Beanie Sigel got into it with his former boss Jay-Z last year, accusing the rapper of neglecting him and turning overwhelmingly greedy over the years. Now, he's going at the other former Roc leader, Damon Dash, by claiming that the hip-hop entrepreneur owes him $11 million in back pay from his glory days. Any claim so far after the fact is a bit suspect, bu
Last night, hip-hop returned to New York City's Le Poisson Rouge for another spin at the CMJ 2010 Music Marathon. The showcase, headlined by the GZA and DJ Premier, was put on by iHipHop Distribution and Frank151. Ot
Damon Dash is honoring his former girlfriend Aaliyah with an exhibit at his Tribeca art gallery. The Dash Gallery is currently taking submissions for art that celebrates the life and music of the late R&B singer, who died in a tragic plane crash in 2001.
"We are looking for art work that captures Aaliyah's essence and strength as an artist," read the bul
Raekwon tapped into a whole new audience last week, when Kanye West dropped his remix to Justin Bieber's hit 'Runaway Love,' featuring the famed Wu-Tang rapper. But according to the Chef, he still has a
Old school Def Squad rapper Keith Murray recently threw out some outlandish stories and claims in a video that has been circulating today. In the clip, a noticeably amped up -- and probably very drunk -- Murray wants everyone to know the truth about some of his past violent exploits with a couple of hip-hop's notable characters.
First off, we have Tupac. Murray claims that he o
Former Jay-Z associate Damon Dash has announced that he will be launching a new weekly hip-hop event in New York City called Bridging the Gap.
The event will take place at downtown's Santos Party House in collaboration with Hot 97 radio
Brooklyn is well known for both its hip-hop and DIY indie rock scenes, but it's a rare moment when the two convincingly join together to create something truly bizarre. One of those instances took place last Friday during a
While Damon Dash has already made moves to ensure an interesting, relevant future with the opening of his DD172 complex and associated businesses, it seems that his lavish past still creates a few messes that need cleaning up.
For Dame, one of the biggest problems of all is his loft and former residence in downtown Manh
Descending from the elaborate spiral staircase at the center of his DD172 media compound last night, Roc-A-Fella founder Damon Dash greeted a crowd to introduce 'Kinetic' - his gallery's current art show that comments on history in a multitude o
Last week, Damon Dash and his DD172 performance space put on a showcase of one of the more interesting independent scenes being cultivated in hip-hop right now.
Fans gathered at the Brooklyn Bowl -- a combina
