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“Streets of New York” is the first single from Kool G Rap & DJ Polo’s second album Wanted: Dead or Alive. It was released as a single with “Poison” as a B-side and later also featured on the compilation albums Killer Kuts (1994), The Best of Cold Chillin’ (2000), Greatest Hits (2002), and Street Stories: The Best of Kool G Rap & DJ Polo (2013). Driven by the piano and saxophone sample of the Fatback Band’s “Gotta Learn How To Dance”, “Streets of New York” is a song about the social issues in New York City’s ghettos, such as alcoholism, domestic violence, drug abuse, gambling addiction, gun violence, homelessness, police corruption, poverty, and prostitution.…

Colin Kaepernick is stepping up yet again. The former 49ers star turned multi-hyphenate activist is lending support to the family of Demartravion “Trey” Reed as they demand answers about his death. Through his Know Your Rights Camp Autopsy Initiative, Kaepernick has funded a second autopsy after Reed’s loved ones raised concerns about the official findings. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced the move on Friday, September 19, noting that the family believes key details may have been overlooked. Reed, a 21 year old from Grenada, Mississippi, was found on Delta State University’s campus on September 15. His body was discovered…

Cardi B’s “AM I THE DRAMA?” breaks records by hitting No. 1 on U.S. iTunes in just 30 minutes, surpassing Nicki Minaj’s previous 51-minute record with “Pink Friday 2.” 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 Cardi B is back in headline-snatching form and this time she’s making digital history. Her freshly dropped album, AM I THE DRAMA?, stormed up the charts and became the fastest project…

Atmosphere’s Jestures is a record that takes a simple idea—an album built from A to Z—and stretches it into a layered meditation on age, family, friendship, and the stubborn persistence of creativity. Slug and Ant, the Minneapolis duo who’ve steered independent Hip Hop for nearly three decades under the Rhymesayers banner, use this framework to explore life’s smaller dramas without falling into nostalgia or self-importance. At 26 tracks and more than an hour long, it could easily drag, but Jestures feels deliberate and even playful, balancing depth with light touches. The alphabetical concept might sound like a gimmick, but the…

Kind of excited for this one. British crime shows are usually top tier drama and now “50 Cent” Jackson is expanding his television empire with Fightland, a gritty new Starz series rooted in the high stakes world of British boxing. Production has officially kicked off in London with Howard Charles, Nicholas Pinnock, and Deborah Ayorinde set to lead the cast. Directed by Otto Bathurst for the opening episodes, with Sebastian Thiel handling the rest of the season, the series promises to blend crime drama with the raw energy of combat sports. Jackson executive produces through his G Unit Film & Television…

Chadwick Boseman’s “Deep Azure” will make its London debut in 2026, spotlighting police violence and grief through Hip-Hop. 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 Chadwick Boseman mixed Hip-Hop and Shakespeare in a haunting stage piece about police violence and grief that will debut in London’s Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in February 2026. The late actor’s play, Deep Azure, will be staged at the indoor candlelit venue operated…

The title of “super producer” isn’t one that gets handed out loosely in Hip-Hop. Every era has had that one figure behind the boards shaping the sound of the culture; Dr. Dre, Pete Rock, RZA, Swizz Beatz, Jermaine Dupri, Timbaland, The Neptunes, Mike Will Made-It, and Metro Boomin, to name a few. These architects not only set the pace for their time but also helped push Hip-Hop’s influence across genres and into the mainstream. But before all of them, there was Marley Marl. On this day in Hip-Hop history, the Queensbridge legend dropped his debut compilation, In Control, Vol. 1, a…

Football season is in full swing. Now we’re heading into Week 3, and the red zone is about to be loaded with some big games at this early stage of the year. Get this, we have rising teams trying to remain flawless, and proven squads on the brink of needing answers. We put together a sharper breakdown of what’s about to go down on the gridiron. Let’s get to it. Here’s the bottom line! We’ve got 10 undefeated teams (2-0) and several clubs that haven’t yet found their footing at 0-2.  That part! As with every season, Injuries are piling up at key…

Another day, another lawsuit. Yes, it’s a thing we’re going to say every time there’s a lawsuit in the industry. And this one is weird, even for Ye. Okay, a Los Angeles judge has ruled that the man suing Ye can continue his case anonymously, rejecting the artist’s attempt to force him to reveal his name publicly. The plaintiff, identified only as John Doe, alleges he was hired by Ye as “director of intelligence” and assigned to investigate both Kim Kardashian and Bianca Censori. Here’s where it gets weird. Well maybe for these times it’s just par for the course.…

D4vd’s music promotion and tour plans unraveled as LAPD searched his home following the discovery of a teen girl’s remains in his Tesla. 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 D4vd had his upcoming album rollout frozen and tour dates disrupted as police continue investigating the gruesome discovery of a 15-year-old girl’s dismembered body found inside a Tesla registered to him. On Wednesday night (September 17), Los…