AllHipHop

Featured Videos

AHH Stray News: Lil Wayne Announces Album Of ‘Love Songs’ Titled “Devol”; Rocawear Partners With Yankees; A$AP Rocky Debut Dropping In July

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Despite having two new albums already in the cards for 2012, Lil Wayne recently revealed to Amanda Diva of MTV’s new show “Hip-Hop POV” that he had recorded a full album of “love songs” while he served time for a prison sentence in 2010 at Rikers Island. “I was recording an album at the same time called ‘Devol,’ spelled D-E-V-O-L, ’cause that’s ‘love’ spelled backwards. “It’s my version of love songs. And what I mean by my version of love songs is they’re not saying I love you.” The full interview with Wayne aired last night during the premier of “Hip-Hop POV” which will be a new weekly news and talk show on MTV. There is currently no release date for Devol however I Am Not A Human Being 2 will be out sometime this summer. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibH6bPdoupc&w=560&h=315] Earlier today (April 12) it was announced that Jay-Z’s clothing company, Rocawear, would be partnering up with the 27-time World Series Champion New York Yankees for a new sponsorship deal that will allow the brand to be promoted within the stadium for the 2012 season. Jameel Spencer, Executive V.P. of Marketing for Iconix Brand Group Inc. had the following to say about the new partnership: “Jay-Z has been a long-time fan of the Yankees, regularly attends games and has even included his favorite team in song lyrics, so this was a natural partnership. Rocawear, along with Jay-Z are very excited to be working with the Yankees for the 2012 season. We feel another championship in ’12!” The people seem to just not be able to get enough of A$AP Rocky, so it’s only fitting that the Harlem native with the Houston swagger can’t wait to get his debut album as well as his crew’s compilation into fans hands sooner rather than later. Well it appears that Rocky’s debut, LongLiveA$AP, will be hitting store shelves in early July with the A$AP Mob project dropping two months earlier in May. The compilation will feature production from Clams Casino, Hit-Boy, Spaceghostpurrp and many more so be on the lookout for both projects in the coming months.

Rikers’ Hip-Hop Friendly Warden Busted For Assault; Retires Over “Kinky Affair”

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) The Hip-Hop loving warden of Rikers Island has been charged with assault and harassment, over an affair with a female correctional officer. Emmanuel Bailey was the warden of Rikers Island, before he retired last Thursday (February 23). He retired under pressure from the Correction Department, after it was revealed that he was having an affair with a female correctional officer. Bailey, who is 55-years-old, allegedly met the woman for sexual encounters in Brooklyn over the past year. According to the New York Post, Emmanuel Bailey is a married man. Emmanuel Bailey When his wife, who is also a correctional officer, learned of the trysts, she began sending the mistress on dangerous assignments. Emmanuel Bailey is a fan of hip-hop music and several incidents took place while he was the warden at Rikers Island. Emmanuel Bailey allowed rapper Papoose to perform at Rikers in 2006, sparking months of violence at the jail, due to Pap’s long-standing feud with a rival rapper/bloods gangleader named Dough Boy. Papoose is also married to rapper Remy Ma, who is serving an eight year prison sentence at Rikers Island for shooting her friend over a stolen purse in 2007. Rapper Foxy Brown allegedly received preferential treatment from Rikers correctional officers, when she served almost a year in the prison for violating her probation in 2007.