Archive for March, 2008

27 Mar

Remy Ma Convicted

Remy Ma has been convicted on two counts of first-degree assault, attempted coercion, and criminal possession of a weapon; she was cleared of gang assault and witness tampering charges. Ma could spend up to 25 years in prison - more to come as it is reported.

26 Mar

Plies Moves Release Date Up


Responding to popular demand, Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic recording artist Plies has announced plans to speed up the release of his hugely anticipated new album, “Definition of Real.” The upcoming album features the hit single, “Bust It Baby, Part 2, feat. Ne-Yo”, will now drop into stores and online retailers on June 10th.
“Bust It Baby, Part 2 […]

26 Mar

“The Game” Sets June 24th As New Drop Date


Los Angeles rapper The Game is set to release Los Angeles Times on June 24th. Fresh out of jail Game released his street single Big Dreams, a track produced by Miami’s Cool and Dre, to radio. During his performance last Saturday, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Game announced to the crowd that his third […]

26 Mar

Diddy Settles Suit


Sean “Diddy” Combs has settled a lawsuit brought by a man who claims the rapper-entertainment mogul punched him after a post-Oscar party outside a Hollywood hotel.
Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed in court papers posted Monday on the celebrity Web site TMZ.com.
After-hours calls to attorneys for both sides weren’t immediately returned.
The lawsuit by Gerard Rechnitzer […]

26 Mar

Master P & Romeo Land Joint Movie Roles


Father and son rap duo MASTER P and ROMEO are teaming up to star in a movie inspired by THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. The pair, who both starred in Nickelodeon TV show Romeo, has been lined up for forthcoming film The Pig People, which tells the story of five students who take a trip into […]

25 Mar

G-Unit Gangsta Grillz Mixtape

DJ Drama is set to drop another Gangsta Grillz mixtape, but for the first time he will be teaming up with one of arguably the best rap groups, G-Unit.
“A couple of days after G-Unit dropped their Elephant in the Sand mixtape [two weeks ago], I got the call from 50 [Cent] and he was like, […]

24 Mar

Common Defends Pastor


As the media firestorm swirled around Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ retired pastor Jeremiah Wright, his relationship with Barack Obama, and his controversial statements, Common felt Wright was being misrepresented.
Common grew up in the same church and shared his thoughts with Eurweb.com.
“He never really was against white people or another race. It was more […]

21 Mar

Jay-Z Seeks $100 Million for New Label

It is rumored that Jay-Z wants $100 million to launch his own record label.
In 2007, Jay-Z quit his role as president and CEO at Def Jam Records and in the same year he was named the second highest earning musician in the world by business bible Forbes magazine, with annual earnings of $83 million.
Jay-Z is […]

21 Mar

Rapper Paper Boy Arrested on Drug Charges

According to the Fresno Bee, Grammy nominated rapper Paper Boy was arrested on drug charges for the second time on Wednesday.
According to police, they stopped the rapper for driving with a broken rear brake light.
When officers approached and noticed the odor of marijuana emanating from Paper Boy’s 1994 Mark VIII, they searched the car and […]

20 Mar

T.I. Allowed to Attend Easter Service


On Thursday, a federal magistrate judge ruled that T.I. attend a service sponsored by the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Easter Sunday this weekend, according to the report.
According to court documents, the service was originally planned to be held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, but due to […]

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