Jim Jones News

Christmas rap tends to begin and end with "Christmas in Hollis," but the endless referentiality of Christmas music is actually perfect for hip hop, so there really should be more of it.

Jim Jones, a painter whose work became synonymous with the natural beauty of southern Utah, died early Saturday at his home in Springdale.

Dan Auerbach, from left, of the Black Keys, Jim Jones, Mos Def, Patrick Carney of the Black Keys and rap producer Damon Dash collaborated on the Blakroc album to produce a stripped-down masterpiece.

Rockers and rappers mixing in the studio stopped being considered experimental or innovative years ago.

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Jim Jones has left Columbia Records to rejoin E1 , formerly known as Koch Records .

Featuring a catchy array of hits and seasoned veterans like Jim Jones, Hell Rell, Jackie O, Jha Jha, Ray J, Freeway, Harvey Lee, and Dolla , Streets Are Contagious is an album set to make an impact.

Back in May, Damon Dash , Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder and Jay-Z 's old business partner placed a call to some new friends: singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Pat Carney, they of Akron -spawned bluesy rock duo the Black Keys .

Rapper Juelz Santana has responded to recent comments that former group member Cama ron made in regards to a potential Dipset reunion.

Capo Satus Jim Jones on a Blues record? Sounds about as likely as a Dipset Christmas album... All cynicism aside, this reminds any doubters why Jimmy got himself a major label deal off of talking sidewalk executive wisdom.

Ever been wondering what Dame Dash's been really up to ever since he disappeared from the music scene? His latest venture comes in the shape of Blakroc - a musical project that equals rock group The Black Keys teaming up with rappers like Q-Tip, Ludacris, Raekwon, RZA, Billy Danze , Pharoahe Monch & the late ODB for a whole album.

Rarely do rappers ever really identify with their historical namesakes. Jim Jones [ click to read ] may have cult followers, but neither the rapper nor his fans have killed themselves, a la Heaven's Gate .

In response to Lil Wayne 's one-year prison sentence [ click to read ], several rappers took to Twitter , determined to offer their opinions.

The BET Hip Hop Awards show isn't really much about awards. It's basically a concert with a handful of awards incidentally thrown in.

We'd heard about it, but we didn't believe it. But the man with the worst name in rap exists--this is his faux-Drake hook on Jim Jones and Juelz Santana's "Forever" remix.

'Chicken Noodle Soup' meets the man who pops champagne with singers under the influence of Auto-Tune ? It certainly won't be everyone's cup of tea, or the most anticipated album of 2009, but if DJ Webstar and Jim Jones [ click to read ] can prove one thing with their latest album, The Rooftop , it's that they're still a dominant force in creating ...

Harlem, New York producer/rapper Ron Browz recently revealed to AllHipHop.com that he has split from his label, Universal Motown.

Today " with obscene gesture, Method Man brushes past photographers at court ," says the Staten Island Advance .

In this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, rapper Jim Jones performs at the 2008 VH1 Hip Hop Honors show in New York.

Two of Harlem's most successful Rap acts, Diplomats ' present CEO Jim Jones [ click to read ] and "Chicken Noodle Soup" co-creator DJ Webstar are doing a collaborative album.