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rapper stories: 88 news summaries

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 Phoenix 
 Denies 
 Hip-Hop 
 Is Hoax 

Actor-turned-rapper says he has made his last film

Feb 4, 09 3:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Joaquin Phoenix insists he really has quit Hollywood for hip-hop,  AP reports. He’s made his last movie and is busy recording rap tracks in his home studio, said the star. Rumors that the career change was actually an elaborate practical joke swirled after video emerged of Phoenix... More »

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(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix really is a struggling rap artist, a rep tells MTV. “The transition from one career to another is never seamless,” the actor’s publicist says. “He intends on exploring his musical interests despite speculative, negative, or positive reactions.” The statement is in direct contrast... More »

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celebrity • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • actor • acting • acting career

 Phoenix 
 'Breakdown' 
 More Like 
 a Put-On 

Phoenix' rap career might just be a show

Jan 28, 09 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix's transformation from Oscar-nominated actor to bumbling rapper may be a prank meant to satirize media coverage of pompous actors, Entertainment Weekly reports. “He said, ‘It's a put-on. I'm going to pretend to have a meltdown and change careers, and Casey [Affleck] is going to film it,... More »

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(Newser) - Retired actor and ex-Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix hit a Vegas stage last night in his new incarnation—as a rapper, People reports. "This is me saying this is who I am. This is my story," Phoenix said before performing at LAVO in The Palazzo. Brother-in-law Casey Affleck recorded... More »

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music • rapper • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • actor

MOVIE REVIEW

 Notorious Aims Too Small 

By-the-numbers rap biopic fails to bring Biggie's world to life

Jan 16, 09 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - The Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious efficiently recaps the murdered rapper's short life, but it's not a movie significant enough for one of rap's greats, say critics. Brooklyn rapper Jamal Woodard turns in a convincing performance, Chris Richards writes in the Washington Post, but he's rapping to a script that seems... More »

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movie review • hip-hop • rapper • movies • Notorious B.I.G. • biopic • Jamal Woolard

GLOSSIES

 Rapper Gravy 
 Gets Another 
 Shot at Fame, 
 This Time as BIG 

Hefty entertainer to portray the far more notorious BIG

Dec 15, 08 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - His debut album was shelved, but Jamal “Gravy” Woolard still has a shot a fame, the New Yorker reports. The rapper, who notoriously took a bullet in the butt outside a radio studio in 2006, killed his music career with what was widely perceived to be a publicity stunt.... More »

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(Newser) - Days after Kanye West wrote on his blog that he's taking a break from releasing singles to let his latest songs “soak into the culture,” the star rapper is heading in a different direction—toward the London fashion world. The rapper will move to England next year to... More »

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music • fashion • Kanye West • celebrity • rapper • fashion designer • fashion industry

FASHION REVIEW

Rapper's Old-School Fashion Line Far From OutKast

Andre 3000 designs label for mod preppy

Oct 2, 08 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - With a nostalgic collection far more ambitious than those of most celebrity designers, rapper/actor André Benjamin—aka André 3000, half of the duo OutKast—looks “like Ralph Lauren having a Steampunk moment,” Eric Wilson writes in the New York Times. The Benjamin Bixby collection, “inspired by Ivy... More »

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Brits Bust Busta Before London Charity Concert

Rapper detained at airport because of US assault conviction

Sep 26, 08 5:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Busta Rhymes was detained at a London airport for 11 hours last night after authorities refused to let him enter the country, reports the Guardian. He was allowed to leave for a London hotel after a judge ruled that holding him up because of a US assault conviction may... More »

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 Diddy on Palin: 
 Could Anyone Be Less Black? 

Rapper says McCain's choice 'completely irresponsible'

Sep 4, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - P Diddy—“government name" Sean Combs—has a heart-to-heart with John McCain on a dizzying YouTube video complaining that the Arizona senator's choice of running mate is “not respectful to our diverse lives.” Sporting tinted shades, a white tee and serious bling, Diddy, “aka Ciroc Obama,... More »

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 Publisher Sues Lil' Kim,
 Foxy Brown

Sez neither produced books they were paid for

Jul 25, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(AP) - Simon & Schuster Inc. sued rappers Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim yesterday, saying they were paid advances for books they never delivered. The publishing house wants Brown to return a $75,000 advance she received in 2005 for an autobiography called Broken Silence and wants Lil' Kim to return the... More »

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New York City • publishing • celebrity • Foxy Brown • rapper • civil lawsuits • Simon & Schuster • Lil' Kim

 50 Cent Sues
 Taco Bell for
 Big Change 

$4M lawsuit says 'endorsement' was a bad rap

Jul 24, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper 50 Cent is suing Taco Bell for $4 million over a guerrilla ad campaign, reports E! Online. The fast food giant wrote Fiddy, suggesting he change his name to 79, 89, or 99 Cent for a price promotion. By releasing the letter to the media, he claims Taco Bell... More »

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Taco Bell • Pizza Hut • 50 Cent • KFC • rapper • Curtis Jackson • Get Rich or Die Tryin' • Yum! Brands

 DMX Charged in Med-Bill Dodge 

Rapper faces third arrest this summer

Jul 20, 08 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scofflaw rapper DMX was arrested at a Phoenix mall yesterday and charged with giving a false name and Social Security number so he could skirt medical bills, the AP reports—only the third time this summer the rapper has faced charges. The sheriff claims DMX—real name Earl Simmons—visited... More »

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 50 Cent Sues Ex for $20M 

Rapper fights back after she goes public with  arson accusations 

Jun 21, 08 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - 50 Cent has slapped the mother of his 11-year-old son with a $20 million defamation lawsuit, the New York Daily News reports. The rapper's ex has publicly accused him of being behind the blaze that forced her out of the home they once shared. 50 Cent—barred from contacting his... More »

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50 Cent • celebrity • lawsuit • Long Island • defamation • arson • rapper

 Lil Wayne Busts 1M Barrier 

Rapper's release first in 3 years to hit milestone in a single week

Jun 18, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lil Wayne has become the first artist to sell more than a million albums in a week since 50 Cent in 2005, Billboard reports. Tha Carter III, the rapper's sixth album, exploded out of record stores last week, selling close to half a million its first day. The milestone sales... More »

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 Lil Wayne Gives
 Milk for Free,
 Still Sells Cow  

The rapper turned to the Internet to change the game

Jun 11, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - It made record execs cringe, but Lil Wayne's three-year mixtape giveaway sealed his megastar status, reports Rolling Stone. After his last album underperformed, Wayne built an underground following with four free double-albums released on the Internet. The risky move launched Wayne's new single "Lollipop" to Number One on... More »

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 Retro Diddy Back to Puff Daddy 

Rapper Combs hints at return to old stage name

Jun 10, 08 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Sean Combs—also variously known as Puffy, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and Diddy—appears to be going retro and reverting back to Puff Daddy, which he hasn’t used since 2001, E! Online reports. His rep says there’s no change in the works, but Combs suggested otherwise on... More »

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 Remy Ma
 Sentenced
 to 8 Years
 for Assault 

'Queen of NY' is heading upstate for shooting friend

May 14, 08 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Remy Ma was sentenced to eight years in prison yesterday, following her conviction on two counts of assault for shooting her friend in the stomach. The self-proclaimed "Queen of New York" broke down in tears at the sentencing, which was somewhat more lenient than expected, reports MTV. The... More »

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Rapper DMX Arrested on Animal-Cruelty, Drug Charges

Cops take pit bull pups, find cocaine, marijuana, guns at Arizona pad

May 9, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police arrested rapper DMX early this morning on animal-abuse and drug charges, the Arizona Republic reports. Police seized five pit bull puppies, and unknown quantities of marijuana and cocaine from the house northeast of Phoenix. More »

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cocaine • animal cruelty • marijuana • hip-hop • DMX • rapper • rap music • pit bull • police raids

 Foxy Cops Plea, Pens Apology 

Rapper gets to stay out of jail for hurling phone at woman

May 9, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A plea deal to settle charges that rapper Foxy Brown hurled a BlackBerry at a neighbor means the notorious bad girl had to pen an apology letter instead of going back to jail, the New York Post reports. "It's over," the hip-hop diva said. "I made a... More »

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New York • celebrity • settlement • Foxy Brown • rapper • court cases

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