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Gucci Mane Released From Jail
Added: 02 May 2013 | Read 291 times

Gucci Mane has been released from jail after serving three weeks for a parole violation.

The rapper was in jail for parole violation stemming from an alleged assault of a man with a bottle. In that case, a man allegedly asked Gucci for an autograph is the VIP section of an Atlanta night club. He was then hit over the head, an attack that caused a huge cut on his skull.

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Lil Wayne Releases Public Apology To The Family Of Emmett Till
Added: 01 May 2013 | Read 406 times

In February of this year, Lil Wayne made national headlines for a lyric on Future's "Karate Chop (Remix)." The New Orleans, Louisiana emcee-turned-mogul rapped, "I beat the pussy up like Emmett Till." The crude simile was comparing sex to the 1955 hate-crime murder of the 15 year-old Till, for allegedly winking at a White woman in Mississippi. Following the song's release, Emmett Till's cousin publicly criticized Lil Wayne's racial "pride and dignity" for the deeply insensitive lyrics.

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J.Cole Plans To Release 'Truly Yours 2'
Added: 30 April 2013 | Read 220 times

After setting the internet on fire last night by dropping the new track “Cole Summer,” Roc Nation’s J. Cole decided he wasn’t done sharing some of his unreleased music just yet. In an early morning tweet, the Fayetteville, North Carolina native suggested Truly Yours 2, the follow-up to his EP that came out in February, is coming soon.

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Pusha T Tweets Release Date For New Album
Added: 30 April 2013 | Read 205 times

Pusha T’s debut solo album has an official release date. Fans can expect to see the Clipse member’s My Name Is My Name his stores mid-summer. Last night (April 29th) Pusha shared the news with his 540,000 followers on Twitter.

Two weeks ago Pusha released the Kanye West and Don Cannon-produced “Numbers on the Boards” single. The track will appear on MNIMN.

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Studio Photos Surface Of Big Sean With Eminem, Royce Da 5'9 And More
Added: 28 April 2013 | Read 435 times

There are sure to be some surprises on Big Sean's highly anticipated sophomore album Hall of Fame and one of those surprises could be an Eminem placement.

The G.O.O.D. Music rapper was seen in studio with Eminem, Royce Da 5'9 and Denaun Porter from Instagram photos posted recently. Sean and Royce collaborated before on the track "100" from the Detroit mixtape.

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Rick Ross Sued For Allegedly Not Paying Talent Agency For Bookings
Added: 25 April 2013 | Read 377 times

Rick Ross finds himself back in  According to TMZ, a lawsuit has been filed against Rick Ross by international celebrity procurement talent agency, Total Access Talent for unpaid commission for tour dates the agency set up.

The suit alleges Rick Ross hired the company to book a month’s worth of Florida shows but failed to pay the 10% commission. Total Access Talent asserts that Ross owes at least $171,000.

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2 Chainz Found Not Guilty Of Drug Charges
Added: 25 April 2013 | Read 384 times

“I’m riding around my side of town, boxing gloves, I beat the trial.”-2 Chainz on “Spend It”.

Tauheed Epps is a happy man. The Atlanta native better known as 2 Chainz was acquitted Wednesday of possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia stemming from a February 14th incident.

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Lil Scrappy Released From Jail
Added: 25 April 2013 | Read 299 times

Lil Scrappy may have the record for the quickest “Free (Insert Incarcerated Rapper’s Name” ever.

The reality show rapper was released from jail yesterday. He was temporarily put in the bing for allegedly giving a false urine sample for a drug test.

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Pusha T, Redman, & EPMD Set To Headline 9th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
Added: 23 April 2013 | Read 184 times

The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is tapping G.O.O.D. Music’s Pusha T, Redman of Def Squad, and east coast rap legends Erick Sermon and Parrish J from EPMD to headline their 9th annual event. Other acts that have been announced include 2013 XXL Freshman member Dizzy Wright and the musically eclectic band Soul Understated.

The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) began in 2005, and has since grown to become one of the largest musical events in New York City. In past years over 20,000 people attended the outdoor concert that takes place under the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.

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Police Shut Down Snoop Lion's 4/20 Party
Added: 22 April 2013 | Read 594 times

Snoop Lion's (a/k/a Snoop Dogg) 4/20 party in Hollywood California was shut down — even before the rapper could arrive.

TMZ reports that the "Snoop Lion 420 Festival," a party designed ostensibly to celebrate marijuana, began at 11:00 AM, but hit a roadblock early on.

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The feud between rappers Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj intensified last night (June 10th), when Lil Kim made a surprise appearance at a local Detroit club to address the matter.

Lil Kim performed a variety of her hits during a show at a club named Blondie’s when she addressed Nicki Minaj, whom she claims has ripped off her style.

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Rapper Trina To Be Honored In Jamaica

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Diggy Simmons Headlines 'Scream Tour: NXG'

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Young Jeezy Addresses Rick Ross Dis Speculation

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Ja Rule Says 50 Cent Beef Was Unfair

The contrast between Ja Rule's career in 2001 and his place in the music industry now is striking.

Once on top of the music charts with his third album Pain Is Love  moving 6.1 million units, Rule's fall from grace arguably had much to do with his beef with 50 Cent. Ja Rule recently talked to Vibe magazine about his entry back into the music industry and how he had the disadvantage against 50 Cent.

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DMX Calls Plies One Of The Worst Rappers During Radio Interview

Recently freed rapper DMX made waves in Saint Louis over the weekend, during an appearance on Hot 104.1.

The rapper appeared on the Young Dip's show and after Young Dip finished playing a song by Fort Meyers, Florida rapper Plies, DMX  shared his opinion with the station's hundreds-of-thousands of listeners.

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Lil Kim Fires Back At Nicki Minaj In New Diss Song

Lil Kim has been quiet as Nicki Minaj has had disparaging remarks to her rival, but now Kim has returned fire with a new diss song called “Black Friday.”

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Young Buck Explains Chapter 13 Filing Alleged 50 Cent Lawsuit

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Kurupt To Smoke Up The 2010 Doesha Cup

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Mr. Cheeks Signs With Stephen Marley's Label; Drops New Single 'Havin Fun'

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The first single and from Mr. Cheeks' upcoming album And The Winner Is…will be titled "Havin' Fun," which features singer Mya Azucena.

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Curren$y Signs To Asylum/Warner Bros

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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Set November Release Date For 'Art of War III'

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Busta Rhymes Talks Battling Jay-Z In High School

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Hip Hop Album Sales The Week Ending 8/1/2010

Eminem's Recovery finally let go of #1 - to Avenged Sevenfold.

Rick Ross was close behind, however with almost 63,000 units moved of Teflon Don. The Def Jam rapper's fourth official album features work from veterans such as No I.D., DJ Clark Kent and Cee-Lo. Drake's Thank Me Later fell to #5, as Justin Bieber joined the party at #4, climbing from #6 last week.

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Swizz Beatz Dicusses DMX's Struggles, Jay-Z Beef

In light of Swizz Beatz' latest "Monster Mondays" release, "Y'all Don't Really Know," featuring DMX and Busta Rhymes, the Ruff Ryder producer sat down with VladTV to discuss DMX's highly-publicized struggles.

"X is forever my brother. Whatever he wanna do, I'm with it, as long as it's the right thing," explained Swizzy. "X has been X since day one. 

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Rapper Lil Wayne, Young Money, Cash Money Sued For $15 Million Over "BedRock"

Rapper Lil' Wayne has been hit with a $15,000,000 lawsuit over the hit single “BedRock.”

Done Deal Enterprises, based in Waynesboro, Georgia, filed a lawsuit against Lil Wayne, Young Money Records, and Cash Money Records, in the United States District Court, Southern district of New York, over the song.

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Game Disses Rampage Jackson Over A-Team Role

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Nicki Minaj Sued Over Rented Pink Lambo

Nicki Minaj has been hit with a lawsuit over a pink Lamborghini featured in the video for her latest single “Massive Attack.”

Nicki Minaj rented the Lambo from Hollywood Exotic Car Rental at the cost of $1,750 per day, to include the 2008 luxury vehicle in her video.

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50 Cent Sued Over 2009 Attack Over Oral Sex At Mansion

A woman that was assaulted and beaten at 50 Cent's mansion has filed a lawsuit against the rapper and G–Unit Records.

Vasti Ortiz filed the lawsuit in Superior Court of Hartford, Connecticut against G-Unit Films and Television and Curtis Jackson, a.k.a. 50 Cent.

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Rick Ross, Waka Flocka Help Students Excel At School

Rapper Rick Ross will use his star power to support at risk youth during the 3rd Annual Rick Ross Be Out Day this week.

The rapper’s Rick Ross Charities will host the event with the City of North Miami Office of the City Clerk, Alix Desulme.

Desulme, The Children’s Trust, The Urban League of Greater Miami and Ross will present the rapper’s annual back to school initiative.

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