ASCAP To Showcase Emerging Talent

As part of the ASCAP Presents… Heineken R&B Ampt Music Series of regional showcases, four up-and-coming artists will be performing at The Cotton Club (152 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA) in Atlanta on Monday, September 30, 2002. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show starts at 8:00 PM. The artist line-up includes LaMajic, Transcendental Funk, Heston […]

Shaolin Monks Fight To Protect Name

The monks of the Shaolin Temple in China have set up a firm, Henan Shaolin Temple Industrial Development, to prevent "abusive use" of the Shaolin name. Made popular by Kung-Fu flicks and the Wu-Tang Clan, the monks are registering "Shaolin" and "Shaolin Temple" as trademarks with the Chinese government. "It’s unshirkable historical responsibility to protect […]

Bone: Bizzy Bone Ousted

During a recent peformance at B.B. King’s in New York City, members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony confirmed that Bizzy Bone was no longer a member of the group. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony headlined a night of hip-hop acts that included Lil Jon and The Eastside Boyz and 8Ball & MJG, who gave their first New York performance. During […]

Fat Joe Says He’s Grown

Terror Squad Leader Fat Joe said he looks to capitalize immediately on his newfound mainstream success as he prepares to release a new album, Loyalty. Less than a year after Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) . went platinum, his latest opus is scheduled to hit shelves on November 12th via the rapper’s Terror Squad imprint […]