Ex-En Vogue, Lucy Pearl diva to release solo debut
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Former En Vogue and Lucy Pearl singer Dawn Robinson will release her first solo album Oct. 16 on Q Records. The album, titled "Dawn", will be supported by a tour with dates to be announced, according to a spokesperson. The album finds Robinson collaborating with an assortment ...
| Lost Boyz leader to drop solo album
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Mr. Cheeks, frontman of rap act the Lost Boyz, will release "John P. Kelly," his debut solo album in late Sept. via Universal. The 15-track set - which includes collaborations with Stephan Marley, the Goodie Mob's Big Gipp and Horace Brown, among others - is named for the artist's ...
| Lauryn Hill shows emotional side
NEW YORK (AP) - A spiritual, emotional Lauryn Hill took the stage to tape an episode of MTV's "Unplugged," singing of God and freedom with tears streaming down her face during several songs. Dressed in blue jeans, a denim jacket and a New York Yankees cap, Hill sat on a stool and strummed an acoustic ...
| Ice Cube gets 'Big Ticket'
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Rapper-actor Ice Cube and MTV's "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville are in negotiations to topline the buddy picture "Big Ticket" for DreamWorks Pictures. Shooting is scheduled to start next year, sources said. "Ticket" is a docudrama-style, real-time action film about ...
| 'Welcome To Death Row'...and the video store
(Launch) - The Xenon Pictures documentary "Welcome To Death Row" is scheduled to be released on video Sept. 25. The film chronicles the rise and fall of the influential gangsta label that established the emergence of Dr. Dre as a solo artist, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound and resurgence of Tupac. The film, ...
| Hip-Hop Summit forms network
(Launch) - Key participants in the recent Hip-Hop Summit have joined to create an organization, the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, that will be headquartered in the New York offices of The Source magazine, with field offices in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Minister Benjamin (Chavis) Muhammad will ...
| Jay-Z, 2Pac, Snoop turn up on Dogg Pound album
(Launch) - There seems to be no end to the Death Row Records catalog - "Death Row Records Presents: Tha Dogg Pound 2002," a collection of never-before-released tracks by Tha Dogg Pound, is due out July 31. The album features 2Pac, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, Crooked I and Soopafly, as well ...
| D12, Eminem celebrate album release
(Launch) - DJ Premier, Rah Digga, Xzibit, Angie Martinez, Nikka Costa, Masta Ace and the Outsidaz were among the celebrities in attendance at Eminem project D12's "Devil's Night" New York album release party Tuesday. At 12:30 a.m., the group performed a 20-minute set, including several "Devil's Night" ...
| Juvenile readies album for Aug.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Controversial rapper Juvenile (Terius Gray) will release his fourth solo album, "Project English," Aug. 28 on Cash Money/Universal. The first single from the Mannie Fresh-produced album is "Set It Off," which is currently working its way up Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles ...
| Keith Murray prepares comeback
NEW YORK (AP) - After serving almost three years in prison for assault, rapper Keith Murray is preparing a comeback. Murray, best known for his hit "The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World," announced this week that he had signed a recording contract with Def Jam Records. The deal came just one month ...
| Nelly gets animated on the Web
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Animated versions of Nelly and his rap collective St. Lunatics star in "Rip Van Nelly," a new online Macromedia Flash game. With a Rip Van Winkle-like premise, Nelly wakes up under the St. Louis Arch after a 20-year nap, and users must navigate the rapper through a series of events ...
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