“You can’t talk about slinging crack rocks and having a wicked jump shot. The left digit in your age is a four,” Questlove of The Roots says with eery frankness. “You can’t talk about, ‘What up, boo? Come around my way.’ Your subject matter has to be a lil’ bit different.” Straight up…a lot of […]

Nick Minaj, the samurai? That is exactly what Nicki does in the creative of “Your Love,” a music video that features actor Michael Jai White. Check it out.

There are only a handful of recording acts, whose voices, personae and imagery will always be attached to the memory and legacy of hip-hop.  Naughty by Nature is one of the celebrated few. The very mention of “O.P.P.” and “Hip Hop Hooray” will generate an instant reaction – even in the midst of a diverse […]

MTV2 is busting a dope move with their 1st Annual Sucker Free Summit. They are giving out their Sucker Free Crown for the first time ever and talked to their coveted Tastemaker Academy, a small and select group of names from radio, TV, internet, and print who will decide who is most deserving of the […]

Diamond has come a long way from her days with Crime Mob. Now the rap mistress is coming forward full steam off of the Ludacris’ “My Chick Bad” feature appearance. Diamond chopped it up with Ms. Drama about everything from the music industry, Nicki Minaj vs Lil Kim, Crime Mob and her idol Eve.

The family of the late rapper Guru celebrated his legacy in Boston, Massachusetts during a ceremony from 2-5:00 PM on Sunday (July 18th)Close friends, family members and guests gathered at the University of Massachusetts in Boston to pay homage to Keith Elam, who would have celebrated his 49th birthday on Saturday (July 17th). Gang Starr […]

“Last night Drizzy closed out his series of videos in Atlanta, Fancy Feat. Swizz Beats and TI. Drake hooked back up with Anthony Mandler again to recapture some of that Over magic and they gotta another visual banger on their hands. It was truly a family affair as the whole Young Money Fam was in […]

Hello world… I’m good. Counting the days and still smiling. Most of those smiles come from hearing my kids’ voices over the phone. The others come from reading fan mail. Let me just say that I have the best fans in the world! The devotion, dedication, support, love, and most of all, prayers are simply […]

Being oppressed in America lends to immediate exposure of America’s harsh realities, which help impregnate the beliefs of the individuals.  To believe that the government would infiltrate the Black community and flood it with drugs and guns with the intent of it leading to the community’s could be farfetched until you realize it happened.  To […]

While Tacklebox, a recent Cool Kids mixtape burns up the net this summer, both Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish are still working on their new album that has been nearly two years in the making. Since releasing a series of fishing themed mixtapes with Don Cannon and now the L.A. Leakers, this Chicago duo has […]

In part two of AllHipHop.com’s cross examination of Chicago’s Cool Kids, Mikey Rocks tells us about what it was like going through the label trouble over the past few years and the excitement he has for his upcoming project. AllHipHop.com:  Chuck was telling me about how you guys have been just putting out mixtapes because […]

Our pals at VIBE sat down with the 19-year-old Soulja Boy and talked studying Nas, disappearing tattoos, and disparaging Twitter hashtags. For more on Soulja Boy – go to Vibe.com. VIBE: The world thought you kissed you 2.2 million Twitter followers goodbye last week. What happened? Soulja Boy Tell’Em: Some busters hacked my page. Little […]

Make no mistake about it, “Platinum” is a fictitious tale (wink, wink). But, once one picks up the book as written by Aliya S. King, said reader is immediately drawn into the engrossing story in a way that they are attracted to the rumors page on AllHipHop. The characters in “Platinum” are eerily close to […]

It’s a thin line between the music industry and entertainment. Some cross that line successfully; while others fall short. Ron Artest is attempting a “Championship” shot at rap. 2010 NBA Champion Ron Artest took time out of his various TV appearances to discuss his budding music career, love for 1920’s music, and the fact that […]

Mannie Fresh. Producer. DJ. Quiet Icon. The producer and DJ provided the sonic backbone to one of the biggest labels in Hip-Hop, Cash Money Records. These days, Mannie has assembled the skeleton for his own imprint, Chubby Boy Music, which he hopes will help him eventually muscle though the treacherous waters of the recording industry. […]

DJ Green Arrow is currently the Guinness Record holder for a Rap Marathon, by rapping for 9 hours and 57 minutes, tripling his own record set in 2007. The record-setting marathon session placed Green Arrow in the company of legendary freestylers like Supernatural, Ruffstylz, D.O. M-80 and Twista, all of whom have held the record […]

 Eminem has been all over the place, but this time, he took to his own Shade45 for an interview breaking down the top selling album. Part 1: “On Fire” Part 2: “Won’t Back Down” Part 3: “Not Afraid” Part 4: “No Love” Part 5: “25 to Life” Part 6: “Almost Famous” Part 7: “You’re Never […]

For Dream Team Don, Rick Ross, the vision is most definitely alive; and everybody is trying to get a piece of it. From threats of losing his rap identity, to haters in the twitterverse, the Teflon Don handles it all with a thick puff of smoke. He exhales deeply. AllHipHop caught up with Ricky Rosay […]

Legendary graffiti writer and emcee Rammellzee reportedly passed away June 29th. Rammellzee is a hip-hop icon who dropped avant-garde tracks on wax since the early 1980’s with a steady output of graphic art, music, and sculpture throughout his life. He was featured in Charlie Ahearn’s seminal hip hop movie Wild Style and collaborated with notable […]

I recently arrived home from Haiti.While I was there I worked in a few aspects of the relief effort including a solidarity mission to aid the Earthquake survivors. In addition to all of this Myself, Cormega and Styles P participated in a show to support Haitian Hip Hop and rebuild the community. I would like […]