http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:59:28 -0700 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:00:41 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d21-50-Cents-entourage-vs-Marv-Albert?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner And here we go again!!!! From Rick Ross to Ja Rule to Lil Wayne to the Game, it looks like 50 Cent's sh*t list is getting bigger by the minute, I don't want to end up on it, but if he's reading this that's probably going to hap... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:00:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d21-50-Cents-entourage-vs-Marv-Albert?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Mase-associate-calls-MC-false-prophet?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner Beef is still stupid. So why do I keep writing about it? For one, to prove my point that people need to get along and settle this stuff privately instead of using the media to bash each other. Number two: beefs are all that seem to be happ... rap hip-hop beef Mase church Legacy the Jesus Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Mase-associate-calls-MC-false-prophet?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Beanie-Sigel-heats-up-beef-with-JayZ?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner Want more proof that beef is stupid? In a new freestyle, Beanie Sigel went at his former label boss, Jay-Z. co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records and founder of Roc Nation, on thisis50.com. Here are some lyrics, accusing Hova of not paying his... hip-hop songs diss beef Jay-Z Damon Dash freestyle Roc-A-Fella Roc Nation Beanie Sigel Jaz-O Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:06:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Beanie-Sigel-heats-up-beef-with-JayZ?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Mothers-of-Lil-Wayne-TPain-NeYo-create-talk-show?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner Talk, talk, talk. What does it solve? Ask the mothers of auto-tune king T-Pain (in my rectum), MC Lil Wayne, and R&B impessario Ne-Yo, who have created Dinner Table Discussions, a new talk show forum, aiming to discuss current events and e... rap hip-hop Rhythm and blues Lil Wayne T-Pain Ne-Yo mothers talk show roundtable Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:32:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Mothers-of-Lil-Wayne-TPain-NeYo-create-talk-show?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Wyclef-Jean-is-back?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner At least one Fugee is still in the game. Although many of us would rather see all three Fugees in the spotlight once again - Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel - only Jean seems to be the one who can't let go of music. Clef... rap hip-hop return Wyclef Jean Haiti Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:06:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Wyclef-Jean-is-back?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Xzibit-Nicolas-Cage-to-star-in-Bad-Lieutenant?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner Hollywood has been calling the MC for years, from Ice Cube to Common to 2Pac. And Xzibit, no stranger to Tinseltown, has decided to step back in front of the camera for a theatrical gem called Bad Lieutenant: Part of Call New Orleans, a re-do ... rap hip-hop drugs Detroit film police release Xzibit Nicolas Cage Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:54:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Xzibit-Nicolas-Cage-to-star-in-Bad-Lieutenant?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Promoter-claims-DMX-wanted-MMA-fight-fixed?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner DMX raps about being a scrapper in "Where the Hood At", but lately he's been anything but. An MMA promoter who tried to put together a match between X and Eric Martinez says that the Yonkers-based MC wanted the fight fixed in his... violence DMX Coolio Eric Martinez MMA Tank Abbott Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:36:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Promoter-claims-DMX-wanted-MMA-fight-fixed?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d11-DMX-owes-IRS-over-15-million-in-back-taxes?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner DMX is up the creek, and he'd better learn how to dogpaddle. The Dog owes the government about $1.5 mil in back taxes. Ouch. According to allhiphop.com, the Detroit News says "the state of New York filed a lien against DMX and his... jail money DMX IRS taxes Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:05:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d11-DMX-owes-IRS-over-15-million-in-back-taxes?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d10-JazO-hits-JayZ-hard-on-Beanie-Sigel-situation?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner It's no secret by now that Jaz-O hates his former protege, Jay-Z. Now, Jaz has further attempted to justify his rancor for the Roc-A-Fella co-founder and Roc Nation creator. And this time, he has a point. The legend behind "Hawaiian S... rap hip-hop diss Jay-Z Damon Dash Kareem "Biggs" Burke Roc-A-Fella Roc Nation Def Jam Beanie Sigel interview Universal Music Group Jaz-O Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:44:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d10-JazO-hits-JayZ-hard-on-Beanie-Sigel-situation?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Redman-shows-solidarity-with-Shady-Records?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner Redman + Eminem = raw hip-hop. If you haven't heard the Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps soundtrack, there is a track called "Off the Wall", which I believe is an Erick Sermon track. Ever since the 2000 song, people have been hu... songs Universal Music Group Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:32:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Redman-shows-solidarity-with-Shady-Records?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Country-ingenue-Taylor-Swift-lampoons-Kanye-Joe-Jonas-et-al-on-SNL?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner Taylor Swift Does have a sense of humor. Appearing to be burned by not only Kanye West's MTV VMAs interruption, but her breakup with Joe Jonas of the pop-rock trio Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift broke out in song during the opening of this p... rap hip-hop diss beef Kanye West live music New York City interruption Chicago G.O.O.D. Music Joe Jonas NBC Saturday Night Live Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:32:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Country-ingenue-Taylor-Swift-lampoons-Kanye-Joe-Jonas-et-al-on-SNL?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Vid-from-February-by-YopuTuber-tombstone999?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner Another angry hip-hop head is striking out by voicing his opinion. On YouTube a user by the name of tombstone999 is talking in front of the still camera about the February issue of The Source magazine. which has more articles about fashion, co... rap hip-hop Magazine YouTube Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:15:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Vid-from-February-by-YopuTuber-tombstone999?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Foxy-Brown-launches-sneak-attack-on-Lil-Kim-in-new-track?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner Where in God's name has Foxy Brown been? After disappearing for a few years, the Fox has taken a subliminal jab at fellow Brooklynite Lil Kim via a new song called "Off the Muscle". The song premiered on YouTube. This most likely... rap hip-hop songs jail diss beef YouTube Foxy Brown Lil Kim Dancing with the Stars ABC Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:19:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Foxy-Brown-launches-sneak-attack-on-Lil-Kim-in-new-track?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Yung-Joc-released-from-Block-Entertainment-Bad-Boy-Records?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner No more Block for Joc. Which means that MC Yung Joc, who gave us "It's Going Down", a summer dance craze a couple years back, is no longer with his label, Block Entertainment. To boot, Diddy has released him from his obl... rap hip-hop Diddy LOX Mase Notorious B.I.G. Warner Music Group Bad Boy Records Universal Music Group Yung Joc Block Entertainment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:20:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Yung-Joc-released-from-Block-Entertainment-Bad-Boy-Records?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d5-50-Cent-Beanie-Sigel-would-have-gotten-800000-to-come-over?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner Fiddy, Fiddy, Fiddy. Now 50 Cent has made claims that he tried to sign Beanie Sigel to the G-Unit Records label, but Roc-A-Fella Records' ex-boss Jay-Z put the kibosh on that. In the same interview, 50 spoke on his response to a diss track... hip-hop Interscope money 50 Cent Rick Ross G-Unit beef Jay-Z Roc-A-Fella Beanie Sigel Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:07:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d5-50-Cent-Beanie-Sigel-would-have-gotten-800000-to-come-over?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Associate-of-Fat-Joe-killed-in-Brooklyn?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner WHEN WILL THIS STOP? An associate of Brooklyn-born-and-bred MC Fat Joe became a victim of the streets. Mike Beck, a member of Joe's K.A.R. (Kill All Rats) crew, was shot to death during what police believe was a robbery attempt in Broo... hip-hop murder guns album Brooklyn violence death police robbery Fat Joe Mike Beck K.A.R. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:27:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Associate-of-Fat-Joe-killed-in-Brooklyn?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Just-Blaze-D12-member-on-Eminems-album?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner Marshall Mathers is having another Relapse. Those of you that don't know what that obviously corny pun meant is that Eminem is about to drop a sequel to his newest release, Relapse, sooner than later. And his D12 cohort, Kon Artis, nee Dan... hip-hop Eminem Dr. Dre Interscope album Shady Aftermath D12 Kon Artis Just Blaze scratching Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:12:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Just-Blaze-D12-member-on-Eminems-album?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Vid-alert-Loch--week-44?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner New vid alert!!!! on YouTube, Loch goes hard. Near the end the Marietta, Georgia-based MC blasts the industry for ignoring him, for which I don't blame him at all. His choice of freestyle beat is Joe Budden's "Blood on the Wall".... rap hip-hop Loch freestyle Joe Budden YouTube Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:20:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Vid-alert-Loch--week-44?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d31-JayZ-Beanie-Sigel-speak-on-rift?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner What in the blue hell is going on? Why so much drama? As if rap beefs weren't out of control enough, Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel, former friends, are telling different sides of the Roc-A-Fella Records story. Beans basically says that Hov wasn&#... rap hip-hop songs beef Jay-Z concert Damon Dash Beyonce Roc-A-Fella Roc Nation Def Jam FBI Beanie Sigel Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:01:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d31-JayZ-Beanie-Sigel-speak-on-rift?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Rakim-Buckshot-on-Shynes-release-deportation?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner Don't sweat the technique, Shyne. If the Belize-born MC, raised in the states and formerly signed to Bad Boy Records, is reading this, then I got this quote from Rakim, the hip-hop pioneer, who isn't taking your deportation to your bir... rap hip-hop jail Shyne deportation Rakim release Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:06:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10090-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Rakim-Buckshot-on-Shynes-release-deportation?cid=exrss-Columbia-Urban-Music-Examiner