Tarus Jackson of the legendary Bay Area group The Coup was killed this week in a robbery of his home. 36-year-old Tarus, who had been the hype man for Boots Riley for the past year, was pistol whipped before being fatally shot by the robbers. Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $12,000 in reward money for information leading to the suspects’ arrest. Anyone with information can call police at 238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 238-6946.
To all those in Southern Ontario, be sure to check out O.U.C.H. on November 26 at McMaster University. The Ontario University-College Hip Hop competition will feature performances by Point Blank, Rated E, BFDM and Guinness World Record Holder D.O. Show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $10. E-mail Ouch_2005@hotmail.com for ticket info.
In the newest issue of Fader, several artists talk about The Greatest Songs You Never Heard. Among those is Sadat X talking about the original version of his Biggie duet Come On with Lord Finesse and a track he did with Jigga produced by The Neptunes. Others include a lost remix Large Professor did for Slick Rick’sBehind Bars and a Lil’ Jon and Korn cover of Fight The Power.
