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Eazy-E DVD |
| Posted Friday, August 31, 2001 by Chris |
| Ruthless Records is scheduled to release an Eazy-E DVD on November 13, 2001. It features his lifestory and people close to him talking about his life and death. |
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Mac Mall and Ray Luv album |
| Posted Friday, August 31, 2001 by Chris |
| Sessed Out/Bayside Entertainment Distribution is scheduled to release an album by Mac Mall and Ray Luv in February, 2002. |
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Petition to fire Star from Hot 97 |
| Posted Thursday, August 30, 2001 by Jon |
| A petition has been filed to fire Star from Hot 97 after he continued to play airplane crash noises everytime Aaliyah's name was mentioned. For details and/or to sign the petition click here. |
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Afeni sues Daz and D.P.G. Recordz |
| Posted Thursday, August 30, 2001 by Chris |
| On August 27, 2001, Afeni Shakur filed a lawsuit against Daz Dillinger and D.P.G. Recordz in the U.S. District Court. Afeni claims that D.P.G. Recordz don't have permission to release Don't Go 2 Sleep because all of Tupac's recordings are owned by the Shakur Estate. The lawsuit claims accounting, conversion, copyright and trademark infringement, trademark dilution, unfair competition and unjust enrichment. |
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Gangsta Shit |
| Posted Thursday, August 30, 2001 by Chris |
You can now pre-order the VHS of D.P.G. Films' debut film, Gangsta Shit. It features the videos "I'd Rather Lie To Ya" and "We Livin' Gangsta Like" and the live murder of the C.E.O. of Big Red Records. The DVD and soundtrack is coming soon. Click here to pre-order it! |
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Outlawz guest appearances |
| Posted Thursday, August 30, 2001 by Chris |
Landspeed Records is scheduled to release Baldhead Slick & Da Click's self-titled debut album on September 25, 2001. It features guest appearances by Fatal, Alchemist, Big Shug, DJ Premier, Ed O.G., Ice-T, Killah Priest Krumbsnatcha, Pete Rock and Treach and production by Alchemist, Ayatollah, Gangstarr and Pete Rock. It's executive produced by Guru.
Beyond Records is scheduled to release Won-G's third album, No Better Than This, in October, 2001. It features guest appearances by the Outlawz, Da Brat, DJ Quik, James DeBarge, Layzie Bone and. Yukmouth. It's executive produced by Teodoro Nguema
Obiang. |
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DJ Quik and Hi-C files lawsuit |
| Posted Thursday, August 30, 2001 by Chris |
On August 27, 2001, DJ Quik and Hi-C filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Pasadena, the Pasadena Police Department and The Source for assault and battery, negligence, negligent supervision and violation of civil rights.
On August 25, 2000, as Quik and Hi-C entered The Source Awards in Pasadena, California they were attacked by an unidentified party, the Pasadena Police Department broke up the fight and handcuffed Quik and Hi-C. Shortly thereafter they were released.
Quik and Hi-C are also seeking unspecified damages for extreme pain and suffering, loss of earnings and medical expenses. |
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Jay-Z mentions and samples Tupac |
| Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2001 by Chris |
| Jay-Z mentions Tupac on his fifth LP, Blueprint, due out September 18, 2001. On "Girls Girls Girls" he says, "And some day I'll slow down, but for now I get around like the late Makaveli or pirelle 20 inches." On "All I Need" he samples the chorus of "Me And My Girlfriend," he says, "All I need in this world of sin is me and my girlfriend [laughs]." |
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Lil' Mo's "Gangsta" video |
| Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2001 by Chris |
| In Lil' Mo's new video for "Gangsta" she rides a pink Cadillac with the letters R.I.P.A.C. on the windshield. |
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Pimpin' Phernelia |
| Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2001 by Chris |
AMG Records is scheduled to release Dru Down's third LP, Pimpin' Phernelia, on November 11, 2001. The tracklist is below:
01. Dru Baby
02. I Wanna Pimp On You
03. I Do
04. Things May Come
05. No Underwear
06. Nasty
07. I'm Ready
08. Pimp No. 2
09. Life Story
10. Hey There, Hi There
11. Money
12. I'm A Pimp
13. You Know
14. Lap Dance
15. So High
16. Hot Pursuit |
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PhatMag.com interviews Kurupt |
| Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2001 by Chris |
| Click here to read an interview with Kurupt by PhatMag.com. |
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Ice Cube's greatest hits |
| Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2001 by Chris |
Priority Records is scheduled to release Ice Cube's greatest hits and videos on October 23, 2001.
"It's coming out kinda tight," Cube said in an interview with SonicNet.com.
The album will feature a new song titled "In The Midnight Hour" produced by the Neptunes.
"The record companies kinda hooked it up," Cube said. "When [the Neptunes] heard they was going to work with me, they put some stuff together in Virginia and flew it our here," he said. "As a rapper, when you get some producers like the Neptunes to have something tailor-made for you, that's kinda of what you look for."
The first verse of "In The Midnight Hour" is sampled from "Straight Outta Compton."
"The first line is 'Straight outta Compton, crazy motherfucker named Ice Cube, and I'm rolling with the motherfucking Neptunes.' That's the flavor. It's like old and new," he said.
"It's a mixture of things," he said. "Songs that were big on radio and chart-wise, like 'It Was A Good Day,' but also songs like 'A Gangsta's Fairytale' from my earlier years on AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted. A video was never made, the song never charted, but clearly one of my greatest hits. 'Jackin' For Beats' is on there. 'Pushin' Weight,' 'We Be Clubbin',' 'Check Yo Self,' a whole lot of them."
"This might be my last record for a while, 'til I get rejuvenated," he said. "Right now I do records more for fun. The hustle and bustle of the business is boring, it's wack, it's depressing. I refuse to play the record game at this point in my career. "The business part is always the part that's wack," he added. "You gotta do it, but it's always a drag. I been doing records so long, movies is the natural progression for me. I can show my creativity on the big screen. Not only audio, but visual." |
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Friends' reaction on Aaliyah's death |
| Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2001 by Chris |
Damon Dash: She was the best person I ever knew... I never met a person like her in my life. Every day that we were together, we cherished. Every memory - every day was a special event, whether it was going to a store or going to a movie or just sitting in a house. Wherever we were was like our own little party, in our own little world. She was the only girl that got to hang out with my homeboys on the level of a homeboy. It was like being able to be with your homeboy and your girl at the same time... We just generally had a lot of fun together. We were definitely gonna be married. As soon as she had time, we were getting married - like after The Matrix. She was the one - she was definitely the one for me. It wasn't an official proposal, we had just talked about it, you know? She would just carry herself like such a normal individual. We just would pop into McDonald's or Wendy's or something, and people just wouldn't believe [it].
Ernie Isley: There are no words to express the loss of Aaliyah, whose unique talent was just beginning to blossom. The world will never get to see how her gift could have developed, and that is truly a loss.
Ginuwine: Words can't express what I'm feeling, she was family. I will truly miss her.
Hank Neuberger: It was clear she had all the gifts. She had a great voice, she was stunningly beautiful and she had a strong sense of what she could do at a very young age.
Hype Williams: As a performer, she was one of the best I have ever seen do what she does. Some stars have a unique way of capturing their audience without saying a word. That comes from charisma, it comes from charm. A lot of it comes from someplace else. I can't really define it, but I'm always able to recognize it. She had that 'magic,' for lack of a better word.
Jerkins: She grew like crazy from the time I worked with her to the stuff she's doing now. She was trying to find herself before. But by the third album, she was more of a performer, she became more of an artist.
Jermaine Dupri: I think it was fly that she took chances on her music. Just the softness of how she sang over them hard-ass beats, it was something different.
Jet Li: I heard of the devasting news and am deeply saddened that she is no longer with us. She was a wonderful and talanted artist who will be missed by everyone whose lives she touched.
Joel Silver: Aaliyah didn't want to do that. She reached down somewhere and found this place where she could be this incredible actress. She was a fantastic girl.
Jomo Hankerson: We always knew Aaliyah could be something special. She came out of the womb special.
Jonathan Davis: She does really great, different stuff that's dark. She skirts the goth edge. There's something cool and mysterious about her. I dug that. Just a dark little girl singing some cool-ass shit.
Michael Rymer: Aaliyah, who doesn't have an evil atom in her body, came off as this intensely sexual, sensuous, delightfully evil, naughty performer. It was a very tough role to pull off... I think she delivers. Of all people I know, [she] had such a clear and pure spirit, such a clear idea of what she wanted. It's hard to imagine that being interrupted. I would come home from the set and say to my wife, "This girl is a freak - she never loses her temper, she never gets impatient, she's a dream to direct. You give her a note and she's like a machine, she executes it. She put up with hours of make-up and teeth and contact lenses and skimpy costumes in the freezing cold all night. She was a very pure spirit. It's easy to say now, and we said it then, at the end of the day, that girl is an... Angel. I'm a writer and I couldn't contrive a more tragic scenario. The only real consolation is that she died doing what she loved to do. She was not a frustrated person whose goals had eluded her. She was doing what she loved and had nothing to regret. Aaliyah and I devised a plan in which she would be the oldest, most powerful creature in the world, but she would play it like a child, like a kitten playing with a mouse. It could have been a complete joke and come off in an embarrassing way. We both knew we were taking a huge risk and that if we pulled it off, it would be much more exciting than if we approached it more conventionally. She was a young queen.
P. Diddy: She was one of those individuals that would light up a room. She always greeted you with a smile. Her time was coming; [she] was just about to explode.
RZA: Aaliyah was a real beatiful sister. She's my favorite artist. She always came with a phat single.
Timbaland: She was like blood, and I lost blood. Me and her together had this chemistry. I kinda lost half of my creativity to her. It's hard for me to talk to the fans right now. Beyond the music, she was a brilliant person, the [most special] person I ever met.
Treach: She was like a little sister to the industry, everybody loved her. From when we met her till now, she was never on no superstar shit. If she met you, it was like she knew you all her life, never no phoniness. She was like my lil' sis. She'd come up and put her arm next to me like, 'Listen, we gonna make this song together. I don't want you to do just one verse and it's over. We gonna do the hook together.' You hear certain things through the industry about who you can work with and who you can't. You heard nothing but good stuff about Aaliyah.
Virgin Records: Her depth and versatility as an artist was matched by the passion and devotion she had for her craft. |
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TupacBoard Back |
| Posted Tuesday, August 28, 2001 by Rukas |
| The domain has transfered over and forum.hitemup.com now works. |
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Tupac Board ready in 24-48hrs |
| Posted Tuesday, August 28, 2001 by Jon |
| forum.hitemup.com has been configured on it's new server. It will be available as soon as the domain is switched to point to it's new address, which should take 24 to 48 hours. |
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Candlelight vigil for Aaliyah |
| Posted Tuesday, August 28, 2001 by Jon |
 Yesterday, August 27, 2001 in Los Angeles a candlelight vigil was held in the memory of Aaliyah. The poster held to the left also contained a picture of Tupac."Someone explain why the good die young/Why the bad die slow and outlive everyone." RIP. |
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Updated Training Day tracklist |
| Posted Tuesday, August 28, 2001 by Jon |
01. Keep Your Eyes Open (film dialogue)
02. W.O.L.V.E.S - Krumbsnatcha ft M.O.P
03. Bounce, Rock, Golden State - Golden State ft Xzibit
04. Put It On Me - Dr. Dre & DJ Quik co-starring Mimi
05. #1 - Nelly
06. F*** You - Pharoahe Monch
07. Watch The Police - C Murder & Trick Daddy
08. Dirty Ryders - The Lox
09. Crooked Cop - Napalm
10. American Dream - P. Diddy and the Bad Boy Family ft David Bowie
11. Greed - Cypress Hill ft Kokane
12. Guns N' Roses - The Clipse ft The Neptunes
13. The Squeeze - Gang Starr
14. Let Us Go - King Jacob & Professor
15. Training Day (In My Hood) - Roscoe
16. Protect Your Head - Soldier B
17. Wolf or Sheep - Mark Mancina |
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TupacBoard almost ready |
| Posted Tuesday, August 28, 2001 by Jon |
| The message board has been configured on the new server and we are in the process of testing and updating it. We've had to revert to an old backup once again, and posts have been lost. The new server is reliable with daily backups, so we shouldn't have this problem again. |
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Up In Smoke On Australian TV |
| Posted Monday, August 27, 2001 by Rukas |
| The Up In Smoke tour will be on Australian TV tonight at 10PM on channel SBS. |
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The Ravens plays Until The End Of Time |
| Posted Sunday, August 26, 2001 by Chris |
| Before their pre-season game against the New York Giants, the Baltimore Ravens were interviewed on Hard Knocks on HBO. In their locker room they were playing Until The End Of Time. You could hear "Fuck Friendz" and "This Ain't Livin'" playing in the background during different parts of the program. |
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Timbaland/Williams Rumor Not True, Passenger List |
| Posted Sunday, August 26, 2001 by Rukas |
Im happy to report that the Timbaland and Hype Williams were not on the plane that crashed in which Aaliyah died.
Here is a list of the other passengers who died. Thank you to everyone who emailed me.
Scott Gallin, 41; Keith Wallace, 49, of Los Angeles; Douglas Kratz, 28, a representative for Virgin Records, and makeup artist Eric Foreman, 29, both of Hollywood, Calif.; Gina Smith, 29, of New Jersey; and Christopher Maldonado, 32, of New York. Anthony Dodd, 34, of Los Angeles, died at a Nassau hospital early Sunday morning. The plane's pilot, identified only as L. Marael, also was killed.
Our prayers go out to all of their relatives and friends, and may they rest in
peace. |
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Timbaland and Hype Williams on Same Flight? |
| Posted Sunday, August 26, 2001 by Rukas |
I have heard that Timbaland and Hype Williams may have also been on the same flight as Aaliyah. This is unconfirmed and if anyone has any information on the matter, please e-mail me. Lets hope that this rumor is untrue.
Once again our prayers go out to all who were affected by this tragedy. |
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R.I.P Aaliyah |
| Posted Sunday, August 26, 2001 by Rukas |
 Damn, sad news. R&B singer and actress Aaliyah died Saturday evening after a small plane she was in with eight other people crashed after taking off from the Bahamas on its way back to the United States. Eight people were killed and a man was critically injured and flown to Florida for treatment.
R.I.P Aaliyah and the other people who died in the crash, our prayers go out to their grieving family and friends.
The good die young. |
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Training Day Cover |
| Posted Saturday, August 25, 2001 by Rukas |
 This is the cover for the upcoming Training Day soundtrack. Click on the image to view a larger copy.
Click here to pre-order the soundtrack.
Official Tracklist:
01. Dialouge Intro
02. Wolves - Krumbsnatcha feat M.O.P
03. Bounce, Rock, Golden State - Golden State Warriors (Xzibit, Rass Kass, Saafir)
04. #1 - Nelly
05. Fuck You - Pharoahe Monch
06. Watch The Police - C-Murder feat Trick Daddy
07. Dirty Ryders - The Lox
08. Crooked Cops - Napalm
09. American Dream - P. Diddy and David Bowie feat Black Rob, Mark Curry, Kain, Big Az Co.
10. Greed - Cypress Hill feat Kokane
11. Hot Pursuit - Snoop Dogg
12. Guns and Roses - The Clipse feat The Neptunes
13. The Squeeze - Gang Starr
14. Let Us Go - King Jacob & Professor
15. Training Day (In My Hood) - Roscoe
16. Protect Your Head - Soldier B
17. Cops DR2 - Dr. Dre feat Erykah Badu, 7, Common
18. Wolf Or Sheep (Film Score) - Denzel Dialuogue into Mark Macina |
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Thug Law News Source |
| Posted Saturday, August 25, 2001 by Rukas |
| The news I posted about Thug Law: Thug Life Outlawz Chapter 1 originally appeared on MadeNiggaz.net and 2untouchable.com, all props to them for that. |
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Chase The Cat |
| Posted Friday, August 24, 2001 by Chris |
Jive Records is scheduled to release Too Short's 14th album, Chase The Cat, on October 23rd, 2001. The tracklist is below:
01. Can I Get Real Quick
02. These Are The Tales
03. I Love
04. Just Keep Fuckin'
05. Chase The Cat
06. Rap Dirty
07. Pimpin' Won't Die
08. Is It Love? - (featuring E-40)
09. Playa For Life
10. It Was A Set Up
11. Fire - (featuring Erick Sermon)
12. Late Night Creep
13. Cigarette - (featuring Eightball and UGK)
14. Candy Paint - (featuring MC Breed)
15. Dog
16. Lookin' For A Balla
17. Just One - (featuring China White)
18. Don't Give Up
19. You Stank - (featuring George Clinton)
20. Bonus Beats |
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Lyrics Down |
| Posted Friday, August 24, 2001 by Rukas |
| This is for all the people who e-mailed me about this: Yes the lyrics are down, and yes they will be back up soon. Just one of the lil bugs that need to be worked out. |
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My disgust for Ja Rule |
| Posted Thursday, August 23, 2001 by Jon |
I'm really upset that Ja Rule will be releasing the song "So Much Pain" on his upcoming album. "Pain", which was released on one version of the Above the Rim soundtrack is one of the best, and definately a classic, Tupac track. Yet it is unknown to many rap fans.
What Ja Rule has done is "remix" the song, by stealing the verses of the original "Pain" and changing the wording slightly to fit him, instead of Pac. The beat and chorus are nearly the same.
Many rap fans aren't going to know that the song was originally Tupac's and are going to think Ja Rule is tight, and since Pac is in the third verse, fans are going to think Ja Rule and Tupac were close.
It's going to be frustrating when I see people pop this song in their CD player and say "Ja Rule is tight." Then I'll spend the next long as it takes educating them on why Ja Rule is a biter. But I did it with Puffy and I guess now I'll have to do it with Ja Rule. |
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Big Syke interview |
| Posted Thursday, August 23, 2001 by Jon |
Recently, MadeNiggaz.net and RUStillDown.com/2Untouchable.com conducted an Audio & Text interview with Big Syke. Syke discusses many subjects including his new album and future projects, how he sees 2pac and the current rap scene today, rumored beef with Suge Knight, as well as 2pac alive theories, the Thug Law project, the Outlawz, Thug Life, and more. You can check the interview on either sites on Friday, August 24th.
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Bruce Willis requests "U Can't C Me" |
| Posted Thursday, August 23, 2001 by Jon |
Caves du Roys Club is a celebrity hangout in St.Tropez. Last week Bruce Willis was there and at about 5:00am he lept to the DJ booth and requested 2Pac's "U Cant See Me". Bruce Willis and the DJ were jumping up and down in the booth and the crowd suddenly erupted.
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Canibus Mentions 2Pac |
| Posted Thursday, August 23, 2001 by Rukas |
| Canibus recently mentioned 2Pac in a freestyle rapping "Im deep like a Tupac poem, wish I got to know him, both him and Big Poppa was the greatest, and now they're gone, what's goin on?" |
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Thug Law: Thug Life Outlawz |
| Posted Thursday, August 23, 2001 by Rukas |
| The Big Syke project, Thug Law: Thug Life Outlawz Chapter 1 will be released October 23rd on D3 Entertainment (the same people who now distribute Death Row). The compilation will feature past and present Outlawz and Thug Life members and will be a sort of reunion album. |
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Nate Dogg pleads guilty |
| Posted Thursday, August 23, 2001 by Chris |
Nate Dogg pleaded guilty to possession of an unmarked gun on Tuesday in Norwalk, California. Norwalk Superior Court Judge Michael Cowell placed him on probation for three years and ordered him to pay $1,000.
"[When] this case started... There were a host of charges against him," Nate Dogg's attorney, Mark Geragos, said in an interview with MTV. "We're delighted it was resolved with a misdemeanor." |
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Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. film |
| Posted Thursday, August 23, 2001 by Chris |
| Film Four, a film company owned by UK Channel 4, recently bought the rights to do a film about Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. from Randall Sullivan who wrote an article about it for Rolling Stone. |
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Pre-Order Jerzey Mob |
| Posted Thursday, August 23, 2001 by Rukas |
 You can pre-order Outlaw Recordz Presents Jerzey Mob by clicking here. The album comes out September 11th.
The compilation features Tha Outlawz, Fatal, Big Syke from Thug Life, New Child, Hot Boyz, Fredro Starr, MC Breed, Shyheim, Phatz, Yukmouth, Treach, Heltah Skeltah and many more. |
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Ja Rule talks about "So Much Pain" |
| Posted Thursday, August 23, 2001 by Chris |
| Yesterday, Ja Rule was on 106 And Park on BET. He talked about "So Much Pain" which is featured be on his third LP, Pain Is Love, due out October 9, 2001. He gave shout outs to Afeni Shakur (who's name he pronounced incorrectly) and Marion "Suge" Knight for hooking him up with "So Much Pain." |
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Australian Pac Special Update |
| Posted Thursday, August 23, 2001 by Rukas |
This is an update on the Tupac special which will be played on Australian Channel [V] to mark the anniversary of his death.
The special will be on at 9.00pm on September 11th, it will be the 30min Rap City special. |
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XXL's Tupac tribute |
| Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2001 by Chris |
This month's issue of XXL features a Tupac tribute. Below is a part of it:
"Tupac Shakur comes to us, searching for answers, searching for a worthy opponent, searching for the next word to his rhyme. His militant debut, 2Pacalypse Now (1991), bursts at the seams with a pubescent grasp of Black nationalism: broad-stroked diatribes against the police, heavy-handed denunciations of "AmeriKKKA," shout-outs to political prisoners and refugees, "Words of Wisdom" is an incendiary blast of street corner punditry worthy of a young Farrakhan.
Despite the album's thick pedagogy, 'Pac is able to emerge as the nigga next door with "If My Homie Calls," and "Tha Lunatic." But the best moments are "Brenda's Got A Baby" and "Part Time Mutha" where 'Pac assumes the position of observerant storyteller. The result? Two songs that speak more about the Black condition than all the fire-and-brimstone rhetoric spewed throughout the rest of the disc.
Where the overwhelming majority of music artists peak with their early work, 2Pacalypse shows promise that 'Pac's best days are ahead of him. But things get worse before they get better. Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993) represents the nadir of 2Pac's musical career. The sounds are a hodgepodge of Cali crafts vying for New York novelty. 'Pac tries to be everything to everyone here: Then-Vice President Dan Quayle's boogeyman, the savior of the Black Nation, and friend to all MCs." |
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Tupac Amaru Shakur Center update |
| Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2001 by Chris |
| On August 18, 2001, over 100 people including Afeni Shakur, Sekyiwa Shakur, the Outlawz, his cousins and his childhood pastor from New York got together for the dedication of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center. The construction of the 20,000 square foot facility will begin in 6-8 months. It'll feature classrooms, dance, film and recording studios, an interactive museum housing highlights from Tupac's life and personal belongings, meeting place and a theater. The theater will have 500-seats and be available for film premieres, plays and productions. The garden we reported about earlier will be a place of reflection and remember victims of violence. |
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Connection Refused Error |
| Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2001 by Rukas |
I've gotten reports that some people are getting a 'Connection refused' error when they try to come to HitEmUp.com. This is because the domain is still in the process of changing to it's new IP address.
If you continue to have problems try using http://64.77.63.204 and that should work fine. |
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Quote Help |
| Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2001 by Rukas |
| This may be a little weird to ask on a news page, but the board is currently down and I need this by the end of the week. I need a quote for my graduation year book, and I want it to be a Tupac quote but cant decide on which to use. So if you have any suggestions, or if you have used a Tupac quote in your year book, please e-mail me here. |
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Australian Tupac Special |
| Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2001 by Rukas |
Australian Channel [V] on Foxtel will be playing a Tupac special Tuesday September 11th to mark the fifth anniversary of his death. More info soon.
On a side note, its good to be back :) |
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HitEmUp is Back |
| Posted Tuesday, August 21, 2001 by Jon |
HitEmUp.com is back after a long process and a lot of work. We've made changes around the site to use less bandwidth as the site is getting too expensive for itself. We'll be taking measures in the next while to help the site grow in stages.
Webmasters note that we no longer have buttons on the main page, all links will be displayed in the links section. Feel free to move our links to your link section as well.
Be sure to check out the New Child interview to the right and listen to his new track "Outlaw 4 Life" which gives mention to HitEmUp.com |
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Distinct Elemintz signs with ANTRA |
| Posted Monday, August 20, 2001 by Chris |
| Philadelphia rap/rock group, Distinct Elemintz, recently signed with ANTRA Music. The group consists of Big.Sexy (drummer), B. Luv (guitarist), DJ K-izm (DJ), G-Money (bassist), Mellowman (rapper), Taye Rich (rapper) and Tomas (guitarist). Their debut album, Heavy Shades Of Gray, is scheduled to be released soon. |
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Tupac Amaru Center |
| Posted Monday, August 20, 2001 by Chris |
| Last weekend, construction of the Tupac Amaru Center began in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The center will feature an art gallery, a garden and a performing-arts studio space. The walls will covered with art that Tupac's fans has sent his mother. It's expected to be finished and open in March, 2003. |
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Jerzey Mob release date? |
| Posted Sunday, August 19, 2001 by Chris |
| According to Amazon.com and CDNow.com, the release date for Jerzey Mob is August 28, 2001. According to TowerRecords.com, it's September 11, 2001. |
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Back N Tha Dayz |
| Posted Sunday, August 19, 2001 by Chris |
 Dedal/Bayside Entertainment Distribution is scheduled to release the Inglewood Young Gunz - Back N Tha Dayz compilation on September 25, 2001. The tracklist is below:
01. Bangin' Intro - Binky Mack
02. Minds - G-Luv
03. B.Y.T.C.H.E.S. - AllFrumTha I and Road Dawgs
04. Gots No Love - Binky Mack
05. Do You Feel What I Feel? - AllFrumTha I and B.R.
06. Break 'Em Off - AllFrumTha I and Road Dawgs
07. If You Hear Any Noise - AllFrumTha I
08. Pack 'Em Up - Tantrum
09. Bumpin' - AllFrumTha I
10. Quick To Blast - Binky Mack and Boo Kapone
11. Mass Murder - DPG and G-Luv
12. Get Up Or Get Down - AllFrumTha I and B.R.
13. Down Low (remix) - Gooch
14. My Muzik - G-Luv
15. Gun Smoke - AllFrumTha I and Road Dawgs
16. Don't Sweat Mine - AllFrumTha I and The Kriminals
17. Hustlin' Dreams - AllFrumTha I and B.R.
18. Westside Gangstas - Beeupone
19. Dopest On The Planet (remix, bonus) - Ice Cube, Mack 10 and Squeak Ru |
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The Source Five Years Ago |
| Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by Jon |
The Source magazine listed Tupac in the "5 ten 15 20" section of their Septerber issue. It reads:
FIVE YEARS AGO...SEPTEMBER 1996
On Septermber 13, Tupac Shakur was pronounced dead after being shot five days earlier. His death would go down in history as one of hip-hop's most devestating moments.
Ask me why they put Puffy on the cover of this months magazine and you'll hear some foul language. |
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Junior Mafia attempt murder |
| Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by Jon |
| Junior MAFIA members Lil' Cease and Banger along with their bodyguard Suif Jackson were arrested and charged with attempted murder. According to police reports, the group got into a heated argument with a 21 year old man named Michael Goody. Things escalated and 21 shots were fired. |
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Listen to "Untouchable!" |
| Posted Thursday, August 16, 2001 by Chris |
| You can listen to "Untouchable" by Left Eye "featuring" Tupac on Left Eye's official website, Eyenetics.com. |
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604Entertainment.com |
| Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2001 by Jon |
Everybody needs to check out 604 Entertainment, a small urban independent record representing my home town. The label started up last year and is still working out the glitches, but have been recording for their first release; a compilation tentatively scheduled for release on September 2001. Their first single is " Where I'm From," by 604 artists Profe-C, Doe Boy, and R.C. You can hear more audio samples on their homepage. |
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Worldwide Bosses & Playas |
| Posted Tuesday, August 14, 2001 by Chris |
Music Fo' The Mobb/Bayside Entertainment Distribution is scheduled to release Mac Shawn's compilation, Worldwide Bosses & Playas, on September 4, 2001. It features B-Legit, Daz Dillinger, D-Moe, E-40, Levitti, Little Bruce, Richie Rich, Suga T, The Funk Mobb and The Jacka. |
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Outlawz guest appearances |
| Posted Monday, August 13, 2001 by Chris |
| The Outlawz and Mopreme is featured on the Thug Lifestyles compilation due out September 11, 2001. It also features Above The Law, Canibus, Crucial Conflict, Don Cisco, DPG, Fiend, Grill, Jayo Felony, JT Money, Legion Squad, Lil' Jay, Lil' Troy, Mike West, P-Funk, Prince Ital Joe, Snoop Dogg, Spice 1, South Central Cartel, The Gang, TQ, UGK, Vandalz and Xzibit. The Outlawz guest appear on Benzino's debut album, Benzino Project, due out fall, 2001. It also features guest appearances by Black Rob, Bobby Brown, Case, Cormega, Foxy Brown, Gzus, Made Men, Pink, Raekwon, Scarface, Snoop Dogg and Teddy Riley. |
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Xzibit touring |
| Posted Monday, August 13, 2001 by Chris |
Xzibit will soon begin touring. The dates are below:
08-14-01 - Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo, Norway
08-15-01 - Munchenbryggeriet, Stockholm, Sweden
08-16-01 - Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg, Germany
08-17-01 - Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg, Germany
08-18-01 - Highfield Festival, Erfurt, Germany
08-19-01 - Bizarre Festival, Weeze, Germany
08-20-01 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
08-22-01 - The Astoria, London, England
08-23-01 - Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, Belgium
08-24-01 - Leeds Festival, Leeds, United Kingdom
08-25-01 - Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California
08-26-01 - Reading Festival, Reading, United Kingdom
09-08-01 - Tweeter Center At The Waterfront, Camden, New Jersey |
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Left Eye talks about "Untouchable" |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
"The track with Tupac is titled 'Untouchable,' and it speaks for itself," Left Eye said in a recent interview with MTV. "Tupac and everything about him is untouchable to me. I didn't record the song with him. I got a copy of the song and his lyrics were on the track. If you want to talk about whether I recorded it before or after his death, I can't answer that. It's still a mystery to me."
Left Eye said she's asking Tupac about the mysteries of life on the song.
"I'm basically asking him to answer those questions for me," Left Eye said. "In the third verse he gives me his view from the other side. Some of the song's lyrics are so heavy. He says things like, 'You remember me legendary, I live eternally.' He produced the song. It's dynamite to me because he isn't known as a producer. It's like a double whammy because I get a song produced by Tupac — a song featuring him that actually features me. I'm featured on a Tupac song on my album."
"Untouchable" is featured on Left Eye's debut solo LP, Supernova, which has been delayed from August 14 to fall, 2001. |
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Until The End Of Time on the charts |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
| Three weeks ago, Until The End Of Time fell from the 76th to the 87th position on the Billboard 200. Last week, it fell to the 99th position. This week, it fell out of the top 100. |
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Tupac on Ja Rule's next LP? |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
Murder Inc./Def Jam Music Group is scheduled to release Ja Rule's third LP, Pain Is Love, on October 9, 2001. It features "So Much Pain" which has almost the same lyrics and production as "Pain" by Tupac featuring Stretch which was featured on Warren G's "Regulate" single and the Above The Rim (cassete) soundtrack. The only difference is that Ja Rule does the first and second verse, the third verse is still by Tupac.
"It's been a jinx with me and Case," Ja Rule said in a recent interview with MTV. "Everything we've done hasn't got cleared. We made a record in like '95, '96. We did a song called 'Thug Life,' which sampled Prince's ['Pop Life'.] Prince never clears anything."
Before his death, Tupac made a yet to be released song titled "Pac's Life" which also sampled Prince's "Pop Life." |
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Training Day |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
Training Day, a Warner Bros. Pictures film in association with NPV Entertainment and Village Roadshow will open in theatres on September 21, 2001. It's composed by Mark Mancina, directed by Antoine Fuqua, executive produced by Bruce Berman and Davis Guggenheim, produced by Bobby Newmyer and Jeffrey Silver, co-produced by David Ayer, David Wisnievitz and Scott Strauss. It stars Mil, Cliff Curtis, Denzel Washington, Dr. Dre, Ethan Hawke, Macy Gray, Scott Glenn and Snoop Dogg. Priority Records is scheduled to release the soundtrack on September 11, 2001. It's executive produced by David Ehrlich and John Houlihan. The tracklist is below:
01. Dialouge Intro
02. Wolves - Krumbsnatcha featuring M.O.P.
03. Bounce, Rock, Golden State - Golden State Project
04. #1 - Nelly
05. Fuck You - Pharoahe Monch
06. Watch The Police - C-Murder featuring Trick Daddy
07. Dirty Ryders - The L.O.X.
08. Crooked Cops - Napalm
09. American Dream - David Bowie and P. Diddy featuring Big Az Co., Black Rob, Kain and Mark Curry
10. Greed - Cypress Hill featuring Kokane
11. Hot Pursuit - Snoop Dogg
12. Guns and Roses - The Clipse featuring The Neptunes
13. The Squeeze - Gangstarr
14. Let Us Go - King Jacob and Professor
15. Training Day (In My Hood) - Roscoe
16. Protect Your Head - Soldier B
17. Cops DR2 - Dr. Dre featuring 7, Common and Erykah Badu
18. Wolf Or Sheep (Film Score) - Denzel Dialuogue into Mark Macina |
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"California Love" best rap video! |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
| On August 1, 2001, "California Love" was voted as the best rap video at MTV's 20th Anniversary concert. |
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Asu talks about Tupac |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
Asu talks about Tupac in an interview at Thugline Records' official website, ThuglineRecords.com. He made his debut on Nice & Smooth's album Ain't Nothing Changed which was released in 1992. He met Tupac in 1994 through Greg Nice, they recorded several songs including the "Thug Nigga" and "World Wide Dime Piece" which were supposed to be on the One Nation project which has yet to be released. Asu, Tupac, the Outlawz, Greg Nice, LS, Snoop Dogg and others were supposed to form one group. Asu later signed with Krayzie Bone's Thugline Records. Below is a part of the interview:
ThuglineRecords.com: Who owns the rights of the songs you did with Tupac for the One Nation project and will they ever will be released?
Asu: Death Row Records since they were recorded in the Death Row Studios and Pac's mom own the rights of those songs, I dunno if they will ever be released, but I think not since they are around for so long.
Was the album supposed to be on Makaveli Records?
Naw, it was a supposed to be Death Row Records' release, I think Makaveli Records was not setup at that time.
Was Makeveli Records real setup, and who owns it now?
I don't know about that, that were plans after the One Nation project.
To read the full interview, check out ThuglineRecords.com! |
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Bad Azz talks about Tupac |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
| Check out RapMusic.com for an interview with Bad Azz in which he explains why he had to remove "Ghetto Star" from Word On Tha Streets and says that he recorded a few yet to be released songs with Tupac. |
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"Tha Realest" talks about Tupac |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
| Check out BigEgos.net for an interview with "Tha Realest" in which he talks about Tupac. |
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Outlawz confront P. Diddy? |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
On August 1, 2001, the Outlawz confronted P. Diddy at the MTV's 20th Anniversary concert which was held at the Hammerstein Ballroom. According to witnesses, the Outlawz ruined the tribute for Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. When Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, Naughty By Nature, P. Diddy, Run DMC and Salt 'N Pepa were performing the Outlawz suddenly began messing around and screaming. P. Diddy ignored them until Napoleon snatched the mic from his hand.
"Suddenly everything got serious. There was a lot of pushing and showing and people were flailing all over the stage," one witness said.
"The kid confronted him and Puffy got right in his face," another witness said. "Puffy grabbed the mic back and everybody started screaming and talking trash."
P. Diddy was cleared from the stage and security threw out the Outlawz who made their way into the concert as guests of Naughty By Nature.
That's the story media is reporting. Below is the Outlawz's story courtesy of AllHipHop.com:
Outlaw Recordz
August 3, 2001
The Sensitivity Of The Tupac and Biggie Legacy Continues
New York, NY… Hammerstein Ballroom, in response to the glut of stories that ran regarding the words between The Outlawz and P. Diddy at the MTV 20th Anniversary party on Wednesday, August 1… miscommunication erupted.
A spokesman from Outlaw Recordz feels their side of the story needs to be heard. The Outlawz were invited guests of Treach from Naughty By Nature because Treach was close with Tupac and he felt that the Outlawz should be there to shed a tear for their mentor and family member (the number one selling rap artist of all time) the late Tupac Shakur.
During sound check for the MTV 20th Anniversary Hiphop medley… The Outlawz and Treach from Naughty By Nature came on stage for Tupac's tribute at the end of the medley. Napoleon from the Outlawz received the mic from P. Diddy so he could represent for Tupac. After the tribute was done P. Diddy received the mic back. However, Napoleon from The Outlawz felt the need to pay respect to other fallen Hiphop artists such as: Eazy-E, Big Pun, Freaky Tah, Big L, etc. Both entourages thought there were words being exchanged and there weren’t. Unfortunately it turned into something that it really wasn't. Because of the sensitivity of the history, people who weren’t involved overreacted. Afterwards both camps went behind closed doors and cooler heads prevailed.
A spokesman from Outlaw Recordz adds, "It was Hammerstein Ballroom's security who asked The Outlawz to vacate the premises because of the sensitivity of the situation."
E.D.I. from The Outlawz spoke with AllHipHop.com and said the following, "We lost two of the greatest rappers of all time and it's ridiculous to assume that we came to rekindle old beef." |
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Daz sues Suge and Death Row |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
On August 1, 2001, Daz Dillinger filed a $2 million lawsuit against Marion "Suge" Knight and Death Row Records in Los Angeles Superior Court. The complaint is for breach of contract, constructive trust, conversion, declaratory relief, demand for accounting, intentional and negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.
According to the suit, between 1993 and 1999, Suge and Death Row Records held Daz hostage to unconscionable and unenforceable agreements, never gave accounting to him, they stole tens of millions of dollars in record sales and royalties from him, they violated agreement after agreement, each time promising to honor the new one. In 1999, they "bullied" him into a new contract which purported to allow for his freedom from creative and financial captivity at Death Row Records. |
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Music Speaks Louder Than Words |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
It seems like Kurupt wasn't pleasured with the results of his and Daz Dillinger's latest LP, Dillinger & Young Gotti. He says their next album, Music Speaks Louder Than Words, will be more like their first, Dogg Food.
"It's going to be executive produced by Fredwreck and Daz Dillinger," Kurupt said in a recent interview with MTV. "We already already started on that. Space Boogie, I'm taking everybody into my mind. I've never done - I always kept [the fans] right in front of my face. But I'm [getting ready] to take them deep back into my mind. The best way to explain [Music Speaks] is listen to Dogg Food.
"[I told Daz], 'We gonna sit back and listen to that motherfucker for three months; listen to it all the time. We gonna reconstruct the whole Dogg Food feel,'" he said. "I told Daz, 'We need to go back to that level musically and verbally.' You hear how our voices sound? We was more laid back, we was more into partying." |
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Kurupt and Reed talk relationships |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
"She's Kobe, and I'm Shaq," Kurupt said about his fiancée, Natina Reed, in a recent interview with MTV. "I think we're gonna go ahead, do that big step and get married - probably in late 2002, beginning of 2003," Kurupt continued. "Right now, we're just gonna work. We got a lot of work we got to do."
Incase you didn't know, before Kurupt got together with Reed he dated Foxy Brown. On June 5, 2001, her third solo LP, Broken Silence, was released. On "7:30" she disses Reed.
"You can't chase something that doesn't chase you back," Reed said in a recent interview with MTV. "I don't spend a lot of time thinking about what people think about me. It's pretty - it's like people never grow up in this game. You watch Biggie and all that shit that [he] and Pac went through, and people still don't get the message. They still want to start the wars and create fires."
Kurupt added that despite that he rode with Tupac he remained friends with Bad Boy Entertainment and tried to get Tupac to squash the beef. |
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Bones |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
| Bones starring Snoop Dogg will open in theatres on October 19, 2001. Priority Records is scheduled to release the Bones soundtrack on August 25, 2001. The first single is by Snoop featuring Outkast. |
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Return Of The Regulator |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
| Last Monday, Bad Azz, Tha Eastsidaz and Warren G was on 106 And Park on BET. Warren G said he's working on his fourth album, Return Of The Regulator, due out October. He's currently in the process of mixing it. |
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The Gang |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
D.P.G. Recordz is scheduled to release The Gang's debut album in 2002. It'll feature 17 songs. |
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DPGEurope.com |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
| Check out the official European D.P.G. Recordz website, DPGEurope.com! |
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Blocc Movement tracklist |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
JCOR Entertainment is scheduled to release C-BO and Brotha Lynch Hung's LP, Blocc Movement, on August 28, 2001. It features guest appearances from Kam, Killa Tay, Phats Bossi, Spice 1, Tech N9ne and Yukmouth. The tracklist is below:
01. Gangsta
02. Flippin' Chickens
03. 187 On 24th Street
04. Killa Tay
05. My Papers
06. Thug Blues
07. Don't Stop
08. 187 On A Hook
09. Money, Power, Respect
10. There It Is
11. Drunken Style
12. How I Left It
13. The Plot
14. Dedication
15. The Watcher
16. Steady Mobbin' |
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Suge free? |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
| After being locked down since late 1996, Marion "Suge" Knight was finally released from prison on August 7, 2001. |
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Comptown files lawsuit against Bone |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
| Two weeks ago, Comptown Records filed a lawsuit against Bone Thugs-N-Harmony for breach of contract and fraud. Comptown claims that Bone didn't inform them they that they wouldn't record for them anymore and failed to deliver three of the six albums they were contracted for. |
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Van Gogh tracklist |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
Priority Records is scheduled to release Ras Kass' third LP, Van Gogh, on November 11, 2001. The first single is "Back It Up" featuring Kokane. The tracklist is below:
01. Hot Game
02. Goldyn Chyld
03. Back It Up - (featuring Kokane)
04. Kiss U
05. Kick Rocks
06. 4 Much - (featuring Bad Azz, Nate Dogg and Tash)
07. What U Want
08. Is Is Love?
09. Sex
10. NBA - (featuring Golden State Project)
11. One Night
12. Ah-Ha
13. Root Of Evil
14. Van Gogh
15. TV Guide |
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36 Zips |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
| A-1 Entertainment is scheduled to release Triple Beam's third album, 36 Zips on September 25, 2001. For more information check out their official website YolaKlick.net. |
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Crime Buddies |
| Posted Friday, August 10, 2001 by Chris |
| Cold Cash Records is scheduled to release Steady Mobb'n's third album, Crime Buddies, on August 7, 2001. It features guest appearances by the Outlawz, E-40, Guce, Nate Dogg, Tha Eastsidaz, The 504 Riders, The Black Mafia Family and The Delinquent. |
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