The hip hop world patiently awaits, for Rakim, the god of rap to emerge after signing with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Records. In a recent interview with Jerry Barrow, a freelance writer, Brooklyn’s M.O.P. said they were contacted by Rakim to be on his yet-untitled album. "I had a convo with Rakim. He said he got […]
The Sanitation Department in New York City is cracking down on illegal poster advertisements and has found its biggest victim to date-a record record $100,000 fine paid by Jay-Z‘s Roc-A-Fella imprint. New York City officials have cracked down on illegal stickers and posters, as the music industry has recognized their marketing and promotional power. Roc-A-Fella […]
Russell Simmons, organizer of the historic Hip-Hop Summit that took place in New York recently and served to galvanize the hip-hop community around the theme of "Taking Back Responsibility," has taken another step forward toward accomplishing its goals and formed the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, dedicating to realizing the initiatives that came out of the […]
Omar Gooden, who plays the wild, young gangsta Sweet Pea, in John Singleton’s Baby Boy is preparing to release a rap album. The actor has a crew called Legion, a group hoping to drop their freshman album sometime this year. With the first single, "Mamacitas," the group has received some airplay on commercial radio. The […]
On Sunday, July 15, 2001, at Cedar Sinai Hospital in California, Anthony Berkeley aka Poetic of The Gravediggaz succumbed to his two year battle with metastatic colon cancer. Poetic had been fighting for his life for the past two years, ever since he collapsed in the studio in 1999 from stomach pains and became diagnosed […]
Organizers of the Pro-Voice concert may not understand what the words "Pro-Voice" really mean, if their actions speak for their organization. Pop artist and Pantene Spokesperson Willa Ford features Royce Da 5’9 on her song "I Wanna Be Bad" from her recently released album, Willa Was Here. Royce has been touring with Ford and was […]
Tha Slumplordz release The Yakuza has been named as one of the best hip hop albums of 2000 by The San Francisco Bay Guardian. The full length LP, which was released in October, is the group’s first national release and second full-length offering. Other honorees include Dead Prez, Outkast, Blackalicious, Talib Kweli, and Dr. Dre […]
According to Urbanexpose.com, David Mays, who runs The Source, has put the magazine on the selling block, The price Mays is asking for the magazine is $100 million dollars. TheSource entertainment consists of hip-hop themed high circulation magazines, an annual award show, and two weekly television properties that use the African Heritage Network for broadcast […]
After debuting on the Billboard Charts at number 2, only two weeks ago with The Saga Continues, P.Diddy is still in the news. He was in the studio earlier this month with the legendary David Bowie recording a remake to Bowie’s 1985 hit "This is Not America" for the "Training Day" soundtrack. The movie is […]
Russell Simmons, tired of hearing lawmakers diss Hip-Hop music, attended a meeting held by the Senate Government Affairs Committee yesterday. The meeting, which also included various representatives from different Genre’s of the entertainment field including the RIAA’s Hillary Rosen and MPAA’s Jack Valenti. Simmons requested a seat on one of the panels testifying before the […]
Killah Priest’s record release party turned deadly in Los Angeles yesterday morning, leaving one man dead, two wounded and another young woman fighting for her life. Priest, who was celebrating his record release party at The Century Club, was performing to a packed house. Around 2:20am the drama started. According to eye witnesses allhiphop interviewed, […]
VH1 will take a look at the life and tragic death of Hip-Hop Icon, The Notorious B.I.G. in an upcoming "Behind The Music" special. The special, which will debut Sunday July 8th will focus on Biggie’s rise to fame and his unfortunate untimely death in a hail of gunfire in Los Angeles. The special features […]
Big Ed, former No Limit soldier, passed away yesterday in the hospital after a bout with cancer. Ed, who is survived by his wife and two children, was one of the last artists to leave No Limit for non-payment of royalties. Last Fall, Ed released his own solo album, Special Forces, through Select-O-Hits. "Ed was […]
A drama loosely based Eminem temporarily called "Untitled Detroit Project," will begin shooting around Detroit in September. The flick, which is being produced by Imagine Films, focuses on Eminem going from local Hip-Hop artist to international recording star. The movie will be distributed by Universal Studios, who will open a production office in Detroit in […]
Eminem was granted his visa from the Australian government to perform, along with a strict message to respect the countries value and multicultural society. Lawmakers and other groups were opposed to allowing Eminem and D-12 into the country, claiming that his lyrics were violent and homophobic. The groups were attempting to ban Em on the […]
Atlanta’s newest superstar Ludicris is preparing his sophomore album Word of Mouf, ready to hit stores on October 9th. The Southern rhyme slanger, who is up for two Source Awards on August 20th, has his production being provided by the Neptunes, Rockwilder, Trackmasters, as well as the Timbaland, who produced the album’s first single "How […]
Luther "Luke" Campbell recently announced that he is in the works of putting together a reunion album for pioneering free speech group, The 2 Live Crew. "We’re trying to do a reunion album right now, as well as a tribute album with other people doing 2 Live Crew songs," Luke said in an interview with […]
DMX has been indicted by an Erie County grand jury on charges that he failed to show up at Cheektowaga town court, to serve his jail time for a traffic violation conviction last year. DMX, who was supposed to serve 15 days for driving without a license, was released in March after showing up 13 […]
Puff Daddy is being sought by Miami police, for allegedly driving producer Dallas Austin’s Ferrari recklessly and evading police. According to sources, on June 9th, police spotted Puff driving a silver 2000 Ferrari and watched as he almost struck a pedestrian. As he pulled up to the Goldrush strip club, patrons scattered to avoid being […]
Beanie Sigel was picked up by Philadelphia police Friday and charged with assault, for attacking a man on Sigel Street, July 5th. 27 year old Sigel, allegedly used his Bentley to block a motorist from getting by a group of his friends. The motorist, Frank Ferrer 31, also of Philly was trying to pass when […]
