Jennifer Capriati gave Outkast some shine before her match at the Nasdaq-100 Open. The tennis star played 1999’s "Bomb’s Over Baghdad," before her match. Capriati said that she played the song to show solidarity with troops fighting in Iraq. The song was reluctantly previewed by stadium court producer Bob Ruf. After Ruf previewed the song […]

Eightball and MJG have filed a lawsuit against Tony Draper’s Suave House Inc. and Koch Entertainment, claiming upcoming releases are in violation of a settlement the group entered into with Suave House. According to the suit, the settlement was reached to resolve a dispute over master sound recordings that Eightball and MJG claimed non-payment of […]

An answering machine message has gotten Snoop Dogg into trouble for the second time. According to court documents, the rapper is being sued by a man only known as "Joh Doe," in Los Angeles Superior Court. Doe, who resides in Compton, California, claims that Snoop used his voice unauthorized on "Pimp Slapp’d," which appears on […]

Roc-A-Fella CEO Damon Dash was arrested yesterday on a warrant for "absconding with a subject child," after his son’s mother claimed he was taking the 11 year-old boy to live in California. The arrest comes amidst a custody battle between Dash and Linda Williams, the 11 year-old’s mother. On March 10, William’s claims that the […]

50 Cent’s reign at the top of the charts continues, as the rapper moved 234,000 more copies of his Get Rich or Die Tryin, bringing his sales totals to over 3 million copies in just seven weeks. The rapper is showing no signs of slowing down. On April 15th, he will release "The New Breed" […]

Today, March 26 1995 pioneering Compton, California rapper/executive Eazy E died from complications of AIDS just three weeks after being diagnosed. He was 31. Wright, who founded Ruthless Records’, is arguably one of the most influential figures in hip-hop history, helping to jumpstart "gangsta rap." Eazy was also one of the founders of N.W.A. "I […]

De La Soul’s Maseo said that De La Soul’s third installment of the Artificial Intelligence series will be released independently, through his Bear Mountain Entertainment label. After splitting with Tommy Boy when the label folded, it was reported that the group had inked a four album deal with Elektra. "The group is not signed to […]

Russell Simmons has launched UniRush Financial Services, a new joint venture between Simmons’ Rush Communications and Unifund Corporation, a leading leading buyer and seller of distressed debt and will launch the Rush Prepaid Visa Card. The new Rush Visa card will target people who don’t have checking accounts or relationships with traditional banking institutions. "Nearly […]

On Friday (March 21), an 8 person jury in Manhattan federal court found Lyor Cohen, the Chairman of Island/Def Jam Music Group personally liable for fraud, willful copyright infringement, and wrongful interference with contract. The verdict stemmed from a lawsuit filed by TVT Records over an album by Cash Money Cliq. TVT claimed that Cohen […]

Fabolous was arrested for possession of a loaded semi-automatic firearm yesterday (March 24), according to police reports. This arrest marks the rapper’s third altercation in 2003. Fabolous, born John Jackson, reportedly attempted to perform at New York Club Webster Hall last night when club bouncers found a gun on the entertainer’s bodyguard during a routine […]

DMX has canceled another show at SaskPlace in Canada, making it the second time in three months that the rapper has canceled a show in the country. "Due to the intensified security crackdown in the United States, current travel restrictions due to the war in Iraq, and unwillingness of Canada’s government to allow DMX into […]

Reebok has tapped Eve to appear in two print advertisements promoting the Classic Oryx and the Classic Gold Medallist. In addition to the "Blonde Bombshell" print advertisements, Eve will team with Fabolous to perform an original :30 spot about Reebok Classic sneakers. The commercials features Eve and Fabolous emerging from TV monitors at Foot Locker […]

Island/Def Jam Chairman and CEO Lyor Cohen has broken his silence regarding a federal investigation swirling around Murder Inc., and his relationship with Irv Gotti. While Murder Inc. is leaving the Universal Def Jam offices, Cohen says it’s not due to any tension between the two executives. "Murder Inc. is going to move offices," Cohen […]

Hip-Hop phenomenon turn movie star, Eminem, has set yet another record, this time in the world of DVD’s. In only its first day of release, Eminem’s "8 Mile" DVD sold more than 2 million copies and broke the single day DVD sales record for an R-rated film. The DVD’s sales raked in a whopping $40 […]

Entrepreneur and entertainer Sean "P. Diddy" Combs recently voiced his displeasure with the war on Iraq. Combs learned of the war’s commencement while on stage in Miami and the hip-hop mogul was greatly startled by the announcement. "I was told that while I was onstage the war started. I’m definitely pro-peace, I’m anti-war. I’ve been […]

With a new movie deal from Disney, rapper-actress, Queen Latifah continues to ride her wave of cinematic success. Nominated for this years Best-Supporting Actress Academy Award for her work in "Chicago," and boasting a $31.7 million debut for in Disney’s "Bringing Down the House," Latifah is set to star in another Disney movie, "Just Wright." […]

Prince Paul is preparing to release his third solo album, Politics Of The Business, a commentary on the state of the music business. The album features Ice-T, The Beatnuts, DJ Premier, Guru, Biz Markie, Erick Sermon, Chuck D. and comedian and actor Chris Rock, who collaborated with Paul on Rock’s Bigger And Blacker album. The […]

According to sources, Murder Inc. was expelled from Def Jam Universal’s offices today. If true, the expulsion puts an exclamation point on growing tensions between the label and Def Jam. The most likely reason for the split is due to an investigation into Murder Inc. and whether or not the label was laundering Kenneth "Supreme" […]