Jerry Heller, Ruthless Records founder and former manager of N.W.A. passed away recently after a car accident caused by a “medical emergency” the he suffered as he was driving in California. With last year’s insanely popular release of N.W.A.’s biopic, “Straight Out Of Compton,” it became public knowledge that Ice Cube and Jerry’s business relationship […]
It’s hard to believe that Eazy-E would be 52 years old today. He was one of the pioneers of “Gangsta Rap” with the groundbreaking group N.W.A. For Eazy-E, the concept of gangsta rap was fully formed in his mind. By 1986, the genre, which nobody then called “gangsta rap” had begun to sprout in L.A. […]
After the news of the loss of veteran music manager and executive Jerry Heller, Ice Cube had some words about the co-founder of Ruthless Records. Cube spoke with our sister station in Detroit Hot 107.5, the question about Heller’s death came up during the interview. Of course, Cube kept it 100: In the N.W.A. movie Straight […]
The good doctor D.R.E. will not criminal charges after an incident in front of his Malibu home. The Compton rapper/producer and Beats By Dre founder will not be facing any gun charges. Earlier in the week, a motorist accused Dr. Dre of pulling a gun on him after the N.W.A member told him to move from in […]
The D-R-E had a run in with the law outside of his home that was captured by TMZ. The producer and mogul had an altercation with a motorcyclist outside his home in Malibu, California. It seems a biker pulled in front of his home and cussed out the West Coast legend. The famed N.W.A. member reportedly pulled […]
Could Cash Money Records be the next biopic to arrive in theaters? Birdman and Slim are developing a movie about the label’s rise from New Orleans projects to becoming one of the greatest Hip Hop record labels. The Co-founder of the label revealed that a script is in the works during an interview at Brooklyn Law […]
The White House is pressuring Congress to pass a $1.9 billion bill to provide emergency funding for Zika.
The N.W.A.’s protest to police violence had a Massachusetts DJ learning the hard way that playing that song while police are around could lead to potential drama. DJ Boogy was spinning at Shenanigans Pub when police began to clear out the overcrowded bar. According to a report from masslive.com, Boogy, played the N.W.A. classic F*** the Police and got […]
A protest in the Bay Area – held not only to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. but also to seek justice for Mario Woods, a man shot and killed by San Francisco Police officers last month – included protesters shutting down highway lanes near the SF Bay Bridge. The demonstrators halted all traffic, resulting in […]
Ice Cube visited “The Talk,” this week and spoke about his upcoming performance at Coachella. Speaking about the music festival in Indio, California, Ice Cube shared that he’s working on putting together a reunion with those in N.W.A. With the N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton nominated for a number of awards, Ice Cube was asked about what […]
As this year’s Oscar nomination list was being announced, one summer box office smash was surprisingly left off the list. Fans expected to see multiple nominations for Straight Outta Compton, the N.W.A. biopic produced by Ice Cube, only had one nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Cube was in New York and TMZ.com, asked the actor/emcee what […]
The 2015 hip hop biopic continues to score accolades. According to Variety, Straight Outta Compton is nominated by the Producers Guild of America for its annual PGA Awards. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony held January 23rd in Los Angeles. The story of N.W.A. became the highest-grossing film directed by a black filmmaker earlier […]