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Hip-Hop band The Roots are among the headliners of eight simultaneous, free Earth Day 2008 concerts organizers have announced. On Sunday, April 20, The Roots along with Ricky Skaggs, The Neville Brothers, Los Lonely Boys and Mickey Hart from The Grateful Dead, are headlining free concerts in Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, […]
Throughout the years Atlanta has emerged as a renaissance city for Hip-Hop. Below the superficial surface of snap music lies a thriving underground of literary artists, DJs, B-boys/girls, and MC’s. With such diversity, it was appropriate that the all-star A3C (All 3 Coasts) Festival brought together over fifty artists spanning the last twenty-five years of […]
Hip-Hop hook master Nate Dogg recently pleaded guilty to assaulting to the boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend. According to TMZ.com, Nate Dogg, born Nathanial Hale, appeared in an Orange County, California court on March 20. He pleaded guilty to aggravated trespassing and battery, stemming from an incident in which his former lover accused him […]
On this day, thirteen years ago, one of the first and most influential kingpins in Hip-Hop history tragically died of AIDS. The man who teamed up Ice Cube and Dr. Dre and gave the world Straight Outta Compton and irreversibly changed the way the ’American Gangster’ looked like, seldom gets the amount of props […]
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. YESTERDAY’S RUMORS! Hip-Hop Rumors: Akon Is Now A Country Singer! Ray-J B#### Whitney? Common & Obama! Hip-Hop Rumors: T.I. Preaches At Church!? Polow’s Big Man-Hug! A Relative Disses […]
Rocko is no newcomer to the industry. He started Rocky Road Records back in 2002 and recently put out two mixtapes with the most recent being 2007’s Swag Season. This mixtape helped make himself more familiar as a rapper in and around Atlanta. He’s now brought his swag to the frontlines with his first […]
“Don’t push me, ‘cause I’m close to the edge. I’m tryin’ not to lose my head.” –Lyric from “The Message” Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Usually when we get wind of the mental and emotional pain our entertainers are up against, it’s after something crazy happens: they’ve been […]
In only true turntablist form, DJ Scratch put on one of his world-famous performances at Club Society in St. Louis during the 2008 DJ Technology Retreat and Convention. He kicked-off the finals for the convention’s DJ Battle, as well as a show with St. Louis’ own Jus Bleezy and Yo Gotti, with an out of […]
With more than 20 years in the music industry, LL Cool J has utilized his standing as a rap veteran to promote not only his music, but the culture of Hip-Hop to music fans. According to the rapper, the spirit of Hip-Hop is alive and well as he enjoys his first tour of Australia. […]
Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic rapper Plies has moved up the June 24 release date of his upcoming album Definition of Real. The project, which features the Ne-Yo assisted single “Bust It Baby, Part 2,” is now slated to hit music stores and online retailers on June 10. Definition of Real is the follow-up to Plies’ […]
For a hoops fan, the month of March is the best time of the year. Everything from filling out your brackets, to the upsets, to checking out the ticker every five minutes – the drama of March Madness in my opinion can’t be matched by any other sporting event. This year is no different. […]
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Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s mother Cherry Jones will appear in Brooklyn Surrogate Court on April 1 in the ongoing battle over the rapper’s estate, according to The New York Post. Ol’ Dirty’s mother will challenge the role of Dirty’s widow Icelene Jones as administrator of his estate, once again claiming that Icelene is misusing funds the […]
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Outkast road Manager and former pro-wrestler Chase Tatum was found dead in his Atlanta home on Sunday (Mar 23), of an apparent drug overdose. The 34-year-old actor and personal trainer, who appeared alongside Big Boi in 2007’s movie Who’s Your Caddy? had a history of being dependent on painkillers and was set to enter […]