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A Mississippi woman is claiming that a popular 1990s rapper faked his own death to get out of paying her thousands of dollars.

I was in Detroit preparing to give a speech last week when the news came across my Twitter feed: "Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine donate $70 million to to create new degree." As one of the first university presidents from the hip-hop generation, I had to stop and read the story immediately.

Read Jamal Edwards's biography and it's difficult not to wonder whether you could have done a bit more with your own life.

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As long as there have been celebrity deaths, there have been celebrity death sightings.

Remix to ignition A Music tycoon and new academy benefactor Jimmy Iovine speaks to the class of 2014 at last Friday's ceremony.

In the first single to Eminem's sophomore major label album, "The Real Slim Shady," the emcee famously began the second verse, "Will Smith doesn't have to cuss to sell records / Well, I do / So fuck him.

Yo Gotti will perform with the Game and Acehood at the Baton Rouge River Center on June 15, 2013.

Eminem's mentor Dr. Dre is mentioned in a legal complaint filed Monday night in Detroit that alleges that Facebook infringed on Slim Shady's copyright for a song.

The Alaska State Fair announced two more concerts to round out the 2013 concert series at the Borealis Theatre in Palmer, with tickets for rising rap star Kendrick Lamar and Poison front man Bret Michaels on sale now on the fair's website.

This song, produced by one Dr. Dre , featured the rhymes of King Tee , Body & Soul , Def Jef , Michel'le , Tone-Loc , Above the Law , Ice-T , NWA 's Dre, MC Ren and Eazy-E , J.J. Fad , Young MC , Digital Underground , Oaktown's 3.5.7 and MC Hammer .

For those of us who came of age during the early years of hip-hop, AVA at Casino del Sol has quite a show hitting the stage this week, as four of the biggest and bestest rap acts of the era have combined to tour as Kings of the Mic .

For Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, it has never been just about hip-hop. It has never been about preaching rhetoric over a beat.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2013 MAY 15, 2013 - S & D Entertainment Group, LLC is proud to announce the signing one of the industry's hottest hip hop producers, JELLY ROLL The Game Xzibit, Busta Rhymes and Method Man among numerous others.

As the weather finally warms up, you are probably seeing more and more kids on bikes, and ATVs.

Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre , whose real name is Andre Young, and music industry entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine have donated a combined $70 million to create a new institute at the University of Southern California, the school announced Tuesday night.

Jimmy Iovine, left, and Dr. Dre are plunking down $70 million for a program at the University of Southern California which will be designed to teach the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Deceased rapper Tupac Shakur's hologram appearance alongside Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg at the Cochella music festival in 2012 made headlines, and now late rappers Eazy-E and Ol' Dirty Bastard will follow in his holographic footsteps.

Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre, real name Andre Young, and music industry entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine have donated a combined $70 million to create a new institute at the University of Southern California.

The USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation will offer select students a unique four-year program, starting in Fall of 2014.