New Survey Released
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 […]
Tommy Boy CEO Wants Label Back
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 […]
Echo Park Gets Trashed
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, […]
Shapeshifters Release Double CD
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 […]
Police Officers Face Charges
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 Arrested
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 […]
Kim’s Lover Files Lawsuit Against Eminem
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 Calls Out NYC Mayor
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 […]
New WWF Release
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 Boxing As Pro
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 Enlists Rockwilder
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 […]
Chronic On Snoops Tour Bus
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. […]
Stabbing At Busta Rhymes Release Party
An Elektra Entertainment Street Team member was stabbed last night outside of the Busta Rhymes release party last night in Manhattan yesterday (June 21). According to sources who witnessed the melee, there was an alleged altercation between an unidentified Elektra Street team representative and a rival record label street team member outside of Club Exit […]
DMX Sought In Hit And Run
DMX is being sought after by NYPD for allegedly slamming into a car full of women, and then swearing that he wouldn’t pay for the damage he had caused. DMX was coming from a party at Float, where he was celebrating the launch of Missy Elliots new label, Gold Mind. After leaving the party shortly […]
Labels File Lawsuit Against MP3Board.Com
13 labels have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against MP3Board.com, which is an MP3 search engine. The suit was filed Friday in US District Court for the Southern District Of New York. It says that the site is "Cultivating a huge network of computer users who seek to distribute their own unauthorized MP3 sound recordings. […]
Ol Dirt Escapes Prison Sentence
Ol Dirty escaped a prison sentence when the judge presiding over his case sent him to Rehab facility. Ol Dirty was released from jail, and was sent to the Impact House in Pasadena California, where he will undergo treatment for 180 days. Judge Marsha Revel and Ol Dirty’s defense team all agreed that the best […]
36 Mafia Exceeds Expectations
Three 6 Mafia debuted at number 6 on Billboard Magazine’s 200 chart, landing under Kid Rock and N’Sync, and beating out Pop heavyweights Creed and Matchbox 20. Ken Gullic, VP, Sales, Loud Records says,"Three 6 Mafia has taken the southern rap game to an all new level! Beyond the southern states — the nation has […]
icollector.com To Auction Rare Graffiti
icollector.com has partnered with Guernsey’s New York auction house to conduct the first major auction sale of Graffiti Art. The website will offer a complete listing of descriptions and images of the art, as well as allowing collectors across the world to submit absentee bid, until June 14th. The top bids will be announced at […]
KRS-One In Philly
KRS-One will be invading Philadelphia Sunday June 18th, at Pegasus Night Club. The event, which is being sponsored by Phillyhiphop.com kicks off at 9PM, and admission is completely free–that’s right, free before 11PM. If you have never been to a KRS-One show, it is worth any price. To be able to see it free is […]
Eminem Draws Heat
Eminem has drawn heat for his latest album, The Marshall Mathers LP. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), claims that his lyrics convey messages of hatred and violence, and could lead to discrimination, physical abuse, and death. The group is encouraging consumers to register complaints with Interscope Records, for promoting defamatory material. Eminem […]