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March 2008
- Tupac Was Right to Suspect Diddy
  
  Los Angeles Times | Mar 17, 08 2:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tupac Shakur was right: Associates of Sean "Diddy" Combs and the Notorious BIG were behind the beating and shooting of Shakur in New York in 1994. New info uncovered and interviews conducted by the LA Times show Combs' buddies set up the ambush, which kicked off the countrywide feud that eventually led to Shakur's death. More »
  
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  hip-hop • rap music • rapper • Sean Combs • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious BIG
- Hip-Hop Finds New Direction in SXSW
  
  Associated Press | Mar 16, 08 2:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Move over indie-rock—Hip-hop got a big bump at South by Southwest this year. Houston's emerging hip-hop scene helped spread word within the rap community, the AP reports, and some 150 acts took the stage this year. "Honestly I didn't know too much about this," says Del the Funky Homosapien, but "people would say, 'If you don't go, you trippin'!'" More »
  
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  music • hip-hop • rap music • festival • Ice Cube • Bun B • The Cool Kids • South by Southwest
February 2008
- The Cool Kids Take Hip-Hop Back to the '80s
  
  Chicago Magazine | Feb 27, 08 3:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hip-hop sensation the Cool Kids might come off as too, ahem, cool for school, catapulting from an online hit to Pitchfork Music Festival performer and MIA's fall tour opener—without ever releasing an album. But Chicago Magazine paints Antoine Reed, 20, and Evan Ingersoll, 23, as two inexperienced Chicagolanders whose winning formula relies on staying simple and accessible. More »
  
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  music • Chicago • MySpace • hip-hop • album release • Beastie Boys • The Cool Kids • LL Cool J
January 2008
- Coroner Doesn't Know Why Kanye's Mom Died
  
  E! Online | Jan 11, 08 3:45 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - An autopsy of rapper Kanye West's mother has failed to turn up an official cause of death, E! Online reports. A report by the Los Angeles coroner said that Donda West suffered from coronary disease as well as post-operative problems from liposuction and breast-reduction surgery, but that "the final manner of death could not be determined." More »
  
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  hip-hop • rap music • plastic surgery • Kanye West • Donda West • Jan Adams • liposuction • coroner's report • breast reduction
- Sarko's Son Pens Song for Angry Rapper
  
  Times (UK) | Jan 9, 08 10:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A rapper who hates French President Nicolas Sarkozy has recorded a tune by the president's own 23-year-old son, the Times of London reports. Sarko junior, a hip-hop producer who goes by the name Mosey, helped produce rapper Poison's music and threw in some lyrics. "The guy brought me music," Poison said. "He does good sh**." But Poison didn't know Mosey was really Sarko junior. More »
  
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  France • Nicolas Sarkozy • police • hip-hop • rap music • music videos
December 2007
- Jay-Z Leaves Def Jam Post
  
  E! Online | Dec 24, 07 7:15 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z is stepping down as president of Def Jam Records at the end of the year. The busy rapper is leaving on good terms after two years, a span in which he signed new stars such as Ne-Yo and Rihanna, E! Online reports. Jay-Z, whose American Gangster CD currently rules the charts, will still record for Def Jam's Roc-a-Fella label. More »
  
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  hip-hop • Beyonce • Jay-Z • Def Jam
- Blige Airs Growing Pains
  
  Boston Globe | Dec 18, 07 5:13 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Mary J. Blige has moved on from empowerment to soulful diva on her first disc in two years, the Boston Globe ’s Joan Anderman writes. "A celebration of the artist's hard-won happiness, " Growing Pains won Anderman over by "revealing her weaknesses." Blige still urges listeners to stand tall on a joyful "Just Fine," but now sings a slow “I need you to rescue me" on "Feel Like a Woman." More »
  
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  hip-hop • music review • relationship • R • Mary J. Blige
November 2007
- Keys Finds Her Groove
  
  Entertainment Weekly | Nov 17, 07 3:29 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Alicia Keys is an undeniable talent, and Entertainment Weekly finds ample evidence of that on her third and latest studio album As I Am, out this week. Whereas previous efforts showcased her mastery over a panoply of styles—hip-hop, soul, classical—those elements have been folded this time around into a smoother, more pop package, writes reviewer Neil Drumming. More »
  
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  music • hip-hop • music review • Alicia Keys
- Doc of Kanye's Mom Was on Thin Ice
  
  Los Angeles Times | Nov 14, 07 2:23 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The mother of rap star Kanye West died Saturday "as a result of surgery or anesthesia," a preliminary autopsy showed yesterday—more bad news for her surgeon, the Los Angeles Times reports. Dr. Jan Adams—a talk-show regular—faces sanctions from various state agencies over a string of alcohol-related convictions, including revocation or suspension of his medical license. More »
  
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  hip-hop • plastic surgery • Kanye West • cosmetic surgery • autopsy • medical malpractice • Donda West
- Kanye West's Mother Dies After Surgery
  
  CNN | Nov 12, 07 10:30 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Kanye West's mother died in Los Angeles Saturday after complications developed following a "cosmetic procedure," her publicist said today. Dr. Donda West, 58, a retired English professor, inspired the hip-hop superstar's 2005 hit "Hey Mama." No cause of death was released, and the family requested "privacy during this time of grief," CNN reports. More »
  
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  obituary • hip-hop • Kanye West • Donda West
- Jay-Z Spins a Gangster Tale
  
  Entertainment Weekly | Nov 1, 07 11:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - ''Believe half of what you see/None of what you hear/Even if it's spat by me,'' declares hip-hop mogul Jay-Z on his new record American Gangster, framing himself and other rappers as "actors." Entertainment Weekly finds the record, titled and themed after the Ridley Scott film, diverse and satisfying. More »
  
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  hip-hop • music review • Jay-Z
October 2007
- Rapper T.I. Busted on Machine Gun Charge
  
  CNN | Oct 14, 07 9:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rapper T.I. has a good excuse for missing BET’s Hip Hop Awards: He was in jail. Federal agents busted the rapper yesterday after they found an illegal "arsenal" of machine guns in his home, said law enforcement authorities. As a convicted felon, it’s illegal for the self-proclaimed “King of the South” to own any gun. More »
  
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  gun • hip-hop • rap music • rapper • Federal law
September 2007
- Kanye Prevails in Battle of the Hip-Hop Stars
  
  Los Angeles Times | Sep 12, 07 10:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In the much-hyped battled between two music titans, early sales indicate hip-hop fans are going West. Kanye West’s latest album, Graduation, has been outselling rival 50 Cent’s Curtis —by 2 to 1 at one Hollywood store, the LA Times reports — since the two went on sale yesterday. Fitty, 32, famously threatened to retire if West’s album sales bested his. More »
  
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  hip-hop • musician • Kanye West • album release • music sales • CDs • 50 Cent • Virgin • graduation
- Fo' Shizzle: Rap Stars Face Off on Charts, TV
  
  Associated Press | Sep 7, 07 4:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Kanye West and 50 Cent are set for a showdown Tuesday when both of their new albums hit the market. In addition to facing off on the charts, the rap stars will meet on BET-TV's "106 & Park." The two have been trading trash-talk for weeks, with 50 even threatening to retire if Kanye outsells him in the first week. More »
  
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  music • music industry • hip-hop • rapper • Kanye West • 50 Cent
August 2007
- Letting It All Hang Out? Bill Would Put It All Back In
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Aug 23, 07 12:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Young men will want to hike up their sagging pants, and women cover up bra straps and exposed thongs if Atlanta’s City Council adopts a proposal to amend the city’s indecency laws, the Journal-Constitution reports. The measure, which would fine violators for exposing boxer shorts, thongs and bras, is discriminatory and won't stand up in court, the ACLU warns. More »
  
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  Louisiana • hip-hop • Atlanta • culture • First Amendment • ACLU • indecency • pants • dress code • Delcambre