New Survey Released

According to the latest Study released, 60 percent of music lovers that download songs have bought recordings from a retail outlet after hearing the songs online. The survey, which polled almost 17,000 people, was conducted by Yankelovich Partners. The survey also found that 4 out of 5 people would spend more on music if they […]

Tommy Boy CEO Wants Label Back

ommy Boy Records Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tom Silverman is trying to negotiate with investors to buy back half of his label from Warner Music. His contract is set expire in 18 months. Silverman sold 50 percent of his label in 1985, sold the remaining 50 percent to Warner in 1989 and then re-negotiated […]

Echo Park Gets Trashed

The Hip-Hop musical, Echo Park was trashed by The New York Post on Tuesday June 5th. The musical, tracks the early years of Hip-Hop played by Derrik Keyes. The gist of the musical, which the New York Post labeled "Badly written and convoluted" was that in the early days, it wasn’t about money or fame, […]

Shapeshifters Release Double CD

From the Los Angeles underground come the pre-legendary Shapeshifters. Born at Project Blowed, raised with Mr. T and He-man…. The main member of the Shapes, Circus, produced this double CD which can be thought of the underground anthology of the Shapes. Circus rolled through LA with his trusty 8-track and recorded some of the most […]

Police Officers Face Charges

Five police officers from Orange, New Jersey are finally facing Federal charges in connection with the beating death of Earl Faison, a man they beat to death in a case of mistaken identity. Faison, who was an up and coming rapper, was beaten, robbed and pepper sprayed by the five officers, who were seeking revenge […]

Nate Dogg Arrested

Nate Dogg, born Nathaniel Hale, was arrested on Saturday. Authorities are investigating Nate for kidnapping his former girlfriend and setting a car on fire. The Pomona SWAT Team took Nate around 12:30 PM. He was released on $1 million dollars bail. Apparently, he held his ex girlfriend against her will at a house in Lakewood […]

Russell Calls Out NYC Mayor

Russell Simmons called out New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani yesterday (May 31) for squashing his plans to have an event in City Hall Park. Russell is claiming he was denied the park, because he made fun of Giuliani in recent advertisements for his website, 360hiphop.com. The ad featured a Giuliani look a like, with […]

New WWF Release

Vince McMahon, head of controversial World Wrestling Federation, is planning to release another installment of their Gold release, WWF Aggression. The release, which featured Hip-Hop artists rhyming over wrestlers theme music, was released to critical acclaim. WWF Aggression-2, is going to feature Busta Rhymes, Da Brat, Ice Cube, Ghostface, High & Mighty, and Jay-Z. This […]

Willie D Boxing As Pro

Willie D, ex Geto Boys member will be fighting this Friday June 30th, at the Riverside Centroplex, located at 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 70802 Phone (225)-389-3030, www.brcentroplex.com Willie D has turned professional boxer and on top of training daily in the gym he is also working on a solo album due for […]

Chronic On Snoops Tour Bus

Snoop Dogg’s tour bus was stopped at the Temecula border checkpoint outside of San Diego California, when border police smelled Marijuana coming from the bus. When the officers searched the bus, they discovered 300 grams of Chronic. A member of the entourage claimed the weed, and was charged with a misdemeanor and released shortly thereafter. […]

Stabbing At Busta Rhymes Release Party

An Elektra Entertainment Street Team member was stabbed last night outside of the Busta Rhymes release party last night in Manhattan yesterday (June 21). According to sources who witnessed the melee, there was an alleged altercation between an unidentified Elektra Street team representative and a rival record label street team member outside of Club Exit […]

DMX Sought In Hit And Run

DMX is being sought after by NYPD for allegedly slamming into a car full of women, and then swearing that he wouldn’t pay for the damage he had caused. DMX was coming from a party at Float, where he was celebrating the launch of Missy Elliots new label, Gold Mind. After leaving the party shortly […]

Ol Dirt Escapes Prison Sentence

Ol Dirty escaped a prison sentence when the judge presiding over his case sent him to Rehab facility. Ol Dirty was released from jail, and was sent to the Impact House in Pasadena California, where he will undergo treatment for 180 days. Judge Marsha Revel and Ol Dirty’s defense team all agreed that the best […]

36 Mafia Exceeds Expectations

Three 6 Mafia debuted at number 6 on Billboard Magazine’s 200 chart, landing under Kid Rock and N’Sync, and beating out Pop heavyweights Creed and Matchbox 20. Ken Gullic, VP, Sales, Loud Records says,"Three 6 Mafia has taken the southern rap game to an all new level! Beyond the southern states — the nation has […]

KRS-One In Philly

KRS-One will be invading Philadelphia Sunday June 18th, at Pegasus Night Club. The event, which is being sponsored by Phillyhiphop.com kicks off at 9PM, and admission is completely free–that’s right, free before 11PM. If you have never been to a KRS-One show, it is worth any price. To be able to see it free is […]

Eminem Draws Heat

Eminem has drawn heat for his latest album, The Marshall Mathers LP. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), claims that his lyrics convey messages of hatred and violence, and could lead to discrimination, physical abuse, and death. The group is encouraging consumers to register complaints with Interscope Records, for promoting defamatory material. Eminem […]