Money and management problems have come between Chingy and Ludacris. The Pulse Report claims that Jay-Z and Beyonce's manager dad are competing, that Mobb Deep are beefing and that 50-Cent's next album will attack his "detractors." … [Read more...]
More on EA’s Next Level Music
November 29, 2004 By
This "Exclusive Report" on the joint venture between Electronic Arts and Cherry Lane Publishing adds some useful quotes regarding the creation of Next Level Music. … [Read more...]
Target Shoppers Prefer Ice-T Wake Up Call
November 29, 2004 By
For a special "Black Friday" wake up call, Target enlisted a few celebrities to record messages that were then requested by customers as shopping reminders. Apparently, Ice-T's call was the most popular. … [Read more...]
The NY Times on Hip Hop
November 29, 2004 By
Watching the media is lots of fun when you know a lot about a topic. But even I was surprised to see a NY Times editor mispell Lil Jon as "Lil John". Although it may be corrected by the time you click through, you can still compare Kelefa Sanneh's unconvincing argument that New Yorkers aren't … [Read more...]
Now I Get It: Russell Simmons, Rosa Parks
November 29, 2004 By
Two recent news items helped me figure out the "why" of news that previously I just couldn't quite understand. This profile of DC's Ballou High School sketches it as having an extremely troubled year and puts Russell Simmons' award/internship that I criticized as seemingly … [Read more...]
