Hip Hop Business News From ProHipHop
>>> The Wu-Tang Clan’s next album, 8 Diagrams, is pushed back to December but they claim to have cleared a Beatles sample.
>>> Gucci Mane and Big Cat Records are tussling over Freaky Gurl and related legalities.
>>> Streetwear retailer Karmaloop stays in the forefront with a widget, Kazbah underground marketplace and Karmaloop TV.
>>> A Texas State University chapter of the Hip Hop Congress puts out a University approved mixtape, Texas STATEment, to promote Texas State.
>>> Which will it be? Paul Wall’s iced out handcuff bracelets or Snoop Dogg’s vinyl petcuffs?
>>> Pharrell Williams will be a consulting producer for an ABC tv show under development called Limelight.
>>> DMC: My Adoption Journey wins an Emmy.
>>> The Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network launches.
>>> MC Hammer survives TechCrunch40 and anticipates DanceJam.
>>> Ludacris is on hand to congratulate the first Halo 3 buyers while 2K Sports’ NBA 2K8 features plenty of hip hop.
>>> Jay-Z announces a new album, American Gangster, and ProHipHop swings into action:
- Timbaland: Jay-Z/American Gangster, Mosley Music Group
- Jay-Z’s Blue Magic Highest[?] Debut by a Rap Single
- Jay-Z’s Blue Magic (Trailer) Video Featuring Pharrell
- Jay-Z Drops Blue Magic, 1st American Gangster Single
- Jay-Z to Release American Gangster Concept Album, Future With Def Jam Uncertain
- American Gangster: New Denzel Movie, New Jay-Z Album
From ProHipHop