50 Cent sued again...
NEW YORK (NY Post) - A New York Post photographer allegedly assaulted by 50 Cent's bodyguards plans to sue the rap star for $21 million. Jim Alcorn was reportedly knocked down while taking pictures of 50 and his entourage leaving a jewelry store, where the rapper had just bought an $18,000 watch. Alcorn ...
| Tray Deee was arrested for allegedly shooting
NEW YORK (NY RnB magazine) - Rapper Tray Deee was arrested late Friday for allegedly shooting at a crowd of people outside of a California business. "Someone fired a handgun in the direction of individuals in front of an establishment. Someone identified him as a possible suspect," said Officer Jana ...
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G-Unit's releases 'Beg For Mercy' earlier
NEW YORK (Interscope records press release) - As a reaction to bootlegging, piracy, and overall demand, the release of "Beg For Mercy," the debut album from 50 Cent's G Unit crew, has been changed to a new street date of Friday November 14, 2003. The new date puts the album in stores four days earlier ...
| Arresting Fox's development
NEW YORK (Hip-hop NY magazine) - Atlanta hip hoppers Arrested Development have a bone to pick with The Fox Network. The TV station has launched a new series also named "Arrested Development", which dilutes the meaning of the band's name according to a lawsuit filed October 16th. The hip hop group filed ...
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'Black album' moved up
NEW YORK (Jay-Z Fans Website) - Jay-Z, like so many before him, will release his much-anticipated "The Black Album" two weeks early after copies of the record have already appeared on illegal file sharing sites. The CD, originally slated for a November 28th release will now come out on November 14th. ...
| New CD may Rule out peace
NEW YORK (Ja Rule Fans Website) - Ja Rule talks tough, in response to rival rapper 50 Cent, on the new CD 'Blood in My Eye.' Maybe we shouldn't trust that olive branch rapper Ja Rule just extended to arch enemy 50 Cent. The MC talked about a truce with his fellow Queens-born nemesis in an interview ...
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P. Diddy honoured as 'athlete of the week'
NEW YORK (USA Track & Field) - Sean P. Diddy Combs has been selected as "Athlete of the Week" by USA Track & Field in recognition of the rap mogul's completion of the New York City Marathon, and raising $2 million (U.S.) for various children's charities. No word on what Martin Lel thinks about Puffy ...
| Beyonce solo show marred by tragedy
LONDON, UK (Beyonce Fans Website) - Beyonce almost pulled the plug on her first-ever solo concert in England on Tuesday night. The crowd of 10,000 at Manchester's arena booed as they were made to wait almost 2 hours for the show to begin. But the delay was for a good reason - a stage manager fell 50 ...
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Fabolous sued
NEW YORK (Fabolous Fans Website) - Rapper Fabolous is being sued for allegedly ripping off the hook of a song allegedly composed by Brooklyn-based duo Trajik. The pair's music publisher claims that Trajik's 1999 song "Holla Back" served as the basis for "Young N (Holla Back)", a track on Fabolous' latest ...
| Indie Hip-hop takes it to the streets
NEW YORK (RnB magazine) - Hip hop culture originated from the streets of New York City. Combining history and some DIY indie work ethic, Toronto hip hop acts Cryogenics, Logical Ethix, Kamau and Unkown Mizery are truly hustling their music by selling it on downtown street corners. MC Kal-Q-Lus explains: ...
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Missy breaking the cycle
NEW YORK ('Break the cycle' press release) - Rapper Missy Elliott is lending her name and her face to an organization in the U.S. called Break the Cycle - a charity organization that works with young people to end domestic violence. The organization is about to undergo a campaign with hopes of raising ...
| P. Diddy finished New York marathon
NEW YORK (P. Diddy Fans Website) - Despite suffering leg cramps for over half the course, rapper Sean 'P Diddy' Combs completed the New York marathon yesterday. Combs did the run in aid of charity and finished in a time of four hours, 14 minutes and 54 seconds. Known on the course simply as 'No 30792', ...
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Nelly's new single 'Iz U' dominates radio airwaves this week
NEW YORK (Derrty Entertainment press release) - On the heels of the success of his No1 smash hit, "Shake Ya Tailfeather," featuring P. Diddy and fellow St. Lunatic member Murphy Lee, Derrty Entertainment/Fo' Reel/Universal Records' artist Nelly rides the top of the radio chart with his newest song, ...
| Rocawear under fire
NEW YORK (P. Diddy Fans Website) - On Tuesday, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs received a heavy blow when the National Labour Committee accused the hip hop star-cum-fashion designer of manufacturing some of his Sean John clothing out of sweatshops in Honduras. Now Jay-Z may be suffering the same publicity nightmare. ...
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No Farrakhan for 50 Cent
NEW YORK (Ja Rule Fans Website) - 50 Cent has refused to take a meeting with Nation Of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan. As reported last week, Ja Rule met with the inspirational leader in an attempt to ease the tension between himself and 50's G-Unit, the idea being 50 Cent would do the same. ...
| Jam Master Jay one year later
NEW YORK (Run DMC Fans Website) - It was a year ago today Run DMC's Jam Master Jay was gunned down in his New York studio. Since then police say they have pursued several leads - but on the anniversary of his death the killer is still at large. Jam Master Jay's family is now taking matters into their ...
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P. Diddy sweats it out
NEW YORK (P. Diddy Fans Website) - The National Labour Committee, held a news conference on Tuesday outside the future site of a Sean John store on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. They were there to point fingers at Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' and his clothing line, Sean John, for allegedly using sweatshops in ...
| $1m rapper Nelly raid
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Rap star Nelly lost a fortune in Las Vegas � when $1,000,000 worth of jewellery was stolen from his hotel suite. Nelly, 28, was on stage at 2003 Radio music awards ceremony when the thief broke into his room at the Aladdin casino resort. The raider also stole credit cards, ...
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Whitney Houston's 'One Wish - The Holiday Album' from the Arista
NEW YORK (Arista press release) - Arista recording artist Whitney Houston will add another landmark accomplishment to one of the most extraordinary careers in popular music when One Wish - The Holiday Album, her first collection of Christmas tunes arrives in stores on November 18th, it was announced ...
| MJ's charity mess
NEW YORK (Michael Jackson Official Website) - Fox News reported today that part of the money raised by Michael Jackson's all-star single "What More Can I Give" will go to a Scientology-affiliated charity and a foundation run by one of Jackson's record producers. The song was recorded two years ago in ...
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