The first release from Fat Daddy Records is due in late February by rapper Habitt entitled Talk of the Town. It's also the debut album for Habitt who now lives in Los Angeles but very much indentifies with Oakland. Fat Daddy Records is a new label begun by actress Yvette Wilson and her husband, … [Read more...]
Juvenile Wins Copyright Suit
January 26, 2005 By
Juvenile has won a copyright lawsuit over various similarities between his song Back That Azz Up and plaintiff D.J. Jubilee's Back That Ass Up. Speaking of copyright, I initially found this article in its entirety at David Hooper's site Music Business with absolutely no attribution or link back to … [Read more...]
The Game Has 2 in the Album Charts
January 26, 2005 By
The Game's The Documentary hits the album charts at no. 1 and all of the attention has helped his earlier independent release Untold Story re-enter the charts at no. 191. … [Read more...]
Hip Hop Bloggers Respond to Hot 97 Foolishness
January 26, 2005 By
An apology from Hot 97, a NY hip hop radio station that has come under fire for an overtly racist parody song regarding the tsunami disaster, is apparently not making their troubles go away. In addition to responses from everyday people and civic leaders, some hip hop bloggers have become … [Read more...]
Gotti and Brother Surrender
January 26, 2005 By
Irv Gotti and his brother Christopher Lorenzo surrended today to the FBI, while associate Kenneth McGriff was charged with murder. … [Read more...]
