New to this year’s Spring Massive Festival is the first ever Snowed Out All-Star Weekend April 5-7, 2002. The three-day event celebrates hip-hop, snowboarding and the fusion of these two cultures. Headlined by a concert with rapper Ludacris and a Pro Halfpipe Jam expected to include such notables as Danny Kass, J.J. Thomas, Todd Richards […]

Saturday March 30, at the Apollo Theatre, rappers Eve and Free will join the cast of “V-Day Harlem 2002,” an assistance program for victims of domestic violence. The two ladies of hip-hop plan to appear along side of stars like Naiomi Campbell, Faith Evans, Kim Coles, Lynn Whitfield and Rosario Dawson. Eve, who also made […]

Today (March 26) marks the 7 year anniversary of the passing of the legendary Eric "Eazy E" Wright. Eazy E passed away from complications due to advanced HIV. Eazy E, who is credited by many for bringing what the mainstream media has called "Gangsta Rap" to commercial acclaim was just 31 years old when he […]

Recently, producer Dr. Dre inked a deal with brewer Coors and will make his debut in a series of Coor’s Light beer commercials. Coor’s rep Hilary Martin said, in a statement, the company chose Dre because of his "relevance to consumers, particularly urban consumers." She also said Dre was important to the company due to […]

Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises, creators of the immensely popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books, announced their next release will be "Chicken Soup for the Hip Hop Soul ". They are currently accepting stories from writers around the world. Guidelines for the stories can be found at www.myhiphopstory.com. The book will […]

Dres and Mr. Long (formerly Mr. Lawgne) have reunited as Black Sheep and will be releasing a new LP titled "Same Sheep, Different Day." Their first single, "Havin’ Fun Wit It," is currently being serviced to radio. This is the group’s first album since 1994’s since 1994’s Non-Fiction. Black Sheep’s debut, "Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing," […]

According to the Washington Post, Sean Combs may wear another hat in business, this time not the music or clothing business, but the boxing business. According to sources, Combs was asked to invest about $13 million into the upcoming Mike Tyson/Lennox Lewis fight, scheduled to take place in June at the MCI center in Washington, […]

According to the Washington Post, Sean Combs may wear another hat in business, this time not the music or clothing business, but the boxing business. According to sources, Combs was asked to invest about $13 million into the upcoming Mike Tyson/Lennox Lewis fight, scheduled to take place in June at the MCI center in Washington, […]

Queensbridge rapper Cormega is in New York finishing his second solo album, The True Meaning. Cormega said his sophomore effort would be a departure from his first, The Realness. “It’s a reflection of myself. Like this album I’m trying to intensify my respect as a lyricist as opposed to just screaming QB or being labeled […]

Patrick "Project Pat" Houston was convicted by a federal jury on 2 counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Pat was charged in January of 2001, when Memphis police stopped him for speeding. According to the police, they found two revolvers in his SUV. At the time he was on parole for […]

Loud Records let go over half of their staff on Friday March 15th, and will cease to operate as a stand alone label. According to sources, Sony Music’s Columbia Records will take over marketing, promotions and sales. The label is currently staffed with less than 10 Loud employee’s, which are A&R and some senior management. […]

Luther Campbell and a group of local Miami, Florida promoters have formed a promotions company to help provide events and keep order during Memorial Day in Miami Beach. Luke’s Progressive Righteous Organized Inc. applied for a special events permit from Miami three weeks ago. According to published reports, Campbell has come up with a plan […]

Carlos "South Park Mexican" Coy has been arrested on three counts of sexual assault involving two 14 year old girls. Two of these accounts involve alleged assaults that too place almost a decade ago. The third involves an assault last month, while Coy was free on charges of aggravated assault of a child. Coy, 31 […]

On March 9th, a 10-member Georgia jury convicted Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, aka 1960’s activist H. Rap Brown, in the killing of a police officer and the shooting of another. Al-Amin was found guilty of murdering Deputy Ricky Kinchen of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Dept and wounding Deputy Aldranon English in March 2000. Many experts like […]

Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock is bringing his "Future 2 Future" tour to the U.S. in support of his new LP of the same name. The LP, which Hancock describes as "a melange of hip-hop, drum ‘n’ bass and world beat," features Chaka Khan, DJ Rob Swift and others. Herbie Hancock is no stranger to hip-hop […]

Grammy Award winner Nelly Furtado recently said that she is taking some time out from recording the follow-up to her smash debut, Whoa Nelly!. She is taking the time out to lend a hand to The Roots and the collaboration is likely to appear on the Philly groups next album. She said that she will […]