Family, friends, and fans of Big Pun (birthname, Christopher Rios) will gather together in the South Bronx on February 6, 2001 to commemorate the 1st anniversary of his untimely passing last year on February 7, 2001. Big Pun will be immortalized yet again by Bronx-based hip-hop graffiti artist, The TATS CRU, who painted the original […]

Eminem may not be as homophobic as the critics make him out to be. It was recently announced that Eminem will perform a duet with Elton John, the openly bisexual singer, at the Grammy awards. The duo will perform Eminem’s song, "Stan", which is about a deranged fan. In a statement, the NARAS said: “The […]

Puffy’s problems continue to mount. In addition to being sued by a former tenet for allegedly renting a house that was "infested with vermin" in Beverly Hills and his high profile shooting case, Puff is now the plaintiff in a civil case against a journalist, who failed to produce his autobiography. Mikal Gilmore breached an […]

DJ Yutaka is set to drop his second album United Nations II in April. Yutaka, who has worked with the likes of Ice T, Ras Kass, Chuck D, Tash, Jurassic 5 and Afrika Bambaata, is also a member of the Universal Zulu Nation. Featured on United Nations II are: Guru, N’dea Davenport, Afrika Bambaataa, B-Real, […]

Mos Def recently finished up the shooting for Carmen: A Hip-Hopera in Los Angeles. Also appearing in the film is ultra-sexy Destiny’s Child leader, Beyoncé Knowles. Beyoncé has the main role and stars opposite of Mekhi Phifer. Mos Def plays the villain in the movie. The movie is based on a 19th century opera by […]

Jurassic 5 continue to push their first major label effort, Quality Control. After achieving success with their single, W.O.E (Wonderful World Of Entertainment), the group is now reading their next video and single, "The Influence." The group, Chali 2NA, Zaakir, Akil, and Marc 7 are excited about the new video. "The video looks tight and […]

DMX, who surrendered to authorities on Monday (Feb. 25th) to begin serving jail time for a traffic violation and possession of marijuana, was hit with a new charge when he arrived at the Erie County Correctional Facility in upstate New York. A few hours after arriving, DMX was taken from his jail cell and hustled […]

The Rza has just wrapped up shooting for the Wu’s latest video, "I Can’t Go To Sleep." The video depicts the social climate in the Black community. Making claims that the climate hasn’t changed too much from then and now, the video uses footage from the civil rights era. There’s a piece that shows American […]

Eminem continues to ride his wave of controversy-and sell records. While the Marshall Mathers LP is nearing 10 million units sold, It was recently announced that Eminem will perform at Britain’s largest awards show, The Brits. Following his successful British shows, Eminem has " confirmed that he will be jetting into London to perform at […]

Emimem pleaded guilty to concealed weapons charges, when prosecutors agreed to drop a felony assault charge. The charges stem from an incident in June when Eminem pointed an unloaded gun at a man he saw kissing his wife. Eminem still faces other charges in relation to an incident he had with a member of the […]

Chuck D., the outspoken leader of Public Enemy has announced the formation of a new movement organization, R.A.T. (Radio Attack Terrorists). The organization’s goal will be to gain more exposure for artists that have a positive message. "Were gonna change the climate by identifying every media owner, music and program director, record and video marketer […]

Dr. Dre is claiming that he was ripped off to the tune of $20 Million dollars by PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the biggest accounting firms in the world. He claims that the firm lured him in with promises of expert money management, but claims they "Robbed me blind." Dre has been in court for over two […]

Lauryn Hill, who was sued over production credit for her album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, has settled. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed by her label, Sony Entertainment. The musicians, Vada Nobles, Rasheem Pugh, Tejumold and Johari Newton, charged that Hill promised to credit them for their work, but then reneged and listed […]

Four gunmen suspected in the shootout between the CNN camp and Lil Kim’s entourage were caught on videotape climbing into Lil Kim’s limo directly after the shooting, in downtown Manhattan. The videotape, which was taken from a surveillance camera on a nearby building shows the men getting back into the limo about a half a […]

For all of the flack that Eminem received from various media outlets over the content of his music, he was the recipient of four Grammy nominations, including album of the year for The Marshall Mathers LP. He was also nominated for best Rap album, Best Rap solo performance and Best Rap performance by a duo […]

Started in 1981 by current chairman Tom Silverman, Tommy Boy Music celebrates its twentieth anniversary in 2001. In celebration of this milestone, Tommy Boy will release a series of reissues and compilations. Tommy Boy has made an undeniable impact on the history of popular music by being one of the first labels to recognize the […]

Suge Knight, the incarcerated-soon to be released-CEO of Death Row Records, Continues his assault against Snoop Dogg. As we reported earlier, Suge has had unfavorable things to say about Snoop, Eminem, Xzibit, Dre and anything associated with his former cohorts, has leaked Snoops Last Meal album on the deathrowrecords2001.com website via MP3, and issued warnings […]