Keith Murray, who was recently paroled from Prison made a surprise appearance at the Lyricist Lounge performance, at BB King’s in Manhattan last week. Initial publicity only indicated live performances by headliner Big Daddy Kane, Japanese hip hop act Furin Kazan, Jane Doe, Skeme Team, Maspyke and Teamstas, but there was much more in store […]
BMG continues it’s acquisition of Internet music properties. As the race to own digital distribution on the net races along (AOL/Timewarner, Universal/Getmusic.com and Mp3.com) BMG entered the digital music scene early last year when the German giant announced that it would purchase the ailing music website, CDnow. After selling a stake in Getmusic.com that it […]
The Los Angeles Times headlined game one of the Sixers/Lakers NBA Championship saying, "OT, then Oh No," whereas the Philadelphia Daily News boldly spat, "Sweep This!" Like the bi-coastal papers, the hip hop community is also polarized over the Championship series. Although the Lakers lost the first game, they managed to rage back and the […]
2Pac debuted in the top ten on the UK singles charts last week, five years after he was shot and killed in Las Vegas. "Until The End Of Time," entered into the charts at number four, making it the second highest entry for the week. Until The End Of Time, which is his latest posthumous […]
According to rap pioneer Kurtis Blow, he and Grandmaster Flash have co-founded A.O.L. (the Alliance Of Legends), which boasts membership from Kool Herc, DJ Hollywood, Kool DJ Red Alert, Afrika Bambatta and Grandmaster Flash, the one who conceived the original idea. The pioneers aim to maintain the spirit of old school while making positive changes. […]
Rock Steady will celebrate their 24th anniversary July 24th through the 29th. The celebration will include a celebrity basketball tournament and basketball tournament July 26th. July 27th sees a Hip-Hop film festival as well as a b-boy/b-girl battle. July 28th there will be a free outdoor concert and performance, and July 29th there will be […]
A woman in Maryland has filed a class action lawsuit A Maryland mother has filed a class action lawsuit against AOL-Time Warner, Atlantic Records and Slip-N-Slide Records, the home of Miami’s Trina, Trick Daddy and The Iconz. The lawsuit comes after the woman bought a clean version of Trick Daddy’s latest release, Thugs Are Us […]
Twista is sequestered in Atlanta, where he is recording a third solo album after settling a copyright infringement lawsuit with parties that included his former label Creator’s Way Associated Labels. His solo deal with Atlantic Records is estimated to be approximately $6 million. According to highly placed sources in the Chicago rapper’s Legit Ballin’ Records […]
Beanie Sigel has stepped in the world of acting, working on a film titled "Paper Soldiers." The movie, which stars Beans, Kevin Hart, Smokey, Capone and Noreaga and Miss Jones, is being directed by Damon Dash and Dave Daniels. The flick is currently being shot on location in New Jersey. Don’t think that Beans is […]
Gil Scot-Heron, who’s early ’70s recordings raised a few eyebrows, was busted last weekend in a crack house on 144th street by the NYPD. Gil Scot, whose song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," has been adapted by countless Hip-Hop acts, is considered by some to be the Godfather Hip-Hop music. A warrant for his […]
Jay-Z‘s gun possession case has been pushed back to October 16th a judge ruled yesterday (June 26th). The arrest of the high profile artist brought light to the fact that the NYPD had developed what they called a "Rap Patrol," to watch rappers at their favorite hangouts. The reason for the delay is attributed to […]
A lawsuit against Juvenile, has been dropped. The lawsuit, filed earlier this year by the community association of the exclusive gated neighborhood of Woodville, in the city of Mandeville, LA charged Juvenile with leaving his tour bus parked on a narrow street. Members of the community were seeking to get him to move the bus. […]
Chicagoland’s premier chicano rap group Los Marijuanos have enjoyed a close relationship with its Los Angeles area contemporaries in the Cypress Hill camp for several years. Dating back to the late 1990’s, Cypress Hill’s admiration was apparently so deep for Los Marijuanos that a live band the Cypress Hill rappers are members of appropriated the […]
If you heard Skillz (Mad Skillz) was dropped from Rawkus Records, you were the victim of a prank from Skillz himself. He played the prank via his website, flavatown.com, so his label could see firsthand his popularity. "They gotta realize what they got," he told allhiphop.com. "The internet is some powerful s###." The untitled album […]
Although Marlon Brandoe of the Sporty Thievz was killed by a drunk driver earlier this year, he will live on through his music. The remaining members of the Sporty Thievz plan to release a double album, Sporty Thievz Forever, on Stealburg Records, the groups independent label. The second disc will be Brandoe solo effort, The […]
Jay-Z had a few surprises when he took center stage at New York City radio station Hot 97’s Summer Jam. The sold out show, which took place in Long Island New York at the Nassau Coliseum, saw performances from Jadakiss, Eve, Destiny’s Child (who were practically booed off the stage again), Ja Rule, Nelly, Outkast […]
Much of AZ‘s rhyme and reason is concerned with paper chasing, but the New York City-based Dominican-American mic-controller less conspicuously kindles an interest in fossil relics, artifacts,and monuments. "I’m very interested in archaeology, especially Egyptology, stuff like that," AZ told Allhiphop.com during a meet-and-greet reception. Chicagoland’s music industry rank and file showed up at The […]
Rawkus Distribution recently announced their release schedule. All Dates are approximate & VERY subject to change) 6/19 RKT 335 DJ Jo-S – Afterburner / Separation [SINGLE – RAWKUTS] (12") – 601617033513 6/19 MEK 001-2 DJ Unknown & DJ Mek – Brothers on the Slide [FULL LENGTH] (CD) – N/A 6/19 ODB 009-4 DJ O-Dub – […]
Shyne was sentence to 10 years in Rykers after being convicted for a December 1999 shooting. Convicted in March, Shyne admitted to having a gun yet maintained he didn’t shoot anyone. According to MTV, Shyne said, "I’m (appealing) for mercy (and for the court) not to waste my life." Since entering jail, Shyne has started […]
DMX and movie producer Joel Silver will team up again, to work on an untitled movie, based on a 1931 German crime thriller. Joel Silver, who produced the action films "Exit Wounds" and "Romeo Must Die," has nothing but love for DMX.”I love working with him, He’s a real magical guy,” Joel Silver commented. “He […]
