Hip-hop icon Pete Rock made headlines recently after it was reported that he's planning to hit fellow rap god Nas with a lawsuit over unpaid royalties on the standout 'Illmatic' album single "The World Is Yours."
Broadcast legend Joe Cobb is best known as the voice who calls out “Sooooooooul Train” on all branded content of the iconic music-dance television program. But now he claims Viacom is cheating him out of his royalties following the suicide of the program’s creator Don Cornelius. Cobb revealed to the ChicagoCrusader that he has not received royalties for nearly a […]
Flavor Flav has filed a lawsuit against fellow Public Enemy member Chuck D and members of the rap group’s production and management team, according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to documents filed Tuesday by his attorney, A. Eric Bjorgum, Flav, whose real name is William J. Drayton, alleges that “despite Drayton’s position in Public Enemy, […]
After nearly a year, Beyonce’s self-titled album is finally available on Spotify. A platinum edition of “Beyonce” with a six new remixes and bonus tracks is now available on the music streaming service. Released as a surprise last December, the set was originally only available as an iTunes exclusive but was later released on CD […]
The heirs of Anna Short Harrington, the lady who became the Aunt Jemima character, represented by D.W. Hunter, have filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, The Quaker Oats Company, Pinnacle Foods Group and The Hillshire Brands Company. Hunter – the great grandson of Harrington – is seeking $2 billion, plus punitive damages to be determined at […]
It’s common knowledge that a mother will do anything in her power to fiercely protect her children. Seventeen years after his death, Afeni Shakur…
