Dilated Peoples: Triple Optics
George Benson, once sang I knew back then, what I know now/If I understood the what, when, why and how/Now it’s clear to me, what I should have done/But hindsight is 20/20 vision. Dilated Peoples on the other hand, have flipped it and with their fourth release titled 20/20. Here, they are using foresight and […]
Last Holiday (Film)
Artist: Movie ReviewTitle: Last Holiday (Film)Rating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Edwardo Jackson BIASES: 30 year old black male; frustrated screenwriter who favors action, comedy, and glossy, big budget movies over indie flicks, kiddie flicks, and weepy Merchant Ivory fare Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) is dying. Diagnosed with three, maybe four weeks to live around the Christmas […]
Glory Road (Film)
Artist: Movie ReviewTitle: Glory Road (Film)Rating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Oyama Caviness Disney does it again this time with Glory Road (Buena Vista Pictures), the true story of Western Texas, the first Mens basketball team to win the 1966 NCAA tournament with five Colored, Negro, and/or Black starters. Josh Lucas carries the film with his portrayal […]
Various Rappers, Celebrities Featured In ‘THE N-WORD’ Documentary
Various rappers and celebrities are featured in the upcoming documentary, “THE N-WORD,” a straight-to-DVD film exploring the use of the controversial word. Russell Simmons, Chuck D., Quincy Jones, Whoopi Goldberg and other celebrities share their personal experiences surrounding the word. The 85 minute documentary is executive produced by best-selling author Nelson George, produced by Helena […]
Eminem And Kim Get Married
Eminem and ex-wife Kimberly Mathers were married again on Saturday (Jan. 14) in Rochester, Michigan. 50 Cent, D-12 and other celebrities attended the extravagant ceremony at Meadow Brook Hall, a 110-room mansion. Proof was the best man, while Hailie Jade was the maid of honor. Eminem walked down the aisle in a black tuxedo, while […]
Martin Luther King, Jr: Is Hip-Hop Blowing The Legacy?
Legacy. Something handed down from the past for the benefit of the future. Never has there been a more precious gift than a life laid down so that others may enjoy liberties you were denied. Such is the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As we near what would have been Dr. King’s 77th […]
Anthony Hamilton: Something Other Than
Anthony Hamiltons music sounds like it could be emanating from some off-road juke joint in the heart of Georgia a place smoldering with fried catfish, collard greens and enough Southern drawl to make any Yankee fall in love with the ambience. His old soul sound has been interplayed with some of the hottest Hip-Hop […]
Juvenile Arrested On Child Support Warrant
Rapper Juvenile was arrested before a performance in Ocala, Florida on a child support warrant on Friday (Jan. 13). The New Orleans born rapper was arrested on a writ of bodily attachment child support warrant and was taken into custody at The Ritz Hotel in Ocala. Juvenile, born Terius Gray, was released on his own […]
DMX Signs With Sony Urban/Columbia
DMX officially rejoined Sony/ Columbia as a recording artist yesterday (Jan. 13) at Sony Recording studios in New York. The rapper started his career on the Ruffhouse/Sony imprint in 1992, with the release of his single “Born Loser.” “Sony Music was the first company to ever pay me,” DMX said. “[It] feels good to have […]
Conway: Creepin’ on a Comeback
What do you do when after being signed to one of the industrys powerhouse recording labels, youre dropped with nowhere to go? A lot would fall back without hesitation, and choose another career. But if youre Los Angeles rapper Conway, that theory is simply unacceptable. Indeed it was, as Conway has now re-emerged to take […]
Former Source Editor Hired As Smooth Men’s Mag Chief
Joshua "Fahiym" Ratcliffe has been hired as the Editor-In-Chief of Smooth men’s magazine after suddenly departing The Source in August of 2005. The editorial vet intends to offer his Hip-Hop background with a more adult approach to the content of the sexually driven publication. “Hip-Hop is the dominant counter-culture that has gone global, and Smooth […]
AHH Stray News: Mystikal, EA/Def Jam, Ms. Dynamite, El Da Sensei
Mystikal was sentenced to a year in prison for tax violations yesterday (Jan. 12). U.S. District Judge James Brady sentenced the rapper for failing to report $824,916 in earnings in 1998 and $930,953 that was earned in 1999. He must pay back taxes in the amount of $271,000 in addition to penalties and fines. Mystikal […]
LA Times Responds To Rolling Stone Article, Randall Sullivan Responds
A recent Rolling Stone magazine article examining the murder of rap legend, the Notorious B.I.G. has ignited a war of words between the Los Angeles Times and author Randall Sullivan. In a letter to the editor, Marc Duvoisin, assistant managing editor of the L.A. Times, wrote that Randall Sullivan’s accusations of the Times’ efforts to “keep […]
Cannes Film Festival Seeks More Hip-Hop Themed Content
The Cannes Film Festival’s International Critics’ Week (SIC – Semaine Internationale de la Critique) has joined forces with Hip-Hop multimedia communications company, Punch Media to ensure a greater influx of diverse films for potential 2006 jury selection. In order to better meet its goals of diversity in selection, particularly from the U.S. market, SIC is […]
Board Of Directors Attempt To Oust Dave Mays & Benzino From The Source
The Source co-owners David Mays and Ray “Benzino” Scott obtained a temporary restraining order against The Source Entertainment Inc.’s board of directors yesterday (Jan. 12), in an attempt to stop The Board from ousting them from the company. Mays and Scott were given 48 hours to appear at a special meeting called yesterday by The […]
Actor Sues Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam For $1 Million
Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam have been hit with a lawsuit by a man who claims he was stiffed out of payment for acting in Jay-Z’s 1998 movie “Streets Is Watching.” Malcolm Crenshaw filed a $1 million dollar lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court against Roc-A-Fella Records, Island Def Jam Music Croup and Universal Music & […]
Lawsuit Filed By Former Bad Boy Exec Tossed
An appeals court ruled in favor of Sean “Diddy” Combs yesterday (Jan. 11) in Manhattan Supreme Court, tossing a civil lawsuit filed by former Bad Boy Entertainment executive Kirk Burrowes. Burrowes filed a $25 million lawsuit against Combs , claiming the CEO of Bad Boy was also head of a violent group of thugs dubbed […]
Lil’ Wayne: Boiling Point
While his one-time Hot Boy brothers are artfully planning comebacks, Wayne is reigning from a higher plain. Moreover, Lil’ Wayne is on top of the Hip-Hop game right now. Hes still on Cash Money, still riding with Baby, and still not afraid to speak his mind outright. With his critically acclaimed fifth album – Tha […]
Snoop Dogg Headlines ‘Bud Bowl’
Rapper Snoop Dogg and rockers 3 Doors Down will take center stage Feb. 3 and 4 for Bud Bowl 2006, a pair of invitation-only concerts presented by Budweiser and Bud Light. Snoop will perform Feb. 3, while 3 Doors Down will take the stage the following night on Feb. 4 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, […]
Rapper Cool C’s Execution Warrant Signed by PA Governor Ed Rendell
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell signed the execution warrant yesterday for former Philadelphia rapper Christopher "Cool C" Roney. Roney, 36, is currently an inmate at Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution at Greene and is set to die by lethal injection on March 9. In October 1996, Roney was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of […]
