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Jam Master Jay’s Last Concert
Run DMC may be retired, but they want to make sure that hip-hop fans remember their legendary rap skills.
Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and the late Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell will be remembered in separate Run DMC Live At Montreux 2001 CD and DVD packages released by Eagle Rock Entertainment on April 3.
Both […]
Hip Hop Mogul Marion ‘Suge’ Night Not Evicted
The recent reports of hip hop mogul and owner of Death Row Records, Marion ‘Suge’ Knight, being evicted from his Los Angeles condominium were proved to be false reporting.
The hip hop mogul was not evicted, he moved.
Marion ‘Suge’ Knight built one of the biggest black owned record labels since Motown, he is responsible for […]
New Album Br Hip Hop Legend KRS-One
A new album by legendary Hip Hop artist/philosopher KRS-One (Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone) titled Hip Hop Lives, is executive produced by Marley Marl and will be released on May 22nd, 2007.
Hip Hop Lives (title track) and Kill A Rapper lead the album project as two very relevant songs for the Hip Hop community […]
Guru And Solar Preparing For Tour
Guru (former member of Gang Starr) and his partner/producer Solar have announced plans to hit the road in support of the forthcoming second album, Jazzmatazz Vol 4.
The duo’s tour is set to kick-off on March 27 at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, hitting Philadelphia, Chicago, Kansas City and New Orleans along the way, before Boston on […]
Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a very important moment for the Hip-Hop culture.
As Hip-Hop pioneers, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were one of the first Hip-Hop groups to incorporate deejaying and emceeing in a group.
“We are going in the Rock and Roll Hall […]
Busta Rhymes Retained From Film Shooting
Rapper Busta Rhymes was retained by the police from shooting for Order of Redemption on the first day, informes Yahoo! , although the movie production company confirmed that shooting started in Busta’s absence.
The Police Department declined to detail its specific concerns about Rhymes, who angered officers last year when he refused to cooperate with the […]
50 Cent To Release 2 Albums
50 Cent recently revealed that he is planning to release two solo albums by February of next year.
The G-Unit boss divulged to Blender magazine that after he drops his third album, Before I Self Destruct, this year, he will release a follow up in February 2008.
According to 50 (born Curtis Jackson), the album due in […]
David Banner, New Album, New Film
David Banner has a new album coming out soon. But, he’s also prepping the release of This Christmas, a film he’s made with friend Chris Brown.
“I always wanted to do a Christmas movie about what really happens for us in the ‘hood during Christmas, ’cause Christmas isn’t really a good time for people where I’m […]
Timbaland To Host Clinton Fundraiser
High appreciated producer and rapper Timbaland is to host a campaign fundraiser for presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton in Miami, Florida later at the end of this month informs the New York Post.
The music mogul, who has produced for Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Pussycat Dolls and many others, is organising a $1,000 a-head fundraiser, in […]
Akon Outsells The Competition
Hip-hop superstar Akon’s smash sophomore album, Konvicted, continues to outsell top level competition (Jay Z, Game, Fergie, John Legend) making it the biggest release of 2007 thus far. The album is certified platinum by the RIAA in just 5 short weeks after its release.
Konvicted, the critically praised album which debuted at #2 on the Billboard […]
Kanye West to Launch New Album
Following The College Dropout (2004) and Late Registration (2005) the producer-turned-to-rapper-turned- to-hitmaker Kanye West is set to release his third album Graduation later this year.
The new material will cross the rap boundaries due to the cross-genre collaborations, such as the first single, Homecoming, featuring Coldplay’s vocalist Chris Martin, the same who recently collaborated with Jay-Z […]
Jerry Heller to Form New Record Label
Ruthless Records co-founder Jerry Heller is set to return to the music industry with the formation of his new record label, Streetlife/Klock Work Records informs allhiphop.com.
The former NWA manager signed an agreement Tuesday (Jan. 16) with veteran producer Johnny “J” and Pablito Vasquez, who will act as a liason between the label’s artistic and business […]
