The Editor-in-Chief
of The Source magazine turned himself in yesterday (Oct. 26) to face vandalism
charges, after he admitted to spray painting in a Jehovah’s Witness assembly
hall in Harlem, New York. Dasun Allah, who is scheduled for arraignment today
(Oct. 27) in Manhattan Criminal Court, said he spray painted various markings
with religious connotations on the wall to expose the religions “hypocrisy.”
According to Allah, he was asked to leave the Jehovah’s Witnesses more than
13-years-ago and is now a member of the Nation of Gods and Earths (aka The 5%
Nation), an offshoot of the Nation of Islam, which was founded in Harlem in the
late 1960’s.
Missy Elliott is a free agent according to sources at Violator,
the management company that handles the superstar rapper’s career. Sources
told AllHipHop.com that Atlantic Records was in negotiations with Elliott to
return to the label, but so far a deal has yet to be struck. Elliott’s
last album The Cookbook is approaching platinum status. Elliott is
currently recovering from surgery, after she tore her left Achilles tendon while
rehearsing in Los Angeles for a TV Guide Emmy party.
Eminem’s Shade 45 channel on Sirius Satellite Radio is
celebrating its first anniversary. Over the next several days, the chart-topping
rapper will appear on the channel to discuss the anniversary, his upcoming greatest
hits album Curtain Call and new projects in the works. “This
channel gives me a direct outlet to the streets and our audience,” Eminem
said. “We have the opportunity to go straight to our fans with whatever
we want, where we find it. No middleman, no playlists, no bulls**t and most
of all, no censorship.”
Sean “Diddy”
Combs’ Bad Boy label is preparing to release The Notorious B.I.G.
Duets: The Final Chapter. The album pairs B.I.G.’s vocals with new
vocals from an all-star cast of Hip-Hop talent and producers. "The love
for B.I.G. was and is real,” Combs said. “This movement has been
both an emotional and therapeutic experience, one that finds us at the end of
the road in terms of original releases for a great man and at the threshold
of a sound and a quality which may have fallen by the wayside after losing him."
Guests on the album include Diddy, Eminem, Bob Marley, Obie Trice, Twista, Bone
Thugs N Harmony, Jay-Z and others. Many of the Hip-Hop industry’s top
producers have contributed as well, with the album featuring tracks by Swizz
Beatz, Timbaland, Jazze Pha, Just Blaze, Havoc, Stevie J, D. Dot, Scott Storch,
DJ Green Lantern, Clinton Sparks and more. The Notorious B.I.G. Duets: The
Final Chapter hits stores Dec. 20.
