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Henry's Rap / Hip-Hop Blog May 2006 Archive

By Henry Adaso, About.com Guide to Rap / Hip-Hop

Eminem Re-Up's New Mixtape

Tuesday May 30, 2006

Paris Hilton Readies New Hip-Hop Album?

Tuesday May 30, 2006

Weekly Charts: Top Rap Songs & Top Rap Albums for 6-3-06

Monday May 29, 2006
Top Rap Albums Cam'ron came in at #2 on the Billboard 200, having sold 114,000 copies of Killa Season in its opening week. Killa Cam shouldn't get too excited though, ... Read More

June Artist of the Month: Gnarls Barkley

Sunday May 28, 2006

Bizarre's Wife Shot in Detroit

Sunday May 28, 2006

Hip-Hop Blog Round-Up: Kanye West Raps In Court

Sunday May 28, 2006
You may have heard of Kanye's hilarious impromptu courtroom performance by now. While testifying in court for the copyright infringement lawsuit against Kanye West and Ludacris, the judge asked West ... Read More

Hip-hop Vs. Oprah: Ice Cube Joins 50 Cent and Ludacris

Saturday May 27, 2006

Poll Results: What's Your Favorite Hip-Hop Magazine?

Friday May 26, 2006
*Ding ding ding* The poll results are in. Based on the 755 votes received in one week, the overwhelming top choice for the #1 hip-hop mag is Scratch, which brought ... Read More

Beanie Sigel Shot In Robbery Attempt

Thursday May 25, 2006

Review: The Coup's Pick A Bigger Weapon

Wednesday May 24, 2006

Visitors Top 10 Rap Albums for May

Tuesday May 23, 2006
Every week, you get to see my top picks - albums, songs, etc. Well, since hip-hop is a people's culture, I've decided to flip the script by giving you an ... Read More

50 Cent Named Songwriter of the Year

Tuesday May 23, 2006

Weekly Top 10 Rap Songs: Gnarls Barkley Takes Over

Monday May 22, 2006

Music Video: Shawnna's "Gettin' Some"

Sunday May 21, 2006

Hip-Hop Blog Round-Up: 50 Cent Wants To Produce 2Pac's Album

Saturday May 20, 2006

New Nas Album Due Late September

Friday May 19, 2006

Ask Gnarls Barkley Anything

Friday May 19, 2006

2006 BET Awards Nominees

Thursday May 18, 2006
Rappers, you now have more than a month to perfect your acceptance speech. The 4th BET Awards will take place on June 27th, 2006 at 8 pm EST (7 pm ... Read More

New Albums From OutKast, Lloyd Banks, Busta Rhymes, and The Roots

Wednesday May 17, 2006
2006 is poised for some historic ish yo, and I don't mean all the deaths and shootings. The first half of '06 witnessed a plethora of disappointing album releases, with ... Read More

FAQ: Gnarls Barkley

Wednesday May 17, 2006

Snoop Dogg Banned From the U.K., DMX Arrested In London

Wednesday May 17, 2006
I was impressed to see Snoop Dogg accept responsibility for the London airport brawl that occurred back in April. So, imagine my surprise when I learned that the Dogg Father ... Read More

Interview with Dreddy Kruger

Wednesday May 17, 2006

Weekly Charts: Top Rap Songs and Top Rap Albums

Tuesday May 16, 2006

The People's Choice: YOUR Top 10 Greatest MC's of All Time

Monday May 15, 2006
In the next couple of weeks, I'll unveil a list of the 50 truly greatest people to ever breathe on a microphone. (If the NBA playoff series doesn't distract me ... Read More

Review: Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere

Monday May 15, 2006

J Dilla's Mom Pays Tribute To Son

Sunday May 14, 2006

Hip-Hop Mom - Interview with Shawnna

Sunday May 14, 2006

Poll Results: Bring This Rapper Back To Life

Saturday May 13, 2006

Hip-Hop Blog Round-Up: Gravy Banned On Hot 97, DJ Star Arrested

Friday May 12, 2006
Eskay over at nahright.com started an interesting discussion about New York radio station Hot 97's ban on Gravy's music. Following last month's Hot 97 shooting involving Gravy, DJ Kay Slay ... Read More

Snoop Dogg Cautioned Over London Fracas

Friday May 12, 2006

If You Like Kanye West, Then Try These Hip-Hop Producers

Thursday May 11, 2006

Hyphy vs Crunk

Wednesday May 10, 2006
Last night, two of my friends got into a furious debate over the similarities between hyphy and crunk. Throughout the debate, they disagreed on a number of things, but the ... Read More

Kanye West Sued Over A Stolen Benz?

Tuesday May 9, 2006

Top 10 Rap Songs This Week: Lupe Fiasco Takes Over

Tuesday May 9, 2006

Nas, Common, Others Share Stage With The Roots

Monday May 8, 2006
Hip-hop's #1 live crew, The Roots, are set to make history with their upcoming Radio City Hall concert. The May 18, 2006 event will see The Roots performing with Talib ... Read More

Hip-Hop News Round Up: T.I. Resumes Tour, Suge Knight Down To $11

Sunday May 7, 2006
Last week, I reported that T.I. was involved in a Cincinnati shootout that killed his personal assistant and childhood friend Philant Johnson. Well, police are now saying that they received ... Read More

Review: Mobb Deep - Blood Money

Saturday May 6, 2006

The People's Choice: What Rapper Would You Bring Back To Life?

Friday May 5, 2006
We've lost three hip-hop heads this year, and it's only May. While it's good to know that most of us agree that hip-hop is not exclusively responsible for violence, the ... Read More

Time 100 Greatest People - No Hip-Hop?

Thursday May 4, 2006
Not that this is the first time it's happened, but I found Time Magazine's non-inclusion of relevant hip-hop artists (emphasis on relevant) in their recent Top 100 as a ridiculous ... Read More

One Dead, Three Injured in T.I. Shootout

Wednesday May 3, 2006

Review: Da Backwudz - Wood Work

Wednesday May 3, 2006

Houston Rapper Killed in His Hometown

Tuesday May 2, 2006
Big Hawk, a member of the Screwed Up Click founded by the late DJ Screw, was shot and killed in Houston Monday night. Hawk, who recently appeared on rapper Trae's ... Read More

May 2006 Artist of the Month: T.I.

Monday May 1, 2006

Top 10 Rap Songs for This Week

Monday May 1, 2006
We have three brand new songs in the Top 10 this week. Rhymefest is still leading the pack, but Lupe Fiasco and a certain strange duo known as Gnarles Barkley ... Read More

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