2003

191 stories reached the newsgroups in 2003.

January

• George Palathingal explores De La Soul's hip-hop legacy with the band's Dave Jolicoeur.January 1, 2003
• New West Coast Lyricist LoungeJanuary 8, 2003 West Coast 2k
• WATERING THE SEEDS WITH GASOLINE?January 9, 2003
• FBI surveillance of Tupac and BiggieJanuary 10, 2003 AlterNet
• Suge Knight visits 50 Cent video setJanuary 11, 2003 Shadyville.biz
• J-Zone interviewJanuary 14, 2003 Thaformula.com
• Mtv catches up w/ Method Man about new albumJanuary 14, 2003 MTV News
• Who Killed Jam Master Jay?January 15, 2003 SOHH.com
• The Randy Allen/Insurance scam theoryJanuary 15, 2003 SOHH.com
• Nokia and Pepsi planning all-sponsored TV seriesJanuary 16, 2003 Helsinki-HS
• Musik G and the UGA New EP “The UnderGround Can’t Be Stopped” Set for Release on Activity RecordsJanuary 17, 2003
• Slain DJ Jam Master Jay to Star in Dr Pepper AdJanuary 17, 2003
• MF Doom- the True Hip Hop for backwards of the Mask.January 31, 2003

February

• Multi-Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker Releases (GV4)February 4, 2003
• Lance Bangs interviewFebruary 4, 2003 Index Magazine
• Hip-hop & HoopsFebruary 6, 2003 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Cilvaringz arrestedFebruary 13, 2003 CNN.com
• The EndFebruary 16, 2003 New York Newsday
• Another delay for Ras KassFebruary 21, 2003 allhiphop.com
• MTV Cancels Rap Contest After Times Square MeleeFebruary 25, 2003 Reuters
• PAC LIKE ME: To be a "White ‘Pac," Eminem Has to Become a Race TraitorFebruary 27, 2003
• Eminem doesn't represent hip-hop cultureFebruary 28, 2003

March

• URSULA RUCKER, RICH MEDINA, SUBTLE GROUND AND ILL VIBE COLLECTIVE SET FOR "HOLD ON, SLOW DOWN," A BENEFIT FOR BRANDYWINE PEACE COMMUNITYMarch 6, 2003
• LETTER FROM THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S FOUNDER DEMONSTRATES HOW HIP-HOP'S POSITIVE IMPACT ON RACE RELATIONS IS BEING DESTROYEDMarch 10, 2003
• KOCH Entertainment Is Proud to Announce New In The Paint SigningsMarch 13, 2003
• Beastie Boys cut Anti-War trackMarch 13, 2003 NYC IMC
• The Life of a Hunted ManMarch 13, 2003 Rolling Stone
• B.I.G. Night Out Celebrates LifeMarch 15, 2003
• Stop Dissing Hiphop NationMarch 15, 2003 latimes.com
• LETTER FROM THE SOURCE MAGAZINE'S FOUNDER DEMONSTRATES HOW HIP-HOP'S POSITIVE IMPACT ON RACE RELATIONS IS BEING DESTROYEDMarch 17, 2003
• HIP HOP'S BAD RAP?March 17, 2003 Tolerance.org
• Def Jam Records kicks Murder Inc. out of their buildingMarch 22, 2003 SOHH.com
• D&D Studios to sell equipmentMarch 27, 2003
• Hip Hop Artist Michael Franti Speaks Out on U.S. Government Surveillance of his Band and MTV Self-CensorshipMarch 27, 2003 Democracy Now!
• Afrika Bambaataa on World DestructionMarch 31, 2003 Davey D
• Rakim's Casualties of War and the Kuwait incidentMarch 31, 2003 Davey D

April

• Ol' Dirty Bastard released from prisonApril 1, 2003 AllHipHop
• Indian influence in hip-hopApril 3, 2003
• WHO REALLY OWNS HIP HOP?April 5, 2003
• Grandmaster Flash Australian TourApril 5, 2003
• Slick Rick identity theftApril 11, 2003 dimemag.com
• Rapper Snoop Dogg Unscathed as Bullets Fly in L.A.April 11, 2003 Reuters
• 'Dynasty,' With a Hip-Hop BeatApril 14, 2003 The New York Times
• Mixtape From The WeathermenApril 15, 2003 HipHopDX
• Death Row Says No Link to Rapper in Murder CaseApril 15, 2003 Reuters
• Suge Knight Denies Connection to Big LurchApril 17, 2003
• 213 group albumApril 18, 2003 dubcnn.com
• Bad Azz Money RunApril 18, 2003 dubcnn.com
• Ras Kass newsApril 18, 2003 dubcnn.com
• Crooked I album plansApril 18, 2003 dubcnn.com
• Daddy V TV showApril 18, 2003 dubcnn.com
• RUSSELL IS GETTING READY FOR ANOTHER HIP HOP SUMMITApril 20, 2003 Hot97
• Ol Dirty And Damon Dash To Appear At "Historic Event"April 30, 2003

May

• LAST EMPEROR INKS DEAL WITH RAPTIVISMMay 5, 2003
• Bay Area Hip-Hop Artists Poets Gather in Oakland for Black Box SessionsMay 7, 2003
• New Snoop On Felli Fel MixtapeMay 12, 2003 westcoast2k.net
• Defari TracklistingMay 12, 2003 westcoast2k.net
• Baby Ree MovieMay 12, 2003 westcoast2k.net
• Ja Rule To Give Fans A Break From His MusicMay 14, 2003 MTV News
• Murder Inc. Probe Leads To Arrest, Alleged Ties To 50 Cent ShootingMay 14, 2003 MTV News
• Jam Master Jay's Nephew "Boe Skagz" Shot In QueensMay 17, 2003 AllHipHop.com
• Wu Tang Aussie TourMay 17, 2003 agentmad.com.au
• Afroman Gets High On GodMay 20, 2003
• Camoflauge Shot And KilledMay 21, 2003 allhiphop.com
• Star And Bucwild Bounce From Hot 97May 21, 2003 AllHipHop.com
• MALCOLM X AND HIP HOP HAPPY 78THMay 22, 2003
• STATE OF HIPHOP TOWNHALL MEETINGMay 25, 2003
• P. Diddy wants to make a video game about the music industryMay 28, 2003 X Box Nation

June

• Ras Kass CapturedJune 3, 2003
• HAVEN'T A CLUE, M'LUDJune 6, 2003 Guardian
• Kevin Powell Announces There will be No More Hip Hop SpeaksJune 10, 2003 Davey D's website
• Bling, Bling?June 11, 2003 hiphopsite.com
• Hip-Hop's Product Placement TrendJune 11, 2003 MTV News
• Activision has tapped Ice Cube, Mack 10, WC, E-40, EZ E Jr., KAM & 187um to provide tracks for the game, "True Crime: Streets of L.A."June 13, 2003 AllHipHop.com
• E-40 has finished a pocket sized dictionary of "slanguage."June 13, 2003 AllHipHop.com
• On The Line With....2PAC SHAKUR The Lost Interview...1991June 16, 2003
• Westside Connection's second album in the makingJune 18, 2003 MTV News
• MC Serch on the alleged hit put out by MC HammerJune 20, 2003 grandslam magazine
• Review of Sesion31's Deadly DuoJune 28, 2003 Phillyhiphop.com
• Russell Simmons In Hot Water Over Alleged Illegal Gifts To PoliticiansJune 29, 2003 Daily Hip-Hop News
• Suge Knight Arrested in Los AngelesJune 30, 2003 The Associated Press

July

• Death Row Records Founder Suge Knight ArrestedJuly 1, 2003 Reuters
• Rapper DMX Arrested for Using ProfanityJuly 1, 2003 Associated Press
• Gang Starr: Hip Hop's Original "Ownerz"July 1, 2003 HipHopDX
• RapReviews.com forced to remove negative album reviewJuly 3, 2003 RapReviews.com
• Review of Stylie Ray's Testimonies of LifeJuly 3, 2003 RapReviews.com
• Rapper Beanie Sigel Sought In Connection With ShootingJuly 4, 2003
• BioJuly 8, 2003
• Rakim on Premier tracks and working with Dr. DreJuly 9, 2003 ThaFormula.com
• Eminem's the all-time best: Ford Field performances flawless, confidentJuly 14, 2003 Detroit Free Press
• Rakim Nears Completion Of Aftermath DebutJuly 14, 2003
• Internet Gay Cannibalism Net WidensJuly 17, 2003 Expatica Communications BV
• Daz Dillinger: Ambitionz Of A Ridah - Part IJuly 18, 2003 ThaFormula.com
• CMW's Chill Goes Solo With "Chill Factor"July 20, 2003
• Method Man Leaves The WuJuly 24, 2003
• Alleged Kobe witness says he called alleged victim "white bitch"July 26, 2003
• Eminem more truthful than BushJuly 28, 2003
• How Hip-Hop Holds Blacks BackJuly 29, 2003 City Journal
• White Women Enter World of RapJuly 31, 2003 FOXNews.com
• Kurupt interviewJuly 31, 2003 Hip Hop Weekly

August

• Rapper's final hoursAugust 1, 2003 DAILY NEWS
• KRS-ONE's Temple of Hip Hop releases alternate version of KristylesAugust 1, 2003
• Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight sent back to prisonAugust 2, 2003 Reuters
• Suge Knight may be target of gang shootingsAugust 2, 2003 AP
• Unedited Letter from Ras Kass to "ALL" Sent July 29thAugust 5, 2003
• With debut album, Sarai looks to make her mark as successful white female rapperAugust 5, 2003 AP
• HIP HOP HOLLER-DAY!August 5, 2003
• King Gordy's "Situations"August 8, 2003
• Putting Hip-Hop on the HighwayAugust 12, 2003 New York Times
• Founders may divvy up the Roc-A-Fella centerAugust 13, 2003 Daily News
• 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg Join Forces To Form Rap SupergroupAugust 15, 2003 MTV.com
• France's Cognac Producers May Not Speak Jay-Z's Language, but They Like the PlugsAugust 17, 2003
• Urban Empire Wrestling's inception showAugust 18, 2003
• Juelz Santana InterviewAugust 23, 2003 Ozone Magazine
• Palm, Arthouse 'Guillotine' redo to get urban feelAugust 27, 2003 Hollywood Reporter

September

• Hip-Hop Film/Record Label Panel Tonight!September 4, 2003
• Fear Queens Rap WarSeptember 6, 2003 DAILY NEWS
• Eve and Lil' Romeo on Live with Regis and Kelly this weekSeptember 7, 2003
• Sharpton Criticizes Democratic PartySeptember 7, 2003 The Associated Press
• Jury Selection Starts For C-Murder's Murder TrialSeptember 8, 2003 AllHipHop.com
• Rappers Star In "20 Funerals," Outkast Not TouringSeptember 9, 2003 AllHipHop.com
• Keak Da Sneak Droppin Sept 23rdSeptember 9, 2003
• Rappers kill themselves and cultureSeptember 11, 2003 New York Daily News
• 50 Cent: More Shots FiredSeptember 15, 2003 SOHH.com
• NATIONWIDE BOYCOTT SET AGAINST NELLY'S PIMP JUICESeptember 15, 2003 MTV News
• Yukmouth Presents I-RoccSeptember 15, 2003 DubCNN.com
• Exxxclusive RBX News For Ya'll!!September 22, 2003 dubcnn.com
• Rapper mulled Ca. gov. runSeptember 25, 2003 Billboard
• This was 'Spinal Tap' for the Hiphop generationSeptember 29, 2003
• Rapper 50 Cent in the HouseSeptember 29, 2003
• DJ Profile: Cozmic CatSeptember 29, 2003
• Stereotype CastingSeptember 29, 2003
• The Problem With PimpsSeptember 30, 2003 washingtonpost.com

October

• Kimberly Mathers To Stand Trial On Cocaine ChargesOctober 1, 2003
• What is the most memorable moment that you had being in the presence of Biggie Smalls?October 3, 2003 AllHipHop
• P. Diddy Ordered Tupac Hit Says LawsuitOctober 4, 2003 SOHH.com
• 50 Cent Shooting Update: Lil Kim ConnectedOctober 4, 2003 SOHH.com
• Solange signs with Premiere Artists GroupOctober 9, 2003
• NEW RESIDENCYOctober 9, 2003
• The Most Defensive AwardOctober 10, 2003 gossipingbitches.com
• GREAT AMERICAN SONG CONTEST 2003October 13, 2003
• RBX Tracklisting & CD CoverOctober 14, 2003 westcoast2k
• KuruptOctober 16, 2003
• Spice 1 - The RidahOctober 16, 2003
• The Luniz - We Are The LunizOctober 16, 2003
• Billy Cook - Livin My DreamOctober 16, 2003
• Pastor Troy - Hell 2 PayOctober 16, 2003
• E-A-Ski - Past And PresentOctober 16, 2003
• Z-Ro & Daz Dillinger - Z-Ro ToleranceOctober 16, 2003
• Kool Keith Presents Thee UndatakersOctober 16, 2003
• Guce & Killa Tay - Bullys Wit Fullys 2October 16, 2003
• The Army be thuggin' itOctober 18, 2003
• 50 Cent Sweeps World Music Awards, Skips Source AwardsOctober 19, 2003 SOHH.com
• Cannibal OX Breaks UpOctober 19, 2003 AllHipHop.com
• Tha Chill of Compton's Most Wanted upcoming solo albumOctober 20, 2003
• Forget Ghettopoly, black music's the insultOctober 24, 2003 New York Daily News
• The Black Album "unveiled"October 24, 2003 SOHH.com
• Everybody gather 'round... I got a story to tell.....October 25, 2003
• Hip-hop fashion hits the suburbsOctober 26, 2003 The Christian Science Monitor
• Enron Goes Hip-Hop with Ex-Employee's Rap RecordOctober 28, 2003 Reuters
• Kool Moe Dee's top 50 emceesOctober 28, 2003 AllHipHop.com
• 'Pimp Juice' Draws Criticism From Black CommunityOctober 29, 2003 AFRO

November

• Farrakhan warns hip hop artistsNovember 1, 2003 FinalCall.com
• Max Kellerman (ESPN - Around The Horn)Talks Hip-Hop During Boxing ChatNovember 4, 2003 espn.com
• Israeli hip-hop takes on Mideast politicsNovember 9, 2003 USA TODAY
• Soul Position interviewNovember 11, 2003
• 50 Cent and G-Unit on Howard Stern ShowNovember 14, 2003 marksfriggin.com
• An open appeal to Ja Rule, 50 cent to put their bad blood asideNovember 15, 2003 Boston Globe
• Kokane and Down form Down By Law EntertainmentNovember 19, 2003 Dubcnn.com
• Magazine: Eminem's Low NoteNovember 20, 2003
• Rapper sentenced for cocaine convictionNovember 21, 2003
• James Tapp (Soulja Slim) shot and killed in New OrleansNovember 30, 2003
• Jay-Z's Retirement Concert at Madison Square GardenNovember 30, 2003 AllHipHop.com

December

• Applause should stop for disgraced rapper R. KellyDecember 2, 2003 New York Daily News
• Lee calls rap ‘dangerous stuff’December 3, 2003 ASSOCIATED PRESS
• Missing Prosecutor Found Shot, StabbedDecember 4, 2003 Yahoo News
• Missing Prosecutor Is Found Dead in PennsylvaniaDecember 5, 2003 International Herald Tribune
• 'Hard-core rap' is cashing in on stereotypesDecember 5, 2003
• Jay-Z and Damon Dash business relationship tensionsDecember 10, 2003 New York Daily News
• JA SAYS HE'S DONE CLAPPING AT 50December 10, 2003 MTV News
• Feds Investigate Murder Inc-Lyor Cohen Takes StandDecember 10, 2003 Associated Press
• Bobby Brown arrested for domestic batteryDecember 11, 2003
• Snoop Dogg's mother and Daz Dillinger's wife have sued Marion "Suge" KnightDecember 11, 2003
• Compton¹s evolution from mild-mannered L.A. backwater to ground zero of ghetto nation makes cowards ‹ and accomplices ‹ of us allDecember 17, 2003 LA Weekly
• Gangsta rap hits L.A.December 17, 2003 LA Weekly
• Young, gifted and wackDecember 18, 2003 MSNBC
• Nas Arrested for AssaultDecember 19, 2003
• Eminem Wins Injunction Against The Source MagazineDecember 19, 2003
• Red and Meth Get New TV ShowDecember 23, 2003 Hollywood Reporter
• Defari on underground hip-hopDecember 23, 2003 thaformula.com
• Juvenile a Child Support DelinquentDecember 31, 2003 E! Online