By Shannan Johnson
Beginning Wednesday July 13, 2005, Magic Johnson, creator of the Magic Johnson Foundation, held a week of events honoring hip hop artists for their contributions to advancind higher education. The 20th Annual “A Mid Summer Night’s Magic” was held in Los Angeles, CA and honored P. Diddy, Russell Simmons, Muhammed Ali, Star Jones-Reynolds and Quincy Jones.
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By Shannan Johnson
August 25, 2004 Allhiphop.com announced that Atlantic Records signed North Carolina rap group Little Brother through a production deal with ABB Records. 9th Wonder, Big Pooh and Phonte make up the rap trio that first signed with ABB in 2002.
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By Shannan Johnson
Held Wednesday September 28 - October 1, 2005, the 8th Annual Power Summit aka the Mixshow Power Summit was hosted by the RPM Group in the Bahamas. The conference notes the importance of the DJ while helping up-and-comers meet the trendsetters of the entertainment industry. Past attendees include Kanye West, Keyshia Cole and Snoop Dog.
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By Shannan Johnson
August 18, 1969, Jimi Hendrix, an influential African-American in rock music, played on the unofficial last day of Woodstock. Hendrix, like many Hip-Hop producers of today, was influenced by the blues of B.B. King and Muddy Waters. Hendrix was inducted in the US Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
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By Shannan Johnson
Wednesday, July 27, 2005 began the festivities of the 28th Anniversary of the Rock Steady Crew. The five day event honored b-boys/b-girls and presented the First Annual Spy Award to B-boys Kamel and Wicket.
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By Shannan Johnson
Max Wilson, a former employee of Polo Ralph Lauren, was hired by Sean Combs as the Vice President of the Sean Jean Womenswear line announced Allihiphop.com on August 11, 2004.
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By Shannan Johnson
Allhiphop.com reported that RED Distribution signed a deal to bring back the enterprising Rawkus Records. Rawkus was founded in 1996 by Brian Brater and Jarret Myerin. The company helped launch the careers of Pharoah Monch and Talib Kweli.
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By Shannan Johnson
Allhiphop.com covered the “fan auction” of Professor X, Lumumba Carson (son of Civil Rights Leader Sonny Carson). Professor X, founder of the Hip-Hop group X-Clan, used e-bay for fans to bid for a night in New York City with him.
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By Josiah Heyward
Former Power 105.1 FM DJ Star has filed a $55 million defamation lawsuit against the city councilman who prompted the radio station to fire him. The suit, filed yesterday (Aug. 2) by attorney James Cinque, accuses City Councilman John Liu (D-Queens) of launching a malicious crusade against Star that led to his firing and arrest.
“Councilman Liu has continued to publicly make false, disparaging statements about me,” Star, 42, said in a statement.
Liu publicly criticized the shock jock and called for a boycott of Power 105 after Star made anti-Asian comments about the family of rival on-air personality DJ Envy, Gia Casey, in May.
Star also made remarks implying a threat of sexual abuse against the couple’s four-year-old child and threatened to urinate on the girl. He offered $500 to any listener who provided details about where the girl went to school.
Star was later arrested and charged with harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. Despite criminal charges being dropped if he does three days of community service and stays out of trouble for six months, Star said he has to even the score with Liu and others.
By Jesse Fairfax
Fat Joe has parted ways with Atlantic Records to join the Virgin Records family of labels.
The full details of the deal have yet to come out, but reliable sources have confirmed Joe’s move to Virgin, which includes the independent distribution of Caroline. A deal with Caroline provides Joe with the power of the Virgin brand and higher returns on the dollar for his Terror Quad label.
When contacted, reps for Fat Joe said “that absolutely nothing has been signed.”
A source at Koch also shared that the they were among several labels involved in a bidding war to sign Joe.
His upcoming LP is to feature guest appearances from Lil’ Wayne and production from DJ Khaled, Scott Storch, The Runners, Streetrunner and LV, among others.
Fat Joe’s Me, Myself & I is scheduled to hit stores in the fall.
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