TSOHH Rap News and Hip Hop News Archives - April and May 2008

TSOHH News will archive the rap news stories that have been featured on TheStateofHipHop.com's Latest Rap News Section for a period of at least one year.


MAY - 2008    

May 30, 2008 - 50 Cent's Long Island Mansion Burns to the Ground

May 30, 2008 - A Second Busta Rhymes Bodyguard Shot Dead

May 30, 2008 - More Details Emerge From Controversial Lil Wayne Interview

May 30, 2008 - 50 Cent Searches For Street Smart Mogul Via Reality Show

May 29, 2008 - Lil Wayne Says He Doesn't Do Mixtapes, Disses Mixtape DJs

May 29, 2008 - T.I. Gets MTV Reality Show

May 29, 2008 - Lil' Kim Drops "Ms. G.O.A.T." Independently

May 27, 2008 - Hundreds Of Thousands Gather In Miami for Wild Memorial Day

May 26, 2008 - The Wake Up Show Presents 100K Battle

May 21, 2008 - Nappy Roots Return With 'The Humdinger' Album

May 20, 2008 - Nas Leaves Album Untitled Instead of Titling it "Nigger"

May 19, 2008 - 50 Cent/News Corp Merger is False Hype

May 18, 2008 - Immortal Technique Sets Off High School Writing Contest

May 18, 2008 - Akon Basically Admits to Fabricating His Past

May 15, 2008 - 50 Cent Negotiating $300M Deal With News Corp

May 15, 2008 - Lil' Kim Sues Lil' Cease $500k and Wins

May 13, 2008 - Remy Ma Sentenced To Eight Years, Papoose Lashes Out

May 12, 2008 - Rappers Battle For $1 Million Dollars In World Series Of Hip-Hop

May 12, 2008 - RZA and GZA Prepare to Release New Albums

May 8, 2008 - Immortal Technique Readies New LP, Creates Police Brutality Blog

May 7, 2008 - Rap Chart Movement: The Roots Take #1 Spot, Lil Mama Debuts Impressively

May 6, 2008 - 50 Cent's Chain Robber is Turned in By His Parents

May 5, 2008 - Joe Budden Responds to Saigon and Prodigy (video)

May 5, 2008 - Kanye West Take Back Some of His Comments Against EW

May 3, 2008 - Kanye West Says “Fuck Entertainment Weekly” Over Tour Review

APRIL - 2008    

April 30, 2008 - RZA Show in Scotland Erupts In Chaos

April 29, 2008 - Lil Wayne Tops Charts, LP Postponed Again

April 29, 2008 - iTunes Store May Capture 28% of Worldwide Music Sales by 2012

April 27, 2008 - Jean Grae Retires Suddenly With No Explanation

April 26, 2008 - Activists and Rappers React To Sean Bell Verdict

April 24, 2008 - British Judge Vindicates Snoop, Says UK Ban "A waste of public money"

April 24, 2008 - Nas Is Dissed Hard Over "Be a Nigger Too"

April 22, 2008 - Writing Collective "The Clutch" Talks About Writing a Hit Song

April 22, 2008 - Nas Talks Biggie & Pac Beef, Says "The Message" Was Against Biggie

April 19, 2008 - KRS-One Hospitalized After CT Fan Throws Bottle at Stage

April 18, 2008 - 50 Cent Says Young Buck is a Drug Addict; Expects Him To Diss G-Unit

April 18, 2008 - Lil' Wayne Guest Spots Go For $75,000 - $100,000

April 16, 2008 - The Roots Release Controversial "Birthday Girl" Video

April 16, 2008 - Busta Rhymes Hooks Up With Linkin Park for "We Made It" Video

April 15, 2008 - Alicia Keys: Blender Misrepresented 'Gangsta Rap' Comments

April 14, 2008 - Alicia Keys Calls Gangsta Rap a Conspiracy; Attempts to be Political

April 14, 2008 - Timbaland is Named ASCAP Songwriter of The Year

April 11, 2008 - T.I. Hosts Producer Workshop as Part of Community Service

April 10, 2008 - Hip Hop Chess Tourney Returns to Bay Area This Weekend

April 10, 2008 - Man Admits To Playing A Role In The Murder Of Boston Rap Group

April 9, 2008 - The Roots’ New Album "Rising Down" Drops This Month

April 7, 2008 - Jay-Z Goes Back To Work; Tour Raking In Millions

April 6, 2008 - Method Man Pens Self Titled Graphic Novel

April 4, 2008 - Myspace Launches Free Online Music Service

April 2, 2008 - Sway & King Tech Launch 100K Rap Battle Contest

April 2, 2008 - Sirius and XM Merge To Create One Giant Satellite Radio Company

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