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JAY-Z SIGNS TING TINGS TO ROC NATION

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:48:42 +0000

Rap mogul JAY-Z is giving British pop duo THE TING TINGS a helping hand in the U.S. market – he’s signed the band to his new record label. The That’s Not My Name hitmakers shot to fame in Europe last year (08) with their eclectic brand of pop, but they have yet to replicate the same [...]

SHAQ’S WIFE FILES FOR DIVORCE

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:45:37 +0000

Basketball icon SHAQUILLE O’NEAL has lost the fight to save his marriage – his wife SHAUNIE has filed for a legal separation, two years after the sportsman first started divorce proceedings. O’Neal split from his spouse in September 2007 and accused Shaunie of being secretive about her assets. In his divorce petition, he said, “The marriage… is [...]

50 Cent And Beanie Sigel To Release New Track

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:38:56 +0000

Rapper Beanie Sigel and 50 Cent will release a new track together on Friday the 13th to mark their the joining of Sigel to the G-Unit family. The new track, “I Go Off” promo can be found on the thisis50.com website, There is still no official confirmation from Beanie or 50 Cent about their future in [...]

WU-TANG CLAN AFFILIATES ARRESTED IN DRUG BUST

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:45:58 +0000

Two associates of rap group the WU-TANG CLAN have been arrested on drug charges in Arkansas. DJ Mathematics, real name Ronald Bean, and Patrick ‘Streetlife’ Charles were taken into custody on Monday night (09Nov09) after a routine traffic stop led to the discovery of a large stash of marijuana and ecstasy on their tour bus. Cops grew [...]

LIL BOOSIE SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN JAIL

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:55:59 +0000

Rapper LIL BOOSIE has been handed a four-year prison sentence for parole violation – after a judge ruled he had broken the terms of his release. The Wipe Me Down star – real name Torrence Hatch – was convicted of drugs and firearms offences in September (09) after a 2008 arrest in his native Louisiana when [...]

LIL WAYNE DOCUMENTARY TO BE RELEASED

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:52:16 +0000

The documentary movie LIL WAYNE tried to have banned has been granted an official release. The Lollipop hitmaker, real name Dwayne Carter Jr., filed a lawsuit for fraud and breach of contract against film executives at Quincy Jones III’s QD3 Entertainment in April (09), alleging they reneged on a deal to give the star final approval [...]

Lil Boosie going To Jail

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:32:12 +0000

Rapper Lil Boosie, Real name Torrence Hatch has been sentenced to four years in prison on Monday for violating the terms of his probation while on on house arrest with an ankle monitor. in September he was sent to two years in jail after pleading guilty to drug and weapon chargers after he was arrested earlier [...]

USHER DIVORCE FINALISED

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:47:37 +0000

USHER’s divorce from TAMEKA FOSTER was finalised in a Georgia court on Wednesday (4Nov09). The R&B star is officially a single man, five months after he asked Foster for a divorce, claiming their marriage was “irretrievably broken” with “no reasonable hope of reconciliation”. The final decree was issued at Fulton County Superior Court. The couple was married for [...]

EMINEM WORKING ON HORROR MOVIE

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:51:55 +0000

EMINEM is hoping to further his movie career – he is set to produce and star in a 3D horror film. The Stan rapper has enlisted writers Dallas Jackson and Kevin Grevioux to help him work on Shady Talez, according to Screendaily.com. As well as appearing in and producing the picture, Eminem is also planning to release [...]

DMX ‘INSISTED ON FIGHT WIN’

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:33:52 +0000

Rapper DMX pulled out of his debut as a martial arts fighter because demands to ensure he won were turned down by the promoters, according to U.S. reports. The hip-hop star, real name Earl Simmons, pulled out of the December (09) fight with Eric Martinez in a celebrity Alabama Pride MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) event earlier [...]