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Rapstation Cybercast With Public Enemy

Rapstation Cybercast With Public Enemy - Posted 12/4/1999 by Ryan

Rapstation is a site that we at Raplyrix are real fans of and today we learned of their big plans for Sunday. Rapstation has teamed up with Boombox.net to do a cybercast with Public Enemy on Sunday. The cybercast starts at 21.00 CET on December 5th. (Timezones PE Netcast (in relation to CET):UK: -1, Russia: 2, USA East-6, USA West:-9, Japan +7, OZ+8. Check out this incredible cybercast at Rapstation: http://www.rapstation.com/events/boombox-pe-991205.html.

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Good News For Netscape Users (Site News) - Posted 12/3/1999 by Dave

Good news for all of you readers that use Netscape. If you have been to this site before, you may have noticed the Netscape ends up locking up on you. Well after re-coding the whole website again, I have gotten the problem fixed. The site should now load faster than ever, at least on the main page. I have not converted all pages over to the new code yet, but will be starting tonight.

We also have some big news coming soon, stay tuned for more on this...

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Jigga Arrested (raplyrix report) - Posted 12/3/1999 by Ryan

Rap artist Jay-Z turned himself in today to local authorities. He was wanted by the police in connection to the stabbing of producer Lance "Un" Rivera. The incident took place at Q-Tip's album release party. Rivera was treated and released Thursday. A possible motive for the stabbing is the bootlegging of Jay'Z's new album "Vol. 3... Life And Times Of S. Carter." In New York, the bootleg version is being sold for 5 dollars. The sale of bootleg versions can drastically effect the profit made on the albums. The $5 cost looks a lot more attractive than the 12-18 at stores. This bottlegging can have a damaging effect on Jay-Z's goal of one million copies sold in one week. This would seem like a fairly good motive for commiting such a crime but Jay-Z just doesn't seem like the type to do such a thing. We hope Jigga is innocent of the crime that he has been charged with. In addition, Jay-Z is out on bail for $50,000. We will keep you posted.

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Jay-Z Witnesses Stabbing - Posted 12/2/1999 by Ryan

Rapper Jay-Z is among the possible witnesses currently being sought by New York City police for questioning following a Wednesday (Dec. 1) night stabbing incident that occurred at a record release party for A Tribe Called Quest member Q-Tip's new solo album. Lance "Un" Rivera, 33, the head of Gotham rap label Untertainment Music, is being treated at New York's St. Vincent Hospital, where he's listed in stable condition after being stabbed around midnight by one or two unknown assailants at the party at Manhattan's Kit Kat Club. A second victim, identified by police only as a 29-year-old black man, was reportedly punched in the face, but otherwise uninjured. A police spokesperson said two unidentified black men in their 20s are being sought as possible suspects but offered no other information. Jay-Z's third album, titled Vol. 3... Life And Times Of S. Carter, will be released by Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Island Records on Dec. 28. Damon Dash did not return calls from allstar seeking comment.
-CD NOW

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Master P - Only God Can Judge Me Review (Site News) - Posted 12/2/1999 by Dave

We have another reader review. This time it's on the Master P - Only God Can Judge Me CD. Take a look if your interested in buying the CD. I also re-did the review section splitting it up into raplyrix and reader reviews.

Read the review here

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B.I.G. "Born Again" - Posted 12/1/1999 by Ryan

The album is a collection of 16 remixed songs, sandwiched between a skit that serves as the title track and an outro, on which Voletta Wallace speaks. The songs feature vocals recorded by the Notorious B.I.G. during his underground days and during the sessions for his albums Ready to Die (1994) and Life After Death (1997). Other rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Redman, added new vocals. The album at one time was planned to posthumously unite the Notorious B.I.G. with his West Coast rival, Tupac Shakur. The Notorious B.I.G., who also performed under the name Biggie Smalls, was killed March 9, 1997, as he left a party following the Soul Train Awards in Los Angeles. He was 24. Shakur had been killed six months earlier in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Both slayings remain unsolved. The producers of Born Again put together a track called "House of Pain," which featured Shakur's voice. Donald David, a lawyer for Afeni Shakur, the rapper's mother, said he initially balked at the idea, calling it inappropriate. But, he said, Afeni Shakur gave her permission to Voletta Wallace in September. The song, however, did not make it onto the album, according to label publicist Juanita Stephens, who said she did not know the reason for the change. It was replaced by "Who Shot Ya," a Biggie Smalls solo track.
-SonicNET

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TLC's Chilli Sets the Record Straight - Posted 12/1/1999 by Ryan

Recently Chilli has responded to Lisa "Left Eye Lopes" challenge of a 3-cd set called "The Challenge" in which all TLC group members would battle it out for who is best. Raplyrix recently reported this feud that started when T Boz and Chilli displayed to a reporter their disgust with Lopes's crazy behavior. Chilli answered this challenge by saying "It wouldn't have been the talk of, 'Oh my God, are you guys braking up?' No, we're not breaking up. We just...man, it was just one of those days, and the caught us, me and T-Boz, on that day. You know, it's like we're sisters," she continued. "So, that day the two big sisters were mad at the little sister...We all go through our little changes, we all overall love each other. That's what so special about our little group."

Source: MTV

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Updates For Yesterday - Posted 12/1/1999 by Dave

Yesterday I added Cam'Ron, Puff Daddy, and Xzibit to the lyrics database. Look for more today. We also had our first user submitted review on the Inspectah Deck - Uncontrolled Substance CD. This is the start of some more undreground rap related stuff you'll see here.

Click Here To Read It

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Updates For 11/29/99 - Posted 11/29/1999 by Dave

Ok we did mad updating for today. For the lyrics database I will just be adding artists with a list of their CDs and tracks, but not doing the lyrics yet. If you submit any lyrics I WILL post them though. Here's a list of artists I did today, more to come everyday:

- Eve
- Dr. Dre
- Memphis Bleek
- Nas

Tomorrow you should see a review done by a user on an underground CD, because a lot of you are asking for more of the underground rap stuff. Ryan also finished up his review on the new Dre CD. Click here to see the review.

For a little preview, we should be getting in a few CDs in the near future. The new Flavor Flav CD which is due out in January as well as a little sumpin sumpin from Avatar Records. There's a lot more to come so stay tuned. You'd have noticed by now how often and how much we update on a daily basis, so keep checking back.

Oh yeah, there's a hot lyrical battle going on over on our discussion boards so if you are lyrically inclined, click here and join in the war!

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Master P's bullet Proof Vest - Posted 11/29/1999 by Ryan

Two Harahan, La., police officers who sold discounted bulletproof vests to rapper Master P have been investigated by the Metropolitan Crime Commission of Greater New Orleans. Reserve officer Lloyd Alphonso and full-time officer Wiley Wood IV bought the ten vests, which usually cost $800 each, at a police discount of $450. The officers then resold the vests to Master P (née Percy Miller), passing on some of the savings while earning a $2,000 profit. The sale was not illegal, but aroused concerns that the officers profited from their badges. Alphonso, who was not part of the Harahan Police Department at the time of the sale, has been fired, while Wood may face disciplinary action. News of the sale broke when Master P's brother, rapper C-Murder (née Corey Miller), was pulled over for speeding. C-Murder was wearing one of the vests and carrying a gun, a combination that is illegal in Louisiana. The rapper was fined $500 as a result.

Source: Allmusic

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