Seems Like Ol Dirt Mcgirt just can’t stay out of trouble. While he was out in Hollywood, watching the performance of Des’ree, ODB was thrown out of the club for being "drunk, disorderly, and annoying other patrons." House Of Blues security came to take ODB out of the club, and he threatened to come back […]
Shaquille O’Neal escaped injury this past weekend, when the party he was throwing to promote his new album, was shot up. Aldo’s Nightclub was hosting a listening party, when gunfire erupted outside of the club. 7 men, aged 19-32, were taken into custody and charged with various crimes from assault with a firearm to participation […]
Imprisoned Death Row CEO Marion "Suge" Knight, may be a free man after serving 2 years of a 9 year sentence for violation of probation in the beating of the now deceased Orlando Anderson, in front of the MGM Grand Hotel in Vegas, which led to the death of Tupac Shakur. A California appellate court […]
Bushwick Bill, former Geto Boy, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against Houston based Rap-Alot-Records, Noo Trybe Records, Virgin Records, and Jus Joking, which is a comedy club in Houston. The 3 Foot 8 inch rapper claims he was assaulted August 28, by five men who attacked him, and pulled a gun on him when […]
Rappages editors are now claiming that Wyclef Jean admitted to pulling a gun on Blaze editor Jesse Washington, in a New York studio. The Staff writer claims that Clef also said the gun was not loaded. Spokespeople at Wyclef’s management firm, Das Communications would not elaborate on this new twist to the situation, only saying […]
Rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest (who recently broke up), is the latest rapper to be accused of assault. Apparently Q-Tip who was with Leonardo DiCaprio became aggitated when the Papparazi took pictures. The victim claims that Tip roughed him up, and that he has photographs from another Papparazi, who took pictures of the […]
Fab 5 Freddy recently hosted the Wildstyle Reunion party in Los Angeles, at the Hollywood Athletic Club. The reunion drew about 350 people, where they watched the pioneering movie, Wildstyle, and watched the Hip-Hop stars of the past perform. Grandmaster Flash, Busy B, and Crazy Legs from The Rocksteady Crew all performed at the event. […]
Fat Joe and Big Punisher were both arrested Tuesday, on assault charges. The two artists are accused of beating and robbing a man for his gold chain, July 14, during the Puerto Rican Day parade in New York City. Details are sketchy at the present time, but the person who filed the complaint said that […]
Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon is the latest to do some acting, in a new movie titled Black&White (you should have seen some of the models at the auditions!). The movie is directed by James Toback, and it is about two filmmakers following white kids, who are following their favorite Hip-Hop stars. The movie stars Robert […]
Coolio was arrested and booked, after he was pulled over for driving on the wrong side of the street. Coolio, who’s real name is Artis Ivey, was stopped on Tuesday in Lawndale. The officer asked him if he had any weapons, and he told a sheriff’s deputy that he had a pistol in a door […]
The Lyricist Lounge tour is officially underway, and Big Pun, Slick Rick and De La Soul will be headlining on the 12 date tour. If you don’t know what The Lyricist Lounge is, its a place where upcoming heads take the stage and perform along side of the veterans. The event has been hosted by […]
Ol’ Dirty is at it again. Dirt was placed behind bars after being kicked out of his Drug Rehab program last week. Dirty was staying at the Impact House live in facility in Pasadena California, and has now been transferred to the programs Jail Facility, in downtown Los Angeles. Dirt was allegedly drunk after his […]
As we stated a long while ago, Brand Nubian has finally re-united, and this time they are on a new label, Arista, having departed from the Elektra Records fold. The album, titled The Foundation is going to be released in the next 4 months, and features production by many respected producers, including the great DJ […]
Wu-Tang Killa Bees are swarming over France, announcing earlier this week that they were setting up an office in Paris to exploit some of the talent that is emerging from there, and to strengthen their links in The United Kingdom, and Europe. The office is just being set up, but spokespeople have confirmed that the […]
Wyclef, has been accused of pulling out a gun, and pointing it at the chest of Jesse Washington, the editor-in-chief of Vibe Magazines latest venture, Blaze Magazine. Washington claims that while in the Hit Factory, Clef rolled up tipsy and was distraught at the fact that Washington was going to give Canibus a negative review, […]
Snoop Dogg is making Master P very happy- and rich. His debut album for the No Limit label is expected to bump The Beastie Boys Hello Nasty album off the number one slot, ending their 3 week run at number one. According to soundscan, Snoops release, Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be […]
The DMC (short for Disco Mix Club) has announced their U.S. Champion Saturday in front of a crowd of over 1,000 Hip-Hop heads. 20 year old DJ Craze from Miami won the championship, and he now has to go to Paris, where he will battle 30 DJs from all over the world for the world […]
This story was originally published on August 2, 1998.
Choclair, one of Canada’s premier Hip-Hop acts, has recently been snatched off the underground circuit and signed with Virgin Music Canada. He was signed after he won the Canadian Urban Music Award for best male Hip-Hop act. Look for Choclair to blow up later on this year.
MC Lyte is back with a new video, and production help from Missy Elliott, and LL Cool J. LL produced a song on the album, called Play Girls Play. He not only produced the song, but he wrote Lyte’s Lyrics ( wack). Lyte’s album is going to be called Seven & Seven, and if the […]
