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Magic Fashion Tradeshow Switches To Three-Day Format
Posted February 14, 2008 |
MAGIC International, the organizer behind one of the fashion industry's biggest bi-yearly business event, announced Tuesday (February 5) that they will be switching over from a four day event to three days, starting with their August 2008 tradeshow.
The change will affect the entire MAGIC Marketplace including sister shows Project and Pool.
According to the company, the [...] |
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Poor Teddy Riley: No Pun Intended
Posted February 13, 2008 |
Poor Teddy Riley: The title of this writing sounds harsh... or like I am taking shots at Mr. Riley, but I am not. It is quite the opposite actually... see, I know duke. I have been to Teddy Riley's house, I have been in his studio, I have been on his extravagant tour bus, and [...] |
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Blackberry Users Experience Outage Second Time In A Year
Posted February 13, 2008 |
Users got frustrated on Monday (February 11) when there was a three-hour email outage as they tried to access email on their Crackberries.
The cause? According to a report by the Associated Press, an upgrade designed to increase capacity was the culprit.
Despite the cause, RIM -- the company behind the Blackberry device -- said upgrades like [...] |
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Lil Wayne Faces Felony Gun, Drug Charges — Pleads Not Guilty
Posted February 13, 2008 |
Rapper Lil Wayne was indicted by a Yuma grand jury on Tuesday (January 12) on felony drug and weapons charges.
According to the Associated Press, the rapper (real name: Dwayne Carter Jr.) has been charged with one count each of possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons and possession [...] |
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The Game Pleads No Contest To Gun Charge, Gets 60 Days
Posted February 12, 2008 |
Despite telling Benzino's Monsta magazine that he had copped a plea and was to serve a 120-day jail sentence, The Game was sentenced to less time -- 60 days.
The rapper pleaded no contest to felony possession of a firearm in a school zone recently, while two other charges -- making criminal threats and exhibiting a [...] |
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Hot Boys Set To Perform Together During NBA All-Star Weekend
Posted February 12, 2008 |
The Hot Boys -- Lil Wayne, Juvenile and B.G. -- are expected to reunite on stage in New Orleans during NBA All-Star Weekend for the first time in seven years.
The group rose to fame during the late 90s helping their label, Cash Money Records, become one of the fastest rising labels at the time and [...] |
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Wynter Gordon: Wynter Wonderland
Posted February 12, 2008 |
Southside Jamaica, Queens' new singing sensation, Wynter Gordon -- the product of preacher parents -- is a trained musician that writes her own lyrics. Her sound had already been dubbed "hood pop," even before Wynter scored her first recording contract with Don Pooh Music Group, through Atlantic Records, following an impromptu performance at a birthday [...] |
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Author Q&A: Michael Franzini
Posted February 11, 2008 |
It is hard to comprehend how the older generations dealt with different forms of communication and entertainment. These days, a life without a mobile phone, Sidekick, wireless internet and an iPod would be unbearable for youngsters. Whether you're working, balling or even flying, access to divergent online or mobile information is only one hand click [...] |
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Benzino Denies Making Comments About Fat Joe, Trina
Posted February 11, 2008 |
Rumors circulated around the web Monday morning (February 11) claiming that Benzino had made some disparaging comments about Fat Joe and Trina in the latest issue of his Hip Hop Weekly magazine.
According to the rumors, Zino said that he engaged in sexual relations with Fat Joe's wife and had gotten rapper Trina pregnant, which she [...] |
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Bubba Sparxxx Inks Label Deal With Koch Records
Posted February 11, 2008 |
Rapper Bubba Sparxxx has inked deal with Koch Records for his own label New South Entertainment.
The first release under the new deal with be the rapper's fourth studio album, which is slated for the summer.
"Bubba Sparxxx is the rapper's rapper," said Alan Grunblatt, General Manager of Koch Records. "He continually surprises his fans with his [...] |
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Krayzie Bone Plans Black Western Film
Posted February 11, 2008 |
Krayzie Bone, of the veteran group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, is headed down the Hollywood road like several of his peers. The rapper recently revealed that he's gearing up for a western film he's been crafting for years, tentatively titled "Ghetto Cowboy."
"I just did a deal for this movie that I had... this 'Ghetto Cowboy' movie. It's [...] |
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Detroit Hip-Hop Mayor Responds To Alleged Sex Scandal
Posted February 11, 2008 |
Detroit's hip-hop mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, recently took to the offense in his alleged sex scandal, saying that not only is his privacy rights at stake, but also the people of Detroit as well.
The mayor went on several urban radio stations in the Detroit area where he went on damage control. According to the Detroit News, [...] |
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Huey: One-Hit Wonder? Never That
Posted February 10, 2008 |
St. Louis has bred some major players in hip-hop over the years. You got Nelly, who pretty much put the city on the map, and then Chingy followed. Last year, though, saw the introduction of Huey whose smash single "Pop, Lock & Drop It" catapulted the 19-year-old rapper (at the time) onto the singles charts [...] |
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Kanye West, Amy Winehouse Has Everyone’s Attention For 50th Grammy Awards
Posted February 9, 2008 |
The Grammy Awards are coming up Sunday (February 9) and it will be their milestone 50th ceremony.
The stop artists expected to take home several trophies are Kanye West and Amy Winehouse. While Kanye has been added on as a performer, Winehouse recently revealed that she will not be attending, but apologized.
"I'm really sorry I can't [...] |
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Hustle Harder: Hiding Pills In The Apple Sauce
Posted February 8, 2008 |
I remember my when I lived with my grandmother and she would feed my cousin Nicky (she has mental disabilities). After dinner she would usually bring her a bowl of apple sauce. What Nicky didn't know was that there was crushed up pills in it (she had to take medicine daily). She would NEVER take [...] |
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50 Cent’s G-Unit Clothing Officially A Wrap
Posted February 8, 2008 |
After much speculation this week, 50 Cent's G-Unit Clothing has closed its door.
Earlier this week, rumors of the partnership between Ecko Unlimited and G-Unit Clothing failing began to surface, but during that time both parties denied any truth to it.
Now, just days later, Complex magazine -- which is under Ecko Enterprises -- confirmed that the [...] |
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Tank, DJ Toomp Talk Grammy Noms, Confident About Winning
Posted February 8, 2008 |
With the Grammy's coming up Sunday (February 10), everyone's in Los Angeles preparing for parties and promotion, while others are celebrating. One individual really happy as the 50th Annual Grammy's come around is Tank, because he's up for two awards -- for the first time in his career.
After three solo albums and countless contributions and [...] |
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Rapper Mr. Serv-On Makes His Return With New Dating Book
Posted February 8, 2008 |
Former No Limit Records recording artist, Mr. Serv-On, is gearing up to return to the public, but it won't be with music. Nope, he's prepping a new book.
The rapper has written relationship guide, "hip-hop styles," said his rep. The book is titled Inside the Mind of Brothas: A Young Black Man's Ultimate Guide for Black [...] |
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Jay-Z Starting New Label With Warner Music Group?
Posted February 7, 2008 |
There have been rumors of Jay-Z starting his own label, but is it really going to happen? After leaving Def Jam at the end of 2007, everyone wondered if the executive role was right for the legendary MC.
Now, according to the New York Daily News, an inside source told the paper that the former Def [...] |
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50 Cent Explains Absence Of Young Buck From G-Unit Activities
Posted February 7, 2008 |
The public has speculated for some time about a rift in the G-Unit camp, specifically between 50 Cent and Young Buck. Most recently, fans across the net started to talk when Buck was absent from G-Unit's latest mixtape.
The new tape, titled Return Of The Bodysnatchers Vol. 1, leaked just this week, and while Tony Yayo [...] |
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