The Hip-Hop clothing line Akademiks is causing controversy in New York over their racy poster ads that state: “Read Books, Get Brain.”Enraged New York City transit officials are taking action, vowing to pull the ads from city buses.”Get Brain” is slang for oral sex and the ad deliberatly played on the meaning.Akademiks’ ad designer Anthony […]
Philadelphia rapper John “Tommy Hill” Wilson testified yesterday in Federal court during the trial of a family accused of harboring drugs and Weapons of Mass Destruction.Hill, a former member of popular Philadelphia rap group The Ram Squad, was busted last December and charged with major drug offenses.He agreed to cooperate with authorities and testify against […]
A Norwegian rap group is facing criminal charges for setting up a website called killhim.nu that urged web readers to offer money towards a bounty on U.S. President George W. Bush, recently elected to a second term.”Shooting this man is not just self defense, but is the only reasonable thing to do,” the site read.Washington’s […]
Big Tigger will air it out with R. Kelly in an exclusive interview to discuss the demise of the “Best of Both Worlds Tour” featuring Kelly and multi-platinum rapper Jay-Z.The special interview will be broadcast on “Live in the Den with Big Tigger,” the personalities nationally syndicate radio show.The interview will air tonight (November 4) […]
The dynasty continues – according to Damon Dash.At a kick-off event celebrating Roc-A-Fella Record’s 10th anniversary Wednesday (November 3) at New York University, Roc CEO Damon Dash discounted rumors of a conflict between he and Jay-Z and spoke on the future of hip-hop’s legendary Roc-A-Fella empire.The event opened with a performance by Roc artist Rell, […]
Da Brat, the First Lady of So So Def Records, has joined the latest cast of VH1’s “Surreal Life,” the popular show that assembles a diverse group of celebrities. Producers for the show set up cameras throughout a domicile in which the celebs’ activities are watched and recorded 24 hours of every day. In the […]
Geffen and Interscope have moved Snoop Dogg’s upcoming album R&G: Rhythm & Gangsta The Masterpiece up a week, due to internet leaks and bootlegging. The album will now be released on the November 16th, the same day as another Interscope release, Eminem’s Encore. Sources stated that Interscope may be planning to reshuffle Eminem’s release as […]
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has conceded the race for U.S. president to George W. Bush in a phone call early today (November 3rd). Hip-Hop mogul P. Diddy spoke on the impact of his “Vote or Die” campaign to raise youth votes. “The voter turnout overall is up,” Diddy told NBC News. “And one of […]
The mixtape phenomenon has officially crossed over to public domain with iTunes Music Store now providing legal hip-hop mixtapes for download. The online music company’s mixtape "Street Official Mixtape, Vol. 1" went up live last night (November 2). The promotional mixtape is the first of its kind—free, downloadable and completely legal. The introduction to iTunes […]
LL Cool J has scrapped his tour due to an unknown abdominal ailment.The rapper is on medication and under a doctor’s care at the present time. "I am extremely disappointed to have to cancel the rest of this fun and successful tour," LL said in a statement. "I apologize for disappointing my fans who have […]
English students at Syracuse University are about to be schooled by the pint-sized diva, rap star Lil Kim. The multi-platinum rapper will visit Syracuse Wednesday (November 3rd) to address a course about her lyrics and their social significance. The accredited course, entitled: "Hip-Hop Eshu: Queen B@#$H 101 – The Life & Times of Lil Kim" […]
The Hip-Hop community, generations deep, has mobilized to ensure that voters are not intimidated, misinformed or deterred from voting in today’s election. Veteran actor Ossie Davis and Michael Holman, of ’80’s hip-hop show "Graffiti Rock," have produced a public service announcement to prevent voter intimidation. Davis, who was featured in the Spike Lee’s "Do The […]
R&B crooner R.Kelly has smacked Jay-Z with a $75 million lawsuit on Nov. 1 and accused the rapper of intentionally disrupting his efforts throughout their “Best of Both Worlds Tour. In a statement, Kelly accused Jay-Z and affiliates of his Marcy Projects production company of a myriad of offenses including physical assault via pepper spray, […]
Politics has a strange way of making bedfellows. Moby, a longtime Eminem nemesis, has recently announced his support for Slim Shady and the rapper’s anti-Bush single and video for “Mosh.” “You know that Eminem and I have had our differences in the past,” Moby wrote on his online Web log last week. “But this video […]
Roc-A-Fella CEO Jay-Z and the promoter of the Best of Both Worlds have decided to cancel the series in lieu of continuing with R&B singer R.Kelly in New York, according to reps from the rapper’s camp. Instead, the Brooklyn lyricist has decided to offer fans a “Jay-Z and Special Guests” show at the Continental Airlines […]
According to sources, Vallejo rapper Mac Dre was killed in a shooting and crash in Kansas City Missouri. Investigators revealed that two men in a car were headed north on Highway 71 near 85th Street earlier this morning when another car pulled up and opened fire. The driver of the vehicle fired upon went into […]
A record number of hip-hop heads are expected to cast their votes Tuesday—a historic enrollment that may swing the presidential election against Republican incumbent George Bush. But William "Upski" Wimsatt, Director of The League of P#####-Off Voters, has a message for hip-hop voters: Don’t forget the other 90% of the ballot. "Most of us go […]
Jay-Z and R. Kelly’s collaboration album Unfinished Business is expected to debut at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 charts. The album moved over 280,000 units during its first week in stores. The pair’s highly touted collaboration enjoyed extra publicity, due to a very public falling out between the two men on their Best of Both […]
Inspired by rap’s lavish lifestyle, known to many as “bling-bling,” entrepreneurs Erroll and Nicole Footman have combined “ice” with luxury flatware to create Blingware. Noticing the flashy jewelry celebrities frequently showcase on awards shows, the Footman’s procured the design for their flatware that includes knives, forks and spoons. The married couple experimented on the construction […]
John Kerry talked about Eminem’s latest single, “Mosh,” in which he attacks President Bush and labels the president a “coward.” “I heard Eminem on "Saturday Night Live" last night,” Kerry told MTV. “I heard the song that he did. I don’t know if that’s part of his new [album] or not. I liked it. But […]