Big Pun Tribute Tour Planned
A 15-city tour
will kick off February 6th at NYC’s Manhattan center to
honor the late great MC. Nas, NORE, Fabolous, Cuban Link, Missy
Elliot, and Nelly are some of the artists set to perform. Proceeds
will benefit the Christopher Rios Foundation, which is headed by
Liza Rios, Pun’s widow. The rest of the tour dates have yet to be
announced, but check us out for more info when it is available.
FBI, NYPD Raid Murder Inc. Offices
A year-long
federal investigation culminated with the raiding of the Murder Inc.
offices and studio in New York last Friday. The Feds allege that
Irv Gotti had financial ties to NYC drug lord Kenneth “Supreme”
Griffith. Griffith led the Supreme Team with Pappy Mason and Fat
Cat Nichols back in the 80’s. Basically, these cats had all of
Queens on smash back then, and the names may sound familiar because
Nas, Ja Rule, and 50 Cent have shouted them out in some of their
songs. Hell, even Roc-a-Fella made a movie about the Supreme Team.
Griffith was recently arrested in Miami for a parole violation.
Anyway, the Feds seized computers and various documents from the
Inc. office, and are also looking into possible murder, money
laundering, and assault charges, not to mention a possible link to
2Pac’s murder. Two men were arrested for credit card fraud on
Tuesday in connection the investigation. This is only the tip of
the iceberg, because rumors are flying about several arrests
expected to happen in the next week or so. The question remains
whether or not these are valid allegations or another unjust attack
on Hip-Hop by the powers that be.
2K3 Grammy’s
The nominees for
the 45th annual Grammy Awards were just announced with
Nelly, Eminem, Ashanti, and Raphael Saadiq leading the way with five
nominations each. New categories this year include Best
Urban/Alternative Performance, Best Female Rap Performance, and Best
Contemporary R&B Album. For a full list of nominees, check out
www.grammy.com. The awards will be broadcast on CBS from NYC’s
Madison Square Garden on February 23rd at 8PM
Lil’ Cease Gets Probation On Gun
Charge
The Junior
M.A.F.I.A. member plead guilty earlier in the week to gun possession
charges, and will get 5 years of probation. All of this came as a
result of a shooting at NYC’s La Guardia Airport back in August of
2001. Allegedly, Cease and his homeboys assaulted and shot a man in
the leg for talking too loud on his cell phone. Besides the
possession charge, Cease is also facing attempted murder,
harassment, and 5 counts of assault, but the judge is expected to
drop the rest of the charges.
Jay Z To Perform on Showtime
Special
Jigga will add
another feat to his already impressive music career by being the
first MC to perform on a premium cable TV special. Jay and the rest
of the Roc la Familia will do a show at Memphis’s Mid South Coliseum
before Mike Tyson’s next fight on February 22nd.
Showtime is planning an all-out marketing effort for the event, so
expect to hear a lot about it in the next few weeks.
DMX Announces Canadian Tour Dates
A week after
customs officials denied him entry, DMX announced plans for a short
Canadian tour starting in March. X’s legal team still has some work
to do to get him cleared to cross the border, but they should have
everything taken care of in time for the tour. Venues have yet to
be announced, but here are tentative dates.
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3/21 - Toronto, ON
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3/22 - Montreal, QC
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3/25 - Vancouver, BC
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3/26 - Kamloops, BC
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3/27 - Edmonton, AB
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3/28 - Calgary, AB
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3/29 - Saskatoon, SK
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3/30 - Winnipeg, MB
Jermaine Dupri With Janet Jackson?
Say What?
JD recently
claimed that he and Janet are a couple. If that’s true, big up to
JD for being the envy of dudes all over. The rumor has been
circulating for a while, but JD confirmed it in an upcoming issue of
Honey Magazine. Say word.
New Releases 1/7-1/14
5th
Ward Boyz- Word Is Bond
Benzino-
Redemption
Eazy E- Eternal
E, Best Of
Fabolous- Street
Dreams
R Kelly-
Chocolate Factory
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