Puff Daddy had a good year, in terms of his business ventures. While his label, Bad Boy brought in $60 million in revenue, the real success story comes from his clothing line, Sean John. Sean John brought in over $100 million for the CEO. “When I’m Sean John, it’s definitely like an alter ego" he […]
Snoop Dogg will release his first XXX rated video, Doggystyle, through Larry Flint’s Hustler Video, the magazine’s video distribution company. The flick, which was shot in Snoop Dogg’s home, is a cross between a rap video and XXX-rated film. Snoop wrote all the music, including 11 never-before-released tracks. He performs in six original music videos […]
Snoop Dogg’s syndicated radio show, Bigg Snoop Dogg Radio continues to do well for the stations that carry the show. On the show, Snoop takes listeners on a four hour journey of world premier releases, mixes and in studio interviews with top acts. Recent guests have included Busta Rhymes, Fred Durst, Tha Eastsidaz, Nate Dogg, […]
Steve Heckler, VP of Information Technology has issued a chilling threat against Napster, and the development of any sort of technology outside of the major entertainment conglomerate’s grasp. After giving a speech at California State University, Heckler told the Summer Forty-Niner (the student newspaper) that " The music industry will take whatever steps it needs […]
Big Boi of Outkast has a new addition to his family. His girlfriend gave birth to a boy on February 3. Big Boi missed the child being born. In an attempt to make sure he witnessed it, Outkast canceled their remaining 5 dates on the groups European tour, where they were opening the majority of […]
Family, friends, and fans of Big Pun (birthname, Christopher Rios) will gather together in the South Bronx on February 6, 2001 to commemorate the 1st anniversary of his untimely passing last year on February 7, 2001. Big Pun will be immortalized yet again by Bronx-based hip-hop graffiti artist, The TATS CRU, who painted the original […]
Eminem may not be as homophobic as the critics make him out to be. It was recently announced that Eminem will perform a duet with Elton John, the openly bisexual singer, at the Grammy awards. The duo will perform Eminem’s song, "Stan", which is about a deranged fan. In a statement, the NARAS said: “The […]
Puffy’s problems continue to mount. In addition to being sued by a former tenet for allegedly renting a house that was "infested with vermin" in Beverly Hills and his high profile shooting case, Puff is now the plaintiff in a civil case against a journalist, who failed to produce his autobiography. Mikal Gilmore breached an […]
DJ Yutaka is set to drop his second album United Nations II in April. Yutaka, who has worked with the likes of Ice T, Ras Kass, Chuck D, Tash, Jurassic 5 and Afrika Bambaata, is also a member of the Universal Zulu Nation. Featured on United Nations II are: Guru, N’dea Davenport, Afrika Bambaataa, B-Real, […]
Mos Def recently finished up the shooting for Carmen: A Hip-Hopera in Los Angeles. Also appearing in the film is ultra-sexy Destiny’s Child leader, Beyoncé Knowles. Beyoncé has the main role and stars opposite of Mekhi Phifer. Mos Def plays the villain in the movie. The movie is based on a 19th century opera by […]
Jurassic 5 continue to push their first major label effort, Quality Control. After achieving success with their single, W.O.E (Wonderful World Of Entertainment), the group is now reading their next video and single, "The Influence." The group, Chali 2NA, Zaakir, Akil, and Marc 7 are excited about the new video. "The video looks tight and […]
DMX, who surrendered to authorities on Monday (Feb. 25th) to begin serving jail time for a traffic violation and possession of marijuana, was hit with a new charge when he arrived at the Erie County Correctional Facility in upstate New York. A few hours after arriving, DMX was taken from his jail cell and hustled […]
The Rza has just wrapped up shooting for the Wu’s latest video, "I Can’t Go To Sleep." The video depicts the social climate in the Black community. Making claims that the climate hasn’t changed too much from then and now, the video uses footage from the civil rights era. There’s a piece that shows American […]
Eminem continues to ride his wave of controversy-and sell records. While the Marshall Mathers LP is nearing 10 million units sold, It was recently announced that Eminem will perform at Britain’s largest awards show, The Brits. Following his successful British shows, Eminem has " confirmed that he will be jetting into London to perform at […]
Emimem pleaded guilty to concealed weapons charges, when prosecutors agreed to drop a felony assault charge. The charges stem from an incident in June when Eminem pointed an unloaded gun at a man he saw kissing his wife. Eminem still faces other charges in relation to an incident he had with a member of the […]
Ludacris and his Disturbing The Peace crew are ready to release a compilation album featuring the crew’s talents later this year, according to Universal spokes people. Ludacris and his crew are featured on his full length platinum Def Jam debut, Back For The First Time. The album, which is titled Golden Grain, will feature Shawna, […]
Chuck D., the outspoken leader of Public Enemy has announced the formation of a new movement organization, R.A.T. (Radio Attack Terrorists). The organization’s goal will be to gain more exposure for artists that have a positive message. "Were gonna change the climate by identifying every media owner, music and program director, record and video marketer […]
Dr. Dre is claiming that he was ripped off to the tune of $20 Million dollars by PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the biggest accounting firms in the world. He claims that the firm lured him in with promises of expert money management, but claims they "Robbed me blind." Dre has been in court for over two […]
Lil Kim has denied any involvement in the wild shooting outside of Hot 97 in New York City. At least 22 shots were fired, which wounded Efrain Ocasio, 31 in the back. According to the police report, Lil Kim left Hot 97, where a party for DJ Clue was being held 15 minutes before the […]
Lauryn Hill, who was sued over production credit for her album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, has settled. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed by her label, Sony Entertainment. The musicians, Vada Nobles, Rasheem Pugh, Tejumold and Johari Newton, charged that Hill promised to credit them for their work, but then reneged and listed […]
