The summer is just beginning to heat up as breakthrough Hip Hop artist Ace Hood takes us behind the music with an introspective cover story inside the brand spanking new edition of The Frequency. Think you already know all about Ace Hood? Be sure to compare your notes with 30 things about the superstar rapper […]
T.I. is expected to be released from prison in September. He and Lil’ Wayne seem to be some of the few rappers who was able to stay in contact with the fans from prison. T.I.’s final letter to the fans from prison hit the net today. Check out the letter below. What up world? This […]
Anybody who knows TV personality/journalist Gayle King knows she’s the last person you probably would invite to a Hip Hop after party, concert or the club. Not there’s anything wrong, but she just doesn’t seem like a serious club head who’s down to get high off marijuana in that type of setting. Maybe that’s the […]
Courtesy of: AC – Radio One Detroit, HotHipHopDetroit.com From HOT 102.7 – #TeamDrizzy was going crazy tonight as they enjoyed historic performances Drake brought to OVO Fest at the Molson Canadian Amphitehatre in Toronto. Stevie Wonder was the first surprise guest of the evening appearing on keyboards singing Sir Duke. Nas, J Cole, Lil Wayne […]
Hip-Hop artist Soulja Boy reportedly purchased a $55 million private plane for his 21st birthday. The aircraft purportedly costs $35 million, but the rapper paid an additional $20 million in improvements including custom Italian leather seats, flat-screen TVs, four liquor bars, a special travertine tiled floor and Brazilian hardwood cabinets. Read More At NYPost.com RELATED: […]
Courtesy of: AC – Radio One Detroit, HotHipHopDetroit.com This just in from HOT 102.7 LOS ANGELES, CA (July 28, 2011) Due to overwhelming demand for JAY-Z and KANYE WEST’S WATCH THE THRONE TOUR (Powered By VoyR), additional shows are being added. As a result, the tour schedule has been modified. The new presale date moves […]
OSLO, Norway — Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian alleged mass murderer and terrorist ranted against Hip-Hop music and culture in his manifesto. One of his rants was targeted at early 80’s Philadelphia gangsta rapper, Schooly D. The Philadelphia City Paper reports: I personally know of more than 50 individuals who started with hashish and marijuana […]
Photo courtesy of TFMOUTLOUD.COM Via: magicbaltimore.com Estelle wasn’t joking when she rolled through to perform at Baltimore’s Stone Soul Stage 2011. She promised and delivered a party and Baltimore loved every bit of it. Check out Estelle’s performance below. Check out more performances from Chrisette Michele, Charlie Wilson, Wale, Noel Gourdin, K’Jon, CJ Hilton and […]
Photo courtesy of Jada Oliver; video courtesy of @robinrazzi Via: 92Q.com There is no love lost for Baltimore. The DMV’s Wale stunned everyone when he came out for an impromptu performance at the end of J. Holiday’s set. Check out other Stone Soul Performances from Wale, Estelle, Chrisette Michele, J. Holiday, Lil Mo, K’Jon, Noel […]
Kanye West stole the show during the Essence Music Festival closing down day two of the three day event. Many concert goers told AC of HOT 102.7 that Kanye could have had a whole day alone and that it was the best show they had ever seen. During Kanye’s show he stopped his music to […]
HOTHIPHOPDETROIT – You can tell Trey Songz set at the Essence Music Festival was all fun and games as he flipped his traditional hits while blending in snippets of other popular party records. It was kind of like rough foreplay: all over the place, but you like where it is going. Check out the video […]
Hip-hop is often shunned by critics and regarded as hazardous to Black youth. But can rappers be viewed as instilling role models, especially to youth who lack parental guidance? An opinion article on The Root reports: In the late 1980s and into the 1990s, the answer for many of us was hip-hop. Nowhere was there […]
