Beastie Boys JMJ Concert Sells Out In 24 Seconds
The Beastie Boys tribute concert to Jam Master Jay sold out in 24 seconds according to House Of Blues. The all ages concert will take place on April 25 in Las Vegas and the proceeds will go to JMJ’s family and his estate. DMC and DJ Hurricane will also be in attendance, but it is […]
FBI Not Happy With Latest Ja-Rule Video
Irv Gotti may have committed a federal crime by using the FBI letters in Ja-Rule’s latest video "The Reign," without permission. The video features Patrick Swayze as an FBI agent and recreates the FBI raid on Murder Inc.’s offices earlier this year. While FBI officials aren’t pleased with the video, they said that it would […]
Exclusive: Juvenile And Cash Money Reunite
EXCLUSIVE: Juvenile has reunited with Cash Money Records after a bitter breakup in 2001. “Juvenile and Cash Money have settled any differences they had, and Juve is currently working on album which will be released by Cash Money later this year,” Peter Seitz, CEO of American Talent Agency, told AllHipHop.com. ATA is Juvenile’s management company […]
Big Hats, Bigger Hate
What the hell Ok, no. really, what the hell is going on with these damned big hats? Now you’re saying to yourself, “Hey, Jean pray tell, what big hats?” Then I’m all, “You know.” Then you’re all, “No, we don’t know! Please, please tell us.” Then I’m all, “Well, if you insist.” Listen, either there are […]
Whan Rappers Attack
Artist: Tame OneTitle: Whan Rappers AttackRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: Paine The Artifacts were responsible for some of raps better entries during the latter years of hip-hop’s golden era. If youre too young to remember, try looking up and listening to Wrong Side of the Tracks or Art of Facts for remedial knowledge. When the New […]
ODB Out Of Jail, GZA Speaks
Wu-Tang Clan member Ol’ Dirty Bastard has been released from an upstate New York prison. According to sources Ol’ Dirty is being held in a New York area mental facility after he was deemed unsafe to the public. Fellow Clan members remained optimistic that Ol’ Dirty would be released as early as July. “It’s good […]
Jay-Z To Be Honored
IJay-Z will be honored along with Jive Records President Barry Weiss tomorrow, April 2. The two mogul’s will be honored by the Foundation For Ethnic Understanding at the home of songwriter Denise Rich. The award comes for promoting diversity in the workplace. The Foundation For Ethnic Understanding is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to […]
Mr. Cheeks: Super Star
Before Mr. Cheeks was a household name in hip-hop, the dreded rapper gained critical acclaim as a member of the Lost Boys. When Lost Boyz member Freaky Tah was gunned down, the group soon disbanded. In 2001 Cheeks broke the silence with his solo debut, John P. Kelly, which spawned the hit single "Lights, Camera, […]
Indianapolis Mayor Forms Task Force To Investigate Hip-Hop
Indianapolis, Indiana Mayor Bart Peterson has formed a task force to look into claims of discrimination against African-Americans. In 2001, club owners in the Broad Ripple area met with deputy police chief William Reardon and agreed to limit the amount of hip-hop and rap music that was played in local establishments. When J.Y.’s opened in […]
Queen Latifah Named In $15 Million Dollar Lawsuit
Recent Academy Award nominee, Queen Latifah, is among named defendants in a copyright lawsuit seeking $15 million over the box office standout, “Bringing Down the House.” Marie Flaherty, a New York attorney, claims to have written a screenplay entitled “Amoral Dilemma,” whose plot is strikingly parallel to that of “Bringing Down the House.” In 1999, […]
Jay-Z, Nas Two Of The Top 50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers
Jay-Z and Nas have been named two of the top 50 most hated New Yorker’s according to a poll taken by The New York Press. "These endlessly feuding rappers should be merged to form one, giant, illiterate organism called Notorious S.U.C.K.," the New York Press said. "Either that, or they should stop pretending and jump […]
Outkast Drops Bombs On Tennis Court
Jennifer Capriati gave Outkast some shine before her match at the Nasdaq-100 Open. The tennis star played 1999’s "Bomb’s Over Baghdad," before her match. Capriati said that she played the song to show solidarity with troops fighting in Iraq. The song was reluctantly previewed by stadium court producer Bob Ruf. After Ruf previewed the song […]
Eightball & MJG Sue Suave House, Koch
Eightball and MJG have filed a lawsuit against Tony Draper’s Suave House Inc. and Koch Entertainment, claiming upcoming releases are in violation of a settlement the group entered into with Suave House. According to the suit, the settlement was reached to resolve a dispute over master sound recordings that Eightball and MJG claimed non-payment of […]
Soul Supreme Presents The Saturday Nite Agenda
Artist: Soul SupremeTitle: Soul Supreme Presents The Saturday Nite AgendaRating: 4 StarsReviewed by: N. Context What is this? No bling bling; no gratuitous materialism; no gun play; no grandiose, drug dealing tales? What about the bounce? Not here. Soul Supreme Presents: The Saturday Nite Agenda is a black sheep in this era of rap music. […]
The Lost Freestyle Files
Artist: SupernaturalTitle: The Lost Freestyle FilesRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Brolin Winning Known across the globe as one of the most skilled freestylers to ever clutch a mic, Supernatural has wowed audiences for years, flexing his razor sharp, off-the-top skills in emcee competitions and on major tours alike. Despite his underground celebrity status and over […]
Snoop Sued Over Answering Machine Message
An answering machine message has gotten Snoop Dogg into trouble for the second time. According to court documents, the rapper is being sued by a man only known as "Joh Doe," in Los Angeles Superior Court. Doe, who resides in Compton, California, claims that Snoop used his voice unauthorized on "Pimp Slapp’d," which appears on […]
Dame Dash Arrested, Son Brings Pot To School
Roc-A-Fella CEO Damon Dash was arrested yesterday on a warrant for "absconding with a subject child," after his son’s mother claimed he was taking the 11 year-old boy to live in California. The arrest comes amidst a custody battle between Dash and Linda Williams, the 11 year-old’s mother. On March 10, William’s claims that the […]
50 Cent Chart Domination Continues, Preps DVD
50 Cent’s reign at the top of the charts continues, as the rapper moved 234,000 more copies of his Get Rich or Die Tryin, bringing his sales totals to over 3 million copies in just seven weeks. The rapper is showing no signs of slowing down. On April 15th, he will release "The New Breed" […]
Craig G: Battles By Fire
In Hip-Hop, wack freestyles are like teenagers trying to purchase alcohol before they turn 21. They aren’t going to get very far, and they can be guaranteed a gas-face or two along the way. The art of "off the top of the head rhymes" is a lost, but precious skill, tried by many but mastered […]
Eazy E Passed 8 Years Ago Today, Krayzie Bone Comments
Today, March 26 1995 pioneering Compton, California rapper/executive Eazy E died from complications of AIDS just three weeks after being diagnosed. He was 31. Wright, who founded Ruthless Records’, is arguably one of the most influential figures in hip-hop history, helping to jumpstart "gangsta rap." Eazy was also one of the founders of N.W.A. "I […]
