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rap music stories: 103 news summaries

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Concert Review

 Lil Wayne 
 Pupil Drake 
 Thrills in NYC 

Kanye, record execs come to hear buzzed-about rapper

May 28, 09 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Child-actor-turned-rapper Drake had fans and luminaries like Kanye West enthralled at a small New York show Tuesday, where the as-yet-unsigned artist tried to live up to the buzz.
  • “Drake's greatest gift is his ability to translate his love of rap's many styles into his own music,” Chris
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music • New York City • Kanye West • rapper • rap music • Lil Wayne • music review • Jay-ZTV • Drake

(Newser) - Kanye West says Jay-Z’s new album, Blueprint 3, will not feature the Auto-Tune effects West himself has relied on in the past, MTV reports. “We actually removed all the songs with Auto-Tune off of his album to make the point that this is an anti-Auto-Tune album,” said... More »

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music • Kanye West • hip-hop • rap music • album • Jay-Z • Auto-Tune • Jay-ZTV • Blueprint 3

 Eminem's Relapse Tops Charts 

New album pushes Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown to no. 2

May 27, 09 1:19 PM CDT
(AP) - Eminem's new album Relapse has sold more copies in its first week of release than any other album this year. The Detroit rapper's first album in nearly five years sold 608,000 copies and is his fifth straight No. 1 album. His last disc, 2004's Encore, sold 711,000... More »

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music • Eminem • rap music • album sales • Jay-ZTV • Green Day

 Fans Cheer TI at 
 'Bye Bash' Before Prison 

48 hours before prison, Atlanta rapper
sells out arena

May 25, 09 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - TI returned to his native Atlanta to play a sold out "Goodbye Bash" last night, just two days before he reports to a federal prison for a weapons conviction. Many of his fans expressed support for the convicted rapper, whom they described as a role model, reports the Atlanta ... More »

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entertainment • Atlanta • conviction • hip-hop • rap music • weapons • T.I. • Jay-ZTV

 Jay-Z 
 Leaves 
 Def Jam 


May 21, 09 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jay-Z confirmed to RapRadar today that he has left Def Jam Records after more than a decade. The news follows an unconfirmed report on HitsDailyDouble that the rapper bought out his contract for $5 million. Jay-Z, 39, owed Def Jam one more album, but he was eager to move on... More »

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music industry • Kanye West • hip-hop • rap music • Def Jam • Jay-Z • record label • Jay-ZTV • Roc Nation • Doug Morris • LA Reid • Blueprint 3

 'Great White' Pratt 
 Releases Rap Single 

The only thing truly historic is how bad the lyrics are

May 21, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spencer Pratt is a celebrity, and he wants the world to know it. The Hills “actor” and newly minted “rapper” released his first single, aptly titled “I’m a Celebrity,” last week. Pratt—aka “The Great White”—dubbed himself “a part of music... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity • rapper • rap music • Spencer Pratt • Heidi Montag • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - A flamboyant, high-profile New Jersey gang lawyer has been charged with murder for his role in the death of a key witness against his clients, according to law enforcement authorities. Former prosecutor Paul Bergrin, 53, is accused of leaking the name of a confidential witness to gang members who shot... More »

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New York City • crime • New Jersey • murder • prosecutor • rap music • gangsters • attempted murder





 Fans High on 
 Eminem's 1st 
 Sober Show 

Rapper excited to play show he'll remember later

May 20, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 2000 lucky Eminem fans got to see a rarity last night: a mini-concert in which the rapper was sober, MTV reports. “This might actually be one of the best shows I’ve ever done, ‘cause when I get offstage, I’m actually going to remember it,”... More »

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Detroit • Eminem • record • concert • rap music • fans • Jay-ZTV • Relapse

(Newser) - Eminem’s new album, Relapse, is as crude as you might expect, but his unflinching examination of his drug addiction has floored some critics. Overall, people love it or hate it.
  • "The power of Relapse comes from Em aiming his beat-downs at his truest target, himself,"
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entertainment • Eminem • addiction • prescription drugs • hip-hop • rap music • music review • Dr. Dre • Jay-ZTV • Relapse

(Newser) - The Hills’ Spencer Pratt has designs on the rap genre, MTV reports. “I’ve always known that I secretly am the hottest rapper in the game,” said the exceedingly white reality star, who plans to record an album on the heels of his single, I’m a Celebrity.... More »

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television • reality TV • hip-hop • rap music • Spencer Pratt • Jay-Z • The Hills • Heidi Montag

(Newser) - A novel afterschool program, developed in Chicago and Cleveland and just now hitting Denver, uses rap music to make kids better students, the Post reports. “They learn about similes, different poetic devices,” the program’s founder said. They “learn to rap a Shakespearean piece.” One decidedly... More »

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education • Denver • children • musician • hip-hop • rap music • afterschool program • Jay-ZTV

Anti-Chris Brown Song Gets Radio Play

Singer's actions 'a thousand percent wrong' says member of Smoke Jumpers

Apr 3, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(AP) - A song criticizing Chris Brown is getting radio airplay in Chicago, LA, and New York, among other markets. "My Flow So Tight," by a little-known dance group called Smoke Jumpers, features the repeated line: "Chris Brown should get his ass kicked," the AP reports. A website... More »

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United States • song • rap music • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown • criminal charges

 Merde! French 
 Rapper Sparks 
 Feminist Fury 

Lyrics threaten to break lovers arm, legs

Mar 30, 09 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A French musician's rap about beating his girlfriend has so enraged activists that they're lobbying to have him banned from an upcoming rock festival, the Guardian reports. OrelSan sings about a broken arm, broken legs, and a wished-for miscarriage and "slow death" for his lover in his song Sale ... More »

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music • France • sexism • domestic violence • Socialist Party • rapper • rap music • feminists • Communists

(Newser) - It’s been 20 years since self-described “1 Hit Wonder” Young MC released Bust a Move, but the rapper is happy the song has held up as well as it has, he tells Rolling Stone. People aren’t “going to get a babysitter to go to a club... More »

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music industry • MTV • Ari Fleischer • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • Young MC • Bust a Move • Tone Loc • Sir Mix-A-Lot

 Paltrow: Phoenix 'Intense' But Just a 'Big Softy'

But he is a little 'intense'

Mar 15, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow has defended increasingly bizarre Joaquin Phoenix as a "real softy, kind person," reports the Boston Globe. But Paltrow conceded the actor-turned-rap-wildman can be a bit ... distant. "He has trouble relaxing. He's very intense. Sometimes you don't want to disturb him," said the actress, who... More »

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rap music • Gwyneth Paltrow • Joaquin Phoenix • acting • acting career

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert wants to help Michael Steele bring his flava to the masses. The Colbert Report star can tell the new RNC chairman is a gangsta at heart, because he’s said he wants to bring the conservative message to “urban-suburban hip-hop settings,” which he promises will be... More »

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RNC • comedy • Comedy Central • late night talk show • late night host • Stephen Colbert • rap music • The Colbert Report • Michael Steele

Phoenix Might Be Losing
His Mind: Shrink

Whatever is happening 'isn't funny,' says doc

Feb 27, 09 4:46 AM CST
(Newser) - A Chicago psychiatrist has offered yet another theory for the recent odd behavior of actor Joaquin Phoenix: he might be losing his mind. While bloggers speculate that the zombie-like Phoenix is either hooked on drugs or spoofing his fans with a zoned-out tumble into a laughable rap music career, Dr.... More »

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drugs • David Letterman • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • actor

MC Hammer Lands
Reality Show

'90s rapper to A&E viewers: It's Hammertime

Feb 18, 09 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - MC Hammer will follow his upcoming concert with Vanilla Ice with another project sure to inspire nostalgia: a half-hour reality show. Hammertime, which will air later this year, follows the once-bankrupt rapper as he "lives a more economically balanced life," the A&E show's reps said.... More »

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reality TV • rap music • MC Hammer • A&E

 Phoenix: Music Is My Legacy 

Not my acting

Feb 17, 09 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix thinks he’ll be remembered for his music, rather than his Oscar-nominated acting, he tells the Mirror. Phoenix is a lot wordier than he was in his monosyllabic appearance on Letterman, telling the paper he’s serious about becoming a rapper. “I feel like everything... More »

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music • film • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • mockumentary • movies • celebrity interview

(Newser) - Bizarre behavior aside, Joaquin Phoenix does have ambitions for his new career in rhyming, as he revealed in an interview with ABC News. “I want it to be big,” he said of his debut album, which is in the works. “Not big like popular. I want it... More »

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music • film • hip-hop • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • meltdown • acting • debut

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