When the Up In Smoke Tour came to the Nassau Coliseum in New York last week, there was a surprise guest lurking backstage. He wasn’t really noticed until the Eminem set came up. The man lingering far outside of Em’s limelight was none other than Joey Anthony Fatone, Jr. and he was enjoying himself to […]
According to an executive at MCA records, Amil, a female rapper on Roc-a- Fella Records, is now pregnant and the father of the child is Killah Priest, an artist on MCA. Since Killah is an underground favorite and Amil is a more commercial rapper, the pair seem like an unlikely couple. Furthermore, in his songs […]
Snoop Dogg is the target of a Pasadena California based organization who call themselves "Day One." The group, which is a non-profit organization is calling for the end of Snoops’s weekly radio show on Power 106. Over 70 people protested his show outside of the radio stations offices. The show, titled "The Weekly Smoke Out […]
Real Stories in association with ASCAP presents: “What A&R Reps Have To Say” 2000 Artist & Repertoire, what does it mean? What is a good demo? What types of things do A&R look for? Selected audience members will have the opportunity to have their music critiqued by our panelists. In addition, our panelists will play […]
DMX has signed on to star in Dimension Films’ latest installment of “The Crow” franchise for the Edward R. Pressman Film Corp. The project will begin shooting at the end of this year. The Crow: Lazarus will be the fourth in the series of movies. DMX has signed a multi-picture deal for the series. “We […]
Q-Tip, who once seemed like one of the more peaceful and positive rappers, was recently fined for punching a man in the face during a fight in March outside of a Virgin Megastore in Manhattan. The man who he punched, Kenrick Miranda, is a member of a rap duo, Slandid, and they have recorded a […]
In anticipation of Big L’s posthumous release, The Big Picture, Rawkus Records will be holding a Celebrity basketball game, as well as the video shoot for his latest single, "Holding It Down", which features a cameo appearance by R&B singer, and New York’s Hot 97 radio personality Miss Jones. The game will feature The Flamboyant […]
Eminem was officially charged with assault, carrying a dangerous weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. Eminems management claimed that fans seeking autographs caused the disturbance, but county prosecutor Carl Marlinga claimed otherwise in court on Monday. Eminem had supposedly showed up at the club to check up on his wife, Kim Mathers. Eminem suspected her […]
According to the latest Study released, 60 percent of music lovers that download songs have bought recordings from a retail outlet after hearing the songs online. The survey, which polled almost 17,000 people, was conducted by Yankelovich Partners. The survey also found that 4 out of 5 people would spend more on music if they […]
ommy Boy Records Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tom Silverman is trying to negotiate with investors to buy back half of his label from Warner Music. His contract is set expire in 18 months. Silverman sold 50 percent of his label in 1985, sold the remaining 50 percent to Warner in 1989 and then re-negotiated […]
The Hip-Hop musical, Echo Park was trashed by The New York Post on Tuesday June 5th. The musical, tracks the early years of Hip-Hop played by Derrik Keyes. The gist of the musical, which the New York Post labeled "Badly written and convoluted" was that in the early days, it wasn’t about money or fame, […]
From the Los Angeles underground come the pre-legendary Shapeshifters. Born at Project Blowed, raised with Mr. T and He-man…. The main member of the Shapes, Circus, produced this double CD which can be thought of the underground anthology of the Shapes. Circus rolled through LA with his trusty 8-track and recorded some of the most […]
Five police officers from Orange, New Jersey are finally facing Federal charges in connection with the beating death of Earl Faison, a man they beat to death in a case of mistaken identity. Faison, who was an up and coming rapper, was beaten, robbed and pepper sprayed by the five officers, who were seeking revenge […]
Nate Dogg, born Nathaniel Hale, was arrested on Saturday. Authorities are investigating Nate for kidnapping his former girlfriend and setting a car on fire. The Pomona SWAT Team took Nate around 12:30 PM. He was released on $1 million dollars bail. Apparently, he held his ex girlfriend against her will at a house in Lakewood […]
Eminem is facing another battle, this time over money. John Guerra, the man who Eminem supposedly pulled a gun on for kissing his wife, has filed a lawsuit against him. Days after the confrontation, he claimed that he is still in fear of his life, and that it was the "scariest moment" of his life. […]
Russell Simmons called out New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani yesterday (May 31) for squashing his plans to have an event in City Hall Park. Russell is claiming he was denied the park, because he made fun of Giuliani in recent advertisements for his website, 360hiphop.com. The ad featured a Giuliani look a like, with […]
Vince McMahon, head of controversial World Wrestling Federation, is planning to release another installment of their Gold release, WWF Aggression. The release, which featured Hip-Hop artists rhyming over wrestlers theme music, was released to critical acclaim. WWF Aggression-2, is going to feature Busta Rhymes, Da Brat, Ice Cube, Ghostface, High & Mighty, and Jay-Z. This […]
Willie D, ex Geto Boys member will be fighting this Friday June 30th, at the Riverside Centroplex, located at 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 70802 Phone (225)-389-3030, www.brcentroplex.com Willie D has turned professional boxer and on top of training daily in the gym he is also working on a solo album due for […]
Janet Jackson needed some Hip-Hop on her album, so she has enlisted the help of producer Rockwilder to give her a hand, and some credibility. Rockwilder had originally been slated to do one track with the Pop star on her new album, but ended up doing four of them. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are […]
Snoop Dogg’s tour bus was stopped at the Temecula border checkpoint outside of San Diego California, when border police smelled Marijuana coming from the bus. When the officers searched the bus, they discovered 300 grams of Chronic. A member of the entourage claimed the weed, and was charged with a misdemeanor and released shortly thereafter. […]