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October 2002 Headlines

The Real Shaolin Monks of China Trade Mark Their Name

Jay-Z Set to Do 60 Minutes TV Show

LL Cool J Backs Republican Governor

Suge Knight Battles Clear Channel Over Billboard

Dame Dash Starts Radio Show on Power 105

September 2002 Headlines

Project Islamic Hope Is Also Going After Snoop Dogg

Bill O'Reilly Goes After Snoop Dogg and the Muppets

Flava Flav Gets One Year in Jail For Unpaid Parking Tickets

MTV Agrees to Play PE Video

Hot 97 Backs Funkmaster Flex, They're Going After Steph Lova

Bizzy Bones Ousted From Bones Thugs and Harmony

LL Cool J Set To Star in Samaul Jackson Movie

Funkmaster Flex Arrested For Beating Down Rival Female DJ Steph Lova

Protest Against MTV Scheduled This Friday Sept 27

Cash Money Reps Deny Movie Making Venture w/ Master P

P-Diddy Vows To Work Hard in Support of Carl McCall

Wildstyle Celebrates 20 Years

Juvenile Arrested for Assault

Hip Hop Rivals Come Together: Master P & Cash Money Working on Movie

Hip Hop Youth Conference Coming to Boston this Weekend

Is Funkmaster Flex Guilty of Payola?

Hip Hop Pioneer Vansilk Calls Out Jay Z, Nas and other Emcees

Listen to Canibus Dis Jay-Z and Beanie

Was Cointel-Pro Behind the Recent LA Times Article?

The Dummifying of Hip Hop America

Ice Cube Signs to Aftermath Records

Queen Latifah Relaunches Flava Unit Record Label

Injured Goodie Mob Rapper Khujo In Good Spirits

Comedian Margret Cho and Hip Hop

Method Man and Redman Set to Film Another Comedy

Rappers Give Madison Avenue a Run for the Money

Is Russell Simmons the Swami of Hip Hop?

Arab Rapper AJ Steps to the Plate and Raps About 9-11

Ludacris Plans to Respond to Pepsi

Record Companies Set to Cut Deals to Do Placement ADs in Rap Songs

Recording Studio Claims to Have Proof of Biggie's Whereabouts

Listen to Ed Lover Debate Bill Oreilly

Bling Blingin' In The Age of Terror

Russell Simmons Responds to LA Times

Kool Moe Dee Joins KRS-One on 9-11

J-Lo Causes More Drama: Says Her 'Music Is Not Black!'

LA Times Say Police Messed Up In 2Pac Investigation

Biggie's Estate Responds to Article

Former Vibe Writer Kevin Powell Weighs In

Who Killed 2Pac? The LA Times Claims to Know:They Say Biggie Was Involved

Edi of the Outlawz Speaks About LA Times Article and 2Pac

Mr Lif Moves From Beantown to Oaktown-Welcome to Cali

dead prez Breaks It Down

KRS-One Updates Peace Document

Ludacris' Mom Heats Up on Bill O'Reilly

Beanie Sigel Launches Controversial Clothing Line

Nappy Roots Speak Out About Growing Up Poor

Napster Closes Doors Fires Founder Shawn Fanning

Felonious Brings Beat Box Show to Oakland's Black Box



August 2002 Headlines


Bill O'Reilly Is A Pompous Idiot

Q-Tip Talks to Our Sista Station WBAI: Tribe IS NOT Getting Back Together

Boots From The Coup Will Start Teaching at Oakland High School This Fall

Bill O'Reilly Shuts Down Ludacris

Eminem Wins Big and Gets Booed After Getting Riled By Puppet & Moby

Motion Man Returns to the Fold w/ Heat

D/DC [Deep Dick Collective] Speak Their Minds

Beef Between Ja Rule & DMX Escalates

Scarface Hospitalized Due to High Blood Pressure

Swollen Members Hook Up w/ Nelly Furtado

LL Cool J is Back on the Move

Luniz Drop New Album That Reflects 'The Town' [Oakland]

Cynthia Mckinney Loses Election!

Can Hip Hop Stars Mobilize Young Blacks to the Polls?

Snoop Speaks to Contrabandit.com About His New Dis Song 'Pimp Slap'

NORE Concert Cancelled For Fear of 'Gang Violence'

Russell Simmons and NAACP Join Forces!

Cuba Hosts 8th Annual Hip Hop Festival

Irv Gotti Trying to Sign Shyne to Murder Inc

Sign the 'Hip Hop Manifesto Petition' to Reform BET [Black Exploitation TV]

Cage Causes Drama w/College Radio

WC and Snoop Hold Ghetto Olympics

P-Diddy to Open Up Research & Polling Company

EPMD's DJ Scratch Hurt in Motorcycle Accident

Big Celebration in the Bronx for the Late Disco King Mario

KRS to Hold Hip Hop Conference on 9-11

Millions For Reparations March Set for this Sat August 17th

Zulu Nation Gears Up For 29th Anniversary Celebration

Ice Cube Responds to Samuel Jackson's Remarks About Rappers Not Being Able to Act

Senator Repeals Bill to Help Recording Artist

Why Are Alternative Rock Stations Only Playing White Rap Acts?

Black Panthers Putting Out Hip Hop Records

Snoop's Brother In Law Killed in Las Vegas

KKBT Hip Hop Concert Marred by Violence

Snoop Disses Suge and Tha Row In A New Song

DMX Teams Up w/ Rage Against the Machine

Slick Rick Speaks to Allhiphop About His Recent Troubles

Snoop Dogg, Outkast & Jay-Z Featured In 'American Rap Stars' Documentary

Jay-Z Challenges Nas to a Pay Per View Battle

Jam Master Jay Opens A Scratch Academy

Michael Jackson Plans to Hook Up w/ Murder Inc.

Eminem Hooks Up w/ 'Girls Gone Wild' Video Show...

Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia Mckinney Speaks Out On Hip Hop and Politics

What's the Future of the Hip Hop Generation?...Bakari Speaks Out

SJ Hip Hop Producer Capp Responds to Minister Paul Scott

KRS Takes Up Artist Rights

Bad News For Field Member Click

Cam'ron Arrested in NY For Forging License Plates

DMX Accuses Ja Rule of Stealing His Rhyme Style



JULY 2002 HEADLINES....

SJ Hip Hop Producer Capp Responds to Minister Paul Scott

KRS Takes Up Artist Rights

Cam'ron Arrested in NY For Forging License Plates

Def Jam Launches Free Slick Rick Petition Campaign

DMX Accuses Ja Rule of Stealing His Rhyme Style

Family of Victims Agree to Star in Video to a New 9-11 Hip Hop Song

Will Smith Defends Slick Rick

DMX Set to Pen Autobiography

Snoop Teams Up w/ Old Death Row Labelmates

Treach to Star In 'Interracial Love' Film 'Face'

Jay Z and Damon Dash Buy Vodka Company

Actor Samuel Jackson Says He Hates Working w/ All Rappers Except Will Smith

Rocksteady Crew Gets Ready to Celebrate 25 Years!

KRS Accuses Funkmaster Flex of Taking 40Gs to Play Records!

ConsciousHipHop.com Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary

P-Diddy Being Sued By Kelly Price and Sauce Money

Conrad Muhammed Set to Run For Congress as a Republican

Bush Administration Calls For Internment Camps For Arab Americans!

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