Rap legends from Biggie Smalls to Tupac Shakur lionized him in their verse. And now, like them, he's gone.
DJ Mr. Magic, one of hip hop's conduits to radio, died Friday of a heart attack.
Born John Rivas, he launched and hosted the first all-rap radio show in the U.S.
Titled "Rap Attack," the show debuted in 1983 on WBLS and quickly became an inspiration point for key players in hip hop. The show, which lasted… Continue
The "American Yard" group consists of a Jamaican (STACY-ANN),
Englishman, (STEVIE ENGLISH) out of London and an American, (BLEWZ)
from Long Island. Merged we are pure music covering every angle.
Stevie English sold 2 platium and 3 gold in Japan and Europe at the time he
was known as C.J. Lewis.
A Friday afternoon in Miami rang off abruptly as the sound of bullets left a man dead. Sam Ferguson, President of Don Diva Magazine was the victim as shots were fired upon his car while he was driving.
Ferguson, 47, was driving north near Griffin Road when bullets rang off onto his vehicle. He then crashed his car into the highway median, where he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities are currently on the search for… Continue
A got great feedback from the last email but people wanted me to elaborate on the "SITUATION" aspect ... since that's the NEW WORD now. "I got this SITUATION over here" ..
Ok ..
Remember ARISTA .. They had a structure of EVERYONE working for ONE common goal witch was BUILDING A BRAND ... ARISTA.
Whitney, Toni, Usher, ect ... NO bunch of watered-down "SITUATIONS"
Titus (Baatin) Glover, the Detroit rapper who co-founded the much-acclaimed Slum Village, has died.
(Seen on the left)
The circumstances of his death remain unknown, associates said this afternoon. Baatin's body was found this morning in the 14000 block of Anglin Street and is now at the Wayne County medical examiner's office, said family friend Ty Townson.
Funeral arrangements are not yet set. Friends… Continue
Born and raised in New York City, the talented K. Foxx has become one of the fastest upcoming African American female entertainers in all of the United States. As a child, K.Foxx was showered by Hip Hop and R&B music. In high school she attended the Professional Performing Arts School where she studied dance. She also attended the world renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre where she realized her future would be in the entertainment… Continue
Alfamega has issued an OPEN LETTER to T.I. regarding all the drama behind his being let go from Grand Hustle. In it, Alfa addresses all the times he’s had Tip’s back and his disappointment in how everything went down. Alfa was once coined “Grand Hustle Muscle” for his obvious devotion to T.I. and his well-being, and spills the beans about all of the altercations he played the strong arm. I actually took a moment to read… Continue
Tito, Marlon, Jermaine and Jackie Jackson, the surviving members of Michael's early group, the Jackson 5, are said to be in negotiations with AEG Live.
LOS ANGELES, July 20 (UPI) -- Four of Michael Jackson's brothers are in talks with AEG Live to perform together at London's O2 arena, sources told The Los Angeles Times.
The O2 is the venue where Michael's comeback concerts were to have taken place, starting… Continue
Some of you need to get the groundwork together before you start pushing singles and spend a bunch of UNNECESSARY money on records that are ONLY regional or just not good AT ALL.
Your music needs to have something SPECIAL to it ...something that EVERYONE will play or at least listen to advice from professionals.
For consultation for NEW ARTISTS, please hit me up at 877 333 9940 x6
This list goes out to HUNDREDS of DJ's & KEY EXCES around the country. We do this to keep you aware of what's on our radar (The Core)& have done so and THE ONLY ones for the last 3 years (The Mixshow Hotlist).
We also do the WebHitz List for www.coredjs.com every Mon/Tue. We are trying to keep everyone in the loop.
Its AMAZES us that's its a FEW labels that I don't have WE NEVER talk to or don't have the SLIGHTEST idea what records that they are working. The… Continue
On July 4, 2009, McNair was found dead of a single gunshot wound to the head, along with a female victim whom police did not immediately identify. The apartment was one which McNair frequented, in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron confirmed that police were called to a residence and found McNair and the woman shot to death inside.
Steve LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 - July 4, 2009)… Continue
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)[2] was an American recording artist and entertainer. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop"[2] in subsequent years, his 1982 Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time[3] and four other… Continue
The man shot at the Beverly Center mall this afternoon was identified as Atlanta-based Dolla, whose real name is Roderick Anthony Burton II, according to his publicist, Sue Vannasing. She said Dolla was shot in the head around 3:10 p.m. while he and another rapper, D.J. Shabbazz, waited in the area after shopping at the popular Westside mall. A friend who was with the rapper at Beverly Center also… Continue
Kaj Boogie & DJ J-Roc (both from WJUC in Toledo) were shot after outside a altercation that occurred with a customer inside the club that they where DJin at.
After the altercation, J-Roc was loading his equipment up when he was fired upon twice, Kaj went out to check on his fam & was shot once.
David "Pop" Winans Sr., the Grammy-nominated patriarch of the award-winning gospel music family, died Wednesday (April 8th, 2009). He was 74.
A statement from his family said he died at a Nashville hospice, where he had been since January after suffering a heart attack and stroke in October.
In 1999, Winans was nominated for a Grammy Award for his solo CD "Uncensored." He and his wife, Delores, known as Mom Winans, were nominated for their CD "Mom… Continue