Houston rapper Kiotti has signed with Unauthorized Entertainment, an imprint of Asylum/Warner, after reportedly turning down offers from Def Jam, J Records and Sony. GigUrban announced that Kiotti was signed after the first round of GigUrban's Showcase Series now happening at multiple locations to … [Read more...]
Da Jammies Gathering Crew
February 15, 2005 By
Joy Tashjian Marketing Group has been appointed licensing rep for Da Jammies, a straight to DVD "hip-hop animated series." The series of cartoons will focus on the artistic rivalries of young crews of performers at a performing arts school with voices provided by such folks as Mario, … [Read more...]
Fashion: Ecko, State Property, Reebok, Indian Careers
February 15, 2005 By
Corina Zappia has a tight interview with Marc Ecko in the Voice. Prison style is a feature of Beanie Sigel's fashion line State Property but not everybody feels that labeling oneself a prisoner is a good thing. In fact, some prisoners offer clothing lines designed to give back, including … [Read more...]
Is P. Diddy Experiencing Cascade Failure?
February 15, 2005 By
Random House is suing P. Diddy for keeping a $300k advance for an undelivered memoir that was due in 1999. Given that people in his station in life generally do not write memoirs, they hire someone to interview them and then write it up like Nelson George did for Russell Simmons, the failure to … [Read more...]
The Struggle Continues: Jeff Chang, Jean Grae
February 15, 2005 By
Jeff Chang gets some nice coverage in the Village Voice by Evelyn Nien-Ming Ch'ien for his new book, Can't Stop Won't Stop. Jeff is currently on tour promoting the book. The Voice also has a piece by Jason King on Jean Grae, whose most recent album This Week was released in September on Babygrande … [Read more...]
