Kanye West, Method Man, Redman, Common, Universal Music Group, Island Def Jam, and Interscope Geffen A & M were all hit with a copyright-infringement suit by the daughter of musician Joe Farrell, thanks to their sampling his 1974 song “Upon This Rock” without Farrell’s estate’s OK. More »
Kanye West, Method Man, Redman, Common, Universal Music Group, Island Def Jam, and Interscope Geffen A & M were all hit with a copyright-infringement suit by the daughter of musician Joe Farrell, thanks to their sampling his 1974 song “Upon This Rock” without Farrell’s estate’s OK. More »
Welcome to On The Shelf, Idolator’s weekly look at new releases hitting store shelves on Tuesday. Things are certainly starting to pick up, as far as noteworthy releases go; in addition to the five albums we’re spotlighting below, this week sees the full-length from Mims, a will.i.am-aided comeback effort by crazy old Macy Gray, and the U.S. debut of the Mercurial British vocalist Mika.
After the jump, we look at new releases from Jennifer Lopez, Klaxons, Redman, and Good Charlotte, as well as the week’s probable No. 1: Now 24.
Redman’s Live From The Bricks mixtape surfaced last night over at Nah Right; it’s a warm-up for next month’s long-delayed Red Gone Wild – Thee Album, which we think was originally slated to come out in 1964. More »
Analog Giant has a new Redman track, “Put It Down,” which is slated to be the first single from Redman’s oft-delayed Red Gone Wild album. More »