Busta Rhymes, L.O.N.S. Sued Over '91 Song

Busta Rhymes, L.O.N.S. Sued Over '91 Song


by Salima Koroma



posted September 07, 2010 at 3:08PM MST

Busta and members of the Leaders Of the New School face a lawsuit for a song they performed 19 years ago.



Busta Rhymes and other former members of the Leaders Of the New School are being sued for copyright infringement on a song they made in 1991. 19 years after the song released, executives at the Drive-In Music Company say the track, "Case of the P.T.A." on the group's debut album is an illegal sample of the Dyke and The Blazers song "Let A Woman Be A Woman, Let A Man Be A Man." The company explained that it had no clue of the song's existence until recently.



In addition to suing the group, Drive-In Music Company is also filing suit against the group's former home, Elektra Records.



The lawsuit asks the judge to place a permanent injunction on the sale of the album and insists that copies of the CD be removed from shelves.

From HipHopDX.com
 
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.12157/title.busta-rhymes-lons-sued-over-91-song

Mystikal Enlists Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes For New Album

Mystikal Enlists Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes For New Album

July 08, 2010 10:50:00 AM CDT

by Danielle Harling

Following his release from prison Louisiana rapper Mystikal was more than eager to get back into the studio for his next project.



"Everything is lined up for me, it's amazing,” Mystikal explained to MTV News. “I didn't throw pity parties for myself [while in prison]. I knew I was too blessed to be stressed and I knew I was gonna get through it. I'm still on Jive. I still have an obligation to fulfill with them guys. We gonna do it in a major way."



The rapper has already secured a number of noteworthy appearances for his upcoming album. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes will both be featured on the album and producer’s Pharrell Williams and Mannie Fresh are both lending their talents for the project.



"I just talked to him the other day," said Mystikal, speaking on Pharrell. "He says he got an armored-tank beat for me. I can't wait to hear what that sounds like."



Aside from working on his upcoming album Mystikal has performed at a number of events including VH1’s Hip Hop Honors, the Zulu Ball, and most recently the Essence Music Festival.



Mystikal was released from prison earlier this year after serving six years for a sexual battery and extortion charge. He has yet to speak on a release date or a name for his upcoming album.



From HipHopDX.com
 
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11661/title.mystikal-enlists-lil-wayne-busta-rhymes-for-new-album

Busta Rhymes Aims To Give Fans 'Chemo' On July 4th

Busta Rhymes Aims To Give Fans 'Chemo' On July 4th
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 2:16 PM
By Roman Wolfe

Rapper Busta Rhymes has revealed the tentative release date for his upcoming 9th solo album, titled The Chemo.

According to Busta, the album will hit stores as The United States celebrates Independence Day on July 4th.

“When it’s sizzling in these streets, I think that is the most appropriate time to let go of this heat that I’m sitting on,” Busta Rhymes told HipHollywood.com. “I been cooking in the kitchen and it’s been feeling good. We about at the point were we about to take it out of the oven from baking add a couple of the final additive and preservatives and seasonings and feed people the full course meal.”

According to reports, Busta Rhymes has tapped artists like Dirty Money, Trey Songz, Wyclef and others on his upcoming release.

“I called the album The Chemo because it seems like the industry and music overall is dying slowly," Busta told Billboard in late 2009.

"The cancer that's stricken the business is killing the music, not only from a business standpoint, but also the value of the content and the creativity behind it. I just want to start the first stage of chemotherapy treatment that needs to take place and hopefully inspire others to do their part and contribute to different stages of the cure."

The Chemo is the follow-up to Busta Rhyme’s May 2009 album Back on My B.S. which debuted at #6 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart.

From AllHipHop.com

http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/02/09/22119867.aspx

Rap Release Dates: Busta Rhymes, Tech N9ne, Game

Rap Release Dates: Busta Rhymes, Tech N9ne, Game
February 09, 2010 08:02:00 AM CST | by Mitchell Hanna

After extensive hiatuses, today marks the release of Sade, Britain’s most successful solo female artist, and Gil Scott-Heron's, a Rap pioneer, first albums in 10 and 16 years, respectively. The following is a listing of what to expect from the rest of February:

February 9
Bekay The Hunger Pains Remix EP
Canibus Melatonin Magik
Donnis Gone EP
DJ KaySlay More Than Just A DJ
Galactic Ya-Ka-May
Georgia Anne Muldrow Kings Ballad
Gil Scott-Heron I’m New Here
Jaheim Another Round
Kurupt Down And Dirty
Sade Soldier Of Love

February 16
Big Rich & Ya Boy Guns & Roses: The EP
Freeway & Jake One The Stimulus Package
LMNO Push That Work
Mathematics Return Of The Wu And Friends
The Jacka (of Mob Figaz) Dre Area Vol. 2

February 23`
DJ Babu The Beat Tape Vol. 2
General Steele Amerikkka’s Nightmare Part 2: Children Of War
Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime (a.k.a. Dudley Perkins) SomeOthaShip
k-os Yes!
Madlib Madlib Medicine Show No. 2: Flight To Brazil
Madlib (as The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble) Miles Away
Planet Asia & Gold Chain Military Chain Of Command
Rob Swift The Architect
Sadat X Wild Cowboys II EP
Snoop Dogg The West Coast Blueprint

This week, March picked up new projects from several hip-hop collectives including Army Of The Pharaohs, D-Block, as well as half of the living Wu-Tang Clan members. In addition, Amazon.com is reporting that Fashawn will be dropping a CD and DVD deluxe edition of Boy Meets World on March 23. The following week, Tech N9ne is slated to put out a five-track EP entitled The Lost Scripts Of K.O.D. The EP announcement comes along with the news of several other upcoming Strange Music releases including a collaboration album by Tech on July 27 and Krizz Kaliko’s Shock Treatment on September 14. The following is a comprehensive look at March has to offer:

March 2
B. Dolan Fallen House, Sunken City
DJ Khaled Victory
Jason Derulo Jason Derulo
K. Sparks A Day In The Life
Main Flow (of Mood) Return Of The Castle
Raheem DeVaughn The Love & War Masterpeace
T-Rock (Formerly of Hypnotize Minds) Life Lessons: The Burning Book: Chapter II

March 9
Ayatollah Jaxx (of Good Company) Hello, Hip Hop
Blacastan The Master Of Reality
Broken Bells (Danger Mouse & James Mercer) Broken Bells
Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Raekwon Three, The Hard Way
Gorillaz Plastic Beach
Kidz In The Hall Land Of Make Believe
Ludacris Battle Of The Sexes
U-N-I & Ro Blvd. A Love Supreme 2.0

March 16
Andre Nickatina Khan! The Me Generation
Flobots Survival Story
LMNO fOnk garden
Swollen Members Greatest Hits: Ten Years Of Turmoil



March 23
Bertell Goin’ Hard
Big Boi Sir Luscious Left Foot: Son Of Chico Dusty
Brotha Lynch Hung Dinner And A Movie
Chief Kamachi The Clock Of Destiny
Donwill (of Tanya Morgan) Don Cusack In High Fidelity
Fashawn Boys Meets World (Deluxe Edition)
Game The R.E.D. Album
Inspectah Deck Manifesto
J-Kwon J-Kwon
Madlib Madlib Medicine Show No. 3: Beat Konducta In Africa And India
Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx The eXXecution
Monica Still Standing
Plies Goon Affiliated
Redman Reggie Noble 9½
Sadat X Wild Cowboys II
Snoop Dogg Malice N Wonderland: More Malice
TQ Kind Of Blue
Yo Gotti Live From The Kitchen

March 30
Army Of The Pharaohs The Unholy Terror
D-Block D-Block
E-40 Revenue Retrievin’: Day Shift
E-40 Revenue Retrievin’: Night Shift
Erykah Badu New Amerykah Pt. 2 (Return Of The Ankh)
Mariah Carey Angels Advocate
Murs & 9th Wonder ForNever
Spice 1 Home Street Home
Tech N9ne The Lost Scripts Of K.O.D.
Three 6 Mafia Laws Of Power
Usher Raymond V. Raymond
Wordsmith Vintage Experience
yU (of Diamond District) Before Taxes

Looking further out, One Be Lo of Binary Star’s B.A.B.Y. (Being A Black Youth), Bizarre of D-12’s Live At St. Andrews, and Busta Rhymes’ The Chemo are penciled in for April 27, May 11, and July 6, in that order. Meanwhile, Bun B’s Trill O.G., Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s Uni5: The World’s Enemy, Cam’ron’s new crew The U.N.’s Gunz N’ Butta, and Lil Jon’s Crunk Rock have been deferred to April 6, April 20, May 18, and June 29, respectively.

From HipHopDX.com

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10591/title.rap-release-dates-busta-rhymes-tech-n9ne-game