Dogg Pound under fire
According to MTV, one man was killed and two others were wounded last night during
a shooting at a Los Angeles recording studio where the Dogg Pound's Kurupt
and Daz were working.
According to a report from the LAPD, at least two
armed men fired upon the three victims at 11:40 p.m. (PT) as they were
standing in the parking lot at Echo Sounds studio.
One victim, 23-year-old Dwayne "Draws" Dupree, died from multiple gunshots
to the torso. Two others, Jevon "Realistic" Jones and Willard "Act Da Fool"
Givers, were wounded from gunshots to the foot and calf.
Dupree, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was employed as a security
guard for both Daz and Kurupt.
Givers and Jones were escorted from the scene by paramedics and then later
released after being treated at nearby hospitals. Publicists for Kurupt and Daz confirmed that the rappers were at Echo Sounds
at the time of the shooting, but neither have issued statements
about any possible knowledge they may have in regard to Dupree's slaying.
Homicide detectives from the LAPD's northeast area division are currently
investigating the attack and slaying but have yet to indicate a possible motive for the apparently unprovoked shooting.
The incident is similar to a shooting earlier this month at Puff Daddy's recording studio in New York City.
Rappers Lil Kim and Lil Cease were working together in the studio at the
time of that shooting, which left one woman injured from cuts suffered by
shards of glass from a shattered window.
The New York City Police Department have yet to make an arrest or
identify a motive for the shooting.
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Chuck D's online radio web site, BringTheNoise.com, has reached
an agreement with internet label Atomic Pop to start a joint venture that
will focus on streaming radio. Both BringTheNoise.com and Atomic Pop, which
is Public Enemy's record label, will offer streaming radio shows on their sites
at 9 p.m. EST six days a week, including one hosted by Chuck D himself.
"BringtheNoise is something I've always wanted to do because rap music
doesn't get the recognition it should on traditional radio or MTV,"
Chuck D said in a released statement. "This is an opportunity for good
music, by new artists you would normally never hear about, to get out to
fans around the world regardless of the gatekeepers of traditional media."
While the radio shows will take Saturdays off, P.E. apparently won't
follow that schedule on their latest tour. They're booked for
dates in Europe every day between Dec. 2 and Dec. 15 -- 14 shows in 14 days.
The last time a prominent white rapper was caught keeping a secret like this,
his career ended. No, Eminem hasn't been caught lying about his tough times
growing up a la Vanilla Ice. In fact, a report in The Detroit News confirmed
that court documents support his claims of having a hard-knock life.
As a child he attended five elementary schools in four cities
before dropping out of high school after failing ninth grade twice. But, that same report revealed
that Eminem, a.k.a. Marshall Mathers, married the mother of his 4-year-old
child, Haile, this summer in a private ceremony. 
Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg -- the Long Beach trio once known as 213 --
will be reunited on the next single from Warren's I Want It All album.
"Game Can't Wait" also will feature another family reunion -- the
remix will be produced by none other than Warren's
step brother, Dr. Dre.
The G Child's third album already has gone gold and so has
the first single, the title track featuring Mack 10.
Europeans are going to get an early Christmas present.
According to Billboard, Jay-Z's highly anticipated follow-up to 1998's Vol. 2 . . . Hard Knock
Life will debut first in Europe on Dec. 13. Vol. 3 . . . Life And
Times Of S. Carter still will hit the U.S. on the long-announced
release date of Dec. 28. Vol. 2 sold 4.6 million units and netted
a best rap album Grammy Award. Since then, Jigga's stayed in the public eye
with a 54-city tour and appearances on the "Blue Streak" soundtrack and Mariah
Carey's No. 1 single, "Heartbreaker." Jay has said in the past that he
hopes to sell 1 million copies of Vol. 3 in the first week, but he
assured fans that he won't sell out to ensure sales.
"I made a lot of really good tracks on the last album," Jay-Z told Billboard.
"And I think I made even better tracks on my first album.
So to top the last album as far as sales, you can't try to do
that. That's when you lose your soul. You lose the music that people
have come to expect from you. As far as sales are concerned, I don’t
know how to top it. But creatively, I feel I'm at my best."
The first single, "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)," features Roc-A-Fella
labelmate Beanie Sigel and will be released Dec. 13 on 12-inch vinyl only.
Ice Cube's "Next Friday" soundtrack will have an added bonus when it drops
on Dec. 14. Besides containing tracks from Pharoahe Monch, Eminem, Wyclef Jean,
Wu-Tang Clan, Kid Frost and Kurupt, the compilation will feature the
long-awaited reunion of N.W.A.
Dr. Dre confirmed recently that he collaborated with Cube, MC Ren and Snoop
Dogg (as a tribute replacement for the late Eazy-E) for a track called "Chin
Check." Dre also discussed the possibility of a full N.W.A album by Christmas
2000, titled Not These N----- Again.
Cube teamed with Mack 10 and Ms. Toi for
"You Can Do It," the "Next Friday" soundtrack's first single, which has
been getting decent airplay. The movie hits theaters Jan. 14.
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift? How about a personalized
answering machine message from Uncle Luke? Former 2 Live Crew member
Luther Campbell is selling answering machine greetings at his web site,
LukeRecords.com. Just send him $5, a tape and self-addressed,
stamped envelope and he'll hook you up in 3-5 days with a greeting for
your answering machine.
Apparently, some people are suffering sticker shock when stopping by to pick up
the latest albums by their favorite artists. Many albums, including Dr. Dre's
2001, are being released with a list price of $18.97, an all-time high
and an increase of a buck or two over most releases. (Of course, you can find it cheaper at several major chains or 
Have you seen the commercial where the performer is hyping the crowd
and yells, "We love you Detroit!" only to have the crowd fall silent and
have his sidekick tell him that the Detroit show was the night before? Well,
Puff Daddy's getting a little taste of that for his new remix of "Satisfy You"
featuring The Luniz, the original samplers of that Club Nouveau beat just four
years ago. In his effort to show California love, Puffy starts giving shoutouts to all the Bay Area cities:
San Francisco, Oakland, San Diego... San Diego?! The city is 500 miles
south of the Bay. Apparently, radio stations are already having a field day
with this one. 
Lauryn Hill performed Monday afternoon in front of
450 school children at New York's Irving Center, and the event simultaneously was webcast
live across the world
on 
In a continuing effort to promote her latest album (and Calvin Klein),
Foxy Brown turned in a live performance on Thursday at Macy's in New York's Herald Square.
Foxy, who was part of Calvin Klein's latest print and outdoor ad campaign,
performed clean versions of "Hot Spot," "Ill Na Na" and "Big Bad Mama" at
the department store. After the performance, Foxy greeted fans and
autographed copies of a
limited edition T-shirt designed for the occasion.
On Thursday, Oct. 14, Macy's began placing large shots of Foxy's Calvin
Klein ads in its storefront windows and pumped Foxy's music into the street.
Snoop's life story will
hit book shelves in December and is titled "Tha Doggfather: The Times,
Trials and Hardcore Truths of Snoop Dogg." It will cover his crime life,
his rise to fame, his escape from Death Row and much more. The book was
written with the assistance of veteran music writer Davin Seay, whose works
include 
Q-Tip has set
Nov. 23 as the release date for his debut solo album, Amplified.
The first single from the album, "Breathe And Stop," should be hitting the
airwaves within a few weeks, while Tip's "Vivrant Thing" from the Violator album
still is getting heavy rotation.
The album is the first release under Tip's new record deal with
Arista Records and was produced by The Ummah and DJ Scratch.
Q-Tip also is starring in his first major film project, "Prison Song," which he also co-wrote with director Darnell Martin.
A career retrospective of A Tribe Called Quest, Anthology, is due to hit stores
on Oct. 26.