Midi Mafia Producer Dirty Swift Seriously Injured After Motorbike Accident
Midi Mafia’s Dirty Swift, born Kevin Risto, was hospitalized on Wednesday July 19 after a severe bike accident. The chart-topping producer suffered a fractured vertebrae in his lower back after crashing during an off-road biking practice at the Piru Motocross track in Los Angeles. Dirty Swift has been in Los Angeles finishing up songs for […]
Ja Rule Heading To Africa For Performances, Launches Poker Site
U.S. rapper Ja Rule is heading to Africa to headline a concert in Nairobi, Kenya next week. The Inc.’s star artist will perform at the Carnivore grounds on Friday (July 28) as part of the Celtel Kenya Win a Porsche World Cup promotion. The rapper will hand over the keys to a Porsche to one […]
Actress Drew Sidora On Board For Full Length Version Of ‘B-Girl’
B-girl, a critically acclaimed 12-minute short film from sisters Emily and Elizabeth Dell, is being developed in to a full-length feature. The film centers on a young female breakdancer named Angel and the world of underground Hip-Hop. Since its late 2004 release, the short has received raves from filmgoers who connected with the film’s story and […]
Queensbridge Rappers Cormega And Lake Team For ‘My Brothers Keeper’
Queensbridge MC’s Cormega and Lake have joined forces to record a full-length album titled My Brother’s Keeper. Set to be released via Fast Life Music, the disc contains 13 tracks with guest appearances from Fat Joe, Mr. Cheeks of the Lost Boyz, Greg Nice and R&B songstress Kira. The album also boasts production from D.I.T.C.’s […]
7th Annual Holy Hip-Hop Week Kicks Off In January
The Fellowship of the Holy Hip-Hop, in conjunction with Christian Ministries Rap Fest and Flavor Fest, will host its 7th annual Holy Hip-Hop Artist Showcase and Music Awards during Holy Hip-Hop Week. The festivities will take place Jan. 8-17, 2007 in Atlanta. The awards will aim to “bring a mission to proliferate hip-hop ministry worldwide without […]
Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation Present 8th Annual Shoulders Of Giants
Afeni Shakur and the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation (TASF) have confirmed dates for the 8th presentation of the Shoulders of Giants, a show based on works from the spoken word album, The Rose That Grew From Concrete. The Rose… features Mos Def, Russell Simmons, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Danny Glover and Tupac’s mother Afeni Shakur contributing […]
R&B Legend Smokey Robinson Talks New Album, Hip-Hop
R&B legend and renowned songwriter Smokey Robinson has released a new CD of standard songs titled Timeless Love. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer revealed he is also preparing another album with new material, to keep up with today’s sound. Robinson, 66, helped catapult Berry Gordy’s Motown label into history as a member of […]
A Day In The Fastlife (DVD)
Artist: Jim JonesTitle: A Day In The Fastlife (DVD)Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Brent Woodie A true hustler can never have enough hustles. But when it comes to Harlem Diplomat Jim Jones, this statement means so much more. Holding posts as a Warner Music Exec, video director, CEO and artist, Jim Jones does not limit […]
Donnell Rawlings: Ashy To Classy
Since the Chappelle Show hit TV airwaves three years ago, middle-class America, college frat boys and Hip-Hop heavyweights like Lil Jon have all shared a common interest – their ability to laugh at intense foul language and poke fun of the most mainstream stereotypes. Donnell Rawlings, known to most fans as Ashy Larry, took a […]
TVT Signs Twisted Black, Rapper Arrested On Federal Drug Charges
Rapper Tommy Delando Burns aka Twisted Black was arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance last week, shortly before his new deal with TVT Records was announced. The 34-year-old Fort Worth based rapper was arrested by officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration on a warrant issued in Midland, Texas.Twisted Black has had […]
MC Hammer’s Music Catalog Sold For $2.7 Million
Nashville, TN startup EverGreen Copyright has acquired the music catalog of MC Hammer from the trustee of the rapper’s bankruptcy estate for $2.7 million. Evergreen, which was launched six-months ago by industry veterans Joel A. Katz, David K. Schulhof, and Richard Perna, now controls over 40,000 copyrights. "We made tremendous progress in only six months," […]
Sticky Fingaz, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Cage, Others To Appear At Comic-Con
Rapper/actor Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones will be among a host of celebrities appearing this weekend at the annual Comic-Con in San Diego. More than 100, 000 people are expected to attend the event, which is described as the biggest comic book convention in the country. "I’m looking forward to being face to face with people […]
AHH Stray News: Pimp C., Hip-Hop Boot Camp Auditions, Mad Linx, The EBC
Port Arthur, Texas native and UGK group member Pimp C. scored a #1 debut with his solo CD The Pimpalation (Return of the Trill). The album hit #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart this week, while landing at #3 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart. The album, which shipped gold, was released on July 11. […]
Fiend: Cell Therapy
P rophets can come from the strangest of places. Perhaps the man asking you for spare change in front of the bodega has spoken unforgettable wisdom. Fiend is no panhandler, but his name and his image has been built upon being a man of the people, dirty and clean. Of all the former No Limit […]
Sqad Up: Desperate Measures
N ew Orleans, Louisiana: a city hundreds of miles south of New York, has been referred to as the murder capitol of the nation. Yet, out of this violence emerged an influx of street entrepreneurs that made household names within No Limit and Cash Money Records. This culturally creative city, corrupted by Katrina’s chaos, has […]
Derrick Parker: The Sound of the Police
F irst Degree Detective Derrick Parker, even with all of his clearances, could not keep himself from earning a bad rap in the eyes of the Hip-Hop community. Attending events, Parker knew rappers not for their singles, but for their criminal records. Since retired, the release of Parkers DVD, Black and Blue: Legends of the […]
Pharell Williams Planning Community Computer Center In Virginia Beach
Pharrell Williams is in negotiations to build computer resource center for residents in his hometown of Virginia Beach, VA. Virginia Beach economic development director Don Maxwell told The Virginian Pilot that the size, location and cost of the center are still being determined, but plans could be finalized and presented to Virginia Beaches’ City Council […]
T.I. Pens ‘For Sale’ New Line Cinema Buys Screen Play
Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I. has penned and sold a screenplay to sold New Line Cinema called For Sale. Written by TI (real name Clifford Harris) and partner Jason Geter, the new script centers around the worst used-car lot in Atlanta. According to reports, the rapper is slated to play the character of a salesman […]
Andre Harrell On Board for ‘The One,’ Partners with Voxonic Technologies
Music mogul Andre Harrell is making moves in front of the small screen as a judge in the new ABC series The One: Making of a Music Star. The show, which premiered last night (July 18), features 11 contestants who compete for an Interscope Records deal while living in the same house and receiving guidance […]
Shaun Alexander: Protect Your Neck
I ts hard to find someone who thinks Shaq Diesel is the greatest rap album of all time. Even though the album went Platinum and Shaq is one of the NBAs most popular players, his respect on the ball court never transferred over to the heart of most rap fans. NFL MVP Shaun Alexander is […]