Two icons of the hip-hop world, Diddy and Snoop Dogg, have unveiled plans for a major co-headlining European concert tour. The historic 18-city trek will see the superstars sharing stages in nine countries across the continent.
A week after returning from a fact-finding mission in South Africa and Botswanna for his Simmons Jewelry company, Russell Simmons is facing criticism from film director Edward Zwick. Zwick, who helmed the new Leonardo DiCaprio movie Blood Diamond, implied that Simmons is merely a public relations puppet for diamond companies. Simmons concluded that the sale […]
Will.i.am, Busta Rhymes, T.I., Gnarls Barkley, Missy Elliott, Eminem, Lupe Fiasco and others are up for awards during the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, which take place Feb. 11 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The nominations for the Grammy Awards were announced today (Dec. 7) at The Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood, with […]
“I got my wish list on my last album so I made this one unattainable,”
*Lupe Fiasco* boasted to Billboard.com. “Now I want to work with *Pink
Floyd*, or the remnants of Pink Floyd.” Having set an impressive
precedent with his debut album */Food And Liquor/*, teaming up with
stars *Jay-Z*, *Kanye West* and *Jill Scott*, Lupe can only […]
The legal wrestling match between Diamond Dallas Page and Jay-Z continues in court, as the wrestler has added Roc-A-Wear to a trademark and copyright infringement lawsuit. Diamond Dallas Page filed the original lawsuit in December of 2005 in Los Angeles Federal Court, claiming that Jay-Z’s popular Roc-A-Fella diamond hand gesture was illegally adopted from his […]
The Game is spreading a little Christmas cheer early to underprivileged youth in Los Angeles his native city of Compton, California. The rapper’s Black Wall Street Foundation teamed with popular fashion designer and Ed Hardy clothing founder Christian Audigier to design original limited edition Black Wall Street / Ed Hardy inspired shirts. The stylish shirts […]
14 Atlantic Records Group artists have received an impressive total of 29 nominations for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, it was announced today.
Custard/Atlantic recording artist James Blunt and Downtown/Atlantic’s Gnarls Barkley led the label pack, each earning five nods. Blunt’s #1 smash, “You’re Beautiful,” received nominations in the top categories, “Song of the Year” […]
After exploring ways to enhance academic course offerings by including courses that focus on Hip-Hop, Howard University recently unveiled three new Hip-Hop related courses in the spring semester of 2007. The upcoming classes are geared toward engaging undergraduate students in a critical analysis of Hip-Hop using research, policy, and program review, as well as including […]
The *RZA’s* new soundtrack project, an animated TV mini series
entitled */Afro Samurai/*, premiers January 4 on *Spike TV*. The *Wu-Tang*
member enlisted *GZA*, the extended Wu-Tang clan, *Q-Tip* and *Talib Kweli*
for the album, which will be released January 16 on *Koch Records*.
Based on a novel by *Takashi Okazaki* of the same name, the show is
about a […]
Apparently, Dr. Dre has settled on a time frame to release his highly anticipated album, Detox. In a video clip in circulation on the Internet that features Dre, the producer and his protégé Bishop Lamont reveal that the album will be released in September of 2007. The clip is a mere 31 seconds long, but […]
CHICAGO, IL – November 27, 2006 – When Todd Wooten sat down to write “White Men Can’t Hump (As Good As Black Men)” Volumes I and II (AuthorHouse Paperback ISBN: 9781425957438), he did not set out to offend or spread hatred. In fact he states throughout the book (http://www.whitemencanthump.com) that “Life is too short to […]
Rappers Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg have announced dates for a 10-city tour of Canada, that starts January 12. The two legends of gangsta rap will hit the road and visit cities like Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg and other during the outing. Ice Cube will perform songs from his latest album Laugh Now, Cry Later […]
Definitive Jux rapper Mr. Lif, rap group The Coup, Metro, DJ Big Wiz and members of their entourage escaped serious injury when the bus they were traveling in flipped and caught on fire 30 miles outside of San Diego. The rappers were on an 21-date excursion titled the “Mr. Lif Plays with The Coup Tour,” […]
NEW YORK, N.Y., December 5, 2006-Renowned hip-hop pioneer Steve
Rifkind, founder of the groundbreaking Loud and SRC labels and creator of the influential Street Team street marketing concept, will receive a Mixtape Top Executive and Lifetime Achievement Award at the 10th Annual Justo Mixtape Awards, being held Dec. 7 at the world-famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem.
Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I. garnered a remarkable 5 trophies at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards, held last night in Las Vegas. T.I. dominated the Rap category, winning for “Rap Artist of the Year,” “Rap Album of the Year” (for “KING”), “Rap Songs Artist of the Year,” “Rap Album Artist of the Year,” and […]