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December 22, 2002 - The list
of artists participating in Nelson Mandela's February 2nd South African
AIDS benefit concert has grown to include a who's who of popular and world
music. Among those newly confirmed to appear at the SOS concert to eradicate
AIDS are Coldplay, Ludacris, Jimmy Cliff, Femi Kuti, Queen, and Deborah
Cox. They join previously announced participants Bono, Macy Gray, and Shaggy
for the event, which will be held on Robben Island, where Mandela was incarcerated
for nearly two decades as a prisoner of South Africa's apartheid regime.
Read more.
December
21, 2002 - Busta Rhymes is going off on conservative Fox News host Billy
O'Reilly to AllHipHop.com. Asked about the situation with Pepsi, he blasted,
"They ain't give me no grief about what I wanted to talk about, how I wanted
to say it, how I rep myself, none of that. I don’t know how I feel about
the situation now with the way they did Ludacris. I think that sh** was
disrespectful in every aspect but, fu** Bill O'Reilly, that faggot. He’s
the type of muthafu**er that really needs to be focusing on his problems
in his house." Read more.
December 15, 2002 - Tina
Fey joked during Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update segment: "In a continuing
effort to apologize for the statements he made at Strom Thurmond's birthday
party, Trent Lott has agreed to appear on Black Entertainment Television
next week, where he's expected to read the following statement -- 'I sincerely
apologize to the black community for my insensitive statements. Now y'all
show some love for Trina and Ludacris'."
December 7, 2002 - Ludacris
and Missy Elliott performed at the Motorola 4th Annual Holiday Party on
Thursday (December 5) at The Lot in Los Angeles. Check out the photos from
WireImage.com.
December 2, 2002 - The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution reports Ludacris, Antwan 'Big Boi' Patton of OutKast,
and heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield were at Hot-107.9 announcer Ryan
Cameron's annual bowling challenge Thanksgiving night at the AMF Chamblee
Lanes. Big Boi won the celebrity prize for best game.
November 23, 2002 - LFI has
photos of Ludacris and the Nappy Roots performing live in concert at the
New Constant Convocation Center in Virginia the other night. Check out
the Luda pictures here.
October 29, 2002 - Jam'n
94.5 of Boston just wrapped up their Monster Jam on Sunday at the FleetCenter.
Fans can check out photos, performance videos, and backstage interview
clips with featured artists Nappy Roots, Ludacris with DTP, Eve, Sean 'P.
Diddy' Combs, and Jay-Z here.
October 27, 2002 - Jon Caramanica
of the Boston Phoenix weighed in on Ludacris and Angie Martinez, two radio
DJ's who have gone on to be rap artists. "Ludacris has become a potent,
respected MC for the same reasons that he was so loved on air. He’s incredibly
lucid," Caramanica said. "He’s randy, which is de rigueur for someone who
has to field all manner of calls from the public. Behind a mike, either
in the studio or on stage, Ludacris commands a crowd better than just about
any other contemporary performer. His only misstep thus far has been taking
himself too seriously as a rapper and pursuing one of hip-hop’s great indulgences
— aiming to make stars out of his crew, the Disturbing tha Peace posse,
on their mediocre debut, Golden Grain (Universal)." Read more.
October 20, 2002 - BET.com
has clips of several hip hop celebs celebrating the 500th episode of 106
& Park. Included in the video clips are Postaboy, Ludacris with Disturbing
Tha Peace, Cash Money, LL Cool J, and Outkast. Watch the clips here.
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