Category Archives: Rap
Rapper Remy Ma Arraigned in NYC Shooting
Grammy-nominated rapper Remy Ma pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other counts Sunday in the shooting of a woman in a trendy Manhattan neighborhood. At the rapper’s arraignment, a judge granted the prosecution’s request for bail to be set … Continue reading
Rap music sales decline
The hip-hop and rap industries are losing fans and sales. Sales dropped 20 percent nationwide from 2005 to 2006 and 70 percent in that time at one Lawrence store. Television has taken on an MTV, BET image the last few … Continue reading
Rapper Rasheeda Is Back With New Deal, New Album
After several record label woes, female rapper Rasheeda has found a new home at D-Lo Entertainment, where she will release her new album, Dat Type Of Gurl, in conjunction with Imperial/EMI. Her new album will be released through D-Lo with … Continue reading
Hip Hop is Dead, but Nas is alive and well
In 1994, a spry 20-year-old from Queens released Illmatic, a hip-hop landmark that would change rap music forever. Now 12 years later, Nas’ vividly imaginative narratives have withstood the test of time, though the hip-hop landscape has drastically changed. Full … Continue reading
