Jamaican recording artist G Whizz is the latest in a line of recording artists to do songs dedicated to the Jamaican track and field athletes who performed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Other artists on this list include Wayne Marshall and L.A. Lewis. Jamaican artists are usually renown for how quickly they can put together whole projects in times of extreme crisis, for example the song “Wild gilbert†by lovindeer, […]
Detox is Dr. Dre's long overdue third solo album. While it may come by the end of the year, as Dre said recently, who will be the featured guests? The good doctor has mentioned possible collaborations with Jay-Z, Nas and Lil Wayne, but what about his protege The Game? According to the Compton rapper, via an interview with Complex, he hasn't spoken to his mentor in months, so the possibility […]
It has been reported that 'the doctor', Beenie Man, was involved in a fight backstage with a woman at a show in England over the weekend. Checks made by THE STAR revealed that the woman, who is a sister of D'Angel, had an argument over some money that was owed. Patrick Roberts, who was present at the show, said, "The stage show finished 10 minutes to four in the Monday […]
Assassin will be relaunching 'Girlz Gone Wild Tuesdays' tonight at Weekenz on Constant Spring Road in an effort to revamp the weekly party. Originally launched on May 6, Assassin's 'Girlz Gone Wild' was met with a tepid reaction from patrons, who often show up minutes after 1 a.m with a 2 a.m lock-off time in effect. While the dance has been continuing weekly, the buzz surrounding the dance is lacking. […]
Hip-Hop entrepreneur Diddy is gearing up for the launch of his latest MTV reality series, “Starmaker†by holding auditions throughout the U.S. in search of talent for the show. Expecting to give some competition to other well-known performance-based programs like “American Idol,†the MTV project will place Diddy as host and producer alongside television personality Mark Burnett as they try to find for the most talented singers in the country. […]
Earlier this month, an M.I.A. Cam'ron surfaced, revealing to New York's Miss Info that he had sold Juelz Santana's contract to Def Jam for $2 million, making way for Juelz to sign directly with the label and ready his first album since 2005. Why the wait? Why the slow down in material from the young Dipset member? Was he jus being lazy? Falling back? There was actually more going on […]
This month marks 20 years since N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton changed the landscape of mainstream hip-hop. After that album was released, hip-hop was changed forever, and even today, the genre is feeling the effects. Ice Cube -- one of the group's original members, alongside Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella -- reflected on the classic album recently, via an interview with the LA Times, calling it one of […]
Last year it was Jay-Z who led the way on Forbes new list for Hip-Hop Cash Kings, but he was dethroned despite landing a huge deal with Live Nation, worth an estimated $150 million. Hov did land at no. 2 on the 2008 list, but it was 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson) who is crowned the 2008 Hip-Hop Cash King by the magazine, who reportedly earned a whopped $150 […]
Fresh out the lot with a brand new album project, veteran deejay Alley Cat is taking his music to the next level. Dancehall Knowledge Vol 1, which was recently released by the songwriter, is boasting some uplifting and rebellious music; something that Alley admits was deliberate. "It's inspiring with a little bit of rude bwoy touch but 95% reality-based defending the struggles of the people, all songs except track 11 […]
DJ Vlad filed a $4 million dollar lawsuit against Rick Ross in Federal Court in New York on Friday (August 15), claiming that the Miami MC orchestrated a "brutal attack" on Vlad (born Vlad Lyubovny) at the Ozone Awards in Houston last Sunday. According to a press release from Vlad's attorney, Brian Caplan, the assault and battery lawsuit against Ross (born William Leonard Roberts II) alleges that "Rick Ross orchestrated […]
