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On this day in 2006, Virginia Beach’s own Clipse released the sophomore LP Hell Hath No Fury. Coming a whole four years after their celebrated, chart-topping debut Lord Willin’, Hell Hath No Fury did everything but disappoint. Produced exclusively by fellow Virginia Beach natives, The Neptunes, this album builds on Clipse’s unique take on mafioso rap culture. The contrast of the album’s hardcore, to-the-point lyrics and Pharrell’s colorfully playful production work to create a new style of drug dealer music. It’s common knowledge that the hurdles set up in the way of this album’s release were aplenty. Clipse’s early growth led to them being pulled…
Today marks the 33 year anniversary of Whats The 411, the debut album that introduced the world to Mary J Blige and changed the sound of modern R and B forever. Long before he became known to the world as Diddy, Puff Daddy helped position Mary as the Queen of Hip Hop Soul, a title she still holds with authority. When this album arrived in 1992 it did more than make noise. It dominated radio, reshaped R and B and brought a level of honesty, grit, and emotional truth that was missing from the polished sound of the era. Mary did not present…
Adin Ross just dropped a bombshell that’s got the Hip-Hop community talking. The white Kick streamer straight-up admitted he uses the N-word when rapping along to songs, and he’s not backing down from it. During his November 28 stream, Ross made the confession that’s now going viral across social media. “I’m not going to lie to you guys. I’m not fake. Whenever I listen to rap music… there’s times where I say it. But me not saying it on stream, like, I have rapped songs before saying the word. I’m not a pu**y, and I’ll tell you guys that,” Ross…
On this date in 2004, Atlanta star T I released his third studio album Urban Legend through his Grand Hustle imprint in partnership with Atlantic Records. The project marked a major turning point in his rise from regional favorite to national force, and it cemented him as one of the dominant voices in the growing trap movement. Urban Legend debuted at number seven on the Billboard two hundred and immediately claimed the top spots on both the Top R and B and Hip Hop chart and the Top Rap Albums chart. It arrived at a moment when Atlanta music was taking over the national…
On this date in 1994, a moment unfolded in New York City that many fans and historians still point to as the true beginning of the Thug Life legend surrounding Tupac Shakur. It was a turning point that changed his life, changed the culture, and deepened the divide already growing between the East Coast and West Coast communities. Tupac was on his way into Quad Recording Studios on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan with his manager Freddie Moore and his friend Randy “Stretch” Walker of the Live Squad. It was the day after jury deliberations began in his sexual assault case,…
Megan Thee Stallion posted a TikTok set to Cardi B’s freestyle, reigniting speculation about a new collaboration. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Megan Thee Stallion turned heads and stirred talk of another team-up with Cardi B after posting a TikTok video that highlighted her figure and featured a now-viral soundbite from Cardi’s freestyle. The clip, filmed in a sleek room with green walls and mirrors,…
A New York Uber driver shared an interaction with the friend of a passenger he said was obviously drunk, prompting viewers to share their frustration about intoxicated passengers. “I was driving Uber this weekend and I got a ride request at 1 in the morning to pick this lady up from behind a bar,” said Neil Jordon (@neiljordon) in a TikTok he posted on Nov. 3. Jordon says that the interaction was normal until the passenger’s friend approached him. New York Uber Driver Accepts 1 A.M. Ride Request from the Bar “She comes over to my window, and she has…
Max B is rumored to be developing a reality series focused on his comeback and marriage. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Max B steps back into the spotlight with word spreading about a developing reality show that places his post-prison rise beside his renewed love life and the quiet storm that follows him everywhere. What started as light street chatter right after he came home…
Meek Mill blasted the U.S. justice system in a fiery tweet, promising to repay the country “in a billion dollars” for years lost to prison. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Meek Mill unleashed an impassioned message on social media targeting the U.S. justice system and vowing financial retribution for the years he says were stolen from him due to poverty, violence and incarceration. “Ima pay…
The owner of an Austin restaurant addresses a complaint video posted by an unhappy customer on Facebook. Not only are his complaints invalid, she said, but she has the receipts to prove it. TikTok creator Gabriela Bucio (@gabriela.atx) is a restaurateur based in Austin, Texas. In a video posted on Nov. 17, she addressed an incident at her restaurant Gabriela’s South. First, Bucio said that the customer, who she refers to as “Mr. Roger,” and his party arrived at the restaurant an hour past their 7:15 p.m. reservation. Still, the staff recognized that this was a party of regulars and…