Charlie Wilson Files Lawsuit Over Heineken Ads Featuring ‘Beautiful’

Charlie Wilson, famed lead singer fo R&B group The Gap Band filed a lawsuit against Capitol Records, EMI Music and Heineken Inc. for using portions of rapper Snoop Dogg’s#### single “Beautiful” in a commercial. The lawsuit, which was filed yesterday (June 8) in federal court in Manhattan, claims that portions of the song were used […]

Fatman Scoop and Wife Sign TV Development, First Look DVD and Publishing Deal With MTV

Fatman Scoop and his wife Shanda signed a new television development deal and first-look book and DVD deal with MTV, based on their series Man and Wife. Created by Fatman Scoop and Shanda, Man and Wife offers an interactive and insightful look at the couple’s relationship. The series was launched earlier this year as a […]

LeBron James Reveals New Theme Song ‘Main Attraction’ Featuring Paul Wall, Al Fatz

Last night (June 1), the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Lebron James gave a legendary performance and scored a career playoff-high of 48 points, as the Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons in Game 5, which was an exciting, 109-107 double-overtime victory for the Cavaliers. James, who also raps, held a promotion with Sprite that started in January, that […]

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Wins At 35th Annual FiFi Awards; Makes History In The Process

Hip-Hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs made history last week when his fragrance Unforgivable won Men’s Fragrance of the Year at the Fragrance Foundation’s 35th Annual FiFi Awards in New York. Combs’ win at the FiFi Awards makes him the first African-American to take home an award at the coveted event. “Somebody from fashion had come […]

Duran Duran Gets Down With Hip-Hop; Producer Danjahandz Talks Collaboration

Nearly six years after their last release, rockers Duran Duran are currently working on their upcoming album with the help of Hip-Hop producer Timbaland and his protégé Danjahandz. Danjahandz, a young Virginia native, first caught Timbaland’s attention in 2001 and two years later, the young producer was brought to Timbaland’s studio in Miami to put […]

AHH Stray News: Talib Kweli, Stylus Awards, Texas Music Conference, The Fixxers

Talib Kweli, Rock Ross, Fat Joe and Lil’ Flip will perform during a star-studded birthday party for Satellite radio veteran Leo G, program director for XM’s only uncut and uncensored Hip-Hop channel, XM66. Mississippi rapper David Banner will host Leo G.’s 37th birthday party, which is invitation only and takes place at popular Washington, D.C. […]

Green Lantern, Saigon, 9th Wonder Judging Music Nation’s Second Contest

Artist development company Music Nation has launched another series of online video music competitions, with the winners will receive a major label recording contracts. The latest competition by Music Nation will include two separate winners, one winner will be chosen from the Hip-Hop genre and the other from the rock genre. Judging the Hip-Hop competition […]

Beastie Boys Rapper MCA Produces New LP For Punk Pioneers Bad Brains

Beastie Boys member Adam “MCA” Yauch recently finished production on the forthcoming reunion album from punk music pioneers, Bad Brains. The release, titled Build a Nation, is described as a return to form for Bad Brains. Bad Brains is world renown for helping define American punk and hardcore music. The African-American rock group has been […]