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August 21, 2007 - Method Man was convicted of Marijuana charges in May after toll booth workers in Brooklyn alerted authorities that the smell of Marijuana smoke emanated from his car. On Friday, August 17, he accepted a plea deal which orders him to complete a significant amount of community service in which he will […]

The maturation process of Talib Kweli, while progressive, has been rather atypical. A Brooklyn native, Kweli was raised by academics (his name, roughly translated, means ‘true student’) and came into the hip hop world already properly cultured, educated, and driven. He moved from New York to Ohio to start his career while his […]

August 21, 2007 - If you’ve never been part of an IAC before, get ready for some education. An IAC is an “Independent Artist Community” and they have been on the internet for over a decade now. They exist in many different forms and levels of complexity, however spityourbestverse.com is bringing a somewhat unique offering […]

Producer Sharkey, even when juxtaposed with Europe’s DJ Sharkey, can be easily confused. Both are DJs who spell their name with an ‘e’. Both seem to push their genre’s envelope. Both watch it bend. But hip hop’s Sharkey is from DC, and his UK counterpart is a hardcore dance pioneer. It’s the American Sharkey who […]

August 17 - 50 cent is back on ‘Beef’ bandwagon. The G-Unit honcho has recently released an array of diss records towards Irv Gotti and Jimmy Iovine and also Cash Money Records’ co-founder Bryan ‘Baby’ Williams. On August 16, 50 released a track titled “South Side” in which he takes shots at Interscope Records CEO […]

by Matt Tomer
New media trends and a new generation of consumers have sparked the ringtone takeover. Label execs like Jay-Z have to start adapting their business models to counter dwindling album sales.

While anyone can get a hit single submitting to the latest trends, it’s good to know there’s still artists like Jake One gaining ground by working hard and paying dues. still artists like Jake One gaining ground by working hard and

August 13, 2007 - The largest record label in the world, Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced it will begin releasing thousands of music tracks free of digital rights management software.
The label which owns the likes of Def Jam, Interscope, and Motown Records, announced that testing will begin this month and continue throughout January […]

Contributed by Alex Viard on 8/10/07 
You may have seen or heard Musab alongside fellow Rhymsayers like Atmosphere and Brother Ali. Formerly known as Beyond, he is one of the pioneers of Midwest hip hop and has been putting Minnesota hip hop on the map for over a decade. We caught up with the original Rhymesayer […]

August 10, 2007 - Late in July, Ja Rule, born Jeffrey Atkins, was pulled over for speeding. He was charged with criminal weapons possessions when a semi-automatic hand gun was found in his vehicle and later freed on $150,000 bail. In an attempt to get his legal stats up, recently he has found his way […]

Aug 10, 2007 - Starting at midnight, August 12th, Fox Searchlight Pictures will issue and open casting call for the Notorious B.I.G. biopic, Notorious.
Prompted by a prolonged, fruitless search to find someone who captured the legendary rappers “stature…swagger” and “sensibility,” any talented actor with a weight problem, or down to gain some significant weight will […]