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Public Enemy's next album, There's a Poison Goin' On, will be available for free on the rap group's official website "in maybe 40 or 50 days," Chuck D has said. Now, Chuck has said he is planning on creating an Internet label with a group of business partners whom he declined to name. "Matter of fact, I'm about to do three deals," he said. "Over the last four or five months it's been a situation of trying to figure out where and what." He said he didn't want to give details on any of the deals until they were finalized, which he said could happen as early as next week. Chuck D spoke as he was leaving Tribeca Rooftop, a Manhattan conference hall where he had just taken part in Silicon Alley '99, an Internet industry conference. He discussed his dispute with Def Jam over the MP3 files at length during a round-table discussion on the music industry's future. The rapper, who wore a blue hooded sweatshirt, black jeans and Timberland boots, garnered frequent laughter and applause from the conference's button-down crowd with sharp comments on the Internet-era music industry."If I can stream or even download to millions of people, who needs radio?" asked Chuck D, who with Public Enemy recently launched an Internet radio site (www.bringthenoise.com). "In fact, I might be the first artist [who] sues a radio station for playing my s---."
Jerry Seinfeld and Sean "Puffy" Combs are buddies, Seinfeld's rep told the New York Daily News. "They are trying to figure out a way to work together," says the flack.
24 hours ago Marley Marl recorded the 'Symphony 2000' with Truck Turner, KRS One, Big Pun and Kool G Rap... we'll have the cut up here real soon...
The Roots latest album, 'Things Fall Apart,' has gone Gold. Over 500,000 sold. Those who haven't bought it need to do so !
Psycho Realm the group has now quit. Duke was shot in the neck and he is now paralyzed from the neck down due to the extensive damage to his spine. In response to this issue, B-Real has announced that the group is no more.
Jay-Z and partner Damon Dash (CEO of Roc-A-Fella Records) have joined forces with the Comet Group (known for the designs of several clothing lines such as Phat Farm and Wu Wear) to create their own line of collegiate gear labeled Roc-A-Wear.
The Grammy Winners :
Album of the Year
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Best New Artist
Lauryn Hill
Best Rap Solo Performance
'Gettin' Jiggy Wit It'
Will Smith
Best Alternative Music Performance
Hello Nasty
Beastie Boys
Best R&B Album
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Best R&B Song
'Doo Wop (That Thing)'
Lauryn Hill
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
'Doo Wop (That Thing)'
Lauryn Hill
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
'Intergalactic'
Beastie Boys
Best Rap Album
'Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life'
Jay-Z
Coolio pleaded not guilty in a Torrance, Calif., superior courtroom Monday to charges of misdemeanor drug and gun possession, according to Deputy Christopher Yates at the Southwest Superior Court.
The video for 'Nas Is Like' has started getting rotation. It's basically Nas rapping in the streets.
Chuck D has been signed to deliver a keynote address at the 1999 New York Music and Internet Expo on Saturday March 6th. Along with Chuck, CEO and Founder of MP3.Com Michael Robertson, entertainment attorney Kenneth Hertz, and USA Today editor, industry journalist, and author Bruce Haring will also be addressing the Expo attendees. "As we head into the 21st century, it'll be difficult to stop a cultural revolution that bridges people together. Discussing differences through artistic communication and sharing interests in a common bond--rap music and hip-hop have achieved that in 20 years. On the wild, wild web... Watch, feel and listen. It's only just begun," Chuck said in a written statement. For more info on the Expo check out http://nyrock.com/expo/.
Foxy Brown is severing ties with her label Violater Records.
Busta Rhymes appeared briefly in Criminal Court today (Feb. 22nd) as a gun-possession charge against the rapper and his business manager was adjourned for another month. Although Busta Rhymes and Gerald Odom were arrested Dec. 27th and both charged with felony possession of a weapon, no grand jury has heard evidence in the case yet, according to Wayne Brison, a spokesperson for New York County District Attorney Robert Morgenthau. Judge Martin Murphy adjourned the case until March 16th.
Diggin' In The Crates will be performing A Tribute To Big L at Tramps Nightclub on March 6th. Diggin' In The Crates was already scheduled to perform on March 6th, before Big L was murdered. However, the group strongly believes "L would've wanted the show to go on." In an effort to raise money, the group is asking for sponsorship for this event. The money will cover rehearsal cost, and any additional money collected will go directly to the Coleman family, to help with various expenses. Any amount that people are able to contribute would be helpful.
Companies should contact Rich at Fat Beats (212) 965-1862. All other donations should be sent to:
Funkyman
c/o Fat Beats
9 Debrosses Street
New York, NY 10013
Please make check or money orders payable to: Funkyman Productions
From March 6th to March 13th, MTV will have a 'Hip-Hop Week.' 'Hip Hop Week' will incorporate live performances, interviews with hip hop's biggest artists, MTV News specials and special editions of 'Total Request Live.'
EPMD have set a release date for the next and final LP. The album 'Out Of Business' will be a double disc set featuring 10 news tracks on one disc and classics such as 'You Gots To Chill' and 'Crossover' on the second disc. The farewell album will be released May 18th while a new single should hit radio in mid-March.
Eminem may be performing on the Smokin' Grooves tour plus there are also rumours that he'll be performing at Lollapalooza(or however you spell it)
The battle is definately on, Cage was recently on a 12" with the track 'And So Kiddies' (to hear the cut check the January News) dissing Em and I am now bringing to your attention(I didn't feel the need to put it in my review) that on 'Role Model' on Em's album(which drops on the 23rd) he finishes the track with "I bought Cage's tape / Opened it and dubbed over it." I can't wait to see how this progresses.
Canibus's EP, C-quel, will be released in March, and will have a 4 Horsemen track on it.
Redman said on an interview that Meth and him are gonna drop something in the next 2-3 months. Big Ups to Reviewz for that.
ODB was arrested again, this time for wearing a bulletproof vest, which is illegal in Cali.
MTV.com has an interview with Deck on their new radio, where he mentions his album drops April 27th.
The Mad Rapper's court session has been adjourned until March 29th. This is the case about beating the editor of Blaze magazine with a chair and fourth-degree weapons possession. He was also ordered to stay well away from Jesse Washington(Blaze editor).
Rumours say that Canibus' EP will drop in March, this is practically certain due to the confirmation at www.canibus.com. Big ups to Mista Meth for that.
Big L(real name Lamont Coleman) of Diggin' In The Crates has been shot and killed as confirmed by Wendy Day of The Rap Coalition. He leaves us at 23 years of age. The details we have are that he was shot several times in the head and body. For those unfamiliar with Big L's track record, he was discovered by D.I.T.C.'s leader, Lord Finesse in 1991. His first appearance was on the remix to Yes You May followed up by his outstanding appearance on Showbiz and A.G.'s Runaway Slave album. Years later, he released his first album, Lifestyles Of The Poor And Dangerous on Columbia/Sony Records which included the singles "Put It On" featuring DJ Kid Capri and "M.V.P.". Just last year he started his own record label, Flamboyant Records, distributed by Fat Beats and drop his first independent single "Ebonics" which was a head nodder for many heads worldwide. He also inked a deal with Tommy Boy Music's Black Label as a member of D.I.T.C. which consists of Buckwild, O.C., Fat Joe, Diamond, Showbiz, A.G. and Lord Finesse. RIP
Both the Hot Boys and the Jay-Z remixes of 'Ha' are being placed on future copies of Juveniles album '400 Degreez.'
Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, Jermaine Dupri, Raekwon, Bone Thugs-N-harmony's Bizzy and Krayzie Bone have all rallied in support of the new Eddie Murphy-produced Fox-TV claymation sitcom 'The PJs.' While director Spike Lee and Southern California's Project Islamic H.O.P.E. have come forward and spoken out against the new series -- which comedic-ly depicts contemporary life in the housing projects -- these rappers have decided to help promote the show by providing songs for an upcoming soundtrack, entitled 'Music from the PJs.' 'Music from the PJs' is due out on March 30th, and will feature the following artists and tracks:
'It's Nothing' Jermaine Dupri and Da Brat featuring R.O.C.
'Talkin' Trash' Timbaland featuring Bassee
'Life in the Projects' Snoop Dogg
'Hat Low' Goodie Mob
'Way 2 Strong' Bizzy Bone
'The Ghetto' Krayzie Bone
'Giant Size' Raekwon and American Cream Team
'Rapid Fire' O
'Holiday' Earth, Wind & Fire featuring Marie Antoinette
'Get Involved' Raphael Saadiq and Q-Tip
'What I Am' Sy Smith
'No More Rainy Days' Destiny's Child
'Here I Go' Infamous Syndicate
'Til It's Over' Krumb Snatchas
'Always Been You' Imajin
'PJs' George Clinton
Deric Angelettie(The Mad Rapper) readies solo debut with guests Puff Daddy, Busta Rhymes while facing court date for alleged assault. Angelettie is scheduled to appear Tuesday (Feb. 16th) in Manhattan Criminal Court to answer felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from allegations that he attacked the editor of Blaze.
Lauryn Hill and Guru will be among the headliners at a concert celebrating the memory of reggae legend Bob Marley Saturday (Feb. 13th) in Miami. Reggae star Ziggy Marley (Bob's son) and R&B singer Erykah Badu also will perform at the sixth annual Bob Marley Caribbean Festival, according to a spokesperson for the Bob Marley Movement of Jah People, the organization mounting the concert. Contrary to some published reports, rapper Nas is not expected to perform, the spokesperson said. Each attendee is expected to bring four cans of food for charity.
Eclectic rock-folkie Beck has recorded songs with rapper Kool Keith and British techno-acoustic chanteuse Beth Orton for his upcoming album.
Some news on Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic 2000(Still Smokin')'; the album (which is possibly being released in June) is said to have at least two or three tracks with Snoop, maybe a cut with Ice Cube, a track with a guy named Hitman, and definately a track or two with Kurupt & Eminem.
Now that he has a bit more free time on his hands after taking a run at the NBA, Master P is turning to television. The rapper/No Limit CEO, who has also acted in his own films, will appear on an episode of the UPN sitcom 'Malcolm and Eddie' that airs on March 2. P is also in talk with MTV to executive produce and star in a half-hour series about a former boot camp officer who takes over a juvenile detention center and tries to save it from being shut down while rehabilitating its troubled youth. The as-yet-untitled show is expected to make it onto the airwaves by next January via MTV and Master P's No Limit Filmworks.
According to MTV News, Outkast are hooking up with the Hip-Hop influenced rock group Korn for their next single. Confirmed by both Korn's and Outkast's people, the groups will be in the studio shortly to record a remix to Outkast's 'Chonkyfire.'
Butterfly, now known as Ishmael of the now-defunct jazzy hip-hop crew Digable Planets, is releasing his solo album through Pendulum Records/Red Ant Entertainment. The album is scheduled for a June release and will be called Ishmael Since 1999.
Just one month after a judge threw out C. Delores Tucker's $10 million defamation suit against Tupac Shakur's estate, she has lost another. On Tuesday, a judge dismissed Tucker's suit against Time and Newsweek for misreporting the substance of her suit against Tupac's estate. Tucker claimed that two "lewd and indecent" songs off his All Eyez on Me album ('Wonda Why They Call U Bytch' and 'How Do U Want It') caused her to "suffer a loss of advice, companionship and consortium." The magazines interpreted that "consortium" meant sex and Time wrote in their issue that Tupac's songs "caused her so much distress that she and her husband have not been able to have sex", while Newsweek said that Pac "iced her sex life". Tucker said that consortium didn't mean sex and that she was suing the publications for libel. Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter said that she would have to prove actual malice and that "there is a vast difference between being annoyed and/or embarrassed on the one hand, and being disgraced and ridiculed to the extent that one's reputation is harmed in the estimation of the community, on the other". Even though Tucker lost, she still has pending suits against other media outlets.
The United States Postal Service is planning on putting out a series of stamps dedicated to the 80s. The categories include Arts & Entertainment, Science & Technology, Sports, People & Events, and Lifestyle. The one we care about is Arts & Entertainment where the Hip-Hop Culture Series is in competition with E.T.- The Extra Terrestrial, Country Music, The Bonfire Of The Vanities, The Cosby Show and Cats. So if your down for the culture called Hip-Hop, go vote for the stamp series at http://stampvote.msn.com(You can vote as many times as you want).
Yesturday (February 12th) Capone of CNN was released from Prison. Soon, he and Noreaga will work on CNN's next album entitled 'The Reuinion.'
Saukrates has left his label Warner Brother Records due to his contract expiring and the label not wanting to renew it.
There have been a whole load of Wu-related rare compilations floating around. It seems that these are 100% unofficial bootlegs though. Carlos Bless(C12) had this to say :
Hmmm... Interesting. listen things been very, very hectic on this side between the studio construction and my new kid. all and all everything is fine. this situation sounds like a bootleg project because is a strange combination of artist. I know for a fact that papa wu's projects haven't been released yet because i spoke to him last week. Plus shabazz doesn't put out records with out at least my consent because that's the respect we have for each other. so this inquiry your making is very hard for me to swallow. I'll look into it this week and keep you posted. in the meantime don't support it and try to find out who's behind red hook records so i could put a stop to it. I will notify the wu-tang headquarters.
Here's a quote from him on the terrorist charges: "A terrorist is someone that bombs somebody's house, or hijacks planes and holds people hostage or bombs big buildings like the United Nations. Me, I'm just a regular rap artist who loves women, who loves partying, who loves to fuck, who loves people not to lie about him. That's basically it. I'm not no terrorist or nothing like that."
ODB talked to MTV about how ridiculous the gun-running accusations are. He said "Wu-Tang don't have to be involved with no guns. We don't have to deal with guns, because we're rap entertainers. I mean, how much guns can you get after you're a rap singer? If you're a rap singer and you come from the ghetto, you're probably going to do something constructive with your life, if you're a wise man. [You're] not doing shit that will jeopardize your shit. We ain't here to be jeopardizing what we built."
Sonicnet has an article on Ghostface's weapons charge that's in the courts right now. It looks a little shady from all the contrasting stories on the cop's side, and Ghost's lawyer said he's gonna definatly bring the police's conduct into question. The article also said that Ghost should be out in 3 months, and that his album is now slated for a July release.
The Nas 'I Am' promo wasn't meant to be a promo. Basically some distributors sent it out as just a promo but it was just a compilation of Nas tracks. Columbia and Nas himself have both stated that very few tracks from the forthcoming album were on that promo.
Oh yeah, ODB is back in court (which is getting annoying) AGAIN for Threat charges. To make matters worse, the dirty bastard was late.
In what may be one of the stranger rap n' role reversal cases to come down the legal pipeline in quite some time, a male teenager in Norfolk, Virginia, has been fined $500 and ordered to stop impersonating Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. A district court judge levied the fine against 19-year-old Dustin Wilkins last Thursday for pretending to be the noted female rapper and producer during phone interviews and conversations with radio stations and various others, including Wilkins' former employer, according to the Associated Press.
Word has come that Master P will executive produce, co-direct, and star in the prison film, 'Lock Down.' Written by Preston A. Whitmore II, whose previous credits include 'Fled' and 'The Walking Dead,' the film depicts the lives of three wrongly imprisoned inmates whose friendship deteriorates behind bars.
These are certifications from the RIAA for the month of January:
Multi-Platinum(More than 1 million units moved):
Paul's Boutique- Beastie Boys(2 Million)
Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood- DMX(2 Million)
Platinum (1 Million units moved):
E.L.E Extinction Level Event- Busta Rhymes
The Coming- Busta Rhymes
Rush Hour Soundtrack- Various Artists
War & Peace (The War Disc)- Ice Cube
Ghetto Fabulous- Mystikal
Whitey Sings The Blues- Everlast
Gold (500,000 units moved):
Pushin Weight (single)- Ice Cube
The Professional- DJ Clue
Busta Rhymes and The Roots will be performing on Saturday Night Live on February 13th, be sure to check that out !
The Online Hip Hop Awards have nominated Tha Real for SIX awards, including Hottest Audio Website, Website To Watch, Best Site dedicated to the art of emceeing, Website Of The Year, Website To Watch and Oustanding Website Design we would really be grateful if all of our fans voted for us. You all know that we deserve some of those awards because we work hard and try to make the best site on the net. And to those that have already voted for us, thank you !
ODB (again): While reporters kept asking Dirt about the case, he said: "I was innocent; go out and buy my new album, Nigga Please. It's the real hip-hop. It's not how people think hip-hop is."
And I think I get why he changed the title of his album, cuz when someone asked if ODB celebrated after he was found innocent, he replied: "Nigga, please."
The article again says ODB's album is due out in June, and also says that he just did two tracks with RZA that will either go on RZA's album or be used on the third Wu-Tang album.
DJ Stretch Armstrong will doing an internet radio show for MTV starting in mid-February. His first guest will be Inspectah Deck, and the broadcast will feature "exclusive interviews, freestyle footage, and new tracks."
Here's the info on ODB from MTV and Sonicnet:
First quotes:
ODB on cops: "I thought the cops were good back in the days....till the motherfuckers started shooting guns."
ODB on his truck: "Now I got a hole in my truck this big." He then used his hands to illustrate the cantalope-size hole the cops put in his vehicle.
ODB's mom: "They could have killed...my nephew and him, so we have to exonerate him. We have to sue."
ODB on the suit: "As much money as I can get, I'm gonna get it." "They took shots at me, so now we're taking shots back."
ODB on other cops in New York: "I know a lot of officers in New York City. They pull me over, see it's Ol' Dirty Bastard and say 'Oh, keep going, get the fuck outta here.' That's how it is 'cuz I'm no bad guy."
ODB on his other cases: "I don't want to talk about it, but I mean, the accusations on that is false also."
ODB addressing everyone: "Wu-Tang don't be fucking with nobody, so don't be fucking with us. That goes for the FBI, CIA, all you motherfuckers."
ODB on the future: "I got an album to make. I won't have no more cops running up on me. I'll be alright. We'll be alright. My family will be alright."
ODB on his constant swearing: "Excuse my language, this is how I talk" "I'll stop cursing. I'm just upset." "Sorry Mom."
And back to that album, Sonicnet is saying the title is now Nigga Please and is scheduled for release in June. He hopes to still get Madonna, Little Richard, Natalie Cole and Mariah Carey on his album. If any MC could pull off a respectable hip-hop album with all those non-hip-hop guest stars, it's Dirt.
Today the Grand Jury in ODB's case ruled that should not face the charges that he shot at police officers. So, basically, Dirt was so innocent that they didn't even bring it to trial.
Be sure to check out the current issue (2/8/99) of TIME Magazine. On the cover is Lauryn Hill and the coverline: "Hip-Hop Nation: After 20 years -- how it's changed America" It features a good comprehensive look at the birth and current status of the industry as well as features on Chuck D, Lauryn Hill and Puffy.
Known for throwing one of the best Hip-Hop shows, The Roots are planning to embark on another tour to support their forthcoming album Things Fall Apart. The tour will kick off on March 3rd and will also feature Common and Mos Def
Here are the dates:
3/3 - Seattle, WA @ Show Box
3/4 - Portland, OR @ La Luna
3/5 - San Francisco, CA @ Maritime Hall
3/6 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Palookaville
3/7 - San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
3/8 - Los Angeles, CA @ House Of Blues
3/11 - Denver, CO @ Lodo Music Hall
3/13 - Austin, TX @ TBA
3/14 - Dallas, TX @ TBA
3/15 - Houston, TX @ TBA
3/16 - New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
3/17 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
3/19 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
3/20 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
3/22 - Detroit, MI @ State Theater
3/23 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Metropol
3/24 - Baltimore, MD @ Bohager's
3/25 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
3/26 - New York, NY @ Roseland
3/27 - Boston, MA @ TBA
If your going to be near the Mount Snow Resort in Mount Snow, Vermont from February 19-21, then you might want to check out the Brooklyn, Vermont Festival. The urban lifestyle and music festival will feature hip-hop acts Blackstar, Eminem and DJ Stretch Armstrong performing alongside other hardcore acts.
Underground Hip-Hop crew Styles Of Beyond have signed with the Dust Brother's label Ideal Records. Ideal will re-release S.O.B's debut independent album 2000 Fold, which features appearances from Divine Styler, as well as Vin Skully, DJ Rhettmatic of the Beat Junkies, DJ Cheapshot, and DJ Revolution, and release a new album early next year. The Dust Brother's are known for their production for Hanson, Beck, The Rolling Stones and Marilyn Manson and will most likely assist S.O.B. with remixes and production on their upcoming projects.
With gigs on this year's Levi's Sno-Core tour and Hard Knock Life tour, Redman is obviously fond of life on big package tours. However, he is but one man, so the rapper will drop off of Sno-Core in late February to hook up with Jay-Z, Method Man, DMX and the Hard Knock Life outing. The Sno-Core folks won't exactly be over a barrel as Black Eyed Peas will step in to replace Redman on February 27 in Chicago. The rap group will join Everclear, Soul Coughing, and DJ Spooky on the tour.
Here's how the Levi's Sno-Core itinerary looks now:
with Redman:
2/6 - West Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
2/8 - Visalia, CA @ Visalia Convention Center
2/9 - Sacramento, CA @ Memorial Auditorium
2/12 - Pullman, WA @ Beasley Coliseum
2/13 - Seattle, WA @ Mercer Arena
2/14 - Salem, OR @ Salem Armory
2/16 - Boise, ID @ BSU Pavilion
2/17 - Bozeman, MT @ MSU Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
2/19 - West Valley, UT @ E Center
2/20 - Denver, CO @ Mammoth Events Center
2/22 - Lincoln, NE @ Pershing Auditorium
2/23 - Fargo, ND @ Civic Center
2/25 - St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
2/26 - Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Auditorium
with Black Eyed Peas:
2/27 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Theatre
3/1 - Terre Haute, IN @ ISU Hulman Center
3/2 - Kalamazoo, MI @ Wings Stadium
3/3 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
3/5 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Crane Building
3/6 - Washington, DC @ ASU Bender Arena
3/7 - Geneseo, NY @ SUNY Kuhl Hall
3/9 - Lewiston, ME @ Central Maine Civic Center
3/10 - Lowell, MA @ Tsongas Arena
3/11 - Burlington, VT @ Memorial Auditorium
3/13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
3/14 - New York, NY @ Roseland
Twenty years after helping usher in the hip-hop revolution with the single "Rapper's Delight," the Sugar Hill Gang is preparing to release a brand-new album -- just for the kids. Entitled "Jump on It," the new children's album features the influential rap outfit alliterating its way through such elementary-school tunes as "The Vowels (A-E-I-O-U)," "Kick a Rhyme with Dr. Seuss" and an updated, juvenile version of "Rapper's Delight," which has been re-christened "It's Like a Dream Sometimes." Getting in on the kid's play is fellow hip-hop godfather Grandmaster Melle Mel, who guests on three of the songs on "Jump on It," and a portion of the album's proceeds will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of America.
In the wake of his recent Grammy nomination, Big Punisher has been busy shooting several new videos for his upcoming projects and guest appearances. Two weeks after joining Fat Joe and the rest of the Terror Squad to film the clip for Joe's new single, Pun returned to the camera this week -- this time with No Limit rapper Mr. Serv-On. The two went on location in New York City to film the video for "NY to NO," the first single from Serv-On's upcoming sophomore album, "Da Next Level." According to Pun, the song's title refers to the general unity between rappers as a whole, and more specifically, the bond between the Terror Squad and the No Limit crew.
ODB's attorney describes Dirt as "elated" after the verdict.
He may persue civil action, meaning he might sue the cops for false charges, false imprisionment, attempted murder of him, and more, but right now Dirt's just happy to put it all behind him.
ODB will be having a press conference at 2:00 EST about the charges. I expect Sonicnet will have tons of quotes from it, and MTV will have a couple video clips in their little news updates.
And if you wanna know how unenlightened some of the police are, then let's hear a quote Sonicnet took from a cop just after the verdict.
"I don't like rap music. I don't know anything about rap music and don't get me started on what I think of this guy."
Now, ODB still has those charges in LA, and will face them next week, but being set-up here might help him in his other cases.
Also, ODB's lawyer said that Dirt was in the studio every day since his release from jail.
Raekwon and Prodigy (of Mobb Deep) will guest on a track on Nas' album, Canibus will supposidly be on Deck's album, and Slick Rick will be on Raekwon's album.
Oh, The Source also has an interview with Kurupt, where he mentions the 4 Horsemen project (you should know the roster by know). They're gonna drop in 99 and it looks like it will be a collaberation of the 4 artists labels too. Here's a quote: "We're dangerous too, boy. No dance music! No samples, just raw attack.
And the No Exit video is out on MTV. Wu, Mobb Deep, Blondie and Coolio are just rockin' the scene on stage.
My man NumbersPoetic wants you to know about his online radio show. It's on every Tuesday, 3-5pm (I think ET) over at http://www.udel.edu/wvud/
Master P was cut today by the charlotte hornets so he wont live out his NBA dream yet. Big Ups to Mecca for the info !
As hip-hop continues to influence all corners of pop culture, now comes word that it has taken the cosmetics world. The small Brooklyn-based Miksu Cosmetics company has a complete line of music-inspired products-eyeshadow, lipstick, blush and nail polish-- with names like Busta Wine, Jiggy, Hype Platinum, and Badu Blue, which was personally chosen, by Miksu's favorite celebrity customer, Erykah Badu. The eyeshadows come in CD cases, and the blushes are shaped like turntables.(Peep www.miksu.com for more info....)
Master P has just been added to the Charlotte Hornets training roster which moves him one step closer to joining the NBA. P will play under his given name Percy Miller and was in the intrasquad scrimmage last Saturday at the Charlotte Coliseum.
On March 30, The Christopher Wallace Memorial Fund, founded by Biggie's mom Voletta Wallace, will be holding their inaugural benefit gala dinner in honor of Notorious B.I.G.. Faith Evans, Biggie's widow, is scheduled to perform while other artists will be announced later. The dinner will be taking place at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, plates are tentatively going for $1,000, with a full-table going for $10,000. The Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation helps to provide educational tools to schools and community centers in all five boroughs of New York City.
Canada's version of the Grammy's, The Juno Awards, has announced their nominees. I guess I'll just mention the category we care about:
Best Rap Recording:
The Epic- Citizen Kane (Treehouse)
Frankenstein UV- Frankenstein (K.O.S./Page)
Ghetto Concept -The Album- Ghetto Concept (7 Bill Enter/Page)
Built To Last- Maestro (Attic/Universal)
'Northern Touch'- Rascalz featuring Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust & Checkmate (Figure IV/ViK/BMG)
Last year, the Rascalz were awarded for Best Rap Recording but chose not accept it in protest of the show not televising the awarding of the Rap, Reggae, and R&B categories.