Smirnoff Sponsors 80s Launch For Parish Clothing Featuring Marly Marl, Big Daddy Kane, Crazy Legs, Retro Kids

Parish Clothing Models Lost in the whirlwind of ProHipHop activity focused on Jay-Z this month was coverage of the launch of the Parish Clothing Co.'s menswear line in New York on November 8th sponsored by Smirnoff Vodka. Jacky Lee, Big Daddy Kane, Tony Shellman and The Retro Kids What really … [Read more...]

Suge Knight Prepping The Streets For Snoop’s Trials?

The news that Suge Knight called Snoop a rat struck me as fairly entertaining until I considered an email from Freddy Loc who enthusiastically represents Carson, California. If I may be allowed to translate, Freddy's core insight is that Suge isn't trying to affect Snoop's album sales or ego by … [Read more...]

Singles: Akon Still Rules, Tops New RingMasters Chart

Akon retains his top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with I Wanna Love You featuring Snoop Dogg.  Akon's no. 3 single Smack That featuring Eminem will also appear in the top spot on Billboard's new Hot RingMasters chart starting tomorrow. Top 10 Singles on the Hot 100 1. Akon - I … [Read more...]

Cingular Sponsors YouTube Underground, Mobile Music Studio, My Video Battle

Ostrich Head - Freak Show Carnival Cingular Wireless has been diving into the social networking scene providing support for band contests and ringtone creation in partnership with YouTube and MySpace. The winners of the first YouTube Underground music contest sponsored by Cingular Wireless were just … [Read more...]

Top Rap Albums: Jay-Z, Snoop, 2Pac

Rizoh has a nice roundup of the top 10 rap albums along with their sales and standing in the Billboard 200 album chart. … [Read more...]