Legendary Temptations releases new album 'Legacy' burning up the charts
NEW YORK (Universal/Motown Records Website) - With the smash single "Something Special" racing up the urban charts, the Temptations' just-released LEGACY promises to be the legendary act's biggest hit since their heyday in the sixties. "Our 'Legacy' is stronger than ever," says Otis Williams, the group's ...
| RnB supergroup Boyz II Men returns with an album of Pop & Soul classics!
NEW YORK (MSM Music/KOCH Entertainment press release) - One of the most successful music groups of all time, Boyz II Men, will release a new album, "Throwback," on MSM Music Group/KOCH Records on August 24, 2004. After a brief sojourn from recording and the retirement of member Michael "Bass" McCary, ...
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Jahsir 'Stress Free' album available in stores June 22
NEW YORK (K-Street Records Press Release) - On June 22, 2004, urban music fans everywhere will finally get to experience the much anticipated album from Jahsir. For all the current adoring fans, who have been checking the singles in clubs/radio and anxiously awaiting the album from their favorite superstars…get ...
| Cavlar to join Lil Jon & Ying Yang Twins on show
NEW YORK (Earthquake Records press release) - Hot new rap sensation Cavlar will throw a little east coast flavor in the mix when he joins dirty south crunk rappers Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz and Ying Yang Twins for a show June 4. The show, held at the Memorial Field House in Huntingdon, West Virginia, ...
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Mr. Cheeks, 'Back Again!'
NEW YORK (Diane's Boys Record announcement/Chris Barrett) - There aren't many rappers who can lay claim to a ten-year hip-hop career. That is unless they are Mr. Cheeks. From the first time the world heard the gritty, soulful lead vocals on "Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless" in 1994, the industry ...
| Reunited southern hip-hop pioneers Goodie Mob set to release new studio album 'One Monkey Don't Stop No Show' on June 29th
NEW YORK (KOCH Records press release) - Goodie Mob Records has set a June 29th release date for "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show," a new studio album from the reunited Goodie Mob. The album, which is already being called "Triumphant!" by Rolling Out, is the long-awaited follow-up to the band's 1999 opus, ...
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Lloyd Banks to release debut album 'The Hunger For More' on June 29th
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (G-Unit/Interscope press release) - Lloyd Banks will release his highly anticipated debut solo album, The Hunger For More on June 29, 2004. True Banks fans will have the opportunity to purchase the G-Unit Collector's Edition that will be released simultaneously. This CD/DVD combo ...
| Judgment against 'P. Diddy' overturned
NEW YORK (P. Diddy Fans Website) - Yesterday, a civil judgement was overturned for Sean "P. Diddy" Combs to pay Cedrick Bobby Lemon the sum of $450,000. Cedrick Bobby Lemon, claimed he was beaten in June 1995 by two bodyguards Combs hired to protect soul singer Mary J. Blige at a Joel Coliseum concert ...
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Whitney goes to China
BENJING, China (Whitney Fans Website) - The Chinese government has announced that Whitney Houston will be performing in Shanghai next month. The announcement comes just one day after the news that Britney Spears has been approved to appear in China this fall. Whitney Houston, who completed a drug rehabilitation ...
| 'The Good, The Bad, The Ugly,' Frankee's new album was released
NEW YORK (Frankee Official Newsletter) - Following two months of globe-wide touring, Frankee makes her eagerly awaited album debut with "The Good - The Bad - The Ugly" hot on the heels of the continued international success of the single "F.U. Right Back" which recently debuted at UK's No 1 (over 2 ...
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Nelly doubles up!
NEW YORK (Nelly Fans Website) - Nelly will follow in the footsteps of Guns 'N' Roses, Tom Waits and Frank Black when he releases two albums on the same day this fall. One will be entitled "Sweat" and the other will be "Suit". Together they will be known as "Sweatsuit". The discs are due in stores on ...
| Record company can sue over Aaliyah's death
NEW YORK (Aaliyah Fans Website) - R&B singer Aaliyah was more than a singer she was "a valuable property asset," a Manhattan judge has ruled. The ruling by Justice Carol Edmead is good news for Aaliyah's former record company, Blackground Records it allows its negligence lawsuit against the video company ...
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A new book about hip-hop culture, 'Push Hip Hop History: The Brooklyn Scene' Volume 1
NEW YORK (www.illbrew.com) - Yeah, Push Hip Hop History: The Brooklyn Scene dares to explore New York City's urban cultures most controversial subject Hip Hop's evolution and distinction of style. Here 'Push' concentrates on Brooklyn's unique signature in the world of Hip Hop and why certain pioneers ...
| Janet's exposure not worth $5000
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Janet Jackson Fans Website) - Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction in the Super Bowl show is apparently not worth $5,000). A judge didn't buy a lawyer's claim that CBS Television owner Viacom should pay him $5,000 for having to see Jackson's bare breast during the February 1 show, ...
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Michael Jackson trial tentatively set for Sept. 13
LOS ANGELES (M.Jackson Fans Website) - A trial in the case could start as soon as September 13, the date that Judge Rodney Melville set during a hearing in Santa Maria on Friday. So, September 13, 2004 is the date Michael Jackson will be tried on molestation charges. During the court proceedings, Jackson's ...
| More Outkast will come sooner
NEW YORK (OutKast Fans Website) - Outkast will be releasing two new albums within the next year, according to rapper Big Boi. He will be touring the U.S. this summer without partner Andre 3000, but Big Boi says the duo will be collaborating on the upcoming discs. They are also currently at work on an ...
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Bad Boy Records set to release a remastered version of The Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Ready To Die' on July 13th
NEW YORK (Bad Boy Records/Universal Record press release) - Bad Boy Records is set to release a digitally remastered version of the late Notorious B.I.G.'s groundbreaking debut album, Ready To Die (originally released in 1994) on July 13th. Ready To Die is considered a hip-hop classic and has sold over ...
| Eminem hosts successful Michigan Hip-Hop Summit
DETROIT, Mich. (Eminem Fans Website) - Multi-platinum recording artist and Detroit native Eminem joined with Russell Simmons, Dr Benjamin Chavis and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) to host the second Detroit Hip-Hop Summit, Saturday, May 22nd at the Fox Theater. Eminem and more than 30 prominent ...
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Dirty States of America: The Untold Story of Southern Hip-Hop documentary and soundtrack in-stores on June 1st
NEW YORK (www.dirtystates.tv/press release) - The first official Southern Documentary is finally here! Long overdue, but well worth the wait, Lyricist Lounge and Image Entertainment, Inc. present Dirty States of America, the documentary of the Southern Hip-Hop movement and soundtrack of the same name. ...
| Mario Winans continues to dominate the charts with 'Hurt No More' for four weeks
NEW YORK (Bad Boy Records/Universal Records press release) - Bad Boy Records singer/song-writer/producer/musician Mario Winans is a Top 10 staple on the Pop and R&B/Hip-Hop charts since its release 5 weeks ago. This week, Winans' Bad Boy debut Hurt No More claims the No 6 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop ...
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