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4 hrs ago | The Georgia Straight

Rapper Amanda Blank thinks dirty

Wea re thinking that the fornication-fixated Philadelphia rapper Amanda Blank is a big fan of the Sex Pistols.

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Related Topix: The Sex Pistols, Punk, The 2 Live Crew

12 hrs ago | NBC Philadelphia

"Obama Fried Chicken" Sign Cut From Rap Video

A recently released music video for "Popular Demand" by the Clipse featured the awning of the infamous Obama Fried Chicken joint in Brownsville, Brooklyn .

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Related Topix: Clipse, Music, Entertainment

16 hrs ago | HipHopDx

Eminem To Re-Release Relapse With 5 New Tracks

Although he had initially planned for a fourth quarter release for Relapse 2 , Eminem has now altered his plans and will instead re-issue Relapse with seven bonus tracks.

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Related Topix: Eminem

21 hrs ago | 92.5 KISS FM

Outta Cont... - Baby Bash / Pitb...

Smooth rapper Baby Bash can't recall where he got the "Bash" moniker but his alternate name, Baby Beesh, comes from the fact he used to drive around in a Mitsubishi.

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Related Topix: Baby Bash, Vallejo, CA, Vallejo Metro

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Big News Network.com - Delaware News

De Niro wants to be a rap star

Hollywood star Robert De Niro is planning a new career as a rapper after becoming good friends with hip-hop star 50 Cent.

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Related Topix: Righteous Kill, Black Entertainment, 50 Cent

VH1 News

Janet Jackson Opens Up About Michael, Jermaine Dupri In Robin Roberts Interview

But in a rare interview with ABC News that aired on Wednesday night, the day after her Number Ones album came out, the singer sat down with Robin Roberts to discuss her feelings about brother 's death, her breakup with Jermaine Dupri and how she's trying to gain more control over her sometimes chaotic life.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Jermaine Dupri, Good Times, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Janet Jackson, Pop/Rock

The Daily Star

Rap singer Diam's returns after Islam conversion

PARIS: France's best-selling rap singer Diam's released a new album Monday after a three-year hiatus that has seen the 29-year-old voice of Paris suburban angst undergo psychiatric treatment and embrace Islam.

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Related Topix: Diam's, Religion, Islam

ContactMusic.com

50 Cent - 50 Cent's Melodic Rage

50 Cent thinks fans hate him singing. The 'Candy Shop' hitmaker believes his least popular songs are ones where he uses melody and sings his vocals, and doesn't understand why other rappers win praise for doing the same.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, 50 Cent

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Fox Charlotte

Public Enemy Rolls Through DC

On a flatbed truck, Public Enemy is getting some street credit in the District. The group had a police escort as they rapped thru the streets of D.C. to raise awareness for homeless young people.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Public Enemy

ContactMusic.com

Robert de Niro - Rap Star Robert de Niro

Robert De Niro is planning a new career as a gangster rapper after becoming good friends with hip-hop star 50 Cent.

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Related Topix: Righteous Kill, Black Entertainment, 50 Cent

MyHot105.com

I Am - Mary J. Blige

When her debut album, What's the 411?, hit the street in 1992, critics and fans alike were floored by its powerful combination of modern R&B with an edgy rap sound that glanced off of the pain and grit of Mary J. Blige's Yonkers, NY, childhood.

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Related Topix: Mary J. Blige, Black Entertainment, R-N-B, Iam, Yonkers, NY

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Spin

50 Cent

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson told MTV his long-delayed fourth album would be "like a prequel" to blockbuster 2003 debut Get Rich or Die Tryin' -- in other words, a back-to-basics return to the rapper-mogul's more aggressive roots.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, 50 Cent

CBS2

Army Mom Refuses Deployment To Care For Child

Share + Nov 17, 2009 6:45 pm US/Central SAVANNAH, Ga. 1 of 2 Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, 21, claims she had no choice but to refuse deployment orders because no one was available to care for her child.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA, Entertainment, Drama, Television, The Click

Stuff

MC Hammer's digital life

You wouldn't pick it by looking at him but rap star MC Hammer is a big self-confessed geek.

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Related Topix: M.C. Hammer, Microsoft Xbox, Video Games

KGOT-FM Anchorage

Ride Wit Me - Nelly / City Spud

A savvy pop-rapper with crossover appeal, Nelly seemed like a novelty when he first debuted in summer 2000 with "Country Grammar ," yet he was no one-hit wonder, consistently returning to the pop charts with successive smash hits like "Hot in Herre." His universality is partly rooted in his hometown: the Gateway City, officially known as St.

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Related Topix: Nelly, St. Louis, MO Metro

BBC

Jay-Z joins Rihanna at London gig

Rap star Jay-Z joined Rihanna on stage for two songs as she launched her new album, Rated R, in Brixton, London.

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Related Topix: Jay-Z, Black Entertainment

Mon Nov 16, 2009

PR-inside.com

Make Rap Beats (Hip Hop) With Ease! Sonic Producer FREE Trial a " Sound Like The Next Jay Z

Make Rap Beats With Ease! Sonic Producer FREE Trial a ' Sound Like The Next Jay Z! Sonic Producer Trial 2009-11-10 16:59:12 - If you are looking for information on how to make rap beats then you may come unstuck as it can be difficult to find some good quality beats to use.

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Related Topix: Jay-Z, Black Entertainment

Arts and Events from The Daily Collegian

Pitbull to rap at PSU

LateNight at Penn State will get "Krazy" when Cuban rapper Pitbull performs on Dec.

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LBC 97.3

Bumper Ratings Show Jedward Have X Factor

Fans' threats to boycott the X Factor failed to affect the show's ratings with more than 14 million tuning in on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Vanilla Ice

Sun Nov 15, 2009

San Diego Union-Tribune

Rap that can heal spiritsThe rap on rap music is that it can be...

Kathy Brown of Lakewood, Ohio, kept the beat as Mollie Caravello of Norwood, Mass., rapped; Wendy Magee of London held the microphone during a session of "Clinical Applications of Rap in Music Therapy." MISSION VALLEY - The rap on rap music is that it can be derogatory, misogynistic, violent.

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Related Topix: San Diego, CA, Black Entertainment, Kurtis Blow, 2pac, Nas, San Diego Metro

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