Eminem’s latest album Encore has seemed to strike a cord with The CD and DVD Store, a 25 outlet chain in New Zealand. The album has been said to be too offensive. The chain has a poster campaign in shop windows to discourage people from buying the rapper’s latest album. “We’d rather not make money selling you this stuff but if you do want this album, buy it here and we will donate $6 for every copy we sell,” the poster states. The stores are refusing to display the album and will only sell copies to customers who request it. Almost all of the proceeds The CD and DVD Store makes off of the copies will be donated to a women’s refuge charity and a suicide prevention organization.
The Diggin’ In The Crates crew is reportedly in the early stages of making a comeback album. The group, composed of A.G., Big L, Buckwild, Diamond D, Fat Joe, Lord Finesse, Showbiz and O.C., is in the early stages of a comeback album. “The DITC reunion is coming very soon,” Fat Joe stated to AllHipHop.com. “We working on it now. I know we signed a deal and everything. I’m just waiting for the guys to get ready. Showbiz (producer) and Lord Finesse, they are the bosses so they are getting that together. I’m just ready to play my part.”
J-Live will finally see the fruits of his labor and has inked a worldwide deal with Penalty Recordings/Rykodisc. The rapper is currently working on his untitled Penalty Recordings debut, which is looking at a Spring 2005 release. “I’m extremely excited about being the latest addition to the Ryko/Penalty family,” J-Live said in a statement. “This is a huge step forward in my career. I’m working on my 3rd full length album. I’m confident that with Penalty Recordings, my music will be able to reach more ears than ever. I feel like I’m in the right place at the right time.”
