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50 Cent Sues Taco Bell

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Rapper Curtis Jackson, who performs under the stage name 50 Cent, sued Yum Brands Inc.'s (YUM) Taco Bell Corp. on Wednesday for allegedly using his name, persona and trademarks in a nationwide advertising campaign without his permission. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, alleges Taco Bell drafted a fake letter it purported asks Jackson to change his name to "79 Cent," "89 Cent" or "99 Cent" in order to publicize its "79-89-99 Cent […]

todayJuly 24, 2008 13

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Dmx Charged With Identity Theft

Troubled rapper DMX has been accused of using a false identity to avoid paying hospital medical expenses. The star - real name Earl Simmons - was charged in Arizona on Tuesday (22Jul08) with one count of theft and one count of stealing someone else's identity. Authorities claim Simmons gave medical officials the fake name of Troy Jones while receiving treatment for pneumonia at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, in April (08). He also allegedly failed to pay his $7,500 […]

todayJuly 24, 2008 30

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Dr. Dre Says Detox May Come By The End Of The Year

Dr. Dre has finally emerged from his lair (aka studio) to do some press for his new line of headphones, Beats By Dr. Dre, and of course, he's been asked the question: When is Detox coming out? While speaking with USA Today, the veteran producer revealed that the long-awaited album may just see the light of day by the end of the year. "I'm just now -- over the last couple of months -- starting to feel that it's going […]

todayJuly 24, 2008 15

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Kid Rock Sentenced to Probation

A court sentenced musician Kid Rock to 12 months probation and six hours of anger management counseling for his involvement in a post-concert fight at a restaurant near Atlanta last year. Rock, who was born Robert J. Ritchie, was also sentenced on Monday to 80 hours of community service and fined $1000, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Web site. The entertainer pleaded no contest at a court in DeKalb county, Georgia, to one count of simple battery. Four other counts […]

todayJuly 24, 2008 42

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Video: Young Jeezy's "Put On"

After months of the all the Young Jeezy fans inquiring about the video for "Put On" its finally seeing the light of day. Check it out below and tell me, is it poppin or floppin.

todayJuly 23, 2008 13

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Bramma 'bombing' the dancehall

Being a deejay was always the aim for upcoming artiste 21-year-old Bramma D' Bomma, and since entering the business, he has been getting tremendous support from other established artistes. Bramma, whose real name is Lloyd Brammer, says he became a deejay as a way out of trouble. "Back inna high school (Calabar High), it keep mi out a whole heap a trouble. Everybody weh mi grow wid, who nuh dead, deh a jail. Music was my escape from that. Mi […]

todayJuly 22, 2008 22

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Bounty will not 'Sizzle'

It does not seem as if Beenie Man is going to get his wish to have Bounty Killer perform at Beenie Man Sizzle '08 on Independence Day. The show that is to feature a multitude of Jamaica's top dancehall and reggae acts including Beenie Man's estranged wife D'Angel, Macka Diamond, Mr Vegas, Capleton, Voice Mail, Assassin and Queen Ifrica, among others, is to be to held at the Jamalco Sports Club in Clarendon on August 6. Last week, 'The Doctor' […]

todayJuly 22, 2008 17

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Mavado takes dancehall night

Rising deejay star Mavado eclipsed his mentor Bounty Killer on Thursday night's 'Dancehall Night' segment of Reggae Sumfest '08. Bounty gave up the throne on Thursday by giving a performance which ended in boos, expletives, and his arrest bythe Mobay police - leaving Mavado to rock the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre, in Montego Bay, with an awesome set. Hitting centre stage at 3:27 a.m., the dapper Mavado, sporting all white, went straight into his bag of hits, reeling off songs […]

todayJuly 21, 2008 23

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I-Octane wins most culturally aware new artiste

The 10th staging of Portmore awards was a grand, love-filled affair, held at the Sugarman's Beach in Hellshire, St Catherine, on July 12. The occasion saw four persons getting awards for their contribution to the entertainment fraternity. I-Octane received the award for being the 'most culturally aware new artiste', Vybz Kartel won an award for 'best lyrics', Spice was dubbed the 'female DJ of the year', while Cobra was awarded the title of 'most dedicated'. The 'Star Girls' received an […]

todayJuly 21, 2008 27

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DaVille joins list of artistes with product endorsements

It is the norm for marketers to use popular artistes to endorse their products. Richie Stephens perhaps heads the list as the artiste with the most product endorsements and other acts in this category include Beenie Man, who can be seen in Tastee ads and on billboards across the island, Tarrus Riley who looks so at home in a great series of ads endorsing Ocean Spray cranberry juice. Singer Da'ville, with his recent teaming up with Cooyah Reggae Flava, now […]

todayJuly 16, 2008 9

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