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News <p>The latest issue of Billboard's magazine features Rick Ross and Wale on the cover.</p>
<p> Rick Ross discusses Maybach Music Group, Wale's success with "Ambition,", his seizures, and the delay of his next album "God Forgives." Check out some excerpts below & the cover.</p>
<p>On MMG:</p>
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News <p>The former Hot Boys rapper faces up to 40 years behind bars.<br />
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Facing felony weapons charges from November 2009, B.G. appeared before a judge yesterday to plead guilty in the case.<br />
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According to NOLA (via DDot Omen), the 31-year-old faces up to 40 years in prison for the crime, which occurred during a traffic stop several years ago. The former Hot Boys rapper had guns in his possession - a violation as a convicted felon - and conspired with an associate to get another person, Demounde Pollard, to sign an affidavit falsely stating he owned the guns.<br />
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News <p>Even as one of the biggest pop stars in the world that grosses millions of dollars, performs in arenas in front of thousands of fans, heads campaigns that get meetings with President Obama and opening a store in Barney’s New York, it is being reported that Lady Gaga still lives at home with her parents. The singer’s Thanksgiving special, ‘A Very Gaga Thanksgiving’ premieres Thursday, and Gaga gives viewers an intimate look into her family and home life which includes her sleeping in the same Upper West Side room as she did when she was a child.<br />
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News <p>Billboard recently previewed 5 of the 45 songs which T.I. has recorded for his next album (not including all the remixes he's gotten on). T.I. confirmed that his next album will be called "Trouble Man" and he spoke to Billboard about the album and his next single. Check out some excerpts from the interview below.</p>
<p>On His Next Single:</p>
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News <p>Usually one to keep his social networking activity at a standstill, Kanye West surprised his legion of Twitter followers Wednesday (Oct. 19) when he took to his page to reveal a G.O.O.D. Music album would be released in 2012.</p>
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News <p>T-Pain recently spoke to <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/06/rap-up-tv-t-pain-explains-what-happened-to-t-wayne-album/" target="_blank">Rap-Up</a> and clarified what was going on (or not going on) with the T-Pain & Lil Wayne collaborative album.</p>
<p>T-Pain had recorded eight or nine songs before the project was shevled, saying,</p>
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News <p>Ja Rule, who is currently in prison for a felony weapons conviction, wrote a pretty lengthy journal entry for <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.vibe.com/posts/v-exclusive-ja-rule-updates-fans-his-prison-cell-my-first-night-here-was-crazy" target="_blank">VIBE</a> about his first night in prison. Check it below:</p>
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News <p>Starting November 21st, Billboard will have a new policy for artists to make the charts, based on criticisim by critics and artists alike of it's current policies. For example, Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" debuted at number one, but was sold at a very discounted price. It's new policies are as follows:</p>
<p>-Albums priced below $3.49 will not be eligible on the Billboard album charts during their first four weeks of release and will not count towards sales data presented by Nielsen SoundScan.</p>
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News <p>J. Cole gets another cover, this time of YRB Magazine. </p>
<p>He discusses the success of his album, "Cole World," saying, </p>
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News <p>The Fresh Prince and wife Jada now own part of the team he grew up cheering for.<br />
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania emcee-turned-actor Will Smith (f/k/a The Fresh Prince) is part owner of his hometown's NBA team, the 76ers. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith hold a stake in the Joshua Harris ownership group. The member of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince and his wife were on hand at the city's Palestra this morning (October 18) to confirm the deal.<br />
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News <p>T.I. spoke to the <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/t-i-talks-signing-meek-mill-to-grand-hustle-1005585162.story#/column/the-juice/t-i-talks-signing-meek-mill-to-grand-hustle-1005585162.story">Juice</a> about Meek Mill, who, before he joined MMG, was briefly signed to T.I.'s label, Grand Hustle Records.</p>
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News <p>50 Cent covers XXL Magazine's December 2011/January 2012 Issue with not one, but five covers. Check em all out below.The five covers are in celebration of the <em>5 faces of 50 Cent </em>and in honor of the 50's fifth EP coming this January. It will have been ten years that 50's been in the game, since his first mixtape "50 is the Future" back in 2002. He will be discussing the current conditions of music and his, as of yet, untitled fifth studio album.</p>
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