T.I. Speaks on Shawty Lo and The Dirty Awards
The Shade 45 Morning Show’s Angela Yee interviews T.I. and speaks on Shawty Lo and the Dirty Awards!
Will Smith’s Red Pearl To Distribute Films In Middle East
Will Smith is taking his knack for success overseas, with a new venture involving his production company Overbrook Entertainment. According to Variety, Overbrook has joined forces with D Media to launch Red Pearl Pictures, a new company that will distribute Western films throughout the Middle East. Red Pearl joins a number of key […]
The Last Word: Rihanna and Chris Brown Face a Lawsuit, Diddy and Akon Try For the Black James Bond, and Amy Winehouse Gets the Business in Her Hospital Bed
Whats up peoples? Its the final month of 2008 and the week jumps off with India and Pakistan beefing over last weeks attack on Mumbai, President-elect Obama introducing his national security team as he nominates Hilary Clinton for Secretary of State and the official word that we are in a recession despite an increase in […]
E-40: The Ball Street Journal (Album Review)
You would think after sixteen, yes sixteen, years in the game E-40 would garner more respect from the Hip-Hop community. The man helped put the San Francisco Bay area on with his early street corner hustle in the 90s to bringing his city to a national spotlight with the recent Hyphy movement. Now […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: New Dr. Dre. Em Song! 50’s Reality Show Deaded? Kim Mad At Biggie Flick?
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. TODAY’S RUMORS! MY DAILY TWO CENTS I almost took the day off ALMOST! ALAS, I AM HERE. Over at MTV, about 850 people were laid off the other day. […]
Suge Knight’s Mansion Sold In Bankruptcy Court
The multi-million dollar home of Marion Suge Knight was recently sold in bankruptcy court, adding to the rap moguls list of problems. Knights Malibu mansion was sold for $4.56 million dollars – much less than the $6.2 million dollars the former head of Death Row Records was seeking for the house last year. […]
Rap Label Slip-N-Slide Records Celebrates 15 Year Anniversary
As Miami Hip-Hop mainstay Slip-N-Slide Records enters into its fifteenth year of operation, the labels owner Ted Touche Lucas is preparing to commemorate the anniversary in a major way. Lucas is inviting fans and colleagues alike to join in the celebration next Thursday (December 11) in Miami. Confirmed guests for the event include […]
Prodigy: Speakin’ Freely
On January 8, 2008 Albert Prodigy Johnson of Mobb Deep infamy began serving a three and a half year sentence after pleading guilty to gun possession charges stemming from an incident in 2006. Nevertheless, before entering those four walls and momentarily losing his freedom, P was able to record his third solo project, HNIC […]
Cash Money CEO Talks Wayne’s 8 Grammy Nominations
Cash Money Records co-founder Ronald Slim Williams has released a statement congratulating Lil Wayne on his earning eight Grammy Award nominations last night (December 3). In the statement, Williams expressed his pride in Waynes latest career accomplishment and took time to note that his accolades are well deserved. The success of Tha Carter […]
BUMP IT OR BLOW IT: Curren$y “Blown Away”
When one thinks of currency, they think of a means to transact; to exchange. Currency is used to get things that you want, to get goods and services, and to get what you need.Curren$y is not to be confused with Young Money anymore, but apparently he does stand ready willing and able to get you […]
Gillie Out Of Beanie Sigel’s ‘Brotherly Love Concert’
Contrary to earlier reports, Philadelphia rapper Gillie Da Kid will not be taking part in an upcoming Brotherly Love Concert being organized by Beanie Sigel and Nikes ACG Store. Gillie Da Kid, Beanie Sigel and a host of upcoming rappers from Philadelphia have publicly feuded over the past few years by trading insults on […]
