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Free Drake Show Cancelled By Police
NYPD stepped in and cancelled the scheduled free show that was planned by Drake to promote his brand new CD after the crown got out of hand. Following the cancellation, Drake released the following statement: “I am humbled by the crowd that showed up in support of my performance and the release of Thank Me [...]
Continue reading...DJ Premier’s Statement On Guru’s Death
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
This is a letter written by Guru’s Gang Starr partner DJ Premier (via Live From Headqcourterz): IT WAS A SAD DAY FOR ME TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THE DEATH OF A MAN WHO I WILL CONTINUE TO CALL MY BROTHER, KEITH ELAM, BETTER KNOWN AS GURU OF THE LEGENDARY GANG STARR. FROM 1988-2004, WE EXPERIENCED [...]
Continue reading...Gang Starr’s Guru Dies After Battling Cancer
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Apparently, according to Solar, Guru wrote the following letter addressing his illness, his career and his family: I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world. I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease. I have suffered with this illness for over [...]
Continue reading...Eminem Scraps “Relapse 2″, Announces “Recovery”
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Em says: “I had originally planned for Relapse 2 to come out last year. But as I kept recording and working with new producers, the idea of a sequel to Relapse started to make less and less sense to me, and I wanted to make a completely new album. The music on Recovery came out [...]
Continue reading...Def Jam Signs Shyne To 7-Figure Deal
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Via MissInfo: Multiple sources have confirmed to me that Shyne Po has signed a 7-figure deal with Def Jam. This ends a bidding war that had industry bigwigs vying for Shyne’s attention, flying to Belize, calling and courting, ever since the Brooklyn emcee was released from prison and deported to Belize back in October. For [...]
Continue reading...Jay-Z & Beyonce Named Forbes’ Top Earning Couple
Thursday, January 14, 2010
According to Forbes, Jay and Beyonce are Hollywood’s richest couple of 2009: Between Jay-Z’s musical empire, Beyonce’s chart-topping hit “Single Ladies” and several clothing lines and ad deals, this couple knows how to use their fame to make money. Jay-Z has a hit with “Empire State of Mind,” which he performed with Alicia Keys at [...]
Continue reading...G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks Arrested For Assault, Robbery
Monday, January 11, 2010
And it all happened in Kitchener Ontario. Here are the details via MTV: G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks is being held by police in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, on assault and robbery charges after an incident involving a local promoter on Friday night. Authorities say that Banks and three others assaulted the promoter after the G-Unit member performed [...]
Continue reading...Mary J. Blige Punches Husband at Record Release Party
Saturday, December 26, 2009
T.I. Released From Prison, Headed to Halfway House
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Looks like T.I. and family just got an early Christmas present. Via CNN: Rapper T.I. was released from prison on Tuesday after seven months, his attorney confirmed. The performer, whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., will serve the remainder of a reduced sentence in a correctional center near Fulton County Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. [...]
Continue reading...KiD CuDi Mistaken For Burglar by LAPD, Detained & Released
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Wow. This almost looks like an episode of Punked. KiD CuDi was briefly arrested and handcuffed yesterday in L.A. when the cops erroneously identified the rapper and his crew as burglary suspects. Cudder and crew were apparently leaving a photoshoot with NME on Melrose Avenue when the cops rolled up on them, ordered them to [...]
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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