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Barack Obama Named Time's Person Of The Year

Time magazine has just named their Person of the Year, and it's not surprising that President-elect Barack Obama takes the prize, after becoming the first African-American to win the oval office. The magazine's managing editor, Rick Stengel, made the announcement during Wednesday's "Today" show. "He hit the American scene like a thunderclap, upended our politics, shattered decades of conventional wisdom and overcame centuries of the social pecking order," Time reports in its cover story. If Time wasn't enough, Obama graced […]

December 17, 2008 17

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Akon Pleads Guilty To Tossing Fan Off Stage In 2007

Singer is fined $350 and sentenced to 65 hours of community service. For the next year, Akon will have to split his time between rocking the stage and preaching about the evils of violence and the gang life. The "Troublemaker" singer appeared in court in Fishkill, New York, on Wednesday morning (December 17) to plead guilty for throwing a teenage fan off the stage at a concert in the summer of 2007, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Akon reached a […]

December 17, 2008 14

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Beenie Plans GrandChild's Future

Dancehall artiste Moses 'Beenie Man' Davis says he will be playing an active role in the life of his first grandchild who was born in Florida last Sunday. When THE STAR spoke with Beenie Man yesterday, he said that his daughter Desha Gaye, 17, gave birth to a healthy girl who weighed five pounds seven ounces despite having being born premature at seven months. Desha Gaye stirred up controversy moths ago when it was reported that she was expecting her […]

December 16, 2008 65

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Addi is still Aidonia's daddy

Deejay Aidonia and his musical father, Vybz Kartel, are not 'at war', despite rumours of a rift between the two. The rumours began last week with the release of an Aidonia song, titled Matic Nah Laugh,in which the artiste supposedly 'disses' Vybz Kartel. Aidonia, however, is denying that there is any animosity toward Kartel. He cleared the air by saying, "there is no rift between me and Kartel. The song post online and since people a tell me seh Kartel […]

December 16, 2008 25

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Maino Isn't Bringing New York Back, Says Chain Snatching's Not Gonna Stop

Maino is the underdog everyone in New York wants to win. He has the street cred, he's done jail time, and he's smacked a few different rappers. Overall, he's a guy you don't wanna mess with. He's one of the new guys in New York, but as he says in a recent interview with Complex, he's not trying to bring the city back. Maino wants to usher in new faces. "There's no representation of the new New York -- it's […]

December 16, 2008 8

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Chi Ching releases songs ahead of Sting

With Sting high on the agenda, dancer/deejay Chi Ching Ching is gearing up with new songs. Chi Ching, real name Radion Beckford, said he recently recorded a song called Dribble And Score on Esco's 'Dribble' rhythm. He said it has been getting good airplay on local radio stations. There is also another song he did called Risk Expensive. In addition, there are two other singles, which will be on his upcoming debut album, Ghetto Classics, that he plans to release […]

December 14, 2008 27

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Feds Arrest DMX In Miami On Phoenix Arrest Warrant

One day after the Maricopa County Sheriff's office in Arizona offered a $5,000 reward for his capture, DMX was apprehended in Florida on Tuesday (December 9) on an arrest warrant issued in Phoenix after he failed to show for a scheduled appearance. According to a report from MTV, the rapper (real name: Earl Simmons) was picked up by FBI agents after patient-confidentiality laws prevented Miami police from confirming whether X was at a local rehab facility. "A call went out […]

December 10, 2008 16

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Bounty says Jamaica needs to smile more

This is no joke. Bounty Killer, the deejay known for being "cross, angry, mserable", says Jamaica needs to smile more. And, in fact, Rodney 'Bounty Killer' Pryce is leading the way. These days, the Killer has, in fact, been smiling more. a lot more. Actually, it was a laughing Bounty who we saw on Saturday night at the stage show Reggaelution where the ace deejay was out with friends and obviously having fun. "The dancehall is now totally about four […]

December 9, 2008 20

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Akon On OJ Simpson Verdict, "They've Always Been Waiting For A Reason To Get Him"

Today OJ Simpson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping. SOHH caught up with Konvict Muzik star, Akon, prior to the sentencing to get his take on the football stars fall from grace. Back in September of 2007, Simpson and five associates raided a room at the Palace Station Hotel in Las Vegas, held two two memorabilia dealers at gunpoint and stole thousands of dollars worth of memorabilia. Though his defense attorneys argued that OJ […]

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