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Britney Spears made National Public Radio's list of the top 50 albums of the decade, along with .

Back in the day rappers used to rhyme about McDonald's and White Castle. By the 1990s, it was all about freestyling on gang bangs and mackin'. Lately, rap has been getting a bad rap because aside from say a Kanye West, Eminem or Jay-Z, there's no true voice for the hip hop community.

The pre-show speculation about Jay-Z and Kanye West joining Rihanna on stage proved to be half right last night as Jay-Z joined the Barbadian sexpot for a belting rendition of 2007 mega-hit 'Umbrella'. The performance a one-off Nokia-organised gig at the O2 Academy Brixton was arranged to promote Rihanna's forthcoming album Rated R , and with ...

In this week's ACS Alert, Wendy talks about how alcoholic men are more likely to have their cancer spread quickly.

Language Advisory: The language in some of the featured songs is not suitable for all ages.

Brad Paisley sings about Kanye West at the CMAs , Kanye West storms the stage during Taylor Swift's speech at the VMAs Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood in yet another dress continue their gig hosting the CMAs, Nashville, Nov.

Have you ever seen an Usher video, as he flashes his six-pack, busting moves while girls at his Manhattan penthouse party ogle him? Or watched as the The Black Eyed Peas have a dance-off in a warehouse? Do you know what sort of dancing that is? It's called hip hop.

With a high-energy reunion tour wrapped up, 90's punk band Blink-182 is taking some time to rest.

Although Fergie is dealing with her own sex scandal involving hubby Josh Duhamel and an Atlanta stripper, the Black Eyed Peas singer recently made headlines yet again when crediting Kanye West for making hip hop "gay friendly". Fergie told The Advocate as reported by MTV.com , West and her Black Eyed Peas bandmates, used their fashion sense and ...

By Emily Christianson and Patrick Kevin Day Her CMA opening performance of A A'Forever & AlwaysA A' may have been an opportunity to show Kanye West whoA A's boss for the 50th time, but instead Taylor Swift seemed intent on doing everything she could to distract from her shockingly thin voice.

Until the demise of the Fame Kills Tour , Kanye West had been planning to hit the road with Lady Gaga, one of the gay-friendliest pop stars out there today.

Hip-hop isn't dead -- it's just going through a monumental identity crisis.

Jay-Z clings to his credibility while Miley Cyrus gives him a shout-out on her latest single. Kanye West follows an awards show outburst with a blog apology that feels both petulant and contrite. Lil Wayne tells Katie Couric he's a gangster, then takes her bowling.

If hip-hop -- once our most radical, rebellious popform -- is finally congealing into the snoozy status quo, how can today's rappers feel anything but conflicted?

Taylor Swift, SNL host and musical guest. Taylor Swift, SNL host and musical guest, pokes fun at Kanye, Joe Jonas and Taylor Lautner.

Only three rappers got a guest verse on Jay-Z's recent "Blueprint 3" album. One is fellow hip-hop superstar Kanye West.

"No one can flow like I can," says the 27-year-old rapper Freddie Gibbs , the one musician in hip-hop New Yorker scribe Sasha Frere-Jones "would put money on right now." "I met Kanye West before and he didna TMt really like my music.

Kanye West is back. Despite saying that he was going to take some time off, the controversial hip-hop star has returned with We Were Once a Fairytale, a 14-minute film that he made with Spike Jonze, the director of Where the Wild Things Are.

The 411 Music Top Five 11.03.09: Top 5 Favorite Songs From 2005 Posted by Ben Czajkowski on 11.03.2009 This week, the 411Music Writers continue to count down their Top 5 songs from each year of the decade.

You'd be forgiven for thinking she arrived on the music scene in a whirlwind. But, as Sarah-Jane explains, our hottest R&B export to the US has been grafting on the rap circuit for years IN A few hours' time Estelle will be performing live on The Late Show With David Letterman.

IT'S been two years since 50 Cent claimed he would retire from music if Kanye West beat him to the No.1 album spot.

In this Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, Kristin Chenoweth arrives at the FOX Winter All-Star Party in Los Angeles.