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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 36

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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 29

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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 12

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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

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Kanye West Focuses On Melodies On 808s & Heartbreak

When it comes to straight-up vocal prowess, Kanye West will never be compared to some of the all-time greats, such as Luther Vandross or Stevie Wonder Ã¢â‚¬â€ and he's fine with that. With Kanye, it's more about feeling Ã¢â‚¬â€ he wants you to feel his music, not concentrate on the range of his voice. So, when Kanye was onstage singing "Love Lockdown" at the MTV Europe Music Awards in front of a worldwide audience of millions, and his voice obviously […]

November 19, 2008 46

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50 Cent Pushes Back Album, Reveals Addition Of Bonus DVD

50 Cent's label, Interscope Records, announced Friday (November 14) that the rapper's upcoming fourth album, Before I Self Destruct, has been pushed back to an unspecified date in "early 2009." According to the label, although 50 has been rushing to get his album finished for a December release, it's yet to be complete. With the deadline to secure advertising and retail placement for the album imminent, he decided to move to a date in early 2009. However, the G-Unit boss […]

November 15, 2008 21

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Damon Dash Is Broke: Report

It seems nobody is safe from the economic decline over the past couple years. Superproducer Scott Storch has had his fair share of financial problems, and it's long rumored that hip-hop mogul Damon Dash is experiencing his own as well. The New York Daily News reports that Dash has being targeted by lawyers, lenders and landlords in Manhattan Supreme Court who want their money. Dash has gone from owing several companies including shoe company Keds and Armadale Vodka, to dodging […]

November 15, 2008 13