' Label Mate Rich Homie Quan
RICH HOMIE QUAN: “I SEE MYSELF AS A THE REAL VOICE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY”
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Inside The Covers: Awkward, Riveting and Surprising Rap Songs Renditions
Hip Hop was founded on sampling and reimagining songs usually from a different genre. So it is quite a surreal experience when those genres reverse the script and cover hip hop songs. Sometimes the results reveal meanings previously unnoticed and other times it’s an awkward rendition. Here are a few recent covers of hip hop […]
Ten Reasons to Respect the Legend of LL Cool J
10 REASONS TO RESPECT LL COOL J AND WHY THE G.O.A.T. SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME
Funk Five: The Top Five Funkmaster Flex Freestyles
FUNK FIVE: THE TOP 5 FUNKMASTER FLEX FREESTYLES
Yo Gotti and Birdman Behind The Scene's At "Check" Video Shoot
On Friday night (January 25), Memphis rapper Yo Gotti joined Cash Money Records’ CEO Bryan “Birdman” Williams to shoot the video for Yo Gotti’s single “Check.” Mr. Boomtown directed the video for the single, which is featured on Yo Gotti’s mixtape “CM7: The World Is Yours.” Check out some pictures of the video shoot, courtest […]
The Creation of Chief Keef: Fixing Chicago’s Teen Murder Culture
The Creation of Chief Keef: Fixing Chicago’s Teen Murder Culture
A History of Violence: The Black Gangs of Chicago
“…It’s a war going on outside we ain’t safe from/I feel the pain in my city wherever I go/314 soldiers died in Iraq, 509 died in Chicago…” – Kanye West, Murder to Excellence Money, Power, and Respect three key ingredients to cooking up the perfect story, be it a gritty street novel from Donald Goines, […]
Joe Budden Previews New Album “No Love Lost”
Last night (January 22) at Chung King Studios in New York City, Joe Budden previewed his new album, No Love Lost, to a studio packed full of journalists and friends who found themselves surrounded by lasers, edible treats and a haze of hookah smoke. Since the release of his self-titled Def Jam debut in 2003, Joe […]
15 DJ’s You May Not Know But Should
15 DJ’s You May Not Know But Should
3 Questions With: Jessica Drake, P### Star and Rap Fan
“Cause magazines can’t even do the trick/I guess I have to watch me a p#### flick” — Too Short Jessica Drake is a legendary bisexual pornographic actress appearing in over 250 adult films and is one of the most recognized figures in adult entertainment today. Her success has even taken her past the realm of p### […]
Nine Lives: The Game’s Most Career Threatening Moments
IT’S BEEN 8 YEARS SINCE THE GAME DEBUTED. AHH LOOKS AT HIS CAREER HIGHS & LOWS.
Lessons From A Legend: DJ Bobcat
Los Angeles based DJ and Producer, Bobcat, has had quite an amazing career in Hip-Hop over the last 25 years. Starting off as a member of the groundbreaking and iconic DJ crew Uncle Jamm’s Army in the early 80’s, Bobcat was able to turn that in to career as a record producer. He was also […]
Yeah We Love Dem Strippers: Four of Hip-Hop’s Fav Dancers
“Someone tell Maliah I’m on fire she should work tonight Call up King Of Diamonds and tell Chyna it’d be worth the flight I’ll be at my table stacking dollar’s to the perfect height Work something twerk something basis She just tryna make it so she right here gettin naked I don’t judge her, I […]
3 Questions For: Artemus Jenkins, Director of Stripper Doc ‘Power of P*ssy’
These days, you can go to any major city and find an influx of gentlemen clubs filled with ballers to everyday people. The stigma associated with the strip club seems to have been somewhat erased. Yet, dancers are still shunned and criticized by society who can’t look past their profession. Behind the acrobatics and stage names, […]
Opposites Attract: 5 Memorable Hip-Hop and Blue Eye Collabos
CROSS COLORED COLLABOS: 5 MEMORABLE SONGS
Rihanna Does It Again: New Steamy Photoshoot With Complex
RIHANNA MAKES IT HOT IN NEW COMPLEX PHOTO SHOOT!
Marlon Wayans: On Hip-Hop’s Heart Beat, Jokes And Kanye’s Genius
MARLON WAYANS TALKS ABOUT PARODY, HIP-HOP AND KANYE WEST’S GENIUS!
AllHipHop At The Movies: Gangster Squad
Gangster Squad, which takes us back to the 40’s/early 50’s in the city of Los Angeles when Mickey Cohan controlled the West Coast crime scene. The movie opens up with a “based on a true story” tag which is an automatic red flag that the writers have taken great liberties with the true actual story. […]
No Laughing Matter: Marlon Wayans Talks Seriously about Hollywood, Racism
MARLON WAYANS IS WRITING HIS OWN STORY IN HOLLYWOOD.
Silent Killer: Hip-Hop Can No Longer Ignore Mental Illness
SUICIDE IS THE #3 KILLER OF YOUNG BLACK MEN. WHY AREN’T WE TALKING ABOUT IT?
