Recent Articles http://www.24hourhiphop.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us DriveCMS.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:10:25 -0500 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:10:25 -0500 http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+24 Hits/Flo Rida/1565/ 24 Hits Artist: Flo RidaHosted by: DJ KhaledMixtape: Mr. Birthday ManReview by: Jay Carter In this industry a lot of artist get signed and become easily satisfy but not the Birthday Man aka Flo Rida, he needs his cake everyday not just on his birthday so he’s back with his latest mixtape “Mr.Birthday Man” hosted by DJ Khaled. On Mr. Birthday Man, Flo Rida shows exactly why he got the attention of Atlantic Records with songs such as his first single produced by The Runners “Birthday” that’s... Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+24 Hits/Indie Artist Will Get Air-Time/1443/ 24 Hits Local artists and independent record labels will be getting more airplay in the near future all thanks in part to an anti-payola settlement between the government and four major broadcast companies. According to the Associated Press, Clear Channel Communications, CBS Radio, Entercom Communications and Citadel Broadcasting, which together own more than 1,500 radio stations, agreed to pay $12.5 million in fines to end an investigation into payola and put an end to the practice. ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+24 Hits/T.I. & Eminem Working Together?/1394/ 24 Hits The word is T.I. and Eminem are going to be doing some work together on T.I.P. Vs. T.I. This would be cool to see happen, considering T.I. is the "King of the South" and Em is, well, Eminem. I'm anxious to see what Em's next CD sounds like too, because he's due even though he was talking that retirement stuff.... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+24 Hits/Brandy Faces $50 Million Lawsuit/1347/ 24 Hits The parents of Awatef Aboudihaj, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Brandy just one day after police recommended that she be charged with a misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter. The three-page document claims that Aboudihaj''s death was caused by Brandy''s "reckless driving" and it seeks $50 million in compensatory and punitive damages. As previously reported, the California Highway Patrol found that the singer was at fault ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+24 Hits/Young Buck Album Pushed Back...Again/1322/ 24 Hits An official release date for Young Buck''s highly anticipated sophomore album, Buck The World, has been confirmed. The album, which was originally due in stores last year, was slated to be released next month. According to an Interscope representative, Buck The World will now hit stores on March 20. The album features production from Hi-Tek, Dr. Dre, Lil Jon, Jazze Pha, Jake One and Needlz, among others. T.I., UGK, Lyfe Jennings and members of the G-Unit family will als... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+24 Hits/Dame Dash Heads Online With New Website/1226/ 24 Hits After seeing the success of social networking sites like MySpace, hip-hop hustler Damon Dash is backing his own site which will specifically cater to the urban market. The site, blocksavvy.com, is a partnership between Dash and web designer Kwame DeCuir. It is said to combine the personal profiling options of similar sites like MySpace and Friendster but with an urban twist. Consisting of different neighborhoods or "blocks," the site is designed to appeal to different dem... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+24 Hits/BME Drops Young Buck, R-e-Releases 'Money In The Bank'/1217/ 24 Hits As reported last week, an altercation last week between Hot 107.9 mixer DJ Will and Young Buck at Atlanta's Club Nocturnal resulted in ATL's Hot 107.9 removing Young Buck from their playlist. Since the incident occurred, members of the Core DJ crew have followed suit in banning Buck. Now BME is reissuing the original version of Lil' Scrappy's "Money in the Bank," giving DJs the option to keep playing Scrappy while adhering to their ban. Scrappy's album, Bred 2... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+24 Hits/Young Buck Beats Down DJ in Atlanta/1199/ 24 Hits A recent incident in Atlanta involving Young Buck has prompted one of the city's radio stations to blacklist the Tennessee rapper from ever being played again. On Sunday (November 26) Young Buck (born David Darnell Brown) performed in Atlanta's Club Nocturnal. After his performance, Buck announced he had some business to handle with Hot 107.9 DJ Will, who was deejaying prior to Buck hitting the stage. Apparently, Buck did not take kindly to Will's decision to play The Game'... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+24 Hits/AKON: KONVICT/1190/ 24 Hits If you've even turned on your radio within the last year then there is no way you could not of heard Akon singing the chorus to at least one song if not three different songs on your dial. Akon is hip-hop's preeminent R&B singer/rapper- the same man who gave you the hooks to Young Jeezy's "Soul Survivor" and Obie Trice's "Snitch". Now he’s got a hit song out with Eminem titled “Smack That” as well as another hit single out with Snoop Dogg c... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+24 Hits/HONEST TRUTH: THE STRUGGLE/1068/ 24 Hits CONFUSION Have you ever been confused about life? Just confused with your self and not really knowing, or understanding, exactly what the hell you’re doing? Well guys, that’s how I feel right now. It’s like I’m working so hard…and sometimes I feel like I’m going in circles. But, you see, I’m so fast to keep shit moving, that sometimes I don’t even give myself a chance to sit back and reflect on what I’m doing; and I&#8... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500