Archive for 2008

30 Dec

Video: Camp Lo - Pop Champagne

Below is a short Music Video for Camp Lo’s “Pop Champagne” mix directed by Tee Smif. I always loved these dudes…they always did their thing.

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22 Dec

DMX In The Pen, Might Not Be Home For Xmas

The Dawg DMX might not be able to spend this Christmas with his family. The troubled rapper is in the process of being transferred from a Florida correctional facility to Arizona where he’ll answer a number of outstanding charges, according to his attorney.
X is being held on a $120,000 bond.

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22 Dec

Quote: Jim Jones on Dame’s Money

In an interview with Funkmaster Flex, Bird Gang’s head Cappo Jim Jones is shooting down claims his boy Dame Dash is dealing with financial difficulties:
“He might be broke to Bill Gates, but to the average person he’s filthy rich. He lives in one of those big Tribeca apartments. His apartment is bigger than my entire […]

20 Dec

Don Cannon’s Not Mad At DJ Drama

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Don Cannon and DJ Drama spilt as business partners but that does not mean they are enemies now. Nobody stole anybodies money, there were just different visions.
Hopefully this does not turn into a Jayz/Damon Dash saga.

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20 Dec

KRS-One Remakes Self Destruction

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KRS-One unites R&B and Hip Hop artist to remake the 90’s classic “Self Destruction.” The artists featured on the song are Syleena Johnson, Twista, Crucial Conflict, Phil G, Kenny Bogus, Straw and Pugs Atomz. As an election year, everybody in the Hip Hop arena seems to be more aware of the social problems in society and are […]

14 Dec

Left Eye & Lil Sister Team Up on New Album

 On Left Eye’s compilation album “Eye Legacy,” her sister Raindrop contributed to the disc by co-producing a couple records on the album.
The Lopes family will release the new disc on January 27th filled with 12 unreleased tracks alongside re-tooled songs from the limited edition international release, Supernova (2001). A percentage of the proceeds from the album […]

11 Dec

Ying Yang Twins – The Ying and the Yang of the Holidays

The Ying Yang Twins are getting into the holiday spirit with a new Christmas themed EP, The Ying and the Yang of the Holidays, out now through Deep Records. The EP finds the twins striking a Bing Crosby-esque pose and caroling listeners with medleys of traditional Christmas songs with a Ying Yang Twins twist. On […]

08 Dec

Warrant Issued For DMX

An Arizona judge issued a bench warrant for DMX after the troubled rapper missed another court date last week. X is fighting animal cruelty charges in Maricopa County but sources close to the emcee say he is currently in rehab.

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03 Dec

Youtube Prepared Mos for Chuck Berry Role

rapper turned actor Mos Def says he watched Chuck Berry footage on YouTube to prepare for playing the music icon in “Cadillac Records.”
“YouTube was really helpful,” Mos told reporters in New York. “The autobiography was really helpful because a lot of it is written in the manner in which you would imagine Chuck Berry […]

28 Nov

Bush Pardons John Forte of The Fugees

President George W. Bush gave rapper/producer John Forte an early Christmas present, as he pardons the Fugees member, who has been in prison on drug charges.
Forte was arrested for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to distribute at Newark International Airport in 2000. Police discovered Forte with with two briefcases filled with liquid […]

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