U-N-I Taste Tests Fried Chicken and Watermelon

U-N-I Taste Test for Fried Chicken and Watermelon U-N-I does a fun promo event in the streets of LA repping their album Fried Chicken and Watermelon by giving out fried chicken and watermelon while folks listen to their music. Fried Chicken and Watermelon is described as a "street album" … [Read more...]

Simon Reynolds on Hip Rock & Hip Hop in Bring the Noise

Simon Reyolds - Bring the Noise Simon Reynolds' Bring the Noise: 20 Years of Writing About Hip Rock and Hip Hop was released earlier this month in the UK.  Not sure about the U.S. release date. The Socialist Worker has an interview with Reynolds that should give some context to the book. … [Read more...]

Rumor of 50 Cent’s 10% Share in Glaceau Likely PR Move

Bruce Banner beat me to the punch at Playahata, but I too find AllHipHop's claim that 50 Cent held 10% of Glaceau, which is being acquired by Coke, rather questionable.  I'm not saying it's impossible just highly unlikely given that 50's ownership stake has not been previously revealed and no … [Read more...]

El-P & Band Appear on Sam Mason’s Dinner With The Band

Cooking Lox & Bagels El-P and members of his band recently appeared on Sam Mason's Dinner With The Band, a new online cooking show from ON Networks.  In addition to helping with lox and bagels, El-P and the lads performed  live in the studio. … [Read more...]

Master P is Not in Competition w/50 Cent, Seriously

Today Master P announced that the release date of Hip-Hop History will be September 4th, the same day as the new release date for 50 Cent's Curtis. The press release stated:The date was not chosen to compete with Curtis Jackson's delayed release, but rather to create balance in the marketplace and … [Read more...]