Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) Founder Russell Simmons and CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis have partnered with several organizations to create the Music 4 Peace Initiative and Tour. HSAN will team with the Music4Peace Foundation, Tribes of the Worlds, SwaggMedia and The Gandhi Tour to promote a global message of peace, …
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Swizz Beatz Associates Busted In Massive Phoenix Crime Ring
The owners of a popular exotic auto dealership in Phoenix that was used by producer Swizz Beatz and other celebrities to purchase exotics cars, has been accused of massive fraud and using illicit money from Mexico to fund their businesses. Swizz Beatz, who is the godfather to Nazreth Derboghossian and …
Rapper Apache Dies
Flavor Unit emcee Apache, born Anthony Teaks, passed away today (January 22) after a protracted illness. As an original member of Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit, Apache first appeared on 45 King Presents The Flavor Unit and his best known single “Gangsta B**ch” peaked at #11 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles …
NYOIL, Queen YoNasda, Head Up HipHop4Haiti National Fundraiser
Queen YoNasda, granddaughter of Nation of Islam founder Louis Farrakhan, has teamed with rapper NYOIL and a number of organizations to create Hip Hop 4 Haiti. HH4H is a nationwide fundraising event that will take place January 30th in 10 major cities across the United States. In New York, the …
Haitian Rapper Jimmy O Killed In Earthquake
Wyclef Jean was desperately looking for Jean “Jimmy O” Jimmy Alexandre, but sadly the Haitian rapper was slain in the massive 7.0 earthquake that has devastated Haiti. Wyclef told CNN, “I urge everyone who’s listening right now that knows how great this kid is in Haiti – I need y’all …
Rapper/producer Pharrell will join legendary composers Hans Zimmer
Rapper/producer Pharrell will join legendary composers Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira in creating the score for the animated film Despicable Me. According to Collider.com, Pharrell has already begun scoring the music for the film and he has already written the title track for the film which can be heard in …
RZA Gets Green Light On Directorial Debut, Studies Tarantino
In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Wu-Tang Clan Abbott the RZA shed some new light on his directorial debut, the Kung-Fu flick, The Man With The Iron Fist. The movie, written and to be directed by Robert Diggs and produced by Eli Roth (Hostel), which sees the …
