Daz recently closed a distribution deal for his DPG Records with Sony/Red. The first release under the new deal will be Daz’ anticipated album, DPGC: You Know What I’m Throwing Up. The first single from the album will be a remix to the song "All Night Long," produced by DPGC’s newest producer, Chops. A native […]

A federal jury has recommended Dr. Dre pay a British record label a $1.5 million dollar payday for illegally sampling a recording the record label owns.Minder Music claims that Dre illegally sampled Fatback’s 1980 song “Backstrokin,” on his 2001, which moved over 9 million units.U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall has yet to sign the […]

A jury in New York federal court awarded TVT Records $132 million in punitive and compensatory damages against the Island Def Jam Music Group and Lyor Cohen.The award gives $108 million in punitive damages and $24 million in compensatory damages. Sources said that TVT initially sought $400 million in damages.Ja Rule signed with TVT in […]

50 Cent has been sued by a Queens doctor who claims that the multi-platinum artist shirked him on a medical bill in access of $32,000 after extensive surgery in May of 2000. In a lawsuit, filed in Manhattan’s State Supreme Court, Dr. Nader Paksima claims that the Shady Records rapper came to Jamaica Hospital after […]

Juvenile emerged victorius in a federal copyright lawsuit stemming from his 1998 hit, "Back That Azz Up. Local disc jockey Jerome "DJ Jubilee" Temple, a special education teacher and his record label, Take Fo’ Records, claimed in the lawsuit that Juvenile used his song without permission. After a five day trial that saw both rappers […]

The Lox’s D-Block Records has signed a production deal with Universal and expects member Sheek Louch’s solo album, Walk With Me, to be the first release from the union. The label expects to drop Sheek’s album midway in the summer time, citing a tentative date of July 29. After hitting the mixtapes and garnering street […]

On Sunday, May 11th, Suge Knight will serve as honorary host of Death Row’s annual Single Mother’s Day Brunch at The Regent Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. "For many reasons, a lot of women find themselves serving as both mother and father in raising their sons and daughters," Knight said, "Each and every […]

Billboard magazine has ranked Koch’s In The Paint imprint as the #1 independent R&B/Hip-Hop label, based on sales compiled by SoundScan over the past 12 months. Koch Entertainment landed 22 titles on the Billboard 200 albums chart, fueled by the hip-hop acts on both Koch Entertainment and In The Paint. "Our focus has always been […]

A variety of West coast rappers have recorded "S.T.O.P.," short for ‘Stop The Oppressive Politics.’ Daz, Everlast, Defari, J-Ro, Trey Dee, Soopafly, RBX, Dilated Peoples, W.C. Mac Minister and Light (BushBaybes), are featured on the Internet only release, produced by Fred Wreck. "We all had different views that were basically about the same thing," Wreck […]

Busta Rhymes was formally charged with assault in a Massachusetts court yesterday. Celine Giguere, 21, claims that Rhymes slammed her head into a table after she touched him on the chin during a Dec. 2002 performance at a local club. The complaint alleges that Rhymes then grabber her by her hair and said, "If you […]

While Bone Crusher, Arista’s latest upstart, may not be scared of anything the rapper is alleging that clubs aren’t mirroring his sentiments. With “Never Scared,” the massive Atlanta rapper, who frequently take his shirt off in performances, makes entire clubs transform into urban mosh pits. But now, he charges, there has been a backlash. “This […]

As investigations are underway probing the relationship between Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff and Murder Inc., sources close to the federal investigation say the label put McGriff on their payroll under a phony name when the former Queens drug lord was released from prison. In a report by the LA Times, Chuck Philips (the writer who wrote […]

Rapper Eve is in negotiations to star opposite Kevin Bacon in "The Woodsman," an independent drama about pedophilia. The movie, which is being produced by Lee Daniels Entertainment- the company behind the Oscar award winning flick, "Monster’s Ball," focuses on a man who returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison. When he tries […]

Police identified a man with two outstanding warrants for a Brooklyn shooting and rape as a suspect yesterday in the shooting of rapper “Freaky Zeeky” and the murder of his bodyguard in Manhattan. The 32-year-old suspect, John Mingo, allegedly shot Freaky (a.k.a. Ezekiel Jiles) after he and suspected accomplice Chauncey Dillon ripped a $20,000 pendant […]

Busta Rhymes (Trevor Smith) may face assault charges after a fan claims the rapper attacked her during a concert five months ago. At the time of the incident, police didn’t arrested the rapper, however Celine Giguerre, 21, decided to press charges prompting action. Giguerre’s suit caused Busta to appear in a Fall River, Mass court […]

Released today (May 1) from a New York State facility, Old Dirty Bastard (known now as Dirt McGirt) announced that he has signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. At a press conference in Manhattan ODB said, ”I’m happy to be here. I thought I wasn’t gonna be able to touch another microphone. I’m happy my eyes are […]