One Arrested During Outkast Grammy Protest
One person was arrested and another slightly injured during a protest of a Minneapolis CBS affiliate, as protesters sought an apology for the airing of Outkast’s performance during the Grammys. About 50 protesters gathered in front of the WCCO-TV, Channel 4 studios on Thursday afternoon seeking to meet with station representatives and present General Manager, […]
Rap Recap: Choclair, 50 Cent, Godessa, New Zealand
Bronx bred rapper Fat Joe has signed on to star in "Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon." The "Max Havoc" franchise will spawn off three films. The first one that features Fat Joe centers around a former extreme fighter and co-stars Mickey Hardt, Carmen Electra and Taiwanese actress Qi-Shu. The film starts shooting May 3 […]
Outkast Wins 2 Kids’ Choice Awards
Colorful rap group Outkast won two awards at Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. The rap duo took home Best Song award for their hit "Hey Ya," as well as Best Group honors. "Thank you for inviting us to your award show,” Andre 3000 told the crowd, made up mostly of screaming kids. "We’re having a great […]
Ying Yang Get Last Laugh
With their first hit single, Whistle While You Twurk, D-Roc and Kaine of The Ying Yang Twins began to make a name for themselves in Atlanta and the throughout the south. Since then, hits like Say I YiYi, Naggin, and Get Low have brought Ying Yang from regional to national success. Theres such a big […]
Blokhedz Hip-Hop Comic Makes Splash
Hip-Hop has a new way to express itself and this vehicle comes in the form of a new comic book called the Blokhedz. The comic book chronicles a teenage rapper named Blak who hopes to save his home from malevolent forces and also learn to manage his mystical power over words. The book is the […]
Lord Finesse Not A Fan Of Current Hip-Hop
Revered lyricist Lord Finesse – who discovered Big L – is not impressed with much of the talent in hip-hop these days and refuses to look to radio for any inspiration. “So many ni**as is wack. If this is the best that the game got, I don’t need to be rhyming, because it’s not a […]
Nelly Cancels Charity Event At Spelman
Spelman College, the Atlanta-based historically Black womens college, forced Nelly to cancel a bone marrow drive on the schools campus, because of the rappers portrayal of women. The event, which was through his 4 Sho Kids foundation, sponsored the drive and Nelly was set to appear on the campus today (April 2), but many female […]
Ja Rule Signs To Star In New Flick
Ja Rule has signed on to star in the remake of the 1976 film “Assault On Precinct 13.”Ja will star as “Smiley,” opposite of Lawrence Fishburne and Ethan Hawke in the flick, which will be directed by Jean-Francois Richet.The movie centers around a mobster (Fishburne) who is locked away in Precinct 13, a police station […]
Turk Has Charges Reduced, Surprise Witness Testifies
Rapper Tab “Turk” Virgil, former member of Cash Money’s Hot Boys, had murder charges against him reduced at a preliminary hearing.Virgil is being held on charges of attempted murder, after two officers were shot while raiding an apartment complex in Memphis, Tennessee.The charges against him have now been lowered from First Degree Attempted Murder to […]
Our OKP/Questlove Reply
Wednesday March 31, 2004 We put up a lil’ rumor about Questlove and The Roots and him really wanting to play drums for Prince. Well, we got an email and Questie replied, but we don’t quite understand what he meant. Here is the reply that was posted on the coveted Okayplayer.com message boards: “classic case […]
Celestial Clockwork
Artist: IllogicTitle: Celestial ClockworkRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Maurice Downes As of late, there’s emerged a Columbus, Ohio sound in hip-hop. It should bring to mind lyrically complex rhyme schemes, crazy soul samples, and epic-sounding productions. Illogic has been an important emcee in this scene for some time, and has managed to give up some memorable […]
50 Cent Named One Of “50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers”
The New York Press has released the 2nd annual "50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers" issue. "In defining the word ‘loathsome,’ we cast a wide net and caught all manner of frauds, blowhards and bloodsuckers," the New York Press wrote. "Sometimes the people displaying this behavior are representative of unseen forces and larger groups; other times […]
Def Jam and EA Preps “Vendetta 2”
EA Sports and Def Jam will partner to bring gaming enthusiasts a new Hip-Hop video game.Def Jam Vendetta II will feature more than 70 characters including more than 35 characters in Hip-Hop.Busta Rhymes, Carmen Electra, Lil’ Kim, Ludacris, Method Man, Redman, Sean Paul, Slick Rick, Snoop Dogg, and others will be featured in the game, […]
Going for Dolo: The Weakening Collabo
Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella records caved on a lot of their promises concerning the Black Album. There was indeed promotion, when said there would be none. There were singles (and poorly picked at that, in my humble opinion). There were overlapping producers and the final list was nowhere near the projected opus. But despite all my […]
Xzibit: Strong Arm Steady Is Here Pt. 2
AllHipHop.com: What’s up with you and Rhyme Night? X: The rhyme night is something that we doing out here to give some light to the artist out here that really don’t get any. The underground scene gets pushed around to that certain extent to clubs. I don’t really go out but for the simple fact […]
Xzibit: Strong Arm Steady Is Here Pt. 1
Since his last album Man Vs. Machine, blue collar lyricist Xzibit has laid relatively low. There were persistent rumors that he would never rap again after he was allegedly slashed with a broken bottle.There was the constant chatter ranging from Defari to Suge Knight. Suddenly, Xzibit’s grind has resurfaced partially with the visibility of a […]
Cory Gunz: Slow Grind
“Big and Pac left…now Jay’s leaving is the reason I’m next” – Cory Gunz. The way blocks are buzzing about him similar to the early buzz on 50 Cent’s second stab at the rap game. Call it a slow grind…The Drama King DJ Kay Slay in a recent interview projected that Cory Gunz would be […]
Juvenile And James Prince Team Up
Rapper Juvenile is teaming with Rap-A-Lot CEO James Prince in a new joint venture to release new artists. Under the deal, Juve and J. Prince will release new music from Skip and Wacko as well as an album by the new group Partners N Crime. "This venture is a new way for me to experience […]
More Shakeups For The Music Industry As EMI Slashes 1500 Jobs
The world’s third largest music company, EMI, is cutting 1,500 jobs, will drop 1 in 5 of its artists signed and will begin outsourcing its CD and DVD manufacturing to reduce costs, the company announced today (March 31). EMI owns such labels as Capitol, Virgin, Caroline and Bluenote, is home to almost 300 artists including […]
Presidential Hopeful Says He’s “Fascinated By Rap And Hip-Hop”
Presidential hopeful John Kerry said that he was “fascinated by rap and Hip-Hop” and said that he was a big fan of the genre.”I think there’s a lot of poetry in it,” Kerry told MTV’s Choose or Lose. “There’s a lot of anger – a lot of social energy.”Kerry warned America leaders of the importance […]
