D/R Period Releasing Mixtape/DVD/Magazine
Producer D/R Period, known for creating street anthems for the likes of M.O.P., Cam’ron and Jay-Z has announced the release of a compilation in which he has combined a DVD, mixtape and a magazine creating what he calls “Quarantine.” The movie features rapper Queen Pen, Storm P and Vex from the hit show “The Wire” […]
Eminem, 50 Cent Announce ‘Anger Management 3’ Tour
Eminem and 50 Cent have announced a massive tour, Anger Management 3, which will also feature Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz, G-Unit, D-12, Stat Quo and Obie Trice. The festivities will begin on July 7 in Indianapolis, IN and wraps in Em’s hometown of Detroit. This marks the first major tour for 50 and […]
Pharrell Williams Launches Ice Cream Skateboarding Team
Pharrell Williams recently launched The Ice Cream skate team, lead by professional skateboarder Terry Kennedy. According to an article published on expn.com, a sister site to television network ESPN that covers extreme sports, Williams snagged five amateurs who will tour the country for seven months with Kennedy. The team will scout talent and film tricks […]
Capone Releasing Debut Solo Album
Rapper Capone of group Capone-N-Noreaga is preparing to drop his first official solo effort, Pain, Time and Glory. The Queens, New York native recently inked a deal with Koch to drop his highly anticipated debut, which boasts cameo appearances from Scarface, Fat Joe, C-Murder, Peedi Crakk, Raekwon and others. Capone, who recently received national attention […]
Hip-Hop: Publicity Stuntin’ 101?
Hardly any recent story in Hip-Hop has buzzed quite as loudly as what some are now calling an overblown rift between rapper 50 Cent and G-Unit recruit, The Game. In a move that surprised observers, 50 Cent publicly dropped The Game from his clique on New York radio station HOT 97 in early March […]
Former Source COO Starts New Hip-Hop Magazine
Two weeks after resigning his post as chief operating officer of The Source magazine, publisher Jeremy Miller has announced the launch of DOWN magazine, a new publication focusing on the southern Hip-Hop scene. "I chose that name because essentially, it’s a magazine entirely dedicated to southern hip hop and down south [music], that’s pretty much […]
Producer Diamond Details New Album
It’s been almost a decade since legendary Bronx producer/MC Diamond has released an album on a label. His debut, Stunts, Blunts, & Hip-Hop is considered by many as one of the finest records ever released. Last year, he dropped some classic unreleased material, as well as new work on Grown Man Talk. Now, he is […]
Queen Latifah: Shop Talk
Forget the fact that Queen Latifah hasn’t done a Hip-Hop album since 1998s Order in the Court, the fact remains that Queen is most assuredly Hip-Hop royalty. From the time she dropped her debut album fifteen years ago, Dana Owens has been putting Ladies First by repping to the fullest. Constantly challenging herself to reinvent […]
Tyra: Country and Luvn It
By now you have probably heard Country Boy on the radio or have seen the video, which has been in BETs 106 and Park Top 10 Countdown for the past few weeks. The sudden buzz has many people wondering: Who is this girl Tyra? The Virginia native has managed to land a nationwide hit with […]
Fight Shuts Down Kanye West Autograph Signing Event
A fight between a patron and a security guard ended a Kanye West autograph signing session in Fresno, California yesterday. West’s autograph signing attracted thousands of people, who showed up at the launch of FTK, a new clothing store that recently launched in the area. According to the Fresno Bee, witnesses said a man attempted […]
Ludacris, Will Smith To Headline MTV African Concert
Ludacris and Will Smith will headline a concert for celebrating the launch of MTV Network’s 100th channel, MTV base, the network’s first pan-African music channel. The open-air concert will take place on April 20, 2005 in Johannesburg, South Africa, in front of over 10,000 fans. "Combining the celebration of MTV Networks’ 1st local African channel […]
Amerie: Perfect Fit, Pt 1
Amerie is no diva. Shes perfectly fine doing her own laundry, she loves being the underdog, and she doesnt understand people with identity issues. While some may have trouble connecting with their different races, she insists that she has always been secure with herself. And though the 25-year-old singer remains slightly under the radar in […]
Amerie: Perfect Fit, Pt 2
AHHA: A lot of female singers tend to get more revealing with their image after their first album. Is that something you think youve done or do you think youve kept a pretty clean image? Amerie: Well, I think definitely [my image] has gotten a little sexier. As far as with short shorts, that hasnt […]
Frankie J: Muy Calienté
The streets fell in love with Frankie J when he laced the hook of Baby Bash’s huge summer hit of 2003 “Suga Suga”. After completing high school in his hometown of San Diego, the Mexican-born crooner got his shot in the music business as lead singer for the successful group Kumbia Kings, and has since […]
Lil’ Kim: Dealing with the Trial for Real
Just a day in the life of Hip-Hop Eshu: Queen B***h 101 couldve answered all the questions posed about the course last semester, including whether or not it would deal with the upcoming trial of Lil Kim. Somewhere along the line, someone decided to simply re-title this course that developed out of my on-going research […]
NHL Player Anson Carter Launches Big Up Entertainment
National Hockey League player Anson Carter has launched Big Up Entertainment, a new record label which the hockey pro aims to turn into the next big Hip-Hop franchise. Carter spent the majority of his career with the New York Rangers. With the NHL on strike for almost a year now, Carter is using the time […]
Common, Kanye Talk ‘Be’
Kanye West is notorious for unabashedly hyping himself as well as his own artists, so naturally the Chicago rapper/producer has projected Common’s upcoming album Be as a classic. Meanwhile, Common has responded to critics who claim West restored his career. "I’m telling you right now it’s five mics [The Source album review rating], five stars […]
ODB’s Mother, Manager Claim Company Exploited Dirty’s Name
Cherry Jones, the mother of Ol’ Dirty Bastard, and manager Jarred Weisfeld have filed a $1.8 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against a Florida-based production company, alleging the company reneged on deals for a rap album and DVD, while using ODB’s name to lure investors. Weisfeld claims AGU Entertainment attempted to exploit Ol’ Dirty’s name after they […]
Paul Wall Talks Grill Biz
The king of chopped-and-screwed, Paul Wall, is knee-deep in the business of teeth, designing and marketing gold teeth for celebrity clients and ordinary folks with his TV Jewelry business. The shop also supplies other jewels besides mouth grills. "There [are] a lot of people that come through there and get their grills done and get […]
Trina Launching Fragrance, Sitcom
Along with a new album dropping this summer, Miami rapper Trina is also set to launch her new fragrance, Diamond Princess by Trina, and is starring in a new sitcom. Trina’s scent is described as floral and feminine, and the box bears an encrusted logo and lavender packaging, according to Trina’s Atlantic Records representative. "It’s […]
