01:20:46 by Emil | Views: 101 | Comments: 10

Stashed Death Row assets have resurfaced. As previously reported, Suge Knight and Carl “Butch” Small were recently accused of hiding Death Row items to exclude them from the label’s sale earlier this year. Small’s former girlfriend lead authorities to a storage unit in Burlington, Michigan where Livingston County Sheriff Deputy Christopher Schmidt confiscated boxes he believed contained master recordings...


The trustee in charge of recovering the items has put together a list of hidden assets. The 49 page document lists 625 items, including promotional flyers, posters and...

03:00:59 by Emil | Views: 241 | Comments: 8

Producer Johnny Jackson aka Johnny J. died from an apparent suicide in the Los Angeles County Jail yesterday (October 3). According to a number of reports, Jackson, who was incarcerated on a DUI charge, allegedly jumped from a tier in the prison, resulting in his death, although the official cause of death has not been determined. Johnny J., who was born in Mexico and raised in South Central Los Angeles, is best known for the body of work he recorded with the late Tupac Shakur.

He started in the music business at the age of 16, but his first taste of success came in 1990, when he...

23:41:55 by Emil | Views: 101 | Comments: 0

Late rapper Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of TLC fame will have her final solo album released on November 11 through Mass Appeal Entertainment. The 12-track project, titled “Eye-Legacy,” will feature collaborations with Miss Elliot, Chamillionaire, Lil Mama, and Bobby Valentino. The first single, “Let’s Just Do It,” featuring Missy. The songs on “Eye-Legacy” featuring unreleased vocals from Lopes.

Previously, the TLC star released a solo album, Supernova, that was only released in Europe and a failed union with Death Row as a solo artist–under the name N.I.N.A.–resulted in no material...

09:40:56 by Emil | Views: 174 | Comments: 3

Hip-Hop crooner Nate Dogg has suffered a second stroke, sources have told AllHipHop.com. While details are sketchy, sources stated that the rapper is in serious condition due to the stroke, which is his second since December 20, 2008.
Sources told AllHipHop.com that at the moment, the famed singer cannot breathe on his own.

The first stroke left Nate Dogg, born Nathaniel Hale, partially paralyzed on the left side of his body, although his brain didn’t suffer any major damage from incident.

In May, rumors surfaced that Nate Dogg had died as a result of the stroke,...

 12:21:57 by Malke
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We just posted a biography of former Death Row Records artist Nate Dogg. In the article, a list of guest appearances is featured. The list is from wikipedia and is NOT complete.

Please help us to complete this list by posting songs that Nate Dogg features on in the thread. Click here to get to it

23:42:52 by Emil | Views: 186 | Comments: 3

Suge Knight is set to be released from prison today after posting a $19,000 bail late Wednesday afternoon.

The notorious American music executive was accused of assaulting his girlfriend, according to TMZ.

Las Vegas cops arrested Knight and the Death Row founder was charged with terrorizing and attacking the woman.

Knight and the unidentified woman have been romantically involved for three years. On Wednesday morning, however, she claimed Knight punched her in the pack of the head while driving in a car; she attempted to get out of the car and grabbed the...

11:18:51 by Emil | Views: 231 | Comments: 7

Police say rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is in a Las Vegas jail on drug and assault charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife.

The 43-year-old Knight was arrested today (Aug. 27) on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance, possession of dangerous drugs without a prescription and battery domestic violence.

Police responding to a report of a car hitting a curb near the Las Vegas Strip say they found Knight standing over his longtime girlfriend with a knife in his hand. Police say the woman...

09:44:50 by Emil | Views: 106 | Comments: 0

Death Row Records could be under new ownership, thanks to a newly signed deal with -MediaTechnics Corporation.
 
AllHipHop.com has learned that MediaTechnics has signed a letter of intent to purchase the Global Music Group today (August 26) to provide funds to purchase the assets of the legendary label.

GMG originally won the rights to the Death Row catalog, but failed to pay the $24 million need to consummate the deal by the deadline of July 29.

Once MediaTechnics provides the funds needed to complete the deal, it will attempt to gain control of all of Death...

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