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July 18, 2007 - As reported in the Montgomery Advertiser, Patrick Monfiston from P Entertainment Promotions has filed a suit against Plies, his manager David Gay, and ISA Bomb Entertainment. This is over a July 8th show that Plies was allegedly paid for but did not attend. This comes after Plies made comments about Monfiston […]

July 16, 2007 - The World Rap Championships (WRC) is gearing up for another year of lyrical sparring. The competition features a 2 on 2 rap battle format in which three hundred rappers from all across the globe go head to head in 8 divisions. The event takes place before a select industry crowd at […]

July 16, 2007 - Standing as one of the best minds in hip hop, Hi-Tek has been orchestrating hits since day one. Back in that day, on then up and coming Rawkus Records, he and Talib Qweli hit the spot with Reflection Eternal’s Train of Thought. Since then, Hi-Tek has not experienced the same commercial […]

July 16, 2007 - Remy Ma of Terror Squad has been in the news lately under suspicion of attempted murder. Under this pressure she turned herself into police. The situation goes down like this: Remy Ma and Makeda Barnes-Joseph were arguing over $2,000 that Remy claimed Barnes owed her.
On Friday night, outside The Pizza Bar […]

July 16, 2007 - A member of Charlie Murphy’s entourage told sources Friday that Murphy’s new show Hot Ghetto Mess was to be pulled from the BET network because the planned sponsors all dropped out. The show lost its advertisers because of the negative depiction of black people in the show, which features sent-in home […]

Canibus is quite possibly the greatest existing example of a niche artist. He debuted as an over-hyped disappointment who many wrote off as a one hit-wonder. Soon, he was a low-profile emcee who attracted what seemed to be unprovoked beef with hip-hop giants like LL and Eminem. Then, as he embraced his style, Canibus became […]

Dr. Dyson is known as an intellectual voice of reason throughout the hip hop community. He’s living up to that standard by releasing yet another thought provoking look into the genre. In this case he’s reflecting on Hip-Hop’s origins, and how it’s upbringing make it so controversial today. Know What I Mean? explores heated topics […]

Rev. Run to Receive “BMI Icon” Award at BMI’s 2007 Urban Awards Show for having “a unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers.” Most of this influence of course comes from his work with Run DMC. The group is noted as being one that paved the way for Hip-Hop’s amazing commercial success. […]

The NAACP held a symbolical funeral in Detroit Monday morning to bury the ‘N’ word once and for all. A horse and carriage were commissioned to pull the empty pine casket along as thousands watched. The NAACP hopes this will “end the use of the derogatory word by everyone.” This funeral was part of a […]

Medical examiners determined that on the night of Friday, July 6th Randy Parker died of a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. According to Simone Parker, his mother, he had suffered from severe depression for several years before his death. Parker was only 23 when he died, just short of his 24th birthday. July […]