Tyrese, Queen Latifah Nominated for Black Movie Awards

Queen Latifah and Tyrese Gibson are among the artists nominated for Film Life’s 2006 Black Movie Awards–A Celebration of Black Cinema: Past, Present and Future.Hosted by Tyler Perry, the show will honor creative achievements by African Americans in feature-length motion pictures, both in front of and behind the camera, as well as recognize outstanding films […]

AHH Stray News: Gangstarr, Lil’ Kim, Fat Joe, Baby Bash

Virgin/EMI is preparing to release a greatest hits collection from Gangstarr titled Mass Appeal: The Best Of Gang Starr. The CD features 21 of Gangstarr’s greatest hits, spanning their 20-year-career. Included on the CD are two bonus tracks. "Tha Squeeze" is from the Training Day soundtrack, while "Natural" was taken from the Spin This soundtrack. […]

A New Class of Hip-Hop Legends Revered At VH1 Hip-Hop Honors

A new cast of Hip-Hop pioneers were celebrated at VH1’s third annual Hip-Hop Honors Saturday night (Oct. 2) at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom. The show paid respect to the visionaries that helped shape Hip-Hop into a global phenomenon. The class of 2006 included Afrika Bambaataa, Beastie Boys, Eazy-E, Rakim, MC Lyte, Russell Simmons, and Wu-Tang […]

Diddy Links With YouTube/Burger King For Branded “Diddy TV”

Sean “Diddy” Combs has teamed up with Burger King for a new advertising campaign and a co-branded channel on YouTube called “Diddy TV.” “Diddy TV” launched yesterday (Oct. 7). Viewers received a personal message from the mogul, as well as exclusive access to music tracks and video clips from his upcoming album Press Play. “I’m […]

Russell Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Gets $100,000 Donation

In an effort to support local urban youth programs, Carnegie Corporation of New York has donated $100,000 to Russell Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. The one-time sizable donation will assist the foundation in its mission to provide disadvantaged urban youth with significant exposure and access to the arts. “This gift couldn’t have come at a […]