George Clinton has filed a copyright lawsuit against members of the Black Eyed Peas, their Universal Music Group label and Cherry Lane music publisher for allegedly sampling his song "(Not Just) Knee Deep" on a Grammy-award nominated album. According to the complaint, filed on Friday in U.S. Di... Read more...
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13/12/2010,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Dont Believe The Hype,
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I tried. For days, I racked my brains searching for ways to make this year’s rap scene sound fresh and captivating on paper. I thought of putting on a mock award show. I contemplated going through a timeline of the year’s major events. I even considered playing the role of Santa Claus, putting... Read more...
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12/12/2010,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Edu-tainment,
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UPDATE: L-Boogie announces more dates across the east coast. After headlining Rock The Bells this summer, singer/emcee Lauryn Hill will return to New York City on December 27 for a performance at the Highline Ballroom. The former Fugees star and Grammy Award-winning soloist has resurfaced t... Read more...
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10/12/2010,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Go Old Head,
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There was a time… long, long ago… when the color lines were a lot more blurred on urban radio. Artists like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and others- without necessarily catering to the R&B audience- would still get certain records of theirs played on the primarily “Black” stations.... Read more...
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08/12/2010,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Documentary,
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Directed by Barry Michael Cooper, writer of "New Jack City", "Sugar Hill", and "Above The Rim". The Story Of 2 CEO's of Takedown Records from southwest philadelphia named ace capone, and Tim Gotti who have been giving life in federal prison for earnings of 1.2 billion dollors and 1800 killo of coc... Read more...
The most unlikely collaborator on Kanye West’s new album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy also ended up on nearly half the songs. This meant Bon Iver’s bearded singer-songwriter-producer Justin Vernon would spend more time onstage than any other guest at last night's New York concert. His voi... Read more...
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06/12/2010,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Do The Knowledge,
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Location: Harlem Children's Zone, New York City Event Date: December 6, 2010 Event Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Contact: Hayley Roberts [email protected] Please note that the RSVP list for in-person attendance of this event is now full. H... Read more...
Dear Music Journos, I know it’s tempting to use the 10th anniversary of DJ Screw’s death to write puff pieces about Witch-House/Drag/whatever music. Please resist the urge. If you’re going to big up Screw, by all means, go ahead and do so: find the rappers he worked with, examine his re... Read more...
Anyone who’s ever been lucky enough to see Jay-Z give a stunning rendition of “P.S.A.” in a live setting will tell you that it’s a powerful song. It’s the type of arena-rock anthem that shakes a building to its foundation. Excerpts from Jay’s memoir, Decoded , reveal that the second ve... Read more...