Sylvia Robinson, founder of one of the first successful rap music labels and also known as ‘the mother of hip-hop’, has died aged 76. Robinson, is probably going to be most remembered for putting together the rap group, The Sugarhill Gang. Robinson was a songwriter, performer, producer and label owner. Rapper, Chuck D of Public […]
A lot of artists get caught up in the hype of a breakthrough debut album and usually follow up with a not so par second attempt known as the Sophomore slump. READ MORE
Lil’ Wayne covers VIBE Magazine October/November 2011 issue as the leading man in hip hop. The Young Money boss address a few issues in the upcoming issue like the Jay-Z beef, “The Old Guys” in hip hop, the riots in London and Drake being his competition. Check out the excerpt below! WAYNE ON JAY-Z AND […]
It was just announced that Eric B. and Rakim have been nominated for the first time to enter The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2012. Looks like Eric B.’s daughter Starr Barrier has another announcement to make. She says her father is a deadbeat dad. Starr says her dad Eric B. owes over […]
From Jay-Z to Kanye West to Drake and Lil Wayne, the rap game has seen a number of success stories. But on the other side of the spectrum, rap has had a fair share of talented MCs that never reached their full potential. READ MORE
Bow Wow is setting the record straight to his fans and detractors via the use of his blog. READ MORE
Hip-hop veteran Ice-T created quite a stir on Sunday after making statements about the self-proclaimed rap “boss” Rick Ross. In an interview Ice-T gave prior to the premiere of VH1’s”Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation,” he says Rick Ross (and many other rappers) are having an identity crisis. “He thinks he’s […]
Maino disccuses the trails and tribulations of leaving the streets behind and also details the hassles of being a CEO and getting his career to a certain point before he can get his artists popping. READ MORE
Slowly but surely hip hop is finding its way into the classroom. These days not only are there college courses on different aspects of the culture but some of the classes are even taught by the artists themselves. READ MORE
10 Holidays That Hip-Hop Should Adopt This coming Monday is Labor Day, a federal holiday observed as a day of festivities held in honor of working people, in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September. But in the city of Atlanta, the first Monday in September has a different meaning. This […]
In an exclusive interview with VladTV.com, Game talks candidly about hip-hop artists who are in the closet. Even though Game is a proud heterosexual, he supports gays and wishes closeted rappers would come on out. Was Game surprised about legendary DJ Mister Cee being caught with a tranny prostitute? Why does he think gays run the […]
Good Morning. I hope everyone had a great weekend. My weekend was great just as always. I was at Hip-Hop for HIV working hard when I realized just how far Hip-Hop has come. Who would have thought years ago that Hip-Hop Would be a driving force in getting so many young people tested? Thanks Hip-Hop […]
