USRN - Apr 24, 2002
(4/24/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Hip-hop outfit De La Soul hits the road later this week. The group s most recent album, Art Official Intelligence: Bionix, came out in December but has been largely overlooked...
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(2/11/02, 1 p.m. ET) -- Tommy Boy Records will close its doors after being a major independent-label player, particularly in the rap music genre, for more than 20 years. The label--currently home to...
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(12/8/01, 10 a.m. ET) -- Avant-garde rap trio De La Soul released its sixth album, Art Official Intelligence: Bionix. on December 4. The set features guest appearances by B-Real of Cypress Hill, Devin...
More »USRN - Jun 7, 2001
(6/7/01, 5 p.m. ET) -- Recording Academy Trustees decided in their recent annual meeting that a new category, best rap/sung collaboration, would be added in the rap field for the next Grammy Awards. The...
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(6/2/01, 10 a.m. ET) -- Houston-based rapper Devin The Dude garnered worldwide attention in 1999 when he appeared on Dr. Dre s Dr. Dre 2001, delivering the comical chorus on the standout song F--k You...
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(4/11/01, 1 p.m. ET) -- LFO is currently preparing for the June 26 release of its first J Records album, a follow-up to the group s platinum-plus, self-titled Arista Records debut. The trio--Rich Cronin...
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(11/2/00, 10 a.m. ET) - Hip-hop greats De La Soul and Slick Rick will headline the Invert 2000 Hip Hop Jam at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena in Anaheim, California, on November 17. The show will...
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