Ray Benzino has his hands full. Lyrical and verbal sparring with Eminem, a war against “The Machine,” and now sensational accusations from two former female Source employees claiming sexual harassment and discrimination – and all at once. If history is any proof, Benzino isn’t one to back down from a challenge or confrontation. The past […]

For Ty James, soul just runs in the blood. Like many other children who’ve lost their fathers, Ty has certainly grieved. But unlike many others, the aspiring rapper mourned with the world when her father Rick James passed away in August 2004. Though being the daughter of a legendary funk rocker comes with all the […]

Ever since the blistering verse on the introductory Lost Boyz posse cut “Beast From The East,” Canibus has always been praised for his lyrical ferocity. The combination of an extensive vocabulary and a near flawless delivery should have made his accent to Hip-Hop royalty that much easier, but all that glitters is not gold. Almost […]

DJ Z-Trip may be today’s closest correlation Grandmaster Flash, because hardly anybody under 40 rocks a party bigger, better, and more original than Z-Trip. Still, many misconstrue the Los Angeles via Arizona DJ as a “Mash-Up” DJ. How many DJ’s play D-Nice, Dead Prez, and 3rd Bass alongside Depeche Mode, Traci Chapman, and Malcolm McLaren? […]

Like an embryo in its final gestation period, Jean Grae is ready to force her way into the Rap world by any means necessary. In fact, she has been for awhile now. Many consider her one of the best lyricists in the game – forget the gender separations. She initially kept her exquisite rhymes to […]

Hardly any recent story in Hip-Hop has buzzed quite as loudly as what some are now calling an overblown rift between rapper 50 Cent and G-Unit recruit, The Game. In a move that surprised observers, 50 Cent publicly dropped The Game from his clique on New York radio station HOT 97 in early March – […]

Forget the fact that Queen Latifah hasn’t done a Hip-Hop album since 1998’s Order in the Court, the fact remains that Queen is most assuredly Hip-Hop royalty. From the time she dropped her debut album fifteen years ago, Dana Owens has been putting “Ladies First” by repping to the fullest. Constantly challenging herself to reinvent […]

Perhaps it is blind determination that compelled Killah Priest, Tragedy Khadafi, Hell Razah, Timbo King, and William Cooper to unite and form the supergroup Black Market Militia. Each MC respectively conveys a gritty style of street storytelling underlined with Islamic beliefs, Hebraic teachings, and Five-Percenter ideology. This combination of the secular and the spiritual leads […]

Memphis Bleek has been in the wings too long. His albums have moved significant units, and his name transcends Hip-Hop and Pop culture, so why isn’t Marcy’s second son satisfied? Bleek has been around a decade plus, but it is now that he sees as his affirmation to success to be determined this year. In […]

The Hip Hop community is obsessed with labels. From gangsta rap to nerd rap, everything is broken down and placed into categories. But Cannibal Ox’s front man Vast Aire is not having it. With a fanatical underground backing, many have been quick to label Can Ox as so called “nerd rap”. This term, which has […]

Lyrics, lyrics, and more lyrics. Any graduate of the famed Sway & King radio Wake Up Show has one raw emotive similarity – his or her ability to craft a solid Hip-Hop performance through lyrical content alone. Since the early ‘90s, the duo has been churning out talented radio performances from the likes of the […]

Eazy E’s vision pointed all eyes to Compton. As a result, everybody benefitted. One of the biggest beneficiaries was Eazy’s friend and peer, MC Eiht. Compton’s Most Wanted remains a group with a 20 year history of representing the neighborhood alongside NWA and Eazy E. Although he never signed with Ruthless, MC Eiht remained a […]

Ten years ago, Hip-Hop lost one of its most influential pioneers. Eazy E may not have invented Gangsta Rap, but damned if he wasn’t The Godfather. Somehow his legacy has been forever shadowed by many for reasons undeclared. AllHipHop.com wanted to pay proper tribute to Compton’s finest. Yesterday, we featured a rare 1989 interview with […]

“If it wasn’t for the Bronx, this rap s**t probably never would be going on“…Those were the famous words uttered by Peter Gunz in the now classic summer anthem “Deja Vu“. Now seven years later, a grown man is here to prove that the now infamous words spit by his father are not just a […]

Back in 1994, the Hip-Hop scene experienced a new sound coming out of Vallejo, California. It wasn’t the usual Cali sound talking about, “F**k the Police” No, this sound from the Sik-Wid-It camp came with new slanguistics that would forever establish Vallejo as one of the trend setters of Hip-Hop. Celly Cel who was a […]

Nas always has a wisdom to share and, in most cases, his thoughts are as interesting as any modern day scholar. This day, the rapper proves to be consistent – as always. The Street Disciple addresses the “Coon Picnic” controversy, “Vote or Die,” and the myth of slavery, among other hot buttons. AllHipHop.com: AllHipHop had […]

Though greatness is not always rewarded with longevity, it can often be measured by the legacy it creates. We may never know all of the juicy or ugly details behind the break-up and sale of Roc-A-Fella Records. But it is impossible to deny effect that the company had on the music industry, Hip-Hop culture and […]

Last week, Beanie Sigel’s mother indicated to AllHipHop.com that State Property was now defunct. According to her statement, the majority of the crew cared less about Beanie and haven’t reached out since he was jailed. Visits were few, aside from Oschino, and with the Dame/Jay division, there’s no future in frontin’. In addition to catching […]

For the first time in Hip-Hop, a female rapper has taken a similar path that has faced a number of male MC’s. Lil’ Kim’s high-profile legal case penetrated through the walls of Hip-Hop and emptied into the mainstream – and she was declared guilty. Lil’ Kim’s fate on perjury charges was deliberated over a mere […]