Swollen Members Win Juno Award

Vancouver, Canada based hip-hop group Swollen Members‘ won Canada’s equivalent of a Grammy for their second album, Bad Dreams on Sunday April 14th. The album, which is certified gold in Canada, took home the award for Best Rap Recording, edging out Solitair’s Easy To Slip, Ghetto Concept’s Still Too Much, Jeleestone’s Jeleestone 13 and Kardinal […]

Will Smith To Develop Hotel

Will Smith‘s real estate company, Treyball Developments, is in the final stages of a plan to build a minority owned 500 room hotel in Broward County, FL. Treyball took the project after the county cut ties with the previous developer. In related news, Smith’s company Overbrooke secured rights to remake Bill Cosby & Sidney Poitier’s […]

Gravediggaz Re-Released

Empire Musicwerks announces the long awaited and widely hailed re-release of “Nightmare In A-Minor”, the full length album from hip-hop group, Gravediggaz. The record was originally released independently, and is now being distributed by BMG. The record is scheduled to hit shelves on April 9, 2002. “This is an incredible effort from Gravediggaz that deserves […]

Xzibit, Jay-Z To Perform At ESPN

Xzibit and Jay-Z will be perform at the second ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards. The awards honor athletes who compete in snowboarding, skiing, surfing, BMX and motorcross. Jay-Z’s set will be backed up by musicians from top rock bands, including members from Korn, Limp Bizkit and Static X. Last years event was hosted by […]

Beyond 2002 Super Festival Heats Up

The Beyond 2002 Super Festival will kick off April 12 and will run through the 14th in Miami Florida’s Bicentennial Park next week. The event features top recording artists in hip-hop, alternative rock and electronic music. The event also features three days of extreme sports competitions ranging from the top talent in skate boarding to […]

SPM Denied Bail

Carlos “South Park Mexican” Coy, was denied bail related to charges to charges of seven counts of sexual assault of a child. A judge in Houston has ordered him to be held in Harris County jail until his trial begins next month. Coy’s lawyer had been attempting to get him released, but the judge struck […]

Eminem Target Of New Lawsuit

Eminem and Interscope records are the target of a lawsuit in federal court by French composer Jacques Loussier. According to the lawsuit, which was March 28th in New York, Eminem and Interscope used parts of Loussier’s song, "Pulsion." Eminem used portions of the song in his song "Kill You," which appeared on his The Marshall […]

Dr. Dre Teams With Coor’s Lite

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

Mystikal Sued Over Cajun Sayings

Louisiana inventor Steve Winn is suing Mystikal for copyright infringement for over $1 million dollars. According to MTV, Mystikal is being sued by Steve Winn, the inventor of Cajun in Your Pocket, which is a key battery operated key chain that says six Cajun phrases when pressed. According to the lawsuit, Mystikal used the phrases […]

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Ludacris Gets Snowed Out

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 […]