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50 Cent Addresses Label Drama, Says Hes On Dr. Dre’s Next Single

5011 days ago
The Hip Hop Chronicle50 Cent spoke to MTV about the current label drama he has been going through. 50 took to his twitter earlier this week. saying Interscope are holding up the release of his album. The rapper also reveals that he will appear on Dr. Dre’s next single,... more info

Hip-hop finally hits MTV with Yo! MTV Raps

5017 days ago
Guardian Music6 August 1988: Number 21 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicMTV may now be associated with continual documentaries about rich kids, but for a decade the channel was synonymous with actual music. Hip-hop was init... more info

Suge Knight takes gangsta rap literally and founds Death Row Records

5017 days ago
Guardian Music1991: Number 27 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicIt was not just a battle between east and west coast, but between two types of hustle. The rough, in the form of Compton-born Marion "Suge" Knight, a failed Ame... more info

Dre's The Chronic and the ascent of the west coast

5017 days ago
Guardian MusicDecember 1992: Number 31 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe Chronic's lush, sophisticated production smoothed out the rattly aesthetic of hip-hop's first "golden age" with radio-friendly audio opulence. But ... more info

Wu-Tang Clan: from Staten Island to Somerset

5020 days ago
Guardian MusicRZA of the pioneering hip-hop collective discusses his directorial debut, playing Glastonbury and the next generation of Wu talentIn 1993, way before most members of current gonzo rap collective Odd Future could even walk, New York City's Wu-Tang Cla... more info

HP signs up Plan B for TV campaign

5020 days ago
Guardian MusicAward-winning singer deconstructs hit song in cinema ad for new Hewlett-Packard laptopHewlett-Packard is giving a very British twist to its (very) American campaign promoting the "music inside" laptop – a TV campaign featuring rapper Dr Dre – by ... more info

Dr. Dre’s New Chrysler Ad Features Detox Beat, But Is Detox Really On The Way?

5022 days ago
VH1 BlogDr. Dre cruises around Los Angeles in a Chrysler 300S playing an instrumental track through the sedan’s Beats by Dre speakers in a television spot that premiered on Sunday during the NBA finals. HipHopDX is reporting that the instrumental is the be... more info

Dr Dre - Dre Settles Lawsuit After Winning Chronic Ruling

5022 days ago
ContactMusicRapper DR. Dre has ended a legal battle over digital sales of his iconic album The Chronic after settling on the amount of damages he is owed. In April (11), a U. S. district judge ruled label executives at Death Row Records were selling Dre's 1992 d... more info

Dr Dre In The 'Final Stretch' Of Completing 'Detox'

5024 days ago
GigwiseFollow-up to 1999's '2001'... more info

Clubs picks of the week

5026 days ago
Guardian MusicNow Wave, ManchesterIt's not that DJ/promoters Wesley Killerbee and Jonathan Paul Wickstead don't like old music, but the raison d'être of their Now Wave brand is to showcase only new stuff, which they do at weekly cross-genre club nights and gigs a... more info

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