Former A Tribe Called Quest members Kamaal (Q-Tip) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad will team up with the groups third man, Phife Dawg for a song on his upcoming album second solo album, In The Keys Of Phife. The album will feature production from Jay Dee, Hi-Tek, Mr. Walt and former Tony Tone Toni member Dwayne […]
Lost Boyz member Mr. Cheeks has formed a new record label, One Fam Music, with his business partner Stephen Marley. Also, Cheeks & Marley’s younger brother, Damien, are planning to record an LP. Currently, the record label is planning a summer tour that will feature all dreadlocked musicians. Mr. Cheeks and the Marley’s are also […]
Cory "C-Murder" Miller will plead not guilty to allegations of 2nd degree murder. C-Murder claims he is a victim of mistaken identity in a Jan. 12th shooting that left a 16 year-old dead. The murder charges have not been filed as The Jefferson Parish, Louisiana D.A. reviews the case. He is incarcerated on unrelated charges […]
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has gone from legally attacking small bootleggers to currently striking a blow to the massive communications conglomerate Verizon. In a landmark decision a judge recently ruled in favor of the RIAA, a watchdog group for record labels, where Verizon must hand over the name of a single person […]
Corey Miller, aka C-Murder was arrested Friday in connection with a Jan 12th shooting in a Harvey, New Orleans nightclub. Witnesses said that the victim, Steve Thomas, 16, snuck into the Platinum Club with a fake id and argued with Miller. Miller allegedly pulled a gun and shot Thomas, who died at the at West […]
A special task force of Federal agents raided the New York City offices of Murder Inc. yesterday (Jan. 3) as part of an investigation into Irv Gotti. The task force has been formed to investigate Gotti and his financial ties to Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff. Investigators are trying to determine if McGriff provided money from drug […]
Ruthless Records is set to drop a collection of unreleased songs on March 26th, by the late Eazy E, as well as a DVD. The EP, titled "The Real Godfather Of Gangsta Rap," contains 8 unreleased songs produced by longtime friend and Ruthless producer Rhythm D. The EP will be released in March 2002, coinciding […]
After closing their West Coast office last month, Rawkus Records laid off over 50 percent of their New York City staff on Friday, December 7th. Despite rumors that Def Jam was buying a stake in the label, sources state that Rawkus has inked a new distribution deal with MCA Records. "I came to work, they […]
Kevin Powell, founder of HipHop Speaks and former MTV "Real World" star, is leading a clothing drive for Safe Horizon/Streetwork Project on Tuesday, December 18th, at 545 8th Avenue, between 37th and 38th streets. The Streetwork Project represents over 800 young people between the ages of 13 and 23 and they are particularly in need […]
If you live in New York City and you happen to be a Jay-Z fan, clear your schedule on Friday, November 23rd. Jiggaman and the rest of the Roc-A-Fella family will be doing a benefit concert at the famed Apollo Theater. There will be two all ages shows, the first one kicking off at 7PM, […]
Jay-Z was sentenced to to three years probation on Thursday, December 6th for the 1999 stabbing of Lance "Un" Rivera at the Kit Kat Klub. Jay-Z plead guilty to the stabbing in October. Persecutors were frustrated when Rivera stopped cooperating, after he received $600,000 in an out of court civil settlement with Jigga. "If you […]
After closing their West Coast office last month, Rawkus Records laid off over 50 percent of their New York City staff on Friday, December 7th. Despite rumors that Def Jam was buying a stake in the label, sources state that Rawkus has inked a new distribution deal with MCA Records. "I came to work, they […]
Executives at hip-hop magazine XXL have responded to an ex-employee’s charges of racism filed in a $10 million dollar lawsuit last week. Donald Morris, whom the New York Post referred to as a cofounder of the magazine claimed that Stanley Harris and executive Dennis Page routinely used anti-black slurs in the workplace, referring to blacks […]
Justo’s 6th Annual Mixtape Awards went down without a hitch, at New York City’s famed Apollo Theater on Tuesday, December 11th. The scene in front of the Apollo started to get hectic an hour before showtime, with Street teams from various labels postering the entire area up with Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang, G-Dep and Bubba Sparx/Jadakiss […]
Universal Records rap group the St. Lunatics have gone platinum, with their debut album Free City, signifying sales of more than one million copies. Free City debuted in the # 3 position the Billboard 200 this past summer. Comprised of Ali, Kyjuan, Murphy Lee, Nelly and the group’s silent hypeman Slo Down, the ST. LUNATICS’ […]
The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network took to Capitol Hill on yesterday (Wednesday Dec. 6th) to question findings in the recently released by the Federal Trade Commissions study on the entertainment industry’s marketing practices. Minister Benjamin Chavis Muhammad, CEO of The Hip-Hop Summit Action likened the commissions findings to racial profiling. Minister Muhammad and Ed Towns, […]
The Council Of Presidents, which is a coalition of people who represent African American college Fraternities and Sororities are planning to meet this weekend to discuss the images that Rappers are portraying in music videos that are airing on the once black owned BET. The Council is concerned about the impact images of artists dripping […]
Universal Records rap group the St. Lunatics have gone platinum, with their debut album Free City, signifying sales of more than one million copies. Free City debuted in the # 3 position the Billboard 200 this past summer. Comprised of Ali, Kyjuan, Murphy Lee, Nelly and the group’s silent hypeman Slo Down, the ST. LUNATICS’ […]
Seems that everyone in Eminem‘s hometown isn’t pleased with the artist and "The Untitled Detroit Project" film that he is shooting in his old Warren neighborhood. Last week, 30 residents went to a council meeting to complain that Eminem was getting royal treatment at their expense. "It’s like we don’t count. They have inconvenienced everybody," […]
Suge Knight and six artists from his label, Tha Row spoke to 700 University Of Southern California students last week. Suge, who spoke on stage at Bovard Auditorium, stood on stage, smoking a cigar. Suge was brought the USC by the Program Board Speaker’s Committee and Entertainment Industry Student Association, to speak on his insight […]
