Mc Lyte: Award Tour
MC Lyte: Award Tour Damainon Ewell The more that things change, the more things stay the same. Not so in the case of MC Lyte. Ten years after her only Grammy nomination, she has been nominated again for "Best Solo Performance By A Female MC For A Track Or Single, a new category the world-famous […]
Total Eclipse
Artist: Black MoonTitle: Total EclipseRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: A P Special Correspondent Though they may not get all the “props” they did in ’93, Black Moon has returned with a vengeance. Only their third album, Total Eclipse takes you back to a time when lyrics mattered and beats made your neck hurt. Buckshot, 5 FT […]
Nick Cannon: The Fresh Prince
When you see Nick Cannons name on the marquee, the venue would do well to list the titles that come along with him. Comedian. Rapper. Songwriter. Producer. Movie Star. Theres no bridge that he hasnt crossed, and at the tender age of 23, hes only hit the beginning stages of a bright and prosperous career. […]
Choppa Inks Deal With Roy Jones’ Label
New Orleans rapper Choppa has left Master P.’s No Limit Records and inked a deal with boxing champ Roy Jones Jr.’s Body Head Entertainment.Choppa is recording the first of the 5 albums he must deliver to Jones’ label.”I am putting out music on artists that I believe in [and] Choppa is one those artists,” Jones […]
All Female Hip-Hop Concert To Rock Cuba
Cuba will play host to the first all women’s hip-hop concert this month, the first such event to take place on the island.The concert, titled “Proven Presence” will feature Cuban rappers Esencia, Oye Habana, Maryoris, Las positivas and Las crudas.The event, which kicks off at 5:00 pm on December 17, will take place at Covarrubias […]
Lauryn Hill Tells Catholic Church To Repent
Lauryn Hill accused the Catholic Church of exploitation and moral corruption and urged them to repent from the stage of a Christmas concert she was performing in at the Vatican.”I’m not here to celebrate, like you, the birth of Christ, but to ask you why you are not in mourning for his death in this […]
Snoop Hit With Lawsuit
Snoop Dogg was hit with a lawsuit over an episode of his “Doggy Fizzle Televizzle,” after an actress claimed the show made her appear to be naked and engaged in sexual acts.In the lawsuit, Dorothy Burns claims producers of the show wanted to give the appearance that she was having sex with another actor, who […]
Concert Promoter Pulls Plug On Ludacris, Trina Concerts
Concert promoters in South Africa pulled the plug on a tour featuring Ludacris, Trina and Kelly Rowland, citing poor ticket sales.Promoters of the Summer Vibes Tour cancelled shows in Cape Town and Durban, blaming poor attendance at Friday’s concert at the Dome in Johannesburg.Barry Florence, the tour’s promoter, said he had to cancel the shows, […]
C-Murder Update: Woman Says She Saw Another Man With Gun
A woman that was a key prosecution witness during the murder trial of Corey “C-Murder” Miller testified yesterday that she did not see Miller shoot 16-year-old Steve Thomas at a Jefferson Parish, New Orleans night club and witnessed another man with a gun before the shooting.Eloise Matthews testified under oath that she stood on a […]
Tray Deee Pleads Not Guilty
Eastidaz group member Tracy “Tray Deee” Davis has pleaded not guilty today (December 12) to four felony charges, stemming from a November 7th shooting in a Long Beach, California parking lot.Davis, 37, allegedly fired into a parked car and fled the scene. He was arrested a short time later at his Long Beach home.According to […]
Sony, BMG Merge Music Groups
After months of speculation, Sony Music and BMG have merged their music divisions to form the world’s second largest music group, Sony BMG.<brUnder the deal, which was announced today by Bertelsmann AG and Sony Corporation, the two companies will be equal partners in the music business.”I am convinced that this merger will give us the […]
Outkast Compete With 50, Break Records
Outkast’s critically acclaimed and commercial blockbuster double CD Speakerboxxx/The Love Below has been certified six times platinum.The group’s album is competing with 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Trying to claim the title as the most certified album of 2003.The album debuted on five separate charts, has earned six Grammy nominations and moved over a […]
Alkaholiks Sign Deal, Prepare “Firewater”
Tha Alkaholiks have inked a deal with Waxploitation/IMusic/BMG and are preparing to release a new album Firewater.”On this record we’re going back to our roots,” producer E-Swift said. “This one is for the longtime fans. It will be sort of a celebration of our 10 years out there.”Firewater will be Tha Liks’ 5th album in […]
Play, Salt Create Hip-Hop Musical
Christopher “Play” Martin, one half of Kid-n-Play and Cheryl “Salt” James of Salt-n-Pepa fame, have teamed up with New York Knick’s basketball player Allen Houston to create a gospel hip-hop musical.”Rise” was written and conceived by Martin and James and centers around a character named “Rapp.”The character faces tough decisions on how to handle the […]
Master P. To Play Basketball For The ABA
Mogul Percy “Master P.” Miller has signed with the American Basketball Association’s The Las Vegas Rattlers.Miller, who’s fortune is estimated to be between $200-300 million dollars, has flirted with basketball in the past.In 1998, the 6 foot 4 inch rapper tried out for the Charlotte Hornets, only to be cut.The following year he inked a […]
Memphis Bleek And Just Blaze Plan Label Deal
Memphis Bleek and producer Just Blaze are planning to join forces and release a compilation album that features eachs respective artists that they been grooming on the side. The duo is each looking to build their own empire similar to that of the Roc, however they do not want to be under the auspices of […]
Daz Dillinger’s Wife, Snoop’s Mother File Lawsuit Against Suge Knight
Incarcerated mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was hit with a lawsuit by the wife of Delmar “Daz Dillinger” Arnaud and the mother of Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus, claiming Knight slandered them on a song from the “Dysfunktional Family” soundtrack.Maria Watkins and Beverly Green filed the lawsuit yesterday (December 10).Lyrics on the song “Tha Row” claimed that […]
R&B, Hip-Hop Win Big At Billboard
R&B, Hip-Hop Win Big At Billboard Hip-hop and R&B rocked the Billboard Awards last night in Las Vegas as Beyonce, 50 Cent, R.Kelly materialized as the biggest winners of the evening. Kelly and Beyonce were the king and queen for the evening, both receiving four awards for the evening. Beyonce emerged victorious categories new female […]
Tray Deee Misses Arraignment
Tray Deee’s arraignment on felony assault charges was delayed after the rapper failed to appear in a Long Beach, California court.Tray Deee is facing a charge of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon and shooting at an occupied vehicle.According to officials, Trey Deee could not attend the arraignment, which […]
Ice T: Gangsta Superior
Ice T is perhaps the most understated legend of hip-hop music. EVER. As the original gangster of hip-hop, his influence, is represented in nearly every aspect of the genre seen today. While Schoolly D fathered it, Ice populated it, making it possible for Eazy E. NWA, and every other n#### with an attitude to have […]
