    (Akiit.com) Chicago-born rapper-producer Kanye West is now the proud owner of a 3,300 square foot Beverly Hills mansion after paying a reported $7.2 million.      According to the Los Angeles Times, Ye’s new traditional-style crib includes six bedrooms, four bathrooms and park-like grounds of almost an acre. It had ...
    (Akiit.com) Every effort to scrap or modify the blatantly unfair minimum mandatory sentencing law for illicit drug abusers has crashed against two things.     The first was then President Bill Clinton’s half-hearted fight to change the disparity sentencing in the law in Congress in the mid-1990s.     Next, it ...
     (Akiit.com) Busta Rhymes is headed for trial on two assault charges after a New York judge decided Monday to take a plea offer off the table.      The agreement would’ve allowed the rapper to remain free, but Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Tanya Kennedy withdrew the offer because of his ...
(Akiit.com) Pioneering rapper Doug E. Fresh will deliver the keynote address at Howard University’s 2nd Annual Hip-Hop and Higher Education Symposium, which takes place on campus this Friday (Mar. 30). This year’s theme is “Hip-Hop for the 21st Century: Bridging the Gap Between the Academy, the Industry and Underground Hip-Hop.” ...
(Akiit.com) According to reports, former Death Row Records mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was evicted from his luxury condominium on Wilshire Boulevard on Friday (Mar. 23). Witnesses said that police cars and a detective came to enforce the eviction and that all of the mogul’s possessions were were loaded on to ...
(Akiit.com) The 2007 “Rock the Bells†Hip-Hop Festival is gearing up to hit major US cities this summer, featuring Wu-Tang Clan, Nas and Rage Against the Machine as headliners. Rock the Bells, hosted by Supernatural, Rahzel and DJ Hi-Tek, is a concert-style festival known for “representing, respecting and recognizing the ...
(Akiit.com) Timbaland has signed on to perform live at McDonald’s 30th Anniversary All-American High School Boys’ Basketball Games half-time event. The celebrated b-ball tournament will kick off at 8pm on Wed. Mar. 28 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY. “With Timbaland’s involvement in the McDonald’s All American Games, it pairs ...
(Akiit.com) Management/production firm Hip-Hop Since 1978 has entered into an exclusive partnership with Bryant Management to represent rapper Lil’ Wayne. Gee Roberson and Kyambo “Hip-Hop†Joshua of Hip-Hop Since 1978 will work together with Lil’ Wayne’s longtime manager Cortez Bryant as they take on all facets of Lil’ Wayne’s career ...
Company Launches Diversity Outreach Initiative to Reach Franchisees of Color New York, NY (Akiit.com) – 24Seven USA Limited, the fourth largest independent vending company in the U.S., has launched a new diversity outreach initiative in conjunction with its vending franchising program. In an effort to create awareness among potential franchisees ...
Reception to Honor African American Contributions on Wall Street New York, NY (Akiit.com) – NYSE Group, Inc. and BLACK ENTERPRISE Magazine have teamed up to pay tribute to the past, present and future of African Americans on Wall Street. The two organizations will host a fundraiser benefiting an upcoming documentary, ...