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Music Producer Static Major Passes Away

Music Producer Static Major Passes Away


News | Date: 2008-02-27
Producer Static Major, of the group Playa (Def Jam) died yesterday in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Static Major, born Stephen Garrett, worked with artists like Ginuwine, Aaliyah, Pretty Ricky, Jay-Z, David Banner and others. While the exact cause of death is not known, sources said&n ...
Jay-Z Speaks on Hood Life

Jay-Z Speaks on Hood Life


News | Date: 2008-07-28
When Jay-z speaks most people listen, here's what he had to say recently about hood life: ‘I think it’s more important for me to be in touch with who I am than in touch with the streets, per se,’ he says. ‘Being in touch with the streets, keeping it real, that’s be ...
Losses Of 2008

Losses Of 2008


Honest Truth | Date: 2008-12-30
2008 was a great year overall. Our generation had the chance to see a new and hopeful president elected into office with Barack Obama’s victory. We saw that people will continue to buy quality albums with Wayne ’s phenomenal Carter III. The Dark Knight was the shit,  ...
Lawsuit Filed for Production on Chamillionaire's 'Ultimate Victory'

Lawsuit Filed for Production on Chamillionaire's 'Ultimate Victory'


News | Date: 2008-01-15
Attorneys for Grammy-award winning rapper Chamillionaire and his company Chamilitary, Inc., filed a lawsuit in Texas on January 11 against Philly based producer Dave MG, who is credited as the composer behind the song "You Must Be Crazy" on Chamillionaire’s September 2007 release, Ultimate Victo ...
On The Clock Report: March 24, 2008

On The Clock Report: March 24, 2008


News | Date: 2008-03-24
Lil Wayne tours England and talks about the late Static Major  New York, NY – Last week in New Orleans, the former members of the Hot Boys held their first reunion after seven years. During that exact time, one of the main members, Lil Wayne, couldn’t attend because he just so ha ...
Core DJs Retreat IV

Core DJs Retreat IV


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Over 200 of the country’s most influential DJs will travel to Houston, TX for The Core DJs Retreat IV from March 9-12, 2006 In addition to hundreds of DJs, previous participants of The Core DJs Retreat Included: Sony BMG, Rob Love, Timbaland, Static Major, Interscope Records, SRC, DMC, Phar ...
Suge Knight Starts Death Row East

Suge Knight Starts Death Row East


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During Death Row's dominant run in early nineties, Knight expressed plans of launching Death Row East, but they were stalled after he was sentenced to nine years in prison when he violated his probation during a brawl that also involved Tupac Shakur in a Las Vegas hotel in September of 1996. "Ev ...
New Jay-Z Protégé, K-Ruger, Dies Suddenly

New Jay-Z Protégé, K-Ruger, Dies Suddenly


News | Date: 0000-00-00
Details surrounding his death have yet to be revealed. Str8Lace Records president Demetrius Peterson shared that the rapper's death was a shock and unexpected. While he had been working the Houston underground via countless mixtape appearances, K-Ruger entered the national stage after becoming ...
Lil Wayne: I Am Music

Lil Wayne: I Am Music


News | Date: 2008-05-18
You can hate him or Love him but if nothing else you have to respect him. When you think of his grind from being one of the Hot Boys to one of the music Industry's Hottest MC Weezy F. Baby has paid his dues and made his own lane. Regardless if you believe what Gillie Da Kid, Clipse, 50 Cent  or ...
CNN Releases Audio-Video of Jackson 911 Call

CNN Releases Audio-Video of Jackson 911 Call


News | Date: 2009-06-26
Los Angeles, CA – Many aspects are still unclear in the untimely death of Michael Jackson that occurred just a day ago. It seems as though many reports are now circulating into the Jackson estate from debt to the amount of money his estate is actually worth. CNN has recently acquired that 91 ...
JUDGE FREEZES SUGE KNIGHT'S ASSETS

JUDGE FREEZES SUGE KNIGHT'S ASSETS


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In March, a judge ordered the Death Row Records founder to pay $107 million to Lydia Harris, Harry-O’s wife, because Knight and his lawyers didn’t provide pertinent information to the court about the lawsuit. Both of the Michael and Lydia Harris claim that they helped to start the Death Row label, a ...
Warner Music Looking To Purchase Death Row Records Music Catalog

Warner Music Looking To Purchase Death Row Records Music Catalog


News | Date: 2008-02-05
Warner Music Group is hoping to purchase Death Row Records' music catalog for $25 million. The label that was once home to Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg has been handled by a bankruptcy trustee since July 2006, due to what U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Ellen Carroll termed "gross mismanagement ...
Bun B Paying Tribute To Pimp C At First Show Since Death

Bun B Paying Tribute To Pimp C At First Show Since Death


News | Date: 2008-02-04
UGK member Bun B will give his first performance next Friday (February 8) since the death of group member Chad "Pimp C." Butler. According to the Houston Chronicle, Bun B., born Bernard Freeman, will perform a tribute concert to Pimp C. for friends and family members at Warehouse Live. Pimp C. 33, ...
Death of Death Row Records

Death of Death Row Records


News | Date: 0000-00-00
Marion "Suge" Knight was ordered to make an appearance at a hearing this past Saturday (April 1) regarding his assets or face the possibility of having the court seize his Death Row Records. Neither Knight nor his legal team appeared in court on Saturday. In March 2005, a California Judge ...
UPDATE: Pimp C's Death Ruled Accidental

UPDATE: Pimp C's Death Ruled Accidental


News | Date: 2008-02-06
Nearly two months after his passing, the Los Angeles coroner's office has ruled that UGK member Pimp C died from sleep apnea, a common sleeping disorder that blocks the air passages during sleep, and an overdose of Promethazine/Codeine syrup. Pimp C (born Chad Butler) was found dead in his room a ...

 

 

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