One news piece that somehow slipped under the radar of most major sites, DJ Premier was inducted into the DMC Hall of Fame on August 23rd. Congrats goes out to Primo, much deserved…
First it was Farewell to Fondle’em, now it is farewell to Bobbito himself. The legendary underground radio DJ Bobbito Garcia is calling it quits after 13 years on the air. Bobbito is responsible for giving countless artists their big breaks in the rap game. Farewell…
Indy hero Slug and Living Legend Murs have wasted no time putting together their album. It was only a couple months ago that the duo were reportedly doing an album together. Just like that they have a 10 song EP out. Why can’t more artists do that? It is called “Felt EP: A Tribute To Christina Ricci.” Check for it at hiphopsite.com…
Speaking of hiphopsite, all the below info comes courtesy of them. Some major Eastern Conference release dates: Eastern Conference All-Stars DVD is out Sept. 17th, Eastern Conference All-Stars III drops Nov.12th and the Nighthawks LP follows that on Nov. 26th. Nighthawks is the duo of Cage and Camu Tao. Early 2003 will also see the release of the highly anticipated Weathermen album, surprisingly on EC and not Def Jux. The album will be called “The New Left.” Also look for new albums from High & Mighty, Tame One, Copywrite and MHz…
Some indy signings for y’all, Aceyalone has signed a deal with Third Earth Music, expect an album in February. Coup D’Etat has picked up the highly underrated Akrobatik and perhaps most interestingly, Ice Cube is the newest member of Aftermath…