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News Game Ordered to Pay $50,000 for Assaulting Cousin at Funeral <p>Compton rapper the Game has been ordered to pay his cousin over $50,000 in damages, after assaulting him at a family funeral in 2008.<br /> <br /> Game, born Jayceon Taylor, was accused of beating his cousin Robert Kirkwood, with the aid of four other men, at the funeral for Kirkwood's sister in 2008. According to Kirkwood, the dispute began after Game refused to help pay for the costs of the funeral, instead growing violent, punching his cousin, causing severe injury.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 11, 2011
News Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' Only $3.99 <p>Kanye West released his hyped fifth studio album, 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' today, and is selling the 13-track offering for a cool $3.99 on Amazon.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah November 23, 2010
News B.o.B., Justin Bieber Added to List of VMA Performers <p>MTV has announced that teenage crooner Justin Bieber and genre-bending rapper B.o.B will be joining Kanye West and Drake as performers at the 2010 Video Music Awards.<br /> <br /> Both B.o.B and Bieber have enjoyed fairytale years. In addition to releasing a No.1 album and starring in his own Adidas sneaker commercial, Bobby Ray is up for five VMA nominations including Video of the Year and Best Male Video, while Bieber scored a platinum-selling No.1 album and is nominated for Best New Artist.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah August 19, 2010
News HAPPY BDAY & FREE WEEZY: Baby Talks Lil Wayne's Birthday And New Album <p>HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LIL' WAYNE & GO COP HIS NEW "I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING" ALBUM <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-am-not-a-human-being/id394325795"><strong>AVAILABLE NOW.</strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648709/20100924/story.jhtml">MTV:</a></p> By Rose Lilah September 27, 2010
News Wiz Khalifa Encourages Youth to Vote on Prop 19 <p>Veteran rappers like Common, David Banner and Jay-Z have been encouraging young Americans to vote in the upcoming midterm election on Nov. 2, but young gun Wiz Khalifa makes the latest cameo in a video for the League of Young Voters Education Fund.<br /> By Rose Lilah October 28, 2010
News Jay-Z And Eminem Add B.O.B To Detroit Concerts <p>B.o.B was fortunate enough to land Eminem as a guest on his debut album 'B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray,' but now the ATL rapper will take it a step further when he opens for Em and Jay-Z at Detroit's Comerica Park on Sept. 2 and 3.</p> By Rose Lilah September 01, 2010
News Kanye West Reportedly Planning To Press Charges On Trespassing Paparazzi Kanye West's latest interaction with the paparazzi may result in criminal trespassing charges for the photographers. By Rose Lilah September 27, 2013
News Jhene Aiko Hospitalized After Car Accident [Update: Jhene Released From Hospital] Jhene Aiko has been injured and hospitalied after a bad car accident. By Kevin Goddard August 27, 2013
News New A$AP Mob Album Arriving In October A$AP Yams reveals the release date for the upcoming A$AP Mob album. By Rose Lilah August 26, 2013
News Lil Wayne Homework Assignment Gets Teacher Suspended A Florida teacher was suspended after giving her students a homework assignment involving the lyrics from Lil Wayne's "Six Foot, Seven Foot". By Trevor Smith February 03, 2014
News T.I. Delivers Doe B's Eulogy T.I. delivered a heartfelt eulogy at Doe B's funeral. By hnhh January 05, 2014
News Artwork & Tracklist Revealed For Terrace Martin's "3Chordfold" Terrace Martin reveals the official artwork and tracklist for his upcoming album "3Chordfold". By Kevin Goddard July 30, 2013