Jermaine Dupri & Janet Jackson are a couple?
NEW YORK (Honey Magazine) - Jermaine Dupri recently confirmed that he is dating Janet Jackson. Reports circulated several months ago saying that the pair was dating, but then Jackson had also been linked to Justin Timberlake. In the latest issue of Honey magazine, Dupri shares that he and Jackson are ...
| Rapper 50 Cent arrested over weapons
NEW YORK (LA Times) - Rapper 50 Cent - tipped to be one of the biggest stars of 2003 - has been arrested by police in New York after guns were found in his vehicle, according to the Los Angeles Times. The rapper, real name Curtis Jackson, was arrested before 2am local time after his SUV was searched ...
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Kelly Rowland says that 'Nelly is just a friend'
NEW YORK (Destiny's Child Official Website) - Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland has big plans for 2003 - but they don't have anything to do with music. "In 2003, I'm going to meet the man of my dreams. I'm convinced," Rowland said. "I just want love. I feel like I have accomplished so much, it would ...
| If Foxy Brown returns to Jamaica she will face an arrest warrant
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Foxy Brown Fans Website) - When Foxy Brown next returns to Jamaica, she will face an arrest warrant for failing to show up to a hearing on July 28. The hearing stemmed from an altercation with a policewoman at Jamaica's Norman Manley International Airport on July 26. Kingston Criminal ...
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Beyonce Knowles Pepsi spot to be directed by Spike Lee
NEW YORK (Pepsi press release) - Acclaimed film director Spike Lee will direct Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles's debut Pepsi commercial. Pepsi-Cola North America has hired Lee's advertising agency, Spike DDB, to create the spot, which will air in early 2003. "Pepsi has a long history in its commitment ...
| Rapper DMX arrested On Christmas Eve
NEW YORK (DMX Fans Website) - Rapper and actor DMX (Earl Simmons) was arrested on Christmas Eve (December 24) in Harrison, New York, when police officers observed the rapper allegedly making an unsafe lane change in his black Chevrolet Suburban on the Hutchinson River Parkway. After police officers ...
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Hip-hop boss Marion 'Suge' Knight arrested
LOS ANGELES (Knight Fans Website) - Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight has been arrested for allegedly violating the terms of his parole. Los Angeles police learned of the possible violations - which involve his alleged association with reputed gang members - after raiding Knight's office and home last ...
| R. Kelly's Factory pushed back
NEW YORK (R. Kelly Fans Website) - R. Kelly is back in the news. This time it's not about the 21 counts of child pornography the R&B star is currently facing. Instead he is releasing a new album called "Chocolate Factory." R. Kelly was originally scheduled to release his follow up to 2000's "TP2.COM" ...
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Ashanti wanting to write all the songs on her new album
NEW YORK (Ashanti Fans Website) - Singer-songwriter Ashanti will head back into the studio in January to work on the follow-up to her self-titled, Murder Inc./Def Soul debut album. Ashanti penned all of the songs on her debut set, and she said to fans why she intends to also write all of the songs on ...
| Ms Dynamite attacks politicians
LONDON, UK (BBC TV) - Ms Dynamite, who has positioned herself as a positive role model for young people in the UK, has attacked politicians for being out of touch. Politics means "middle-class, rich white men that don't give a damn", the 21-year-old told the BBC's Newsnight. There would be more interest ...
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Beyonce Knowles Joins The Pepsi Family
NEW YORK (Pepsi press release) - Beyonce Knowles, the lead singer of the multi-platinum selling trio Destiny's Child and big-screen star of "Austin Powers in Goldmember" has joined the Pepsi family. The new agreement includes the development of a national ad campaign and potential concert tour sponsorship. ...
| Phil Collins films cameo for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
LONDON, UK (Bone Thugs-N-Harmoy Official Website) - Phil Collins will be seen making a cameo in the new video from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. The band have used a sample of Collins' Take Me Home in their new song Home. They managed to talk him into making a special appearance after agreeing to shoot the ...
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Eminem's former Detroit home fails to sell on eBay
NEW YORK (eBay) - Eminem's former home in Detroit, Michigan, has failed to sell on the eBay auction site, despite reports the owners had received bids as high as �7.5m. When the house's owners hired a company to sort out the genuine bids from the fake, sales prospects dropped quickly. None of the offers ...
| JMJ Suspect Arrested
NEW YORK (NY Police Website) - The New York Police Department has finally arrested a suspect in the Jam Master Jay murder investigation. Ronald 'Tinard' Washington was apprehended after a robbery at a New York Hotel last week. Police pursued Washington in a 20-minute car chase, which ended in a collision. ...
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Snoop Dogg will host the 1st Annual Snoop Bowl
LOS ANGELES (Snoop Fans Website) - Superstar rapper Snoop Dogg will host and participate in the 1st Annual Snoop Bowl fundraiser football game to raise funds for the Loma Linda Children's Hospital. The match takes place on Thursday (December 19) at 6 p.m. PT at Long Beach City College's Veterans Stadium. ...
| It's 'Game Time' for Lil' Romeo!
LOS ANGELES (Lil' Romeo Fans Website) - No Limit's youngest soldier Lil' Romeo releases his long-awaited sophomore album, Game Time, on Tuesday (December 17). The current single from the set, "True Love," features Solange Knowles, who is the younger sister of Destiny's Child lead singer Beyonce Knowles. ...
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Money Is A Thang For Dupri
ATLANTA, Georgia (CBS) - Hip-hop heavyweight Jermaine Dupri may want to reconsider singing his song, 'Money Ain't A Thang' in the future. The producer, who's worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Lil' Bow Wow and TLC, is reportedly in the red. CBS Atlanta reports that the Internal Revenue Services recently ...
| Eminem & ex-wife Kim Reconciled?
LOS ANGELES (Eminem Fans Website) - Eminem's fan websites reports that rapper-actor Eminem (Marshall Mathers) and his ex-wife Kim Mathers have reconciled. The rapper's grandmother, Betty Kresin, told the New York Post that Kim Mathers has moved back into Eminem's suburban mansion, saying, "They're back ...
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R. Kelly builds his career again
NEW YORK (R. Kelly Fans Website) - R&B star R. Kelly, who is currently facing child-pornography charges, has released a new single, "Ignition," taken from his forthcoming album, Chocolate Factory, which is due out January 28. The singer returned to the studio and created a new album after scrapping ...
| Nas Moves Up God's Son
NEW YORK (Allhiphop) - Like Eminem and Usher before him, Nas is pushing up the release date of his latest album, "God's Son," from Tuesday December 17th to Friday December 13th, to avoid further bootlegging of the album, the rapper's label said Wednesday. The release, which will be Nas' 7th, has already ...
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