Carlos “South Park Mexican” Coy, was denied bail related to charges to charges of seven counts of sexual assault of a child. A judge in Houston has ordered him to be held in Harris County jail until his trial begins next month. Coy’s lawyer had been attempting to get him released, but the judge struck down the motion, saying that coy shows substantial guilt. Coy was arrested last month and is charged in connected with alleged sexual contact with six children over the age of 13.

Eminem and Interscope records are the target of a lawsuit in federal court by French composer Jacques Loussier. According to the lawsuit, which was March 28th in New York, Eminem and Interscope used parts of Loussier’s song, "Pulsion." Eminem used portions of the song in his song "Kill You," which appeared on his The Marshall Mathers LP, which has moved over almost 9 million copies. Loussier, 67, is best known for fusing Jazz with classical music via his Play Bach Trio. Loussier is no lightweight, having released over 12 albums and selling over 6 million copies worldwide. Eminem will make his motion picture debut in July in the flick "8 Mile," a story loosely based on his rise to fame.

Recently, producer Dr. Dre inked a deal with brewer Coors and will star in a series of Coor’s Light beer commercials. Coor’s rep Hilary Martin said the company chose Dre because of his "relevance to consumers, particularly urban consumers." She also said Dre was important to the company due to "the growing popularity of hip-hop music." The commercials will debut in Oakland, California this May. Dre is currently preparing to release the Aftermath debut of R&B songstress, Truth Hurts. The good Dr. recently wrapped up shooting the single, "Addictive," which also features Aftermath label mate Rakim, who also cameo’s in the video.

Louisiana inventor Steve Winn is suing Mystikal for copyright infringement for over $1 million dollars. According to MTV, Mystikal is being sued by Steve Winn, the inventor of Cajun in Your Pocket, which is a key battery operated key chain that says six Cajun phrases when pressed. According to the lawsuit, Mystikal used the phrases on his hit song "Shake Ya Ass" without proper permission. The phrases, "You gotta suck da head on dem der crawfish, " "I love you like a pig loves corn,” "Laissez les bon temps rouler” (“Let the good times roll”), and "We gon’ pass good time, yeah, cher," will land the rapper in court defending himself in September. "It really stands out in the song," Winn’s lawyer Greg Eveline told MTV. "We’re not asking for the world. We just want our share. Mystikal is from [Louisiana], so it’s obvious where [the phrases] came from." Mystikal’s lawyer Roy Maughan Jr. refutes the claims and dismisses the lawsuit, claiming the phrases are common in the Cajun language and that Winn cannot copyright them. Maughan said that they will dispute the claim entirely. "On their own Web site, it claims those are ‘authentic Cajun expressions,’" Maughan told MTV. "Well if that’s the case, you didn’t make them up! The expressions haven’t been modified in such a way that gives them uniqueness or protection." Cajun In Your Pocket has gone after another musician, Ani Difranco. Her case was different because she used the actual recordings contained in the Cajun In Your Pocket key chain in her song "Angel Food." That recording cost her around $20,000 when the lawsuit was settled.

New to this year’s Spring Massive Festival is the first ever Snowed Out All-Star Weekend April 5-7, 2002. The three-day event celebrates hip-hop, snowboarding and the fusion of these two cultures. Headlined by a concert with rapper Ludacris and a Pro Halfpipe Jam expected to include such notables as Danny Kass, J.J. Thomas, Todd Richards and Chad Otterstrom, Snowed Out will surely be a highlight of Spring Massive. "Snowed Out is the perfect representation of the elements of urban lifestyle and snowboarding reflected in today’s culture," said Chris Searles, Breckenridge Ski Resort Special Events Manager. "Throughout the festival participants will be invited to experience a number of activities from after-hours parties, to on the snow DJ’s and snowboard competitions, to photo exhibitions. The weekend is designed to ensure that there will be entertainment offered continuously in a number of different formats and venues." Other notable components of Snowed Out include the Kick-Off Party and DJ Expo at Cecilia’s on Friday. A Block Party Expo, Dirty South BBQ, Hip-Hop Immortals Photo Exhibition and Snow Deck Demo Course add to Saturday’s festivities at the base of peak 8. That evening, Ludacris performs live at the TenMile Room in the Village at Breckenridge followed by an After Party featuring The Beatnuts at Cecilia’s. The weekend wraps up on Sunday with the Halfpipe ‘Chicken ‘N Waffles’ Brunch Buffet in the Bergenhof at Peak 8. Snowed Out comes to you by Fridge Magazine, a leading lifestyle publication focusing on music, sports and urban style. For more information on the events listed above, including concerts tickets, artists, athletes and more, visit or http://www.fridgemagazine.com/snowedout/page.html call 800-789-SNOW.

Saturday March 30, at the Apollo Theatre, rappers Eve and Free will join the cast of “V-Day Harlem 2002,” an assistance program for victims of domestic violence. The two ladies of hip-hop plan to appear along side of stars like Naiomi Campbell, Faith Evans, Kim Coles, Lynn Whitfield and Rosario Dawson. Eve, who also made a large donation, plans to perform her hit, “Love Is Blind,” which was inspired by a friend who was abused by her boyfriend. V-Day is an annual event that helps anti-violence organizations throughout the world continue and expand their fight against violence towards women and girls. The show itself is in conjunction with a play called The V##### Monologues, co-produced by actress/dancer Rosie Perez. For more information log onto www.vday.org

Today (March 26) marks the 7 year anniversary of the passing of the legendary Eric "Eazy E" Wright. Eazy E passed away from complications due to advanced HIV. Eazy E, who is credited by many for bringing what the mainstream media has called "Gangsta Rap" to commercial acclaim was just 31 years old when he died. A rapper, father and business man, Eazy E’s legend is well published. According to popular legend, Eazy-E grew up in the gang life in California and sold drugs, which later allegedly financed his record label, Ruthless. The original N##### With Aptitudes consisted of Ice-Cube, Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, D.O.C., M.C. Ren and Eazy E himself. The group released the classic NWA and the Posse in 1987 and never looked back. Ruthless landed a distribution deal with Priority in early 1987 and the label released Eazy’s first solo album, Eazy Duz It in 1988. "We Want Eazy" was played on Yo! MTV Raps consistently and brought the NWA members to national prominence. The following year, NWA released one of the most influential records ever recorded, Straight Outta Compton. In addition having the theme song’s video banned from television, the group managed to sell over one million records, by word of mouth. After months of financial turmoil, Ice-Cube left the group in 1989 to pursue a successful solo career. In 1990, NWA released the successful 100 Miles And Running EP, followed by Efil4zaggin (N##### 4 Life). The group fell apart, while Eazy released his second solo album, 5150 – Home 4 Tha Sick. After allegedly being threatened by Suge Knight and pipe wielding cronies, Dr. Dre left to start Death Row and everyone knows the story from that point forward. Eazy still released records, including 187Um Killa, in which he took the time to answer Dr. Dre’s dis records aimed at him. Eazy signed Bone Thug N Harmony in 1994 continuing the success of his Ruthless Records empire. The following year the Godfather Of Gangsta Rap was diagnosed with HIV and shortly afterwards passed away. Eazy’s label continues to release material from the late great veteran, including Eternal E, and Str8 Off Tha Streetz Of Muthaphukkin Compton. Today March 26th, to commemorate his passing, The Real Godfather Of Gangsta Rap has been released, which contains unreleased songs from the legend. Rap must also run in his family’s blood line. According to sources, his son who goes by the rap name of Lil E, is currently recording tracks with veteran West Coast producer Daz Dillinger.

Recently, producer Dr. Dre inked a deal with brewer Coors and will make his debut in a series of Coor’s Light beer commercials. Coor’s rep Hilary Martin said, in a statement, the company chose Dre because of his "relevance to consumers, particularly urban consumers." She also said Dre was important to the company due to "the growing popularity of hip-hop music." The commercials will debut in Oakland, California this May. In the past, other rappers like Wu-Tang and Ice Cube have pitched liquor to the hip-hop community with mixed responses. Oakland, in particular, has a strong grassroots political climate that may reject the commercials.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises, creators of the immensely popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books, announced their next release will be "Chicken Soup for the Hip Hop Soul ". They are currently accepting stories from writers around the world. Guidelines for the stories can be found at www.myhiphopstory.com. The book will be co-authored by Adisa Banjoko aka "The Bishop of Hip-Hop," Kool Kyle and DJ Vlad, as well as best selling authors Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. "This is a great opportunity not only for myself, and my fellow co-authors, but for the entire culture surrounding Hip Hop" said Adisa. " This will be the first book for the Hip Hop community, written by the Hip Hop community." Added DJ Vlad, "This book will be a compilation of 101 stories and creative accounts of people finding empowerment through Hip Hop and overcoming adversity . So far we have complete stories by turntablism pioneer DJ QBert, Encore and several other well known artists. We’re also in the process of interviewing Chuck D, Muhammad Bilal from ‘The Real World’, MTV’s Sway, Harry Allen, Grammy nominated female MC Mystic, as well as numerous industry insiders and power players." The book will not focus solely on stars, but will also let regular hip-hop enthusiasts share their experiences. "We’re looking for stories from all races, all coasts and all countries. We want to hear from parents, teachers, and relatives of people who love Hip Hop. There is no age limit on submissions, and you don’t have to be an artist. If you want to show the world what Hip Hop culture has given you, please write us. If you have an empowering, or inspirational story that deals with your thoughts on Hip Hop- we want your story. We’re also looking for lyrics, cartoons, comics, jokes, poems or just a good quote. Every published story will pay the writer $300.00 for their efforts, along with a bio in the back of the book, and they’ll get a free signed copy of the book. Poems, cartoons, song lyrics and quotes will get paid on a per case basis." Writers should be advised that because Chicken Soup books have been translated into over 20 languages, the N word, other racial slang and many swear words should be kept to a minimum; they will lose their meaning in the translation. Keep that in mind as you share your journey. People who wish to send in submissions or learn more about the book should go to www.myhiphopstory.com to read the guidelines for stories. Adisa, Kool Kyle and DJ Vlad can all be contacted at the site. For more information on the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, visit www.chickensoup.com. Submissions should be sent in plain text and no attachments.

Dres and Mr. Long (formerly Mr. Lawgne) have reunited as Black Sheep and will be releasing a new LP titled "Same Sheep, Different Day." Their first single, "Havin’ Fun Wit It," is currently being serviced to radio. This is the group’s first album since 1994’s since 1994’s Non-Fiction. Black Sheep’s debut, "Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing," reached #1 and charted for over 49 weeks when it first dropped in 1991. Shortly after the New York based act released Non-Fiction, they broke up on to reunite in late 2001. In 1999, Dres, the lead rapper, dropped Sure Shot Redemption, a solo album, which received critical acclaim. When asked about the upcoming album, Long told AllHipHop.com, "It’s "just like 10 years ago…vaaan-damn good!" The album is slated for a spring release.

According to the Washington Post, Sean Combs may wear another hat in business, this time not the music or clothing business, but the boxing business. According to sources, Combs was asked to invest about $13 million into the upcoming Mike Tyson/Lennox Lewis fight, scheduled to take place in June at the MCI center in Washington, D.C. "I personally don’t know anything about it, but there could be other people [representing Tyson] who approached him," promoter Shelly Finkel said. Finkel had been meeting with representatives from HBO and Showtime, after concerns were raised about the show’s financing. "I wouldn’t read anything into that," Finkel said. "There was no opposition expressed [by the Lewis camp] about having the fight in Washington. The financing is not in place yet, but it’s close. We hope to have it wrapped up over the weekend. Sean Combs fortune is worth almost $250 million dollars.

According to the Washington Post, Sean Combs may wear another hat in business, this time not the music or clothing business, but the boxing business. According to sources, Combs was asked to invest about $13 million into the upcoming Mike Tyson/Lennox Lewis fight, scheduled to take place in June at the MCI center in Washington, D.C. "I personally don’t know anything about it, but there could be other people [representing Tyson] who approached him," promoter Shelly Finkel said. Finkel had been meeting with representatives from HBO and Showtime, after concerns were raised about the show’s financing. "I wouldn’t read anything into that," Finkel said. "There was no opposition expressed [by the Lewis camp] about having the fight in Washington. The financing is not in place yet, but it’s close. We hope to have it wrapped up over the weekend. Sean Combs fortune is worth almost $250 million dollars.

Queensbridge rapper Cormega is in New York finishing his second solo album, The True Meaning. Cormega said his sophomore effort would be a departure from his first, The Realness. “It’s a reflection of myself. Like this album I’m trying to intensify my respect as a lyricist as opposed to just screaming QB or being labeled a thug rapper,” he said to AllHipHop.com. At press time, Cormega said that, aside from the featured producers he wouldn’t be featuring any other rappers on the new album. “I don’t have any guest appearances at this point. I really hate albums like that. I just want people to feel me for me,” he said to AllHiphop.com On The Realness, his first official release, he dissed fellow QB native Nas several times, but Mega said that wouldn’t be the case on The True Meaning. “I’m not focusing on Nas, but I got something for him. Cormega also said alluding to the song “Love In/ Love Out, which addresses the situation. He said that he and his former friend wouldn’t be mending their relationship soon. “The song [“Ether” from Stillmatic] itself didn’t bother me, but for somebody to say suck their d**k, it’s a whole different ball game,” he said. He said it violated a code of ethics from people from the streets. Cormega did say he was happy the way The Realness was received from the buying public. “The album was meant for the people that got it. And if an independent artist do 100, 000 sold, that’s like ghetto gold,” he said. Like other independent artists, he said he feels like he gained respect within the music industry as well. “I was humbled byt the experience [of selling 100, 000 units], because I didn’t know that many people were feeling me like that, he said. In the past, the industry has been difficult for Mega, whose first album, My Testament, was never released commercially on Def Jam Records as planned. However, Cormega has established his own label, Legal Hustle Records, with distribution through Landspeed and he also serves as the executive producer on the project as well. With the new album, he said it will link his previous two “This album is the umbilical cord between The Realness and The Testament,” he said. “The new fans need to realize that hip-hop is historic. Following the history of rap, its so hard to have an album that’s equates the first product.” “Surprisingly, people that are really critical of my music say that this album is better than my last one,” Cormega said.

Patrick "Project Pat" Houston was convicted by a federal jury on 2 counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Pat was charged in January of 2001, when Memphis police stopped him for speeding. According to the police, they found two revolvers in his SUV. At the time he was on parole for aggravated robbery. Pat was tried once on these charges in January but a Memphis federal court jury deadlocked and the second trial was moved to Jackson. 36 Mafia group member DJ Paul alleges racism. "He was tried by an all white jury, you tell me!" Paul told AllHipHop.com. Pat is facing up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 dollar fine when he is sentenced June 6. Juicy J, Project Pat’s brother said that that prosecutor was jealous of his brothers success. Project Pat is ready to release his latest album, Laying The Smack Down.

Loud Records let go over half of their staff on Friday March 15th, and will cease to operate as a stand alone label. According to sources, Sony Music’s Columbia Records will take over marketing, promotions and sales. The label is currently staffed with less than 10 Loud employee’s, which are A&R and some senior management. Steve Rifkind resigned from the company he built as well, and is said to be focusing on his marketing company, SRC (short for Steve Rifkind Company) and a new film comapny that he is launching. Rifkind had been seeking a buyer for Sony’s stake in the label, which is believed to be 75 percent. Loud recently released the critically acclaimed LP "Built From Scratch," by the X-ecutioners.

Luther Campbell and a group of local Miami, Florida promoters have formed a promotions company to help provide events and keep order during Memorial Day in Miami Beach. Luke’s Progressive Righteous Organized Inc. applied for a special events permit from Miami three weeks ago. According to published reports, Campbell has come up with a plan to control the crowds during the holiday and the city is generally receptive to his proposal, which calls for several events during the four day weekend, including a charity golf event, an arts festival, a celebrity basketball game and a two day time concerts on Miami Beach. Campbell says that these events alone will draw an estimated 30,000 people with top talent. Campbell and beach officials are still negotiating security measures. Last years holiday saw a record number of people attend, which city officials have admitted, caught them off guard. Campbell is also asking for use of the Miami Beach Convention Center at night, as a gathering point for people who have been turned away from Miami’s trendy night clubs, which also was a major problem last year.