Apr 26, 2008 -
Rapper 50 Cent was told by movie execs that he needs to shed some of his muscles for his upcoming role in the movie Streets of Blood. Taking this seriously, 50 is doing aerobics as part of his training regimen to better fit the role where he will be playing a cop in the Hurricane Katrina action movie.
Joining the rapper on the big screen will be Sharon Stone and Val Kilmer.
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Oct 08, 2008 -
Vibe announced today that Eminem is the winner of the Best Rapper Alive competition. Even though it’s been four years since Eminem released an album, he beat out Jay-Z in the final round with 69% of the votes. The results of the contest will be printed in Vibe’s November issue hitting newsstands on October 21st.
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Sep 17, 2008 -
Originally posted September 11th: Clifford Harris -- better known as rapper T.I. -- is being sued by ex-girlfriend Lashon Dixon for an increase in child support. The current agreement has T.I.
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Jul 23, 2008 -
TIME magazine has voted Lil Wayne the best rapper alive. Did we miss something?
"Lil Wayne has a smoke-scarred rasp that makes him sound like Redd Foxx covering Bob Dylan.
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May 27, 2008 -
Rap star Kanye West and his record label are being sued by the daughter of a jazz musician, who claims he used samples of her late father’s music without permission.
Kathleen Firrantello says that West, in his track Gone, used a sample of Joe Farrell’s 1974 song Upon This Rock, reports the BBC.
Miss Firrantello, who is also suing rappers Method Man, Redman and Common for using samples from the same song, is seeking damages of at least $1 million.
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Oct 23, 2008 -
An even Lil-er Wayne has arrived.
Just four days after rapper Lil Wayne said his baby boy was imminent, son Dwayne Carter III was born Wednesday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, MTV reports.
The mother's identity was not released.
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Oct 21, 2008 -
Rapper Eve is back, but this time she is taking on the big screen. Eve will star in the upcoming comedy / drama Whip it! alongside Drew Barrymore, Oscar nominated actress Ellen Page and Juliette Lewis, among others.
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Jul 26, 2008 -
Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z hates hearing how his rap contemporaries “keep it hood”, because he’s convinced no one would voluntarily return to their poverty-stricken past in the streets.
The Big Pimpin’ hitmaker, real name Shawn Carter, is often criticized himself for living the high life and failing to keep in touch with his roots - the deprived Bedford-Stuyvesant district of Brooklyn, New York.
But he is unfazed by the remarks, because he is adamant no rap star would give up the luxuries fame has afforded them to go back to living in the ghetto.
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Jul 21, 2008 -
Soul singer Joss, affectionally known to some as, 'will fuck for tracks' Stone, is reportedly dating rapper Nelly. Joss, who was recently rumoured to have offered more than just her voice to producer Mark Ronson, (which he later denied) has apparently been on a number of dates with the man responsible for 'Hot in Herre.'
Joss had previously joked (although she doesn't look like she has much of a sense of humour) that she may become a lesbian because of the trouble she was having finding a man.
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Jul 20, 2008 -
Rapper DMX has been arrested at a Phoenix mall on a felony charge of taking the identity of another.
Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill did not have details of the charge, as it stemmed from a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office case.
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