Xzibit, who is participating in the Anger Management tour with Limp Bizkit and Eminem, is in the final negotiating stages with Loud Records for his own imprint, Open Bar Entertainment. The deal, which is expected to be closed in a matter of weeks, will see Loud handling the financing of videos and recordings as well […]
Urban Mall is running a contest, and you are going to have to get your rhymes together ASAP, if you are seeing this for the first time (We got the press release all late and wrong, but better late than never!). The person with the tightest rhyme will have a their rhymes reviewed by the […]
Bad Boy records is running avertisements in hip hop publications have announced that P-Diddy’s Forever LP is already double platinum. Blaze magazine reports that the RIAA, the organization that awards sales certifications, says the album has only sold 1 million copies to date. Is Puff trying to boost his album sales? In an interview with […]
Three police dogs and several Marion County, Indianapolis police officers were called in to disperse a crow of roughly 100 people and one person was arrested after a Run-DMC show was canceled. According to reports filed by the police, 22 year old Chris Seidensticker fought with employees at the 8 Seconds Saloon, located on the […]
Puffy said: "I do not own a gun. I do not carry a gun. The charges and allegations against me are 100 percent false. I feel confident that in the next couple of days, I will be vindicated and everything will be all right." Well according to witnesss, Sean "Puffy" Combs pulled a gun inside […]
A close friend of rap star Jay-Z who witnessed his alleged stabbing of Lance (Un) Rivera, head of Untertainment Records, at the Kit Kat Klub in New York last Wednesday describes what he saw in the current issue of Newsweek. “Jay-Z approached him, they had a few words, they became loud, and then this big […]
Noreaga will have a drug possession charge against him dismissed if he can stay out of trouble for the next 12 months, a New York criminal court judge said this past Monday (Dec. 27). The decision handed down by Judge Robert Racite comes on the heels of Noreaga’s arrest Sunday in Queens, N.Y., for allegedly […]
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., the digital satellite radio broadcaster, today announced exclusive associations with internationally renowned MC Lyte and Grandmaster Flash, each of whom will have an ongoing presence on Sirius’ music and talk channels. Grandmaster Flash currently serves as musical director for The Chris Rock Show, and soon begins production on a feature film […]
House of Blues Concerts — already facing ticket-scalping allegations in the Denver area — also distributed prime tickets for its own shows to brokers in Atlanta, Dallas, San Diego and other cities, The Denver Post reported Sunday. The newspaper, quoted anonymous sources, reported that officials of the concert-promotion company even wrote instructions on House of […]
Eminem has responded to his grandmom’s objections to using a recordings of his late uncle on an upcoming release. The Detroit News reported that Betty Kresin (grandma), is upset that Eminem had planned to sample from a tape that he made 13 years ago with his uncle, Ronnie Polkingharn, who died in 1991. "My grandmother […]
A former city police officer already behind bars for bank robbery is one of the suspects in the 1997 shooting death of rap star Notorious B.I.G, the Los Angeles Times reported today. Investigators are reportedly examining whether former Officer David Mack conspired with Death Row Records founder Suge Knight to arrange the contract killing of […]
Atomic Pop has signed worldwide digital distribution deals with U.K. indie label Fire Records and hip-hop imprints GoodVibe and Rufflife, the latter the new venture by RuffHouse co-founder Chris Schwartz. The new Bahamadia record will be released under this agreement. The first Rufflife release under the agreement will be an EP entitled "Night Life" from […]
Eve has her own radio station on Radio SonicNet located at SonicNet.com. “Hip-hop, more than any other genre, is driven by a producer’s record collection, and sense of how different tracks can be mixed,” says Justin Herz, GM and SVP of SonicNet.com. “And for SonicNet.com to have a rapper as hot as Eve drop by […]
If you are a fan of The Ruff Ryders and The Cash Money Click, you will be glad to hear they are probably going to be somewhere in your vacinty. In February, Ruff Ryders crew DMX, Eve, Swizz Beats, Drag-On will go out with Cash Money Millionaires, Juvenile, Hot Boys, Lil’ Wayne, Turk, B.G. and […]
Diggin In The Crates member Big L was shot and killed in Harlem NYC. He was only 24 years old. Police are still investigating a motive and suspects connected to the killing. According to Officer Theresa Farello of the New York City Police Department’s Office of Public Information, police responded to shots fired on the […]
CDnow will began selling downloads Friday, with content supplied by amplified.com, Liquid Audio, and CDuctive.com.Prices will range from $1.49 to $3.49 per track and will be available in the Liquid Audio format. Another 50,000 songs will be offered by mid-December. The online retailer also expects to open a download boutique section by mid January. Until […]
HIP-HOP JAM IN SOUTH AFRICA NEEDS YOUR HELP On November 26th through December 12th, South Africa will be hosting "African Battle Cry", a hip-hop/youth expo in Cape Town. During these seventeen days, workshops, concerts, panel discussions about the music industry, and competitions will be held. Everything will be centered on the four elements of hip-hop […]
A letter from Kool Keith to his fans: "Dear Fans, This is Kool Keith. This is my first time writing you all personally, because this is a serious issue. I love all my fans, but I am a little bit angry with my record company. Aren’t you mad? I am on a big label, but […]
Here is a press release from LaFace Records, in regards to the Rosa Parks lawsuit that was thrown out of court: "We are pleased that our freedom of speech was not compromised, but are still saddened that Ms. Parks’ lawyers felt the need to take this to court. Our intentions were never to defame her […]
Ice T spoke out at the WebNoize 99 internet music convention in LA last week, talking about major labels. Ice was keynote speaker on the "Voice of the Creator" panel. He said: "They (Major labels) sign you up, turn you out, and keep most of your money." Artists who choose to sell their albums on […]
