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Lil Wayne Leads All Grammy Nominees With 8 Nods

The Grammy nominations have been announced, and the frontrunner is Lil Wayne, arguably the hottest artist of the year. Weezy's popularity, coupled with the success of his latest album, Tha Carter III, helped him earn a total of eight Grammy nominations -- among them is the coveted Album of the Year award. The New Orleans rapper is also up for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap Collaboration, and Best Rap Song with two songs. […]

December 4, 2008 18

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William Balfour Arrested In Hudson Family Murder Investigation

Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson on Monday (December 1), a month after the shooting deaths of the singer's mother and 7-year-old nephew Julian. According to the Associated Press, 27-year-old William Balfour -- who has been in custody since the October 24 slayings on a parole violation -- was transferred to Chicago police custody Monday (December 1), after being served with an arrest warrant for the Hudson murders. Until Monday, Balfour was only considered a "person of interest" […]

December 3, 2008 22

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Jay-Z Song Confirmed For Bad Boy's 'Notorious' Soundtrack

It would have to be Bad Boy. You can't imagine a Notorious B.I.G. project without some sort of association with Diddy's label. MTV News confirmed that the soundtrack to the Biggie biopic "Notorious" will, in fact, be released by Big's former recording home. Although most of the performers and producers are still being confirmed, an album trump card has already been revealed: Big's good friend Jay-Z. Hov has the first track we'll hear off the album, "Brooklyn (We Go Hard)." […]

December 3, 2008 29

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Kanye's Relative Suspected In Mother's Death

A year after the passing of Kanye West's mother, Dr. Donda West, an investigation has begun as a nephew may be responsible for her untimely death. According to People, Stephan Scoggins, a registered nurse, was watching over his aunt during post-surgery in November 2007. Caring for her alongside Ye's assisant and a friend, Scoggins reportedly left Donda's bedside to attend a friend's babyshower immediately following her operation the day before. She passed away the same evening and investigators are currently […]

November 29, 2008 34

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Beyonce Debuts At No. 1, Sells Over 480K In First Week Sales

Despite her new album I Am...Sasha Fierce leaking weeks before its release, Beyonce has landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 with over 483,200 sold in her opening week. According to the Nielsen SoundScan, the superstar's latest project marks her third consecutive time coming in atop the charts. Led by mega singles like "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," the disc also features production by Rodney Jerkins and vocals by Justin […]

November 27, 2008 12

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Grand Hustle, Shawty Lo Camp Rumble At Dirty Awards

Radio One's fourth annual Dirty Awards ended abruptly this evening when two separate altercations erupted reportedly between rapper Shawty Lo and members of the Grand Hustle camp yesetrday night Monday (November 24). An eye witness told AllHipHop.com that the tension between the two crews mounted during Shawty Lo's performance, which included a diss version of Grand Hustle artist Yung LA's song "Ain't I." As Lo performed his version with a chorus "Don't I," an audience member identified by an eyewitness […]

November 25, 2008 9

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Barrington Levy Teams With Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes

International superstar Barrington Levy has once again tapped members of Hip-Hop community to assist him as he makes another push for the mainstream spotlight. The Reggae legend has released two versions of the first single from his forthcoming album, one of which features Busta Rhymes and President-elect Barack Obama. The new track, titled Ã¢â‚¬Å“No War,Ã¢â‚¬Â interpolates an Obama speech with lyrics by Busta Rhymes, CanadaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Kardinal Offishall, and of course Levy himself. The alternate version, which is currently making rounds […]

November 25, 2008 28

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Black Judah coming to rock Sting

At the start of this year, reggae's newest singer/deejay duo, Black Judah warned that they were coming with a new sound to the world. Now as the end of the year approaches, the team of Patrick Hall aka Sugar Black and Dylan Judah, is coming to rock Sting. Having been booked for the greatest one-night show on earth, Black Judah, is few weeks away from actualizing the assertion they made in that January interview when they told this reporter "in […]

November 25, 2008 10

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Rapper Ludacris To Feed 500 Families For Thanksgiving

Ludacris will bring holiday cheer to 500 Atlanta families this Thanksgiving, via his non-profit organization, The Ludacris Foundation. This weekend (November 22 & 23rd), Luda and the foundation's LudaCares program will distribute Thanksgiving turkeys and pies to underprivileged residents of metro Atlanta. "This is the foundation's sixth year giving away turkeys and distributing food boxes for Thanksgiving," Ludacris revealed. "I especially look forward to this time of year because it allows me directly touch the people we are trying to […]

November 21, 2008 9

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50 Cent Not Won Over By West's New Lp

50 CENT is unconvinced by fellow superstar KANYE WEST's change of musical direction - hinting the STRONGER star should stick to rapping instead of singing on his new album. West sings throughout forthcoming LP 808s & Heartbreak with the help of Auto-Tune - leaving the majority of the rapping to guest stars Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne. But former rap rival 50 Cent is not won over by the T-Pain produced project - although he concedes the idea is "interesting". […]

November 20, 2008 14