Friday, January 04, 2002
Harvard Professor Under Attack For Hip Hop Album
Cornel West, a professor at Harvard, is being persecuted for releasing a hip hop album.
Thursday, January 03, 2002
Record Label Politics
Rumors concerning Eminem, Jay-Z, Royce Da 5’9 and Interscope.
Still Mo’ Bounce To Still More Ounce
Snoop Dogg, Tha Liks, Xzibit and Kurupt, Pay Tributr to Roger Troutman with an Album.
Naughty By Nature Returns
Naughty By Nature is set to release their fifth LP entitled “Icons.”
Wednesday, January 02, 2002
Kurput Presents: G-TV
Kurupt has decided to release his own DVD entitled G-TV; “There’s a couple of performances, but it’s just pure Kuruption.
So So Def to Play at The Orange Bowl
JD’s So So Def has agreed to perform during half-time show at The Orange Bowl on January 2nd.
Tuesday, January 01, 2002
Ashanti Signed to Murder Inc
The brand new single from her album titled "Foolish"is sung over the "One More Chance” beat.
O.J. Says “2Pac Helped In Tough Times”
O.J. Simpson says hip-hop music helped him deal with life after his murder trial.
Monday, December 31, 2001
Method and Red...After How High.
Tical 0" has been given a tentative release of sometime in March, whilst Mr. Noble hopes to follow up "Malpractice" in May.
Nas Sales Correction
The Billboard sales numbers are out and even though Nas shipped Gold he only sold around 342,000 albums.
From Emcee to Author
There's no word on who will be the first author published or when the first print will be released as the imprint is still in its planning stages.
Friday, December 28, 2001
Koch Signs Made Men
Beantown's Made Men have signed a new deal with Koch Entertainment, an album is due in March.
EMI Drops Mariah Carey
R&B diva Mariah Carey has reportedly seen the last of her time at EMI Records.
Hollywood Radio Protest for Hip-Hop
Friday, December 28 will see a protest in North Hollywood, CA, over the suspension of a politically active DJ.
Thursday, December 27, 2001
Ali tells Ethnic Jokes at Party
The new Will Smith movie, Ali, came out yesterday, but its real-life subject took some heat.
Chuck D; Getting Into Publishing!
Public Enemy's frontman Chuck D has announced his intention to get into the book publishing industry.
Judge Sentences Teen to Listen to Afroman
A Connecticut teen has been sentenced to write a report on Afroman's song "Because I Got High," after being caught with weed.
Wednesday, December 26, 2001
New Ice Cube Comedy to Feature Eve
Eve, will be one of the starring characters in Ice Cube's upcoming comedy "The Barbershop".
Cash Money To Release New Movie
Cash Money/Universal is set to release their up and coming movie & Soundtrack for "Undisputed".
Tuesday, December 25, 2001
Nas #1?
The album has surpassed the 500,000 sales figures in its first week, certifying it a Gold Plaque.