Kurtis Blow Brings Hip-Hop To Church With TV Series
Legendary DJ/MC Kurtis Blow is bringing Hip-Hop to the church and to the small screen with the launch of the new television series Hip-Hop America. In addition to broadcasting church services, the show will also feature live break-dancing, a youth choir and a surprise guest every week. The series is produced by the California-based company, […]
B.I.G. Family Says Police Officer On Duty During Rapper’s Slaying, Requests Lawsuit Expansion
The family of the late Notorious B.I.G. has requested an expansion to their wrongful-death lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles. According to a 94-page motion, the family contends that Los Angeles Police Department officer Rafael Perez was on duty at the Petersen Automotive Museum the night of the killing. The motion also referenced a […]
Rapper Foxy Brown Misses Scheduled Court Date
Foxy Brown missed a scheduled court date yesterday to answer charges leveled against her by a former assistant, who filed complaints accusing the rapper of harassment, terrorist threats and verbal abuse.Brown was supposed to appear in a Jersey City Municipal Court yesterday, but missed the date for unknown reasons. A judge declined to issue an […]
Snoop, Busta Rhymes and Celebrities Compete for “King of Bling Crown.”
Hip-Hop artists, Snoop Dogg and Busta Rhymes, along with other music artist and world class athletes, will be competing for the General Motors 3rd annual Spring Bling Crown tonight (July 11). The event will take place this year at the Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood. Snoop and Busta along with others will be presenting new […]
Blue Collar
Artist: RhymefestTitle: Blue CollarRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Max Herman As much as the masses love to cheer on a hustler turned rapper, Chicago native Rhymefest is living proof that you can make it big in the game even if the only thing you’ve sold on the corner is your music. ‘Fest spent years working random […]
Gangstress
Artist: KhiaTitle: GangstressRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Sidik Fofana Sex is too raw for metaphors. At least according to Khia, whose 2002’s “My Neck, My Back”, branded her oral sex’s chief advocate. True, the song’s bass had clubgoers chanting “that one durr is a hit”, but by the time their alcoholic slur corrected itself, the […]
SMACK: The Album Vol. 1
Artist: Various ArtistsTitle: SMACK: The Album Vol. 1Rating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: John Burnett The S.M.A.C.K (Streets, Music, Arts, Culture & Knowledge) series is renowned for providing viewers with street journalism in its grittiest form. S.M.A.C.K. The Album Volume 1 CD/DVD continues the trend of past S.M.A.C.K. DVDs with a compilation of their signature street […]
The Purple Album
Artist: Purple CityTitle: The Purple AlbumRating: 2 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Bill Zimmerman Just like their Dipset brethren, Purple City stays on their grind. Since dropping 2005’s Road to the Riches: The Best of the Purple City Mixtapes, Un Kasa, Shiest Bub and Agallah kept releasing a stream of mixtapes and a collaboration album with French […]
Remy Martin Heading To Jamaica For Charity Event
Remy Ma will join reggae artist Bounty Killer for the return of his annual celebrity charity benefit, Saddle to the East 2006.Martin joins Green Lantern, Wayne Marshall, Vybz Kartel, Elephant Man, Wayne Wonder, Capleton, and other Jamaican artists who are helping to raise money for the nonprofit organization Upliftment Jamaica."The fact that Remy Ma is […]
Daz: So So Daz
For more than 14 years, Daz Dillinger has known survival. Daz watched a Death Row dynasty being built from his early days as an MC while living off of Popeyes Chicken. Five years later, he saw it all unravel even though he left with a Dogg Pound Gold solo album, Revenge, Retaliation, and Get Back. […]
Gainesville Club Cancels Rick Ross Concert Due To Previous Shooting
Miami rapper Rick Ross’ upcoming sold-out concert at a Gainesville, Fla., nightclub has been canceled due to a shooting at the club on Sunday July 2 that injured five people.The concert was scheduled to take place at 238 West this Saturday, but the club manager expressed concerns that additional violence could spill over into the […]
AHH Stray News: Pastor Troy, Pharrell, Sqad Up, ‘Rap Canterbury Tales’
Atlanta rapper Pastor Troy is preparing to release his next studio album By Choice or By Force later this month. Troy, who has sold over 1 million records in his career, released his major-label debut Face Off in 2001. The album was followed by 2002’s Universal Soldier, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Rap […]
Body Armor Executive In Hot Water Over 50 Cent Party, Alleged Stock Fraud
DHB Industries Founder/Chairman David H. Brooks was placed on indefinite “administrative leave” Monday (July 10) by the company’s board while DHB is being investigated for state, federal, and internal inquiries. In a federal lawsuit filed by DHB shareholders, Brooks is cited for “a history of serious securities law violations,” as well as making “false and […]
Confusion Results In Rappers Withdrawing From UK Hip-Hop Summit
Ice-T, Afrika Bambaataa, Melle Mel, and Scorpio of Furious 5 have confirmed they will not be headlining this year’s UK Hip-Hop Summit, which was due to start tomorrow (July 12). Organizers also stated that artists were not completely aware that their names and reputations were being used to publicize the event. A statement on behalf […]
I Eat You Eat
Artist: A-AlikesTitle: I Eat You EatRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Abran Maldonado Chuck D sets the tone for the album on it’s opening lines: “You cannot talk above the people/You can’t talk to the people/You gotta talk with the people.” A-Alikes K and Ness have achieved a great feat with their debut album, I Eat […]
Rapper Romeo Balls Out – On Basketball Court
No Limit Records MC Romeo has found a nonmusical direction to take in addition to acting.The rapper, son of No Limit head Master P, is developing his basketball skills against 200 of the top high school players at ABCD, the country’s number one basketball camp. "There was no pressure on me," said Romeo, who impressed […]
Missy Elliott Joins 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo On 2006 Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest Bill
Missy Elliott has joined the all-star lineup of one of Jamaica’s biggest summer reggae festivals, the 2006 Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest.According to organizers, Elliott joins fellow hip-hop stars 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and songstress Rihanna on the bill, which also features dozens of worldwide reggae stars. Elliott and Rihanna will perform at "The […]
BET Cancels ‘Uncut’ Television Program
"BET Uncut," a music video program from Black Entertainment Television, has been canceled after a six year run on the entertainment television network.The show was discontinued by BET executives, according to sources, and the last episode aired last Friday (July 8) in a finale hosted by rapper/producer Jermaine Dupri.Infamous for scantily-clad women and sexual themes, […]
Beanie Sigel, Dre & Vidal Donate Thousands To Support R&B Pioneers
Rapper Beanie Sigel came out in support of past rhythm and blues artists with a donation to the R&B Foundation Doc Pomus Financial Assistance Program.Sigel contributed $3,200 to the cause during the foundation’s Pioneer Award after party.The Philadelphia MC’s donation prompted producers Andre Harris (Dre) and Vidal Davis (Vidal) to give $6,400 to the program, […]
Bankruptcy-Trustee To Take Control Of Death Row Records
A judge has ordered a bankruptcy-trustee to take control of Marion "Suge" Knight’s Death Row Records, ruling that the label has been mismanaged due to accounting practices.Judge Ellen Carroll ruled Friday (July 7) that the label’s accounting practices were in "disarray," after noting that Knight testified he hasn’t reviewed financial statements in almost a decade.Knight’s […]
