8 Ball & MJG make huge top-5 debut on Billboard charts with 'Living Legends'
NEW YORK (Bad Boy Records/Universal press relewase) - The legendary rap group, 8 Ball and MJG continue the Bad Boy chart-topping tradition this week by having the No1 Rap Album, No2 R&B/Hip Hop Album and No3 Pop Album on the Billboard Charts. This is the biggest debut for the duo, which sold over 120,000 ...
| Snoop Dogg ending marriage of 7 years
NEW YORK (Snoop Dog Fans Website) - The rapper/actor Snoop Dogg is getting a divizzle. He has filed for divorce from Shante Broadus, according to papers filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The couple, married since 1997 and have three children: Corde, 9; Cordell, 7; and Cori, 4. He is ...
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RIAA double platinum for the 'Kings Of Crunk' by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
NEW YORK (BME/TVT Records Official Fans Website) - After 81 weeks, "Kings Of Crunk," the BME/TVT Records sophomore album from Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz has been certified double platinum by the RIAA for U.S. sales in excess of 2 million units. The album is still in Billboard Top 200 chart holding ...
| Northern State's new album 'All City' in stores Tuesday, August 17
NEW YORK (Columbia Records press release) - Columbia Records is set to release All City, the eagerly-awaited new album from the groundbreaking female hip-hop trio Northern State, on Tuesday, August 17. In celebration and anticipation of the release of the group's new album, Northern State has signed ...
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P. Diddy to launch Este Lauder perfume
NEW YORK (Este Lauder press release) - Estee Lauder Cos. will create and market a new line of fragrances under the Sean John name under an exclusive, multi-year agreement with music icon and producer Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. The fragrance, to be called Sean John, the ...
| Eminem hosts Detroit Hip-Hop summit 2004
DETROIT (Eminem Fans Website) - Russell Simmons, Dr. Benjamin Chavis and The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network announced today that Detroit native and multi-platinum hip-hop artist Eminem, will host the Detroit Hip-Hop Summit, Saturday, May 22nd from 12noon to 4pm at the Fox Theater, located at 2211 Woodward ...
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Alicia Keys to publish book based on her diaries
NEW YORK (Penguin Group press release) - Alicia Keys, Grammy Award-winning and international critically acclaimed artist, to publish a memoir based on her diaries and a songbook of poems and lyrics with G.P. Putnam's Sons. Carole Baron, President of G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), ...
| Twista's crappy tour stop
NEW YORK (Twista Fans Website) - Twista's camp has given new meaning to crappy behaviour. After the rapper's Sunday night Indianapolis concert, someone on his tour bus reportedly emptied the bus' sewage tank, right on the street about 200 gallons worth. Nearby hotel employees called police due to the ...
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George Benson's 'Irreplaceable' album set for June 8 release
NEW YORK (GRP Records/www.vervemusicgroup.com) - On June 8, 2004, GRP Records will release Irreplaceable, a soulful new recording from George Benson. The legendary R&B guitarist returns with funk and sultry romantic grooves. In the contemporary pop universe George Benson's unique eight GRAMMY-clocking, ...
| Silkk The Shockers' new album 'Based on a True Story' in stores July 27th
NEW YORK (KOCH Records Website) - KOCH Records is thrilled to announce the much-anticipated July 27th release of Silkk The Shocker's new studio album, Based on a True Story. Featuring some of the rapper's best work to date, his new effort, Based on a True Story is his fifth full-length album in 8 years. ...
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'Gangsta's' first album is featuring Ice Cube
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. (American Music Co. [AMC] press release) - AMC American Music Corp. announces the highly anticipated international worldwide release of Gangsta's solo album featuring platinum recording artist, actor and motion picture executive producer Ice Cube. AMC has acquired the exclusive ...
| Eminem Vs Apple
DETROIT (Mac News Website) - "A federal judge in Detroit has ruled that Eminem can proceed with copyright infringement claims against Apple Computers and other companies," reported yesterday. "An ad for Apple's i-Pod music player and i-Tunes music service featured a boy singing the rapper's song 'Lose ...
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Alicia's not hatin'
NEW YORK (Alicia Keys Fans Website) - Alicia Keys has denied rumours that she has been feuding with her tour-mate Beyonce Knowles. Keys says that she has been close with the Destiny's Child star since they were both 14 years old, and is proud of her old friend's success. However, Keys says she wasn't ...
| P. Diddy disbands 'Making the Band' group
NEW YORK (P. Diddy Fans Website) - The third-season finale of "Making the Band II" on MTV delivered pretty much the opposite of what its title promises: The band, in this case Da Band, was unmade. Hip-hop impresario Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who was guiding the career of Da Band, decided in Thursday's ...
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Wear Beyonce's clothes
NEW YORK (Beyonce Fans Website) - Beyonce has announced she will soon launch her own clothing line. The R&B star and her mother, Tina Knowles, will play an active role in the creative direction and inspiration for the collections. We've all seen Tina's creations for years draped on the shoulders of ...
| R&B star John Whitehead shot dead
PHILADELPHIA (NY RnB magazine/70s Website) - Philadelphia music legend John Whitehead was gunned down in broad daylight Tuesday, and now police say they don't think he was the target of the shooters. Whitehead, 55, and his partner, Gene McFadden, had a No. 1 hit with the song, "Ain't No Stopping Us ...
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Snoop Dogg releases 213 on July 20th
NEW YORK (TVT Records announcement) - TVT Records has announced the worldwide signing of hip-hop supergroup 213, featuring acclaimed hip-hop artists Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Warren G. 213's debut album, The Hard Way, will be released on TVT Records on July 20th, 2004. A decade-plus in the making, the ...
| 50 Cent in Da Club fight
BOSTON, Mass. (50 Cent Fans Website) - 50 Cent jumped the stage at a Boston club over the weekend, turning a surprise performance into a fight club. Police broke up a crowd of 1,400 club-goers at a 50 Cent show gone awry early Saturday morning. Two people were arrested for disturbing the peace during ...
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Beyonce's OBE
LONDON, UK (Beyonce Fans Website) - It's unlikely Beyonce will receive the Order of Canada any day soon, but in England she's getting the royal treatment. Rumor has it, the singer is about to receive an honorary OBE. The Order of the British Empire acknowledges distinguished service to the arts and ...
| Kanye & Ludacris sued
NEW YORK (BMS Entertaiment announcement) - Kanye West and Ludacris have been sued over the song "Stand Up". A New Jersey indie label, BMS Entertainment, claims the pair used elements of a song called "Straight Like That" by an artist known as I.O.F. for the chorus of "Stand Up". According to a label ...
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