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News Game Rushed To Hospital W/ Bloody Injury, "I Cut My F*cking Hand Up" <p>West Coast rapper Game was rushed to a hospital this week after severely injuring his hand during the recording of a "Purp & Yellow" music video shoot in Los Angeles.<br /> <br /> Details on what went down landed online Saturday (January 15) morning.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 15, 2011
News T.I. Ordered to Report to Arkansas Prison by Nov. 1 <blockquote> <p>T.I. has been ordered to report back to Forrest City Correctional Facility -- where he served seven months of his 10-month sentence in 2009 for weapons charges -- in Arkansas no later than Nov. 1 to begin serving an 11-month sentence for violating his federal probation.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah October 27, 2010
News Eminem Has Reaches 2.5 Mil In Record Sales <p>Grammy-winning rapper Eminem's Recovery moved up a notch to No. 2 with 81,000 copies falling one slot behind Sara Bareilles' Kaleidoscope Heart which sold 89,500 records. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the rapper's new album has sold 2,501,400 records to date.<br /> <br /> Soulful singer Fantasia's Back To Me fell from Top 10 moving down six slots to No. 11 with 29,400. After three weeks in stores, the singer's new LP has sold 186,600 copies.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah September 15, 2010
News Lil Wayne's Final Letter from Rikers Island <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>Read below final letter written by Lil Wayne before he was placed in Solitary Confinement for the remainder of his sentence stemming from a violation in May, when prison guards found he'd been keeping a pair of headphones and an MP3 player charger in his cell on Rikers Island.  Lil Wayne is expected to be released on November 4th.</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></p> By Rose Lilah October 07, 2010
News College Student Performed Skit as Lil Wayne in Blackface <p>Ignoring a good century of racial progress and pretty much all common sense, a senior at Bethel University in Minnesota recently performed a multi-song skit for students sporting blackface in an attempt to impersonate Lil Wayne. Unsurprisingly, the backlash was immediate, with the university officials launching an investigation and a subsequent apology from the obviously-spooked student group involved.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 15, 2010
News Wyclef Jean calls for support <p>Wyclef Jean is taking the lead in asking for help for the millions of people affected by the massive earthquake that struck Haiti.<br /> <br /> According to his Twitter post, the singer, born on the island, went to Haiti yesterday morning.<br /> <br /> "I am on my way to the DR (Dominican Republic) to get to Haiti. Please urge your councilmen, governors, etc; we need a state of emergency for Haiti," he said.<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah January 20, 2010
News Former Bodyguard Of Beyonce And Jay Z Killed By Police Taser [Update: Bodyguard Was Fired By Beyonce & Jay Z Prior To His Death] A former bodyguard of Jay Z and Beyonce has reportedly been killed after being tasered by police. By Kevin Goddard September 18, 2013
News Drake Wants To Collabo With Ma$e & Possibly Sign Him Drake talks about wanting to work with Ma$e in the future, and the possibility of signing him. By Rose Lilah August 10, 2013
News Usher Maintains Custody Of Sons After Emergency Hearing [Update: Usher's Ex Asks Judge To Hold Him In Contempt For Poor Co-Parenting] Usher maintains custody of his son after an emergency hearing. By Kevin Goddard October 07, 2013
News LAPD Are Investigating Death Threats Made Against Chris Brown The police are investigating death threats made against Chris Brown. By Rose Lilah May 19, 2013
News Kanye West Under Fire For "Parkinson's" Line On "Yeezus" The American Parkinson Disease Association has called lyrics on Kanye West's song "On Sight" "distasteful". By Trevor Smith June 19, 2013
Mixtapes Tracklist Revealed For Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y's "Live In Concert" [Update: Official Tracklist Revealed & New Art] Check out the tracklist for Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y's "Live In Concert," featuring Big K.R.I.T., Big Sean and more. By Rose Lilah April 19, 2013