Vanessa E. Jones has an excellent piece on hip hop comics that discusses both American and Japanese comics that feature or include hip hop related themes. I had not even heard of most of these comics, even though some of them are on track to do serious business, including development as film … [Read more...]
The Media Bloggers Association
February 9, 2005 By
After some thought and discussion, I've decided to apply to join the Media Bloggers Association. I'd gone back and forth on the issue and finally discovered, after talking to Bob Cox who's largely responsible for making the Association happen, that I had a misperception of what the … [Read more...]
P. Diddy & Cat Killer Tie, MC Hammer Rejected
February 9, 2005 By
Not only did P. Diddy appear in a Super Bowl Diet Pepsi ad, but so did MC Hammer in an ad in which he was one of a group of prizes. Sadly Mr. Hammer was rejected by the young folks in the ad. At the end of the article, the Detroit News includes a list of ads with one line descriptions that were … [Read more...]
DMX’s “Relatives” Stage Elaborate Scam
February 9, 2005 By
Two men claiming to be DMX's brother and cousin are reported to have booked a concert in Illinois for last Saturday, even buying advertising and doing a sound check, before splitting with the ticket money. A third man was thought to be involved with setting up the scam. The Springfield State … [Read more...]
RZA Discusses ODB Album, Promotes Book
February 9, 2005 By
RZA talks about an in-progress Wu-Tang track to commemorate ODB that, if completed as planned, will be the first to bring the Clan back together on a single song. He hopes it will be on the ODB album that he is now overseeing to be released Mar. 22nd as a joint venture between the Wu-Tang Clan and … [Read more...]
