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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: rap rivalry

rap rivalry stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - What does the burgeoning beef between rappers Jay-Z and The Game have in common with US foreign policy? Plenty, writes Marc Lynch in Foreign Policy. Like America, Jay-Z is a hegemon: “Nobody, but nobody, in the hip-hop world has his combination of hard power and soft power.” But... More »

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50 Cent • foreign policy • rapper • rap music • rap rivalry • Jay-Z • The Game • neoconservatives • Jay-ZTV • Nas

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

 Diddy Denies Tupac Claim 

Calls newspaper story 'beyond ridiculous'

Mar 18, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs has vehemently denied claims that he, the Notorious BIG, and other rap figures were involved in an attack on Tupac Shakur in 1994. Shakur was shot outside a New York recording studio, triggering the East Coast-West Coast rap wars in which Shakur and others were murdered.... More »

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FBI • New York • Las Vegas • Diddy • hip-hop • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious B.I.G. • Interscope Records • East Coast West Coast wars • rap rivalry

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