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Outlawz To Perform at Source Awards |
| Posted Sunday, July 30, 2000 by Rukas |
 Its rumored that Tha Outlawz will be performing at this years Source Awards to promote their label, Outlaw Recordz, new artists and future releases.
Vote for Tha Outlawz here. |
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Vote for Tha Outlawz |
| Posted Sunday, July 30, 2000 by Rukas |
| Just a reminder to everyone out there, go vote for Tha Outlawz here. They are nominated for New Artist Of The Year, Group. Come on everyone, get voting, we all know they deserve to win! |
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Gonzoe's still an Outlaw |
| Posted Saturday, July 29, 2000 by Chris |
| I just found out that Gonzoe is still a member of the Outlawz and that he's still signed to Menes Music Group. |
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The Unreleased Ish |
| Posted Saturday, July 29, 2000 by Chris |
For $5.99 you can order Flawless' new EP compilation titled The Unreleased Ish at http://www.mp3.com/flawless/. Here's the tracklist and info about each one of the songs written by Flawless himself!
1. Transaction - Jacken (featuring Gonzoe)
Description: This song is about a drug "Transaction" between two heads. One from Mexico (Jacken from Psycho Realm) and the other from good ol' L.A., Cali. (Gonzoe of Kausion)
2. Flawless - Gonzoe, Kurupt and Roscoe
Description: Three top notch MC's proving they "Flawless"!!
3. A Fairytale Gangsta - Gonzoe
Description: A straight diss on one of the "Big Guns" of the West Coast. Can you figure out who? Hehehehe!!!!
4. Bounce, Rock, Skate II - Kausion
Description: Part II of a West Coast classic
5. Smile - Gonzoe (featuring Phatz Bossi and Madd Maxx)
Description: A song for all your dead homies. Sit back, spark something, and reminince.
"A Fairytale Gangsta" is a diss toward Ice Cube, this beef started when Cube cheated Kausion (his old group which includes Gonzoe, Kaydo and Cell) outta publishing money. |
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Erica Badu jacks Dr. Dre 2001 |
| Posted Saturday, July 29, 2000 by Chris |
| Erica Badu used (stole?) the production on "Xxplosive" from Dr. Dre 2001 which is produced by Dr. Dre and Mel-Man and used it for her new single "Bag Lady". I have no idea if she had permission to use it. Thanks to Fred for this info. |
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Suge Knight interview |
| Posted Saturday, July 29, 2000 by Chris |
| Click here to read a recent interview with Suge Knight done by the magazine Hits. |
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Four disc box set - New name |
| Posted Saturday, July 29, 2000 by Chris |
| Since I've been away I don't know how old this is, but the upcoming Tupac four disc box set Cleaning Out The Vault have switched name to The Safe. |
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Nate Dogg Proclaims Innocence |
| Posted Saturday, July 29, 2000 by Chris |
On Tuesday, rapper Nate Dogg plead innocent at an arraignment hearing to charges that he held his ex-girlfriend hostage and threatened her. Nate Dogg's bail was also reduced to $225,000 from $1 million. He is scheduled to return to court on August 31st to face a preliminary hearing.
The 30-year-old rapper, whose real name is Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, was arrested on June 18th at his Pomona, California home by the SWAT Team on charges of kidnapping his former girlfriend and torching her mother's car. He was booked on charges including of kidnapping, issuing terrorist threats, domestic violence, and arson. He was released on a $1 million bail.
The woman identified as Rhoda claimed that Nate Dogg was furious after she ended their seven-year relationship. She said, "I knew that the day that he really, actually realized it was over, that he was gonna hurt me. That's why I always tried to find a way out, but he would never leave me alone."
Nate Dogg is currently touring with Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Snoop Dogg on the "Up in Smoke Tour." He is currently featured on Dre's current hit, "The Next Episode."
From: Vibe.com
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B-Legit leaves Sick Wid It Records |
| Posted Saturday, July 29, 2000 by Chris |
Westside2Real.com reports that B-Legit will leave Sick Wid It Records and sign to Koch Entertainment after that his upcoming album Hempin' Ain't Easy which is set to be released on September 12 have been released. Here's the tracklist for Hempin' Ain't Easy.
01. Blaze It
02. Rap Star
03. What They Talkin' About
04. Destiny
05. The Game Is Cold
06. Scared Man
07. It's In The Game
08. Hard Herd Nigga
09. Keep It P.I.
10. Where The Gangsta At
11. Grapevine
12. Touch You Theme
13. We Mash
Guest appearances includes Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, E-40, Richie Rich, Mac Shawn, Mack 10, The Mossie, Phatz Bossi, Mad Maxx and Harm. |
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Rappin' 4-Tay on Cash Money Records? |
| Posted Saturday, July 29, 2000 by Chris |
| It's rumored that Rappin' 4-Tay have signed to Cash Money Records. Remember that this is just a rumor. |
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Eminem battles N'Sync for Video Of The Year |
| Posted Saturday, July 29, 2000 by Chris |
| Eminem and N'Sync have both been announced as the top nominees for the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. They've both been nominated with six awards each and will battle it out for Video Of The Year and Viewers' Choice Award. |
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Now That's What I Call Music 4 |
| Posted Saturday, July 29, 2000 by Chris |
| Jennifer Lopez, Aaliyah, Smash Mouth, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Blink-182, Marc Anthony and others recently teamed up and made a compilation titled Now That's What I Call Music 4 which was planed to knock Eminem's latest album The Marshall Mathers LP off the number one spot at the Billboard Charts. Their plan succeed, The Marshall Mathers LP fell down to the number three spot this week, while Now That's What I Call Music 4 is number one and Britney Spears' Oops...! I Did It Again is number two. So far The Marshall Mathers LP have sold 5X Platinum in USA, Platinum in Germany and Switzerland and Gold in Sweden and Holland! |
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I'm back |
| Posted Saturday, July 29, 2000 by Chris |
| My computer hasn't been working for two weeks and I've been away for another week, but I'm back now. Just wanted to let y'all know. |
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Napster Won The Appeal |
| Posted Friday, July 28, 2000 by Rukas |
A lot of people will be happy to hear that Napster has won its appeal and will continue running. But I doubt this is the end of the court battle so stay tuned.
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Site still open ???? ... |
| Posted Friday, July 28, 2000 by Jon |
| For some reason the site is still open. It was closed by the hosting company and then reopened for 24 hours so I could retrieve my files. For some reason the site has remained open. I'm hoping they'll forget about me until I have time to transfer the site. :) |
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HitEmUp.com Shutting Down Temporarily |
| Posted Thursday, July 27, 2000 by Jon |
HitEmUp.com is about to be shut down by it's hosting company due to excessive bandwidth and server resource usage. We've been through about 8 different hosts over the span of it's existance and have been cancelled by each for the same reason. We're at the point now where we need our own dedicated server, unfortunately the income of the site is extremely low in comparison to the cost of a dedicated server.
The site will NOT be closed permanently. I don't care what it takes, the site will be opened again very soon.
For people with registered email accounts, you can still access your mail here. Make sure to bookmark it.
Thanks for your support.
Jon Peters (jon@hitemup.com)
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Napster forced to shut down |
| Posted Thursday, July 27, 2000 by Jon |
U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel has ordered an injunction against Napster (a company which allows it's users to trade mp3s) which is forcing it to shut down. The shut down at this point is temporary, depending on the outcome of the court case.
The situation to me is very simple. There is a lot of money to be made through the use/sale of mp3s. Both for the distributors of mp3s, the manufactuers of mp3 products (cds, players etc) and of course the artists. Napster, has found a way to cut out all parties and have found a nice loop hole in which to hide, due to the fact that they don't directly distribute music; They provide a means. How, and if it's necessary to make all parties involved happy, is where the question lies. For now lets watch the the mp3 scene drop back to the underground. |
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Vote For Tha Outlawz |
| Posted Wednesday, July 26, 2000 by Rukas |
| Could everyone please take the time to go vote for Tha Outlawz at the Source Music Awards. They are nominated in the category of New Artist Of The Year, Group. Tha Outlawz are currently winning with a 47% lead, but please go vote to make sure they win. How cool will it be to see Tha Outlawz, 'Pac's little homiez, go up on stage and accept the award and give shout outs to 2Pac and Kadafi. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping they will win. They really deserve it if you ask me. |
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Take the Tupac Trivia Challenge |
| Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2000 by Jon |
| Think you know everything about Tupac ? Test your knowledge on the Tupac Quiz. It contains 10 easy multiple choice, 10 true or false, 10 complete the lyric and another 10 hard multiple choice questions. |
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New Domains Open |
| Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2000 by Jon |
We've opened up 3 new domain names.
ThaOutlawz.com
ThaDoggFather.com
AntiPuffDaddy.com
We've put a lot of work into these sites and will be adding information constantly, so check them out. If you have any comments or suggestions on them please drop them on the message board. |
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Canibus rumors false |
| Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2000 by Jon |
| We reported earlier that Canibus was attacked at his record release party. New reports are saying those rumors are false, and that a few people were kicked out of club Aria after the release party, but Canibus was not injured. |
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Juvenille arrested in LA |
| Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2000 by Jon |
Rapper Juvenile was arrested and booked on five counts of aggravated assault and three counts of simple battery on Thursday, July 20.
Click here for more info. |
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Outlawz concert tonight |
| Posted Sunday, July 23, 2000 by Jon |
| If anybody is going to the Outlawz concer tonight and would be interested in posting a review, please let me know. |
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Listen to the BigL and Tupac Cut |
| Posted Sunday, July 23, 2000 by Jon |
Yes Indeed ! ... I got something the world ain't ready for ! ...
 Here it is, the Big L and Tupac cut called Deadly Combination, scheduled to appear on Big L's new album when it's released on August 1st. I've yet to receive confirmation that this is the exact cut which will appear on the upcoming album.
As for the source of the song, I'm not sure whether it was recorded with Big L and Tupac together in the studio or not. However, I don't think it was. The song would appear to be just a mix by the "Mix King". Tupac's verse in this song is the same as his verse in Representing for Ron G.
[ Listen to Deadly Combination ]
Much thanks to EDI from Shakur.de for the audio. |
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Site is under construction |
| Posted Sunday, July 23, 2000 by Jon |
| HitEmUp will be under slight construction for the next few hours. |
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Canibus assaulted at release party |
| Posted Saturday, July 22, 2000 by Jon |
| Canibus was recently assaulted at his new album release party. Apparantly Blinky Blink, a member of Harlem World and brother of Ma$e, jumped and attacked Canibus on his arrival. |
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Tupac to appear on Big L album ! |
| Posted Friday, July 21, 2000 by Jon |
I gotta say, I'm excited about this one. Big L's new album The Big Picture has been hit with an August 1st release date and includes a song featuring Tupac called DEADLY COMBINATION. No doubt it's a deadly combination. Besides the fact that they were 2 of the illest lyricists, they both rapped with emotion that made them so much better than most. It's going to be unreal to hear them on the same track. Unfortunately, like Tupac, Big L also died of gun shot wounds, him on February 15, 1999.
Source: Rawkus Records / Playaman |
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New Suge Interview |
| Posted Friday, July 21, 2000 by Jon |
Suge Knight spoke in an exlusive interview to HitsDailyDouble on July 19th. Among topics he talked about the killing of Tupac and the 4CD Box set he plans to release of Tupac's work. The box set, we reported before as titled Clearing out the Vaults, has been renamed to The Safe, and will come out in the shape of a safe.
Interview Clip:
"All I remember is getting a bullet in my head," he says of the Tupac murder. "It's like my grandmother said, ‘Whatever hand you're dealt, that's what you have to deal with.' You can't justify what goes on in life."
As for telling NBC's Brian Ross he wouldn't help the police even if he knew the killer, he remains adamant: "I've never tried to be a detective. We're not in heaven—this is the real world. Whoever did this, they know who they are and they have to live with themselves. I would never be a snitch. We have to forgive, not punish. Jesus died for our sins. Who are we to judge? I try to go by society's rules as best as I can, but I don't like rats."
Click here for the full story.
Source: HitsDailyDouble.com / Brookmore |
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Look for a huge site update |
| Posted Friday, July 21, 2000 by Jon |
| There's going to be a huge site update. Look for it this Sunday. Also, as of Sunday there's going to be a hitemup news letter going out once a week. You can sign up for the mailing list on the main HitEmUp.com index. |
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Eminem #1 for 8 weeks |
| Posted Friday, July 21, 2000 by Jon |
| Eminem managed to hold the number 1 spot on the billboard for an 8th consecutive week. |
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McDonalds CD Promotion |
| Posted Friday, July 21, 2000 by Jon |
How do multi-million dollar companies make more money ? ... Capitalizing on what's hot at the time, milking it, then moving on to the next big thing.
McDonalds has started cd promotion that includes three different cds, each with 8 songs. The cd's will cost $4.99 with purchase.
1. The Groove CD - R&B/Hip-Hop compilation (including 702, DMX, Mary J. Blige)
2. The Rhythm CD - Latin compilation (including Carlos Vives, Enrique Iglesias, Selena)
3. Your #1 Requests ... And More" - (featuring new songs from 'N Sync and Britney Spears).
Source: BillBoard.com |
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Coolio.com |
| Posted Friday, July 21, 2000 by Jon |
| In a recent press conference Coolio stated that he has plans to drop an album titled Coolio.com I don't think there's any doubting that the internet is on the verge of playing a huge role in the music production industry. |
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Straight Outta Hunters Point |
| Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2000 by Jon |
Several weeks ago there were troubling headlines that got disseminated around the world that spoke of a 'Rap War' going on in the Bayview Hunters Point section of San Francisco. Two rival record labels West Mobb and Big Block supposedly had an exchange of words which resulted in 20 people getting shot and 4 people killed in a two week period of time. News reports framed the conflict as local rappers who lived within blocks of each other dissing each other on records and having those vinyl battles escalate to deadly violence on the streets. The conflicts brought an onslaught of media attention but sadly never captured the 'real' and underlying stories leading up to the conflict. The violence while involving two labels was the result of drama between two groups of people and had very little to do with people dissing each other on record. More then a few outlets tried to make comparisons to the feud between 2Pac and Biggie. But according to folks within the Bayview Hunters Point community there were very few similarities in that regard.
Over the past weeks a lot of folks had stepped up and helped bring about a truce. In particular, a long time rapper named Big Herm and brothers from the Nation of Islam played crucial roles. There are currently on going efforts by numerous activist, community groups and churches to help keep the peace that was established. Last week there was a Stop The Violence March led by Brothers Against Guns and activist AG Jelani. This upcoming weekend there will be a 'Youth Speak Out/Townhall meeting. Also out the rumble is a documentary that has been made called 'Straight Outta Hunters Point'. It was a project that was already in the works by a rapper/producer named Y2K who is with West Mobb records when the deadly conflicts erupted. Y2K managed to chronicle the events as well as the peace restoring efforts. He interviewed all the key players in the Bayview's Hip Hop community including Big Herm Lewis, Young Boo of 'rival' Big Block records and rap star Guice of Get Paid records. He also spent considerable time speaking with young people in the area about the types of things they are going through and experiencing. Accompanying the documentary will be a soundtrack that features a lot of the aspiring rappers in the area. Big props to Y2K and his hard work and efforts. For more information peep drop an email to mastamindy2k@hotmail.com. Also look out for their website which they are currently puttin together.. Who said folks in the hood don't use the Internet.
Source: Taken directly from DaveyD.com |
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Column: Destroyed Before His Peak |
| Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2000 by Jon |
Destroyed Before His Peak - Budha
Tupac Shakur was an incredible rapper, actor, poet, and in my opinion a very inspirational person. He reached a level of talent and influence that has never been reached before ... [ Click here for more ] |
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Column: Napster |
| Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2000 by Jon |
Napster - Budha
Napster. An online community where people can share mp3 music files. There has been a lot of controversy surrounding them-from Metallica suing (and Dre following) to Limp Bizkit doing a free concert promoted by it. Making mp3s available to the general public without the artist's consent is ... [ Click here for more ] |
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Column: Music with a message |
| Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2000 by Jon |
Music with a message - Budha
Hip Hop music. I love it. I love hip hop culture, and I love hip hop style. But I have to say I dislike more rap than I like, by a gross margin. I used to like rap just because it was fun music, and it sounded tight. That all changed with 2pac's ... [ Click here for more ] |
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2Pac's Life & Death Inspires The Crow |
| Posted Friday, July 14, 2000 by Rukas |
Towards the end of 1999, people close to The Crow franchise released the following statement:
"If there is a fourth The Crow movie, it may be loosely based on the death of a gangsta rapper (shades of Tupac Shakur) and would feature a 'HipHop' Crow..."
Now it seems that the rumor has been backed up and "Hip Hop" Crow is indeed in the works, or at least, in the idea planning stage. Rumor has it that the story will center around a rap artist named Lazarus who gets gunned down along with his girlfriend. The character is supposed to be loosely based on Tupac Shakur. Lazarus is set to be a deep character, who has two sides to him, a peaceful side and a vengeful side. Lazarus is also set up by his close friend, much like 2Pac was in 1994.
As for cast and crew, nothing is set in stone yet. But DMX has been attached to this project, by rumor at least. I personally don't think DMX could pull off this role, as his character in Romeo Must Die was as big a joke as X's acting. RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan has been rumored to be sitting in the directors chair as has video director Martin Weisz. I personally thing the rumors of DMX and RZA are all fan based, and probably wont happen.
The movie has no release date yet.
If you have any comments or info please email me here. |
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2Pac mentioned in The Source |
| Posted Friday, July 14, 2000 by Jon |
The Source magazine ran an article on page 49 of their August issue titled "The Bridge is over - Are Today's musical mudslingers looking for fame ... or trouble?" The article talks about beefs in hiphop and beefs that get carried over into the street. They mention the beef between Tupac and Biggie, which of course made the rap game seem too real for a lot of people.
"It's as if Big and 'Pac are still alive and no one knows what talking shit can lead to. But they're not alive. Tupac and Biggie are dead. Over some bullshit. And if they were still alive, you can best believe they'd have squashed the beef by now. Or at least gotten to the bottom of it. When Tupac recorded Hit 'Em Up, Biggie was incredulous and publicly speculated as to why Pac was so venomous. And when Pac was killed, Big said he wished they could have spoken before it got so hectic. Who knows? If they were still here, maybe they would have recorded a track together by now. But there was no time for that back then. There were albums to sell and flames to fan. And directly or indirectly, they died over words. But we know this already."
The article is written by Aliya S. King |
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Release dates to keep in mind |
| Posted Friday, July 14, 2000 by Jon |
Here's some release dates you should keep fresh in your mind.
July 18
Canibus - 2000 B.C.
July 25
Various Artists - Nuthin' but a Gangsta Party
C-Bo - Enemy of the State
August 29
Mack 10 - Paper Route
Do or Die - Victory (featuring Outlawz, Fatal and Johnny P)
September 12
Xzibit - The Restless LP
Too Short - You Nasty
September 26
E-40 - Loyalty & Betrayal
October 24
Scarface - The Last of a Dying Breed |
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Shady Bizzness |
| Posted Thursday, July 13, 2000 by Jon |
Often times nobody knows more about the life of an entertainer than their bodyguard. Eminem and his former bodyguard, Byron Williams, had a falling out after a disagreement over money, and Williams is now releasing a book entitled, Shady Bizzness. The book is scheduled for release next month at bigwillz.iuma.com
The book is detailed as "the good times, hardships, drug abuse, domestic violence, scandals, hot sex, near death experiences, murder, oppression of employees, violence and bitter betrayl".
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Column: Just Em Against The World |
| Posted Thursday, July 13, 2000 by Jon |
It’s Just Em Against The World - Budha
Eminem. Marshall Mathers. Slim Shady. You either love him or hate him. I don’t know anyone in between. I personally can’t stand him, but that is another topic. Eminem seems to have a problem with ... [ Click here for more ] |
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Nuthin' but a Gangsta Party tracklist |
| Posted Thursday, July 13, 2000 by Jon |
Nuthin But A Gangsta Party
1. Everybody Knows (House Party!!) - Kurupt
2. Let It Reign - Westside Connection
3. B Please - Snoop Dogg/Xzibit
4. Where My Thugz At - Krayzie Bone
5. I Want It All - Warren G/Mack 10
6. Players Holiday - T.W.D.Y./Too Short/Mac Mall
7. What U See Is What U Get - Xzibit
8. Girls All Pause - Kurupt
9. Just Clownin' - W.C.
10. We Be Puttin' It Down - Bad Azz/Snoop Dogg (remix)
11. Bop Gun (One Nation) - Ice Cube/George Clinton (edit)
12. Keep Their Heads Ringin' - Dr. Dre
13. Backyard Boogie - Mack 10
14. Big Thangs - Ant Banks/Too Short/Ice Cube
15. 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted - 2Pac/Snoop Doggy Dogg
16. Friday - Ice Cube
17. Pay Ya Dues - Low Profile
The album is going to be released July 25th.
Source: Shaun Burke
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2Pac on Nuthin' but a Gangsta Party |
| Posted Thursday, July 13, 2000 by Jon |
There's a new soundtrack set to be released of Priority Records called Nuthin' but a Gangsta Party. It features a huge line up of west side rappers including 2Pac w/ Snoop. We haven't got a track list yet, but based on the title of the album I'm assuming it's going to be 2 of Amerikaz most Wanted. Wanted Dead or Alive is also a possibility.
Other artists include Snoop Dogg f/ Xzibit, Dr. Dre, Kurupt, Krayzie Bone, Xzibit, Westside Connection, Mack 10, Warren G f/ Mack 10, T.W.D.Y, W.C., Bad Azz w/ Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube w/ George Clinton, Low Profile, Ant Banks w/ Too Short and Ice Cube and Roscoe. |
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Outlawz nomited for Source award |
| Posted Thursday, July 13, 2000 by Jon |
| The Outlawz were nominated as New Artist of the Year, Group in the Source awards. The show is appearing Tuesday, August 29th on UPN. |
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Column: Know Your Hip Hop 2000 Pt 1 |
| Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2000 by Jon |
Know Your Hip Hop 2000 Part 1 - Doc Da Vinci
After a few days, I like to go back and read my columns. Sometimes they seem to be only news stories with opinion, or hip hop profiles. Don’t get me wrong, I love to write. The feedback you graciously provide also ensures me that these columns are quite well taken and useful. But columns like the following, are my passion. This is why I tap the keys.
"Production is everything.". Who in the ... [ Click here for more ] |
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Column: Cash Money |
| Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2000 by Jon |
Cash Money - Budda
I think I am one of about 10 people in the country that doesn't like Cash Money Records. This will most likely change by this time next year, but for now I am in a gross minority on this issue ... [ Click here for more ] |
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Column: America's Wasted Talent |
| Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2000 by Jon |
America's Wasted Talent - Budda
It's a shame how much talent is wasted in America. Whether it be in the form of art, acting, or music, there are so many undiscovered geniuses in the U.S. Sure she can sing, but she isn't pretty enough. Yeah, he can rap, but he doesn't have the right image. The music industry is not about music, the music industry is about what sells. 2pac Shakur was an exception to this rule ... [ Click here for more ] |
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Dr. Dre Threatens Lawsuit Over Video |
| Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2000 by Chris |
When Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Ice Cube announced that they would hit the road together, some predicted controversy would follow, but no one guessed that the tour's seven-minute intro video would stir up most of it.
Police stopped the video (a very R-rated affair depicting topless women and bloody gunfights) at last Thursday's "Up In Smoke" show at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, prompting Dre to announce that he plans to file a civil-rights suit against the city of Detroit. Dre's camp says that the rapper acquiesced after Detroit police threatened to cut off power to the venue if the video was broadcast during the show.
"I just think that it was wack that everybody in Detroit that has been buying our records for the last decade couldn't see a real Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, 'Up In Smoke' show," Dre told MTV News' Kurt Loder immediately after the performance. "Hopefully these people can check out another show that we put together. It won't be at Joe Louis Arena. I would never in my life perform at Joe Louis Arena again, straight up, because it's too much bullsh** that goes on."
The rapper's lawyer, Howard King, told MTV News on Tuesday that the suit will likely be filed either Wednesday or Thursday, and that he and his client will seek "tens of millions" of dollars in damages. King said that he will ask for actual and punitive damages, because Dre feels that the Detroit police and the city displayed "outrageous behavior under the guise of law." King went on to call the case a "a no-brainer" and charged that the city and the police of Detroit came to them two hours before the show's scheduled start because they knew it was too late to obtain a court order.
"It's unconstitutional to deny public expression without a court order," said King.
Apparently airing the video isn't a litigation-free move either, as the "Detroit Free Press" reports that police have filed a complaint against the Palace Of Auburn Hills for allowing the footage to play during the tour's stop there last Friday. Police reportedly claim that the use of the video violated the venue's liquor license, which prohibits live or televised nudity. The "Free Press" reports that the venue could face fines and could see its license revoked or suspended.
Officials had tried to block the airing of the video during the Auburn Hills performance, but a U.S. District Judge reportedly intervened, ruling that the city could not pull the plug on the video.
From: MTV.com
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Mrs. Mathers to Battle Son |
| Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2000 by Rukas |
| Ehh... What can I say? Eminem's mom, Debbie, is set to release her own rap track called Why Are You Doing Me Like You Are?. It is targeted at Em and all the things he's said about her on both his albums. |
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More News On Kim's Suicide Attempt |
| Posted Tuesday, July 11, 2000 by Rukas |
Todd Nelson, Eminem's uncle has confirmed the rumors that Eminem's wife, Kim Mathers attempted suicide. The incident occurred Friday night after Kim attended Eminem's performance at the Up In Smoke Tour concert and then went to the afterwards party. Nelson has stated that Mrs. Mathers was drunk at the time and started "trashing the place". Rumor has it that after Eminem convinced her to calm down, she went to the bath room and slit her wrists. She was briefly admitted to a near by hospital but was released Saturday afternoon. She is now resting at the couples home. Neighbors have stated that Mrs. Mathers seems like a nice person, and probably couldn't take the pressure created from many of Eminem's songs, such as Kim.
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Eminem's wife attempts suicide |
| Posted Tuesday, July 11, 2000 by Jon |
| Dennis Dennehy, director of media and artist relations for Eminem's label, Interscope Records, has stated that Eminem's wife, Kimberly Mathers, attempted suicide last Friday night. Police confirmed being called to the Mathers' residence to treat a 25 year old victim but would not confirm her identify or the method in which she attempted suicide. |
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2Pac in Scary Movie |
| Posted Monday, July 10, 2000 by Rukas |
The 2Pac song, All About You, is featured in the movie, Scary Movie. A black girl in the movie says that it is her favorite song and while the song is being played, she sings the chorus.
All About You is also featured on the soundtrack for Scary Movie |
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The Restless LP info |
| Posted Saturday, July 8, 2000 by Chris |
| Xzibit's upcoming album The Restless LP is set to be released on September 12. Dr. Dre will executive produce The Restless LP which feature artists including Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, DJ Quik, Defari, Eminem, Tha Alkaholics and have production by producers including Dre (of course), Soopafly, Quik, Battlecat, Mel-Man, Rockwilder and Erick Sermon. |
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92.3 The Beat sold - Snoop joins |
| Posted Saturday, July 8, 2000 by Jon |
People in LA are buzzing about the big switch and changes made at 92.3 The Beat. To start, the station is no longer on 92.3. It was recently sold to Radio One which is headed by Katherine Hughes. Part of the deal was that Radio One would keep The Beat call letters [KKBT] and the personalities. However, they would obtain the weaker signal which is 100.3 FM as opposed to the monstrous 92.3 signal. The second change is that Snoop Dogg who was doing what he calls Dogghouse Radio on rival station Power 106 every Saturday afternoon, has been added to The Beat's line up and can now be heard on Friday nights. What will be interesting to see is whether or not Snoop draws protest from community groups..
Last month a number of people from local churches and drug prevention coalitions took issue with Snoop's frequent on air references to smoking chronic. They felt Snoop was sending out a bad message and as a result they intended to lead a protest against Power 106. I'm not sure of how things turned out...Power 106 at that time noted that they do not condone any illegal drug activity and that the station had donated more then half a million dollars in free air time to present anti-drug messages. In fact Snoop Dogg at that time had voiced one himself. It'll be interesting to see if Snoop tones it down a bit.. We'll keep you posted...
From: DaveyD.com
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Column: Hip Hop on TV |
| Posted Saturday, July 8, 2000 by Jon |
Hip Hop on TV - Doc Da Vinci
By request, there is another column to write. The feedback I have gotten from you makes me feel like Walt Whitman or Thomas Moore, much appreciated. After a media related topic last time, I was asked to delve further into tele-video music marketing, a.k.a. MTV, BET, BOX, etc. So grab your remotes, I’m going to play Carson Daly, and break ‘em down for ... [ Click here for more ] |
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Picture of Tupac's ex-wife |
| Posted Saturday, July 8, 2000 by Chris |
For y'all who have never seen a picture of her, here's Tupac's ex-wife Keisha Morris (with Tupac) who Tupac married in jail, but later divorced. |
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Ice T's Evidence |
| Posted Saturday, July 8, 2000 by Rukas |
That O.G, Ice-T is set to be releasing a Greatest Hits album this August the 8th. The album is entitled Greatest Hits: The Evidence. Look out for some previously unreleased tracks, and even one or two new tracks to go along with his greatest hits spanning his 15 year career.
I'm hoping that at least one of the unreleased tracks is one of the rumored tracks done with 2Pac.
Source: Spin |
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Eminem News |
| Posted Saturday, July 8, 2000 by Rukas |
Eminem was in court on Friday facing assault charges and two weapons charges. Eminem is facing a maximum penalty of five years in prison for the felony and 90 days in prison for the misdemeanor.
Meanwhile, the next video from his 5x Platinum album, The Marshall Mathers LP will be "The Way I Am" and is said to be released next week. |
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$200 million lawsuit vs BadBoy |
| Posted Saturday, July 8, 2000 by Jon |
Puff Daddy, Lil' Kim, and Lil' Cease are reportedly among the defendants named in a $200 million lawsuit filed by a New York woman who claims that one of her private phone conversations was sampled without her consent.
New York's "Daily News" reports that the rappers were named along with Atlantic Records in a suit filed by Brooklyn's Danyella "Sunshine" Rogers. The 18-year-old woman reportedly charges that a racy phone conversation that she had with Lil' Cease later turned up on the rapper's 1999 hit "Play Around" without her knowledge or consent.
The suit reportedly charges that the track is an invasion of her privacy, and claims that it caused mental strain, humiliation, and damage to her reputation.
Lil' Cease's attorney was unavailable for comment at press time, while Atlantic declined to comment on the suit. Spokespeople for Combs were also unavailable for comment at press time, but the "Daily News" quotes his representatives as saying, "While [Combs] was an executive producer of the album, he was only a guest artist on this track and therefore not responsible in any way for clearances."
From: Mtv.com
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Unconditional Love Down |
| Posted Saturday, July 8, 2000 by Rukas |
Unfortunately the link to the Unconditional Love film clip had to be taken down.
I will try and upload the film clip somewhere else and notify you all in the news. |
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Happy birthday E.D.I |
| Posted Friday, July 7, 2000 by Chris |
Today it's E.D.I's birthday, happy birthday E.D.I! |
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Tupac mentioned at Up In Smoke |
| Posted Thursday, July 6, 2000 by Chris |
This is an e-mail I got about the Up In Smoke tour.
I was at the July 4th concert of the Up In Smoke Tour in Toronto, ON, Canada. It was an amazing tour, the best I've ever seen by far. Amazing sets, props, and it even had a storyline to it. Anyways, midway into Snoop and Dre's act, they stopped and held a rememberance for all the people lost in the music industry. They started with Eazy-E, Big Pun, B.I.G., Roger Troutman, and finally 2pac. Even Dre gave it up for 2pac and Snoop was like, "We gonna hear a lotta noise fo this muthafucka." After the cheering was done (by far the most for 2pac), Dre went on to say he had the pleasure of working with the last 2 individuals. California Love came on and Dre did his verse for it. Then Snoop stopped it and said, "Stop that POP bullshit, we gonna hear some gangsta shit!" Then 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted came on and Snoop did his parts and asked the crowd to rap 2pacs. It was good and I was glad they gave it up for Pac. Peace
DG
Toronto, Ontario
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Mauseburg murdered |
| Posted Wednesday, July 5, 2000 by Chris |
| DJ Quik's best friend and rapper Mauseburg was murdered yesterday in a drive-by-shooting in Compton. Mauseburg and Suge Free had just released a compilation titled The Konnectid Project. R.I.P. |
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Sam Sneed completing new album |
| Posted Wednesday, July 5, 2000 by Jon |
Source Magazine is reporting that Sam Sneed is recovering from his brain tumor and completing his forthcoming record Street Scholars.
Source: Doc Da Vinci / Source Magazine
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R.A.W.'s official release date |
| Posted Wednesday, July 5, 2000 by Chris |
It's rumored that Daz Dillinger's underground album titled R.A.W. will officially be released by DPG/Priority Records on August 8.
Source: O2DeathRow.com
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ICP disses Eminem |
| Posted Tuesday, July 4, 2000 by Jon |
| Well you had to know it was coming. ICP has released a new dis song in retaliation to Eminem's comments on his new LP. You can check it out here. |
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Column: What it Takes |
| Posted Monday, July 3, 2000 by Jon |
What it Takes - Doc Da Vinci
In response to an avid reader’s request, I present the latest of my series. Just like the man of cloth, I spend my weeks delivering messages to you on why things are. Sometimes you may accept the message, other instances may call for personal rejection. This "diddy", is an essential. Rather than break down an artist, a transaction, or a mirage, we will tackle the conspiracy. The conspiracy is hip hop, oddly put. The conspiracy theory as I see it, of the famous three word phrase, "What It Takes." ... [ Click here for more ] |
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Hit Up for the 2 millionth time |
| Posted Monday, July 3, 2000 by Jon |
| HitEmUp reached it's 2 millionth visit today, unbelievable for a Tupac fan site that began at geocities. Thanks to everyone for their support and love for Pac. |
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What Dat 'N' Like |
| Posted Monday, July 3, 2000 by Chris |
Here's the tracklist for C-Lim's upcoming album titled What Dat 'N' Like which is set to be released on July 25.
01. Leave A Message
02. Bitch Ta Bitch
03. Ta Get 'N' - (featuring Tray Deee)
04. Killa Cali - (featruing Big Syke and Bad Azz)
05. Sump'n 'Bout Booty - (featuring Commedians)
06. Shake It A Lil' Bit
07. Don't Be Ridiculos
08. Thrown'n Up The Deuce - (featuring Lil' Keke)
09. Otha Man
10. Bump My Shit
11. Do You Remember - (featuring Mr. Dizz)
12. Bring The Pain - (featuring X-Raided)
13. What Dat 'N' Like
14. Break Bread - (featuring Commedians)
15. C-Walk Ta Dis
16. You Don't Wanna
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MSN's Dr. Dre chat |
| Posted Sunday, July 2, 2000 by Chris |
This is a question that Dr. Dre was asked last Friday on the MSN chat.
"Dish Diva" : pheature says: Dre, do you write your own lyrics?
Dr_Dre : No.
Dr_Dre : The people I'm workin with take care of that.
Lol. Atleast he's honest :) Click here to read the full chat. |
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Column: UnscarredFace |
| Posted Sunday, July 2, 2000 by Jon |
UnScarredFace - Doc Da Vinci
This week, it was announced that Scarface finally accepted the job offers at Def Jam. I for one, was terribly disappointed. Yet, I am often too critical of Rush Simmons and Lyle Cohen, who reign in the golden skies of hip-hop’s best selling street label. Rumors began about three, four months ago ... [ Click here for more ] |
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Column: 2Pac and Women |
| Posted Sunday, July 2, 2000 by Jon |
2Pac and Women - Al Coholic
I was watching VH-1's "The List" a while ago, and the topic was sexiest male. Someone chose 2pac Shakur, and I was surprised because mainstream society tends to either sleep on him or make uninformed assumptions and judgements about him. I thought "wow that's pretty cool that someone chose him." Just as soon as I thought that, someone said, "It is impossible for 2pac to be sexy because of the way he treats women." This comment ... [ Click here for more ] |
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Too $hort Discusses The Art Of Pimping |
| Posted Saturday, July 1, 2000 by Chris |
Too $hort recently hollered at VIBE Online about the influence that the city of Oakland, California has had on his career and his choice of topics in his rhymes, in particular, the art of pimping. Too $hort said, "Even though Oakland is a helluva a gangsta town. I personally was not fascinated by gangstarism, pistols and guns, and shit. Since I was little, I would have my mother dress me like a pimp. I wouldn't say dress me like a pimp, but let me get that hat. - Some slick hat like the motherfuckers in the movie. I thought I was cool little motherfucker.
"Pimps went to our school. I was in the tenth grade. Pimps were in my high school. Motherfuckers were really dressing flamboyant like some of them old ass movies with gold pieces on their collars and a bunch of gold chains and had prostitutes picking them up after school. To see the shit up close, not in a movie, really made my whole little indulgence that much greater. I never really ever made a move to try to be a pimp like to say bitch, give me your money. But I adapted the ways. And I really learned the shit and consider myself to be of pimp knowledge. And that was a regular thing in Oakland and even to this day, motherfucker, be like, I'm a pimp. You can't handle hoes like this. You don't disrespect a pimp."
$hort Dog is scheduled to release his 13th album, YouNasty on September 12th. The first single, "2 Bitches," is currently ruling underground airwaves. Stay tuned to VIBE Online for our upcoming feature and video interview with the "Mack" himself.
From: Vibe.com
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