Canada’s most notorious DJ, Mastermind, has just become announcer and music director at 98.5 The Rhythm. Operations manager Bob Harris said that “This is huge news. Mastermind’s been at the forefront of the Canadian urban music scene for over 14 years. To get this much credibility and natural talent in one guy will prove invaluable to The Rhythm and our listeners.”…
The 3rd New York City Hip Hop Theatre Festival will take place from June 18th to June 29th. In that time 20 plays and over 30 performances will take place at PS 122 and at The Nuyorican Poets Cafe. For more info check out www.hiphoptheatre.com…
Speaking of theatre, a movie called “Our America” will be showing at The Sundance Film Festival. The film, which is directed by Ernest Dickerson (Juice, Surviving The Game), is a portrait of the ghetto as seen through the eyes of two young African-American teens, LeAlan Jones (Roderick Pannell) and Lloyd Newman (Brandon Hammond). The Chicago teens give you a glimpse into the world of poverty, drugs and violence…
Eminem’s family has made an hour long documentary on the drama between Slim and his mother. The documentary which will be called “Eminem’s Mum,” will take an in-depth look at the circumstances surrounding Debbie suing her son for 10 million dollars. His brother Nathan, aunts, uncles and grandmother will all make appearances. Something tells me that people are trying to cash in on a certain someone’s success. Thanks to hiphopsite for that one…
The ruler is back, well almost anyway. Hip hop’s original ruler, Slick Rick, has completed half of his next solo LP called “Ferocious.” The album is his first since 1999 and fifth since 1988…
