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Tuesday, 22 July 2003 |
50 CENT has followed in the footsteps of his mentor EMINEM by launching his own fashion label - G-UNIT CLOTHING CO.
The rapper has teamed up with respected urban clothing designer Marc Ecko for the line of menswear, and is hoping to expand into womenswear, childrenswear, watches and leather goods over the next three years.
G-Unit Clothing will feature a pricing gimmick in reference to the star's name, with items retailing at, for example, $29.50 for a T-shirt.
Ecko said, "It's not new for a rapper or pop artist to launch a clothing line, but what is new is that a design-driven company like us is partnering with an artist to offer the marketing and merchandising - it's sort of like Nike and (Michael) Jordan coming together for Air Jordan."
50, a former star of an Ecko Unlimited ad campaign from a few years ago, brings "an interesting point of a view, a clean, crisp sense of style," to the label, according to Ecko.
Speaking to Associated Press, he said, "The simplicity is what will be refreshing to the market."
The full collection is scheduled to launch in the spring of 2004. |
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Tuesday, 22 July 2003 |
MTV reports, after recording five LPs that he considers championship-caliber, hip-hop's human canine has deemed himself worthy to be likened to the highest pedigree of dog, a Grand Champ. The streets will decide when the LP drops on September 9, but while listening to the album, it's clear that X doesn't care what anybody thinks. In his heart he knows that he's still rap's most compelling MC on the mic.
"Shot Down" is still awaiting a verse by LOX member Styles before it's complete, but X has already recorded vocals with 50 Cent.
"I'm a G-Unit soldier boy," 50 melodically brags over bass that sounds like bubbling water. "Some say I'm gangsta, some say I'm crazy/ If you ask me, I'm what the 'hood made me," he later rhymes in his verse.
After threatening all who oppose him, 50 continues to warn wankstas.
"If you don't live that, you shouldn't say that," he hisses on the chorus. "What comes out your mouth will get you shot down." |
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Sunday, 20 July 2003 |
Jackson, Mississippi artists Reese & Bigelow are preparing to bring a copyright infringement lawsuit against Bone Crusher and Arista Records for the hit single “Never Scared.”
Reese, who claims he purchased the track from ATL producer Avery Johnson and recorded verses with both Bone Crusher and Killer Mike for the single “Neva Sked” off the duo’s fall 2002 Playa Music LP, explained, “They have infringed upon my sound recording copyright…it’s the exact same song…the same music
…same vocals and the exact performances that I paid for…”
Reese added, “I’m looking to expose the truth…I just want to let people judge
for themselves …He ruined a lot of good relationships over this one song…I know
Bone’s been trying for a long time, but we’ve been at it a long time too…we were
friends.” |
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Saturday, 19 July 2003 |
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The Manhattan office of rap music mogul Steven Gottlieb (who was recently awarded a $132 million judgment against Island Def Jam records in a dispute over a Ja Rule record) was burglarized yesterday.The target of the break-in at the E. Fourth St. office of TVT Records appeared to be Gottlieb's personal computers, sources said."They took his computers and they left everyone else's," a source close to Gottlieb said. "He's very concerned about it. There was personal information on those computers." Gottlieb said yesterday he is working with the police to find the thief, whose image was captured on surveillance video. Sources said that the breach occurred just after 9 a.m. and that the intruder spent just eight minutes in the building, going straight to Gottlieb's office and loading his computers into a duffel bag. "It appears highly suspicious that my computers were the only ones taken," Gottlieb said. The burglary was part of a rough couple of weeks for Gottlieb. On July 7, he was the subject of a New York Times article that wrongly stated he had defaulted on a $23.5 million loan, was about to lose control of his company and was generally litigious. On Monday, the Times ran a 2,100-word correction on the story. Gottlieb has been at the center of a war between his independent label, TVT Records, and Def Jam over the release of an album featuring Ja Rule and hip hop producer Irv Gotti. In March, a federal judge ordered Def Jam records and its CEO, Lyor Cohen, to pay Gottlieb $132 million after Gottlieb's label was restricted from releasing the album, recorded before Ja Rule made it big. |
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Saturday, 19 July 2003 |
Your banging his latest single, "Candy Bar", in your box. His first album since getting out of the joint dropped this week. Big things crackin' for the noted verbologists Keith Murray. But don't expect a large promotional push from his label. Def Jam is only going to print up 300,000 copies of He's Keith Murray. Better rush out and get your copy.
In fact, Keith Murray is no longer signed to the house that Rush built and has already made plans to get his independent hustle on. "I don't have a problem with Def Jam, it was a business decision that was made due to certain circumstances surrounding promotion…I'm going to release a new album independently…so I can receive more from the sales…not just from publishing and shows."*
Hopefully Mr. Murray will get that paper.
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Saturday, 19 July 2003 |
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LOS ANGELES – July 14, 2003 – When the slimmest shady in the rap industry chooses to joins the Boo Yaa TRIBE on their new album West Kosta Nostra, its no wonder eyebrows are being raised in anticipation of their collaborative song titled “911” due to be released October 7.
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Friday, 18 July 2003 |
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NEW YORK-The radio report-cards for NYC have recently been released with a number of surprises. With the release of Star and Buckwild during the month of May, the listeners have made a statement about the Hot 97 Morning Show and its new host. It seems that the Sway Morning Show has beat out the Howard Stern Show for the #1 spot in NYC. With celebrity guest that included P. Diddy, The Lox, Keith Murray and even Ashanti, the morning show has managed to make everyone in the tri-state area take another look at the popularity of the show. Sway has even went as far as to have "call-girls" on his show in order to keep the ears peeled to the radio. This news comes as a breath of fresh air to Sway who was boo'ed at this years HOT 97 Summer Jam and who recently walked off the show but later returned after a few "re-negotiating" sessions with management. |
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Thursday, 17 July 2003 |
Still steaming over what he considers a false arrest, MTV Reports, Fabolous plans to sue the city of New York for $5 million, according to a notice filed by his lawyer.
The rapper, whose real name is John Jackson, was arrested March 24 on criminal weapons possession charges following a performance at Webster Hall. After the show, police stopped the van the rapper was traveling in and found a loaded 9 mm handgun.
Fabolous and four other people in the van were arrested on weapons charges, including bodyguard Rodger Renrick of Brooklyn. Renrick claimed the gun was his own and provided proof of ownership as well as a license to carry it, Fabolous' attorney, Alberto Ebanks, said. Despite the fact that Renrick's license is good only in Massachusetts, the bodyguard's claim of ownership should have resolved the charges against Fabolous and his companions, Ebanks said.
In a March 27 letter obtained by MTV News, Ebanks urged prosecutor Rob Wallack to reconsider the case against his client, providing a firearm purchase transaction form as further proof of Renrick's ownership of the weapon. He also wrote, "This unwarranted arrest has tarnished my client's image, may affect his present and pending endorsements and will certainly have a negative impact on his long-term marketability and earning potential. ... More importantly, as our client is an icon to many young and impressionable fans, this unjustified prosecution could potentially glamorize a lifestyle that Mr. Jackson neither maintains nor condones."
That plea went unheeded, and so, as required of anyone planning to sue a municipality, Fabolous filed a notice of claim in June that essentially notifies the city of New York that he intends to sue. His complaints include false imprisonment, false arrest, police misconduct, malicious prosecution, abuse of authority and process, violation of civil rights, failure to investigate in a lawful manner, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and violation of civil rights under the Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution and the New York State Constitution.
The arrest was made by the NYPD's music task force. "The actions and motivations of the music task force are questionable," Ebanks said. "The law requires that police act on probable cause if someone commits or is about to commit a crime. Police action on anything short of this is impermissible, intolerable and illegal."
Police said they were responding to a call from a security guard who witnessed Fabolous and his entourage turn around at the club's metal detectors, head back to the van and put a gun in the vehicle.
A representative for New York's comptroller said the office could not comment on pending cases, and a representative for the NYPD's legal bureau said the department would reserve comment until the actual suit has been filed.
Fabolous was also picked up on weapons charges in New York in January when police pulled over a vehicle he was riding in and found two guns. |
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Wednesday, 16 July 2003 |
There has been many rumors spreading across the net today about Rakim leaving Aftermath Entertainment. Well, the rumors look be to be true and Rakim has indeed left the label.
Until now, Rakim's debut from Aftermath has continued to be pushed back. Rakim had major differences with Aftermath and Interscope Records and has had enough. Rakim's manager, Zach Katz released a statement via audio explaining what went down to
AftermathMusic.com. "He's already shopping a new deal. He's left Aftermath. They mutually decided to go their separate ways. There are reasons, but I really can't get into them, just basically creative differences. And he's already talking to other people. So that's really what it is."
Apparently, Rakim is in New York now looking for a new label and his record should still be out this year, stay tuned for more news. Hopefully, the album will be out this year and we don't see it pushed back once again. Remember how Interscope rejected the first version of Eminem Show that Em and Dre brought them and they did it again?
Rakim signed to Aftermath three years ago. Though Dre is infamous for taking time in the studio, the record was pushed back several times, taking a back seat to other Aftermath releases like Eminem, 50 Cent and Truth Hurts. Since joining Aftermath Rakim hasn't had much to offer. Aside from last year's stand out cameo on Truth Hurts' "So Addictive," Rakim only released two notable tracks, the lukewarm "R.A.K.I.M" on the 8 Mile soundtrack and the rarely heard Ayatollah produced "A Cold Feelin." It is uncertain whether Dre contributions will still land on Rakim's next LP. |
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