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DJ Premier confirms Guru's heart attack and coma
1:42 PM on 03/01/2010
According to many different sources, Hip-Hop Wired has acquired information that rapper Guru has fallen into a coma after suffering cardiac arrest...
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Lloyd Banks detained by authorities for beatdown
12:22 PM on 01/12/2010
From HipHopWired.com Reports and further details have come to the surface as G Unit's Lloyd Banks is now under police custody on assault and robbery charges after an incident that occurred Friday Night. The rapper is being held by authorities in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Allegations began to bubble Friday after...
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Lil Wayne has hometown farewell show before jail time
10:00 AM on 12/30/2009
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Lil Wayne emerged as a top-selling musician known for his clever wordplay and risque lyrics, but like rappers before him, he's staring down a year behind bars at the peak of his career...
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Method Man arrested for not paying taxes
2:34 PM on 10/05/2009
Grammy-winning rapper Method Man has been arrested in New York City on felony charges for failing to pay his taxes.
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Rapper Ludacris gives away cars to people in need
7:16 AM on 09/07/2009
MORROW, Ga. (AP) -- Talk about a one-man stimulus package: Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris has given away 20 cars...
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Rapper makes record label pay for Ph.D.
3:19 PM on 08/25/2009
From The Daily News: Roxanne's revenge was sweet indeed. Twenty-five years after the first queen of hip-hop was stiffed on her royalty checks, Dr. Roxanne Shante boasts an Ivy League Ph.D. - financed by a forgotten clause in her first record deal. READ MORE> We need your help! Click here...
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Flo Rida gets back to his 'ROOTS'
10:22 AM on 08/19/2009
VIDEO - TheGrio sat down with Miami-born rapper Flo Rida to hear about what it was like growing up in the rougher parts of Dade County...
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Rapper C-Murder convicted of murder, faces life in prison
9:05 AM on 08/12/2009
GRETNA, Louisiana (AP) -- Rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder for the 2002 shooting of a fan during a nightclub brawl, capping tumultuous jury deliberations at his second trial in the killing.
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Jurors struggle to deliberate in C-Murder trial
11:32 AM on 08/11/2009
GRETNA, Louisiana (AP) -- Jurors say they're having more problems as they weigh a second-degree murder charge against rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller.
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Closing arguments set in rapper C-Murder's trial
9:04 AM on 08/10/2009
Attorneys are set to deliver closing arguments in the murder trial of Corey Miller, better known as the rapper C-Murder...
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Caught on tape: Rapper gets robbed while getting a trim
3:17 PM on 08/07/2009
VIDEO - Rapper Brisco just wanted a haircut, but he came out of a Miami, Florida barbershop with a headache after a group of thugs pistol-whipped him and made off with cash, jewelry and his Range Rover during an afternoon robbery last week..
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The secret to Drake's success
7:31 AM on 07/28/2009
For the past six weeks, rapper Drake has been sitting at the top of the charts. What is the secret to this still-unsigned rapper's success?
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Local rapper on the run taunts police in lyrics
5:00 PM on 07/08/2009
Christopher Trent of Jennings, Louisiana is a fugitive on the run. Since April of last year Trent has been evading officers who are looking for him for allegedly committing several sex crimes against young girls. "We had several complaints from different parents about the subject having carnal knowledge of their...
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Rapper DMX avoids more jail time
9:00 AM on 06/08/2009
TERRY TANG Associated Press Writer PHOENIX (AP) -- Rapper DMX was sentenced Monday to more than a year of probation, avoiding more time in Arizona jails after spending two years in and out of the state's legal system. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, pleaded guilty in May to...
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