Dr. Dre turned down an offer to work with the King Of Pop according to Sonicnet. After working on mega successful albums such as Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit and his own Dr. Dre 2001, Dre said he would rather work with new talent. Dre told MTV Radio at the American Music Awards: " Somebody approached […]
Brooklyn Babylon, the movie which stars The Roots own Tariq Trotter, premiered at The Slamdance Film festival in in the opening slot despite protests by the films domestic distributor, Artisan Entertainment. the hip-hop love story “Brooklyn Babylon” screened in the event’s prime slot on Saturday anyway. According to Artisan spokes people the movie’s producer, Off […]
Capone-N-Noreaga are actively seeking to end their recording commitments to Tommy Boy Records. According to sources, the group is very unhappy with the way Tommy Boy promoted their last album, The Reunion, which reunited Noreaga with his partner Capone, who was incarcerated. Noreaga said: "This is our last album on Tommy Boy. Tommy Boy never […]
DMX has been ordered to serve his 15 day jail sentence by a Western New York Judge. DMX had tried to appeal the verdict, but the judge overturned it and ordered him to pay a $400 fine. DMX is supposed to surrender in two weeks to serve his time in the Erie County Correctional Facility […]
Eminem will be broadcasting his first pay per view concert February 17th. The concert will be recorded January 20th for a private audience in Los Angeles, will also feature his other group, D-12. The cost of the show to watch on your cable pay per view channel will be $19.95. Eminem will then begin his […]
Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah is currently in the studio, recording the follow up album to his certified gold album, Supreme Clientle. The new album will reunite Ghostface with his partner, Raekwon The Chef. The album, titled Cuban Linx 2: Bullet Proof Wallet is slated for a release date of April 3, 2001. Ghost has […]
Sticky Fingaz, who will release his debut solo album, “Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones” on February 27, 2001 on Universal Records, has a parallel career as an actor and has, in fact, been acting almost as long as he has been rapping. At the Sundance Festival, he will be a featured performer in […]
Xzibit recently finished up his soon to be released DVD, Restless Exposed. The DVD is scheduled to included scenes from their Up In Smoke and Anger Management tour, and will feature footage with Limp Bizkit, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Dr. Dre. It will also feature behind the scenes footage of the making of his video, […]
Puff Daddy and Timbaland have signed on to produce tracks on Christina Aguilera’s new album, which is due out in February. Puff is trying to reclaim his Bad Boy empire and has recentley signed a new Hip-Hop artist by the name of G-Dep. His single, Let’s Get It features Puff and Black Rob. Timbaland, who […]
Shabaam Sahdeeq has emailed the majority of webmasters the past week to clear up his status with Rawkus and to confirm that he is still alive and well. After several Rawkus employee’s went as far as going to his house in Brooklyn to find him, he issued this statement two days ago: "This is in […]
Athletic specialty retailer Footaction USA has teamed up with Rawkus Entertainment hip-hop artist Talib Kweli for the grand opening of the new Footaction store in Baltimore on December 9. Kweli will make a guest appearance at the store and sign autographs for fans. Customers will receive a free Footaction CD sampler as a gift with […]
George and Weezie Jefferson never moved up like the Notorious Lil Kim. THe Queen B has jetted from her old New Jersey home and moved into a secret gated community. Currently, Kim’s old home, a 4 bedroom, 3 bath town house is on the market for $880, 000. The new, larger home is a 2 […]
Shabaam Sahdeeq, who was one of the first Hip-Hop acts to sign with Rawkus Records, and was signed before Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Pharoah Monch, is now making an attempt to leave the label. Shabaam has had his album, Scandalous completed for over a year, but Rawkus has pushed the release of the album […]
The stolen handgun found in the Lincoln Navigator truck with Puffy has apparently been traced to a man outside Atlanta. Ralph Cooper, a building contractor from Powder Springs, had reported his gun missing to local police after it was stolen from his truck last fall, his wife, Shellene, told APBnews.com. New York police found a […]
Jay-Z, who heads up the very successful Roc-A-Fella Records, Roc-A-Wear clothing line and the recently founded Carter Faculty label, has opened up a boutique store in Philadelphia. The store, which is located off of South 4th Street in between a nail salon and a vintage clothing store, has been open for business for just under […]
Prodigy, half of Hip-Hop group Mobb Deep, was robbed early Friday morning of $343,000 worth of jewelry. P, who was taking a break from a video shoot, was robbed at gunpoint by two men, in Long Island City, which is a part of Queens New York. Most of the Jewelry was rented for the video […]
The 1st annual Tribute to Women in hip-hop will celebrates the achievements and influences of female artists in hip-hop. The event, which takes place on December 6th, 2000 will consists of guest speakers and a panel discussion between music industry professionals on issues dealing with women in hip-hop. Panelists will discuss issues dealing with female […]
Tha Slumplordz release The Yakuza has been named as one of the best hip hop albums of 2000 by The San Francisco Bay Guardian. The full length LP, which was released in October, is the group’s first national release and second full-length offering. Other honorees include Dead Prez, Outkast, Blackalicious, Talib Kweli, and Dr. Dre […]
Liquid Audio has entered into a marketing agreement with Death Row/D3 Entertainment, allowing consumers to download the single, "Head Doctor" from the Death Row release, Dead Man Walking. The announcement comes a day after (December 20th, 2000) the release of the Snoop sanctioned, Tha Last Meal, on Master P’s No Limit imprint. Fans may be […]
Lyor Cohen, the head of Def Jam Records, officially confirmed that LL Cool J will be leaving the record label. LL has been on Def Jam since the label launched in 1986. Here is what he had to say: "LL Cool J is clearly one of the most important artists of his generation. He created […]
