AHH Stray News: Twins Owner Buys Into Hip-Hop, The Game, Method Man, T. Pain
Carl Pohlad, the owner of the Minneapolis Twins, is entering the Hip-Hop market, with the purchase of Hip-Hop radio station KTTB-FM B-96 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pohlad’s recently formed Northern Lights Broadcasting LLC and will pay $28 million for B-96, “just to get into the industry,” said Northern Lights’ CEO Steve Woodbury. Pohlad bought the station […]
Danjahandz: What Goes Around Comes Back Around
What goes around, comes back around. A&Rs, artists, and even a few magazine editors turned down Nate Danjahandz Hills in his long come-up behind the boards. Boy, what a mistake. Starting with Hills’ heavy hand in Put You onto Game from the Compton rapper’s debut, the comibination of Timbaland and Danja has been an organized […]
Lil Mo Plans New Album ‘Pain and Paper’
Lil Mo’s new project Pain and Paper will be released under her new independent label HoneyChild Entertainment in late August. Pain and Paper is the first album in four years for Lil Mo, who is known for singing on hit records like Ja Rule’s “Put It On Me” Missy Elliott’s “Hot Boys” and her […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: 50 Cent To Go To Warner?
Today’s rumors are not sponsored. A moment of silence for all the violence! TIVO RUMORS! Anybody from TiVo out there ? holla at me. I?m hearing some foul rumors! I heard that they are going to stop the fast forward option on the TiVo machines going forward. WHAT? Now, that makes it worst than a […]
Butta Verses: Sweet 16’s
In this new world of Hip-Hop, where infectious hooks rule, and pulsating beats make your body move, only one question remains: Does lyrical content still matter? If your name is Butta Verses, then the answer is an emphatic yes. This Bronx born MC, who now resides in Fort Lauderdale FL. is living proof of that. […]
El-P @ Irving Plaza (June 9, 2007)
El-P is a b-boy brainiac who will smack you out your mittens. His mic skills support his pedigree but the vibe at the Fillmore East at Irving Plaza last Saturday came out more rock than rap. Its a comment on Hip-Hop that a loud and emotive performance transcends the genre; shouldnt the peoples music reflect […]
Chris Lighty And WMG Team Up For Brand Asset Group Joint Venture
Violator Management founder and CEO Chris Lighty has teamed up with Warner Music Group (WMG) Corp. to form Brand Asset Group, a new company designed to generate revenue through aggressively managing artist brands from all genres it was announced today (June 13). Lighty will serve as CEO of Brand Asset Group, while taking an […]
Hall & Oates Down With Hip-Hop; Launch New Contest For Fans
Daryl Hall and John Oates have launched the “I Can Go For That” contest, a play off of their 1982 hit “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do),” which was resampled and turned into “Say No Go,” an anti-drug hit for rap group De La Soul in 1989. Fans of the group must […]
DJ Khaled: We The Best
What is DJ Khaled the best at? Maybe the question, like his new albums title, We The Best (Terror Squad/Koch), is best left intentionally vague to keep his options open. What is definitive is that the hyperbolic DJ and producer has enough pull to put together a star studded line up of guest rappers for […]
Gucci Mane Launches Label Under Asylum/Atlantic; Preps New LP
Rapper Gucci Mane has formed So Icey, a new record label with Czar Entertainment that will release his third album, which will be distributed by Asylum/Atlantic Records. Gucci Mane, born Radric Davis, has sold over a half million albums independently, mostly fueled by his hit 2005 hit “Icey,” which featured Young Jeezy. The […]
Former Bad Boy Artist Chopper Inks Deal With Cash Money Records
New Orleans rapper Chopper has inked a deal with Cash Money/Universal Records, as a result of his discontent at Bad Boy Records. After a conversation with Cash Money’s Bryan “Baby” Williams, Chopper, who also goes by the name of Young City, decided to make the career-altering switch. “It’s just one of those situations […]
When Rap Music Had A Conscience
The title of this book hearkens back to a fairy tale time that Hip-Hop scholars refer to as the Golden Age. A period when lyricists made their audience think first and dance second, when hemp and Africa necklaces replaced diamond-studded medallions and when artists were exposing the system instead of being pimped by it. Hip-Hop […]
Gadget Review: LG KE850 Prada Phone
The LG KE850 Prada, with its smooth interface and sharp touch screen that isnt made to be operated by a stylus but actually by the users finger, lately has heard comparisons and been accused of a rip off (by non mobile world community) to Apples iPhone, which is kind of strange considering LG announced this […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Cheri Dennis Gets Arrested!
Hip-Hop Rumors: Taylor Made Rumors!Today’s rumors are sponsored by Cheri Dennis. Stay outta trouble, baby! SHES A BAD GIRL! Cheri Denni, the sexy singer of Bad Boy, was arrested over the weekend. Apparently, she had some type of encounter with the police that resulted in a night in jail. She reportedly had a lil something […]
