Pioneering Atlanta producer Big Oomp has inked a multifaceted deal with Koch Records and will head up Koch Records’ newly formed imprint, Koch South Urban.   Big Oomp, launched his career in 1990 with a flea market booth in Atlanta.   He grew his business to include eight retail stores, a recording studio, a music […]

Rapper Beanie Sigel has resolved charge against him in Philadelphia, where an arrest warrant was issued, after he failed to return a rented 2007 Nissan Altima.   Prosecutors withdrew the charges against Sigel, born Dwight Grant, after the rapper paid the $5,000 late fee he owed for holding a rental car from Payless Car Rental […]

Pioneering rapper KRS-One will launch a counter offense to the growing problem of guns and violence plaguing America and the world, by officially relaunching the Stop The Violence movement, an anti-violence effort led by superstar members of the Hip-Hop community.   The original Stop The Violence movement was launched in 1988 by KRS-One, born Kris […]

Kanye West’s song “Big Brother” on his chart-topping album Graduation was meant to be an ode to Roc-A-Fella founder and CEO Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter recently explained his take on the tribute song.   West’s song to Jay-Z is a testament to the Chicago rapper/producer’s early days attempting to break into the music business and to […]

Popular “Gayngsta” rapper Deadlee is organizing and launching World Kiss Out Day, a concert inspired by recent remarks made by Ja Rule, who blaimed “gays on MTV for f**king up America.”   “Lets talk about all these f***ing shows that they have on MTV that is promoting homosexuality, that my kids can’t watch this s**t,” […]

A former bodyguard for Tupac made a stunning revelation during a documentary screening for the new film Tupac: Assassination – Conspiracy or Revenge?   During a Q&A that followed the screening of the documentary in Los Angeles, former Death Row bodyguard Kevin Hackie made the startling claim that he was an undercover FBI agent – […]