Chris Lighty has ended his relationship with Lyor Cohen, the CEO of Def Jam, and has taken Violater Records/Management to Loud Records. After an 11 year relationship, it is rumored that Lighty was forced to leave Def Jam due to a lack of big releases, and that Def Jam opted to not renew his distribution […]

The Cash Money/Ruff Ryders tour has been shaken up. During a performance in The Fleet Center in Boston, three people were stabbed, one critically. One person was arrested, although police would not disclose the name. The fight broke out shortly after ten, and the 5,000 people on hand had no idea that is was taking […]

Snoop Dogg’s bodyguards were busted last week in New York City’s Kennedy Airport, when they tried to check their weapons in. According to the New York City Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman, the three men did everything by the rules, and were very courteous. James Ice, Edward Hunter and James Archer, were not licensed to […]

Wyclef Jean has cancelled his March 24th concert at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, in support of the NAACP’s economic sanctions against the tourism industry in South Carolina. The sanctions, which were officially launched on January 1, 2000, are intended to impel the state to stop flying the Confederate battle flag atop […]

Snoop Dogg has launched an assault against the former label he was on, Death Row Records. No Limit bought his contract for an estimated $700,000, allowing him to head to Master P’s camp. Snoop has one album left under the Master P deal, which is scheduled to drop in the spring, titled The Last Meal. […]

Qtip has been formally arrested and charged with breaking a mans jaw inside of The Virgin Megastore in New York City. The two apparently began arguing over an incident last summer, in which Q-Tip prevented the man from handing out demo tapes in front of the Hit Factory recording studio last summer. Miranda said that […]

Ice Cube is taking more steps to ensure his acting career is on the rise, this time signing on with blockbuster director John Carpenter, and his upcoming flick "Ghosts Of Mars". The movie will also star Hole front woman Courtney Love. The movie takes place 175 years in the future, in a dusty frontier mining […]

Ice T was at the New York Music and Internet Expo, helping launch another online record label, SomeMusic.com. Ice serves on the advisory board of the latest online label. The site allows musicians to market, promote and sell their music online. SomeMusic.com is the latest division created by SMI and is designed to complement SMI’s […]

World-renowned hip-hop innovator Kool Keith will guest edit Spin.com, Spin magazine’s home on the Web, for five consecutive days, beginning Monday, February 14th. Kool Keith is Spin.com’s first-ever guest editor, and his five-day post marks the first time the content of a major music Website has been turned over to an artist. The former Keith […]

M.A.C Cosmetics, the cosmetics company, announced today that music superstars Mary J. Blige and Lil’ Kim have been named as spokespeople for VIVA GLAM III Lipstick, the primary fund-raising tool for The M.A.C AIDS Fund. Since its creation in 1994, over $14 million dollars have been raised for The M.A.C AIDS Fund. The Fund is […]

Russell Simmons had this to say about the verdict in the Diallo case. “I am horrified by the outcome of the Diallo case. This verdict stands as another reason for the community to stand together for change. “The Hip-Hop community moves as an army that has the power to elect government that puts the people […]

KRS-One, Guru from Gang Starr, Schoolly D, Black Sheep, and Vernon Reid from Living Colour, are contributing new and unreleased material to the Soundtrack to the Larry Fishburne directed movie, Once In A Life. KRS-One will contribute a cut titled: "Shutupa Yo’ Face," and will be the first solo release since his 1997 LP "I […]

Q-Tip has hooked up with former Tribe Called Quest member Ali Shaheed Muhammad to create a cut for the upcoming Lucy Pearl album. The song entitled You, also features a performance by Snoop Dogg. Snoop recorded his vocals Via an ISDN line between Capitol Studios in L.A., and Avatar Studios in New York City. The […]

Big Punisher, who was enjoying the success he had achieved with Jennifer Lopez’ "Feelin’ So Good" single, suffered a fatal heart attack and was pronounced dead Monday afternoon at the age of 28. A hospital spokesperson, and Loud Records declined to discuss details of the rapper’s condition. The only information was that Big Pun was […]