January 2008
12 posts
E. White
“I’m trying to see what kinda angle I can hit the people with, being that I’m up one because I’m brand new. I think it’s real important that first time around you give em your real essence.and make people say, `Who is this mother f******?’” He is a rapper who wants to touch people the way music first touched him. He is a man looking to redress youthful...
Jan 27th
LaToiya Williams
Real Name: LaToiya Williams D.O.B.: Every once in a while, a voice comes along with the power and emotion to make the industry stand up and take notice. With a vocal ability unmatched in today’s field, new Doggy Style recording artist LaToiya will satisfy any thirst for true vocal talent with the release of her first solo album. LaToiya has already gotten her feet wet in the industry with...
Jan 27th
Soopafly
[Temp bio taken from Snoop-Dogg.com] Real Name: Priest Joseph Brooks D.O.B.: (unknown by author) Long Beach County, Ca. Like the infamous 1972 blaxploitation icon from whom he takes his nickname, Soopafly has been deep in his own hustle for a minute, hooking up beats for the DPG family, and one soundtrack album after another, waiting for that big score that will catapult his bubbling talent to...
Jan 27th
Doggystyle Records
The Boss will see you now. Founder(s):Parent Label:Year(s):Calvin BroadusUniversal Music Group[1995 -] Doggystyle Records (originally Dogghouse Records) is a record label founded by Snoop Dogg at the end of his self-described “servitude” at Master P’s No Limit Records. The idea of an independent record label came up when Snoop left Death Row earlier than finishing his second...
Jan 27th
Hip-Hop Had a Dream
Damien Morgan’s “Hip-Hop Had A Dream vol. 1 The Artful Movement.” The new book out now by author Damien Morgan, “Hip-Hop Had a Dream” is an astounding after-thought of the American way of life versus hip-hop, through various climates. The author discusses the interpretation of the American Dream viewed by hip-hop and the strong correlation between the modern...
Jan 25th
Live: Billboard Hip-Hop Charts
[UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
Jan 24th
Album Reviews (DVDs coming soon)
The Roots - Rising Down [review here] Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin’ [review here] Kanye West - Graduation [review here] 50 Cent - Curtis [review here] Jay-Z - American Gangster [review here]
Jan 22nd
Hip Hop's Top Ten in Industry
Top Ten Singles: BangersArtists/GroupImprint/LabelLowFlo Rida & T-PainPoe Boy/AtlanticFlashing LightsKanye West/DweleRoc-A-Fella/DefJamHypnotisePlies/AkonBig Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic IndependentWebbie/Lil Phat/Lil BoosieTrill/Slip-N-Slide/AtlanticGood LifeKanye West/T-PainRoc-A-Fella/DefJam Duffle Bag BoyPlayaz Circle/Lil WayneDTP/DefJamI’m SO HoodDJ...
Jan 21st
BEATS BY DR. DRE
For Immediate Release Monster Teams Up with Dr. Dre and Interscope Chairman Jimmy Iovine to Design State-of-the-Art “Beats” Headphones Engineered to Accurately Reproduce the Best of Today’s Pop Music Legendary Music Producer/Artist Dr. Dre’s First-Ever Foray Into Consumer Products Las Vegas, NV, January 6, 2008 – Monster, well known for working with legendary musicians on countless...
Jan 7th
Rap-A-Lot's O.G. Style Dies In his Sleep -...
OG Style - “Catch ‘Em Slippin’”
Jan 4th
JUDGE POSTPONES T.I.'S COURT HEARING
U.S. Magistrate postpones rapper, T.I.’s court hearing [Published on: 01/03/08] see also: T.I. v A.T.F. TIMELINE TO T.I. ARREST OFFICIAL AFFIDAVIT HIGH-PROFILE DEFENCE BOND DENIAL RELEASED ON 3 MIL BAIL IMAGES OF SEIZED GUNS Atlanta rapper T.I. must wait another six weeks before trying to convince a judge to throw out key evidence obtained against him in October when he was arrested...
Jan 3rd
Pour out a little liquor
THE WALL: Dedicated to the Fallen Rapper Scot Sterling (aka Scot La Rock), whose début album was titled “Criminal Minded,” died in August 1987 at age 25 of a gunshot wound. King Tubby, who invented the dubbing process that was popularized by rappers, was murdered in 1989 when he was 58 years old. Rapper Michael Menson, of the group Double Trouble died in 1989 at age 29 when a gang soaked him in...
Jan 3rd