On the final day of The 2nd Hip-Hop Summit, artists, executives and leaders from the African-American community said they would label sexually explicit and violent music, as well as posters and websites that promote it. Plans are also in the works to mentor young rappers and executives. A political group will be formed to address […]
Brooklyn Born MC The Bad Seed, who nearly died as a child due to asthma, signed with Warner Brothers yesterday. The Bad Seed, who hails from Marcy Projects, the same New York City that brought Hip-Hop Jay-Z and Memphis Bleek, recently appeared on Funk Flex’s Vol.4, 60 Minutes Of Funk on the track "Uhhnnh." Speaking […]
With the 2nd Hip-Hop Summit being days away, Talib Kweli, Queen Pen and Keith Murray joined Russell Simmons on an upcoming edition of BET’s Rap City, to talk about the Summit and taking back responsibility. "The Summit is needed to put order into the positive progression of the Hip-Hop culture," Keith Murray said. The 2nd […]
When Nike first launched their hot dribbling style basketball commercial nationally earlier this year, it was proved to be a huge success for the giant sneaker company. However, once the video turned up on BET (Black Entertainment Television) as a music video with hip-hop godfather Afrika Bambaataa’s name attached, the hip hop community raised its […]
Ja’Marc Antoine Davis, who is a member of Christian Hip-Hop act Raze, waived his rights to a preliminary hearing without a plea agreement on charges of rape and molestation, according to sources. Davis, who is 26, also faces charges of forcible sodomy and rape by instrumentation. Davis, is accused of having a sexual relationship with […]
"I almost burst into tears," says Karla Turner, a Harlem bred fan of Jamaal "Shyne" Barrow, who was sentenced to 10 years in jail after being convicted for charged with first-degree assault, gun possession and reckless endangerment. "I had to go to the bathroom at my job to get it together." Unfortunately, the lengthy, perhaps […]
If you are like Late night host Jay Leno, you have jokes about Allen "The Answer" Iverson and the Sixer facing the colossal L.A. Lakers. But last night, Jay’s jokes went side ways when a quip referred to A.I.’s album being released yesterday – it wasn’t. The album, Misunderstood, won’t be found at a store […]
Through the years, there has been a dubious omission to the diversity of rap music, the openly homosexual rapper. Look no further than Caushun The Gay Rapper (a trademarked name). What started out as a phone call to Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex, caused Caushun to aggressively represent for all the gay hip hoppers in the […]
Naughty By Nature recently announced that they have signed a new recording contract, with TVT Records. The new album, titled The Rah Rah, is being recorded now and scheduled to be released this fall. Surprisingly, the album will contain no production from long time producer KayGee, and according to sources, is no longer part of […]
Keith Murray, who was recently paroled from Prison made a surprise appearance at the Lyricist Lounge performance, at BB King’s in Manhattan last week. Initial publicity only indicated live performances by headliner Big Daddy Kane, Japanese hip hop act Furin Kazan, Jane Doe, Skeme Team, Maspyke and Teamstas, but there was much more in store […]
BMG continues it’s acquisition of Internet music properties. As the race to own digital distribution on the net races along (AOL/Timewarner, Universal/Getmusic.com and Mp3.com) BMG entered the digital music scene early last year when the German giant announced that it would purchase the ailing music website, CDnow. After selling a stake in Getmusic.com that it […]
The Los Angeles Times headlined game one of the Sixers/Lakers NBA Championship saying, "OT, then Oh No," whereas the Philadelphia Daily News boldly spat, "Sweep This!" Like the bi-coastal papers, the hip hop community is also polarized over the Championship series. Although the Lakers lost the first game, they managed to rage back and the […]
2Pac debuted in the top ten on the UK singles charts last week, five years after he was shot and killed in Las Vegas. "Until The End Of Time," entered into the charts at number four, making it the second highest entry for the week. Until The End Of Time, which is his latest posthumous […]
According to rap pioneer Kurtis Blow, he and Grandmaster Flash have co-founded A.O.L. (the Alliance Of Legends), which boasts membership from Kool Herc, DJ Hollywood, Kool DJ Red Alert, Afrika Bambatta and Grandmaster Flash, the one who conceived the original idea. The pioneers aim to maintain the spirit of old school while making positive changes. […]
Rock Steady will celebrate their 24th anniversary July 24th through the 29th. The celebration will include a celebrity basketball tournament and basketball tournament July 26th. July 27th sees a Hip-Hop film festival as well as a b-boy/b-girl battle. July 28th there will be a free outdoor concert and performance, and July 29th there will be […]
A woman in Maryland has filed a class action lawsuit A Maryland mother has filed a class action lawsuit against AOL-Time Warner, Atlantic Records and Slip-N-Slide Records, the home of Miami’s Trina, Trick Daddy and The Iconz. The lawsuit comes after the woman bought a clean version of Trick Daddy’s latest release, Thugs Are Us […]
Twista is sequestered in Atlanta, where he is recording a third solo album after settling a copyright infringement lawsuit with parties that included his former label Creator’s Way Associated Labels. His solo deal with Atlantic Records is estimated to be approximately $6 million. According to highly placed sources in the Chicago rapper’s Legit Ballin’ Records […]
Beanie Sigel has stepped in the world of acting, working on a film titled "Paper Soldiers." The movie, which stars Beans, Kevin Hart, Smokey, Capone and Noreaga and Miss Jones, is being directed by Damon Dash and Dave Daniels. The flick is currently being shot on location in New Jersey. Don’t think that Beans is […]
Gil Scot-Heron, who’s early ’70s recordings raised a few eyebrows, was busted last weekend in a crack house on 144th street by the NYPD. Gil Scot, whose song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," has been adapted by countless Hip-Hop acts, is considered by some to be the Godfather Hip-Hop music. A warrant for his […]
Jay-Z‘s gun possession case has been pushed back to October 16th a judge ruled yesterday (June 26th). The arrest of the high profile artist brought light to the fact that the NYPD had developed what they called a "Rap Patrol," to watch rappers at their favorite hangouts. The reason for the delay is attributed to […]
