Violater Gets Loud

Chris Lighty has ended his relationship with Lyor Cohen, the CEO of Def Jam, and has taken Violater Records/Management to Loud Records. After an 11 year relationship, it is rumored that Lighty was forced to leave Def Jam due to a lack of big releases, and that Def Jam opted to not renew his distribution […]

Snoop Dogg’s Bodyguard Busted

Snoop Dogg’s bodyguards were busted last week in New York City’s Kennedy Airport, when they tried to check their weapons in. According to the New York City Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman, the three men did everything by the rules, and were very courteous. James Ice, Edward Hunter and James Archer, were not licensed to […]

Wyclef Cancels South Carolina Show

Wyclef Jean has cancelled his March 24th concert at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, in support of the NAACP’s economic sanctions against the tourism industry in South Carolina. The sanctions, which were officially launched on January 1, 2000, are intended to impel the state to stop flying the Confederate battle flag atop […]

Snoop Dogg Disses Suge

Snoop Dogg has launched an assault against the former label he was on, Death Row Records. No Limit bought his contract for an estimated $700,000, allowing him to head to Master P’s camp. Snoop has one album left under the Master P deal, which is scheduled to drop in the spring, titled The Last Meal. […]

Q-Tip Arrested

Qtip has been formally arrested and charged with breaking a mans jaw inside of The Virgin Megastore in New York City. The two apparently began arguing over an incident last summer, in which Q-Tip prevented the man from handing out demo tapes in front of the Hit Factory recording studio last summer. Miranda said that […]

Ice Cube Goes To Mars

Ice Cube is taking more steps to ensure his acting career is on the rise, this time signing on with blockbuster director John Carpenter, and his upcoming flick "Ghosts Of Mars". The movie will also star Hole front woman Courtney Love. The movie takes place 175 years in the future, in a dusty frontier mining […]

Ice T Helps Launch New Online Label

Ice T was at the New York Music and Internet Expo, helping launch another online record label, SomeMusic.com. Ice serves on the advisory board of the latest online label. The site allows musicians to market, promote and sell their music online. SomeMusic.com is the latest division created by SMI and is designed to complement SMI’s […]

ANTRA To Distribute Miramax Film

The ANTRA Music Group announced that it has signed an agreement with Miramax Films to produce and distribute the soundtrack/full-length album to the movie “O,” a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, starring Martin Sheen, John Heard (Beaches) and supported by some of today’s leading teen celebrities including Mekhi Phifer (Clockers, Soul Food and I Still […]

MAC Charged With Murder

Mac The Camouflage Assassin, whose real name is Mckinley Phipps, has been arrested and charged with first degree murder, following a shooting at a night club. Apparently Barron Victor Jr. and Phipps got into an altercation after a performance dubbed the World War Party, at Club Mercedes in Baton Rouge. Phipps, who was the feature […]

Big Pun Suffers Fatal Heart Attack

Big Punisher, who was enjoying the success he had achieved with Jennifer Lopez’ "Feelin’ So Good" single, suffered a fatal heart attack and was pronounced dead Monday afternoon at the age of 28. A hospital spokesperson, and Loud Records declined to discuss details of the rapper’s condition. The only information was that Big Pun was […]

Flesh-N-Bone Sentenced

Flesh-N-Bone was sentenced to 11 years in a California State Prison for threatening a friend with an AK-47 last December. He was found guilty of Assault With A Deadly Weapon and Criminal Possession Of A Firm Are By A Felon in June. Flesh was already behind bars for another violation, in which the LAPD found […]

Hip-Hopera

Lifted Productions is looking for performing artists to star in the first Broadway show dedicated to the four elements of Hip-Hop. "Echo Park" is about the phenomenal growth of Hip-Hop culture in the past 20 years. The show is slated to open in June at the world famous Apollo theatre in Harlem New York City. […]