Whitney Houston Faces $100M Lawsuit
NEWARK, NJ (W. Houston Fans Website) - Whitney Houston is being sued for $100 million by her father's entertainment company for breach of contract. According to the lawsuit, filed in state Superior Court in Newark on Sept. 12, the singer was in financial straits and facing marijuana possession charges ...
| LL Cool J Looks To Future After 10-Album Def Jam Deal
NEW YORK (LL Cool J Official Website) - LL Cool J returns on Tuesday (Oct. 15) with 10, the last album in a somewhat groundbreaking 10-album deal with Def Jam Recordings dating back to his 1985 debut, Radio. Now a free agent, LL has some decisions to make. Should he stay or should he go? "My association ...
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Busta Rhymes On NBA
NEW YORK (NBA Website) - Busta Rhymes passes more than the Courvosier on EA Sports' just-released NBA Live 2003. On the latest edition of the popular PlayStation 2 title, Rhymes appears not only on the game's Just Blaze-produced soundtrack - with the Flip Mode Squad track "Here We Go" - but also as ...
| 'Not Ghetto Enough' For 3LW?
NEW YORK (3LW Fans Website) - Naturi Naughton, a former member of 3LW, is suing the group. She claims she was kicked out of the trio for being "not ghetto enough." According to Naughton, the group's manager said she "did not present the proper 'project girl image'" and mocked her as "Ms. Two Parent ...
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'Brown Sugar' soundtrack/movie info
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts) - Brown Sugar, a Magic Johnson Entertainment film, which opens nationwide Oct. 11, presents the love for and commitment to hip-hop as one big and obvious metaphor for the love between the two main characters. Directed by Rick Famuyima (The Wood), the film stars Taye Diggs (How ...
| P. Diddy To Hype NYC?
NEW YORK (Peoplenews Website) - Less than two years ago, the state of New York was trying to put Sean "P. Diddy" Combs behind bars for his alleged involvement in a club shooting in New York. Now, they want to put him in an ad promoting tourism. Peoplenews.com reports that city officials are excited ...
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RnB Artists To Rock For Artists' Rights
NEW YORK (Artistsempowermentcoalition.org Website) - Stevie Wonder, DMX, Roberta Flack, Faith Evans, Hezekiah Walker, and Najee will perform at an Oct. 28 benefit concert in New York sponsored by the Artist Empowerment Coalition (AEC). The event will be the first in a series of concerts the AEC is planning ...
| A New (Untitled) CD is planned for Aaliyah
NEW YORK (Time magazine) - A posthumous CD is planned for Aaliyah, the singer and actress who died in a plane crash in August 2001. The as-yet-untitled new CD, due to be released by Blackground Records and Universal in November, will feature an undetermined number of new Aaliyah songs, as well as old ...
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The Autobiography Of DMX Out In November
NEW YORK (DMX Official Website) - E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography Of DMX is due for release November 5. The book, co-authored by Smokey Fontaine, details the Yonkers native's early years growing up in a single-parent household through his eventual rise to stardom. Some of the highlights include DMX's audition ...
| Muppets Break Xmas Date With Snoop Dogg
NEW YORK (TV Series News Website) - Rap music star Snoop Dogg was edited out of an upcoming Muppets TV movie, but his recent forays into hard-core porn had nothing to do with it, the movie's producer insists. Hollywood-based Jim Henson Co. says the X-rated recording artist was excised due to time constraints. ...
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Craig David's 'What's Your Flava?' Video With Willy Wonka
NEW YORK (C. David Fans Website) - Craig David and video director Little X create an adaptation of the fable Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory for David's new single, "What's Your Flava?" The song, scheduled to hit radio on October 7, is the first release from David's sophomore album, Slicker Than ...
| TLC Inducted Into The Georgia Music Hall Of Fame
ATLANTA (RNRHOF Website) - TLC was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame on Saturday night (September 28). TLC's Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas accepted the award with her son, Tron, on behalf of the group at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Arista president L.A. Reid told the audience ...
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Barry White suffers kidney failure
LOS ANGELES (Barry White Fans Website) - Veteran soul singer Barry White is undergoing dialysis after suffering kidney failure, his record company has said. The crooner, known for his deep, smooth voice, has suffered years of high blood pressure and is now hoping to get a kidney transplant. His family ...
| Missy Elliott, Tweet & Others To Play 'Vanity Fair' Concerts
NEW YORK (RnB NY Magazine) - Missy Elliott, Tweet, and Lucinda Williams are just some of the artists confirmed to perform in the first-ever Vanity Fair In Concert Series to benefit the Step Up Women's Network. The 2002 series will launch with a concert featuring Elliott, Tweet, and Howie Day at Irving ...
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Missy Elliott Steps Up
NEW YORK (M. Elliott Fans Website) - Missy Elliott, Tweet, Howie Day, and Neil Finn are among the artists slated to perform at three Vanity Fair In Concert Series shows to benefit the Step Up Women's Network this fall. The first show will take place on Oct. 22 at New York's Irving Plaza with Missy Elliott, ...
| R. Kelly's Lawyers To Lay Blame On Brother?
CHICAGO, Ill. (Chicago Sun-Times) - R. Kelly is facing charges of videotaping sex acts with a minor, but his lawyers may be planning to put an unexpected twist on the case. Rumours are circulating that R. Kelly's defence lawyers will argue that the man who appears in the videotaped encounter is not ...
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P. Diddy To Endorse Carl McCall For N.Y. Governor
NEW YORK (P. Diddy Fans Website) - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs will endorse Democratic nominee and current New York state comptroller Carl McCall for governor of New York. Combs will join Russell Simmons and former gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo in endorsing McCall's bid to become the state's first black ...
| Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg & Eminem Guest On Xzibit's 'Man Vs. Machine'
NEW YORK (Xzibit Fans Website) - Xzibit's fourth album, Man Vs. Machine, which hits retail outlets October 1 on Columbia Records, features cameo appearances from Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, M.O.P., and Nate Dogg. The album's first single is "Multiply," a collaboration with Nate Dogg. Dr. Dre, who is ...
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P. Diddy On 'Do That' & Nellyville tour
LOS ANGELES (P. Diddy Fans Website) - Flamboyant rappers P. Diddy and Baby team up for "Do That," the first single from Baby's album Birdman, due out on November 26 on Cash Money/Universal Records. Birdman also includes work with Toni Braxton, Cam'ron, Petey Pablo, Eightball, Foxy Brown, and Cash Money ...
| Audioslave Reveals Track Listing
NEW YORK (Rage Against The Machine Fans Website) - Once oh so secretive, the details of Audioslave (featuring Chris Cornell and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk) are now pouring out. The band has unveiled its track listing for its debut self-titled album, which, ...
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