Koch Records Signs Deal With Tha (Death) Row
Koch Records has signed with Death Row, now called Tha Row, and a release is due in February.
Mobb Deep, Wu to Hit Cell Phones B4 Stores
Songs from the new Mobb Deep and Wu-Tang albums will be available as ring tones before the albums are released.
Eazy E's Son to Release Pop's Documentary
Lil Eazy, the late Eazy E's son, will release a documentary about his pops in early 2002.
Eve to Appear in new Ice Cube Flick
Eve will launch her movie career next year when she stars with Cube in The Barbershop.
Three Six Mafia Movie Approaches Double-Platinum
The straight-to-video release of the movie Choices by Three Six Mafia has been an enormous success.
Mixtape Awards To Be Held Dec. 11
The sixth annual mixtape awards will honour the DJ's who bring the music to the people.
Pete Rock and CL Smooth have reconciled and are working on a new album, which should come out in the new year.
San Francisco to host Gay Hip-Hop Panel
This weekend San Francisco will play host to a panel discussion for gay people in hip-hop called homo-hop.
Mystikal Gets Political On Wax
Mystikal's new single Bouncin Back is a message to terrorists: the U.S. will not back down.
Blockbuster has canceled what would have been its eighth annual awards show, because of September 11.
D12 and Gorillaz recorded a song called 911 just after the September 11 attacks, and it's now available online.
Kweli, Jay Dee Narrowly Lose Out on Shortlist Prize
Iceland's Sigar Ros won the Virgin Shortlist Prize, beating out Talib Kweli, Jay Dee and Gorillaz.
The Cash Money Millionaires are giving back this season, handing out turkeys to needy families on American Thanksgiving.
Gangsta Boo Changes Name, Leaves Three Six Mafia
Three Six Mafia's Gangsta Boo has changed her name and left the group after finding God and a new direction.
Tha Liks and Tha Dogg Pound have combined forces to form The Vapors, and will be dropping an album shortly.
Izzo Singer Suing Jay-Z: Pt. 2
The woman who sang the hook on Izzo is suing Jay-Z, claiming she didn't get paid.
American Music Awards Nominees
The nominees have been announced for the 29th annual American Music Awards, which will be held January 9th.
Hip Hop Ringers On Cell Phones?
Sony has introduced popular songs as ring tones for cellular phones. Some hip-hop songs are available.