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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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rapper stories: 88 news summaries

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 Rapper Foxy Brown Freed 

Rowdy singer walks out of Riker's Island after 8 months

Apr 19, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Feisty rapper Foxy Brown walked free from Riker's Island prison yesterday after serving 8 months behind bars for battling with manicurists in a New York nail salon, E! News reports. Brown had been sentenced to a year in jail for probation violations stemming from the fight. The rowdy hip-hop star... More »

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Times Officially Retracts Tupac Shooting Story

Paper clears site of article, reporter's chat and blog posts

Apr 7, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times today formally retracted its story that had an FBI informant implicating Sean "Diddy" Combs in a 1994 assault on fellow rapper Tupac Shakur. The paper previously apologized and reported that documents key to the March 17 story appeared to have been a hoax; it said... More »

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Diddy • Los Angeles Times • hip-hop • rapper • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious BIG • rap rivalry

50 Cent Battles Desert Gangsters in Video Game

Follow-up to 'Bulletproof' has the rapper traveling far and wide

Mar 26, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - 50 Cent has a new video game coming out in the fall in which he battles international gangsters in desert warfare, MTV News reports. "Blood in the Sand" follows the hop-hop star's “Bulletproof” of 2005, though it's not being pitched as a sequel. Details of the game’s... More »

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50 Cent • Vivendi • hip-hop • rapper • G-Unit • third person shooters • Tony Yayo • video games

Tupac Was
Right to
Suspect Diddy

Combs was behind 1994 NY ambush,
new info reveals

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... More »

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Diddy • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious BIG

US Music
Drunk on Booze and Drugs

Study finds lyrics filled with references, but censoring 'not feasible'

Feb 7, 08 7:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Turns out 2005's A-one songs aren't so AA-friendly. A study of the top 279 tunes of that year in the US found 30% of the lyrics referenced illicit substances, mostly positively, reports Reuters. The average 16-year-old racks up 2.4 listening hours a day, which funnels 30,000 alcohol- and... More »

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drugs • alcohol • alcohol abuse • marijuana • country music • rapper

Rapper T.I. Busted on Machine Gun Charge

Fed agents find weapons 'arsenal'

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... More »

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hip-hop • rapper • rap music • guns

Foxy Brown Heads for
the Slammer

Rapper gets one-year sentence for assault with cell phone

Sep 8, 07 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Foxy Brown faces a year in jail for a July 30 assault on a Brooklyn woman who complained about loud music on Brown’s car stereo. Brown, 28, hit the woman with a cell phone in the latest in a string of probation violations that includes flinging hair glue... More »

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celebrity • jail • assault • Foxy Brown • rapper • Inga Marchand

Fo' Shizzle: Rap Stars Face Off on Charts, TV

Kanye West, 50 Cent releasing albums on
the same day

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... More »

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music • music industry • 50 Cent • Kanye West • hip-hop • rapper

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