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10 Ways Missy Elliott Changed the Game
(Madame Noire) – Today, Missy Elliott, rapper, entertainer, singer, producer, renaissance woman, turns 44. And like most Black girls around…
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Shawn Prez, Former Bad Boy Exec, Succeeding Solo
by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer Shawn Prez isn’t your typical CEO. He…
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Snoop Dogg Sues Beer-Maker Pabst Over Sale Profits
ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg sued Pabst Brewing Co. on Monday, claiming the beer-maker…
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Widow of Man Run Over by Suge Knight Sues for Wrongful Death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The widow of a man who died when he was run over by a pickup…
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Russell Simmons Plans for a Hip-Hop Musical ‘The Scenario’
MARK KENNEDY, AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Music mogul Russell Simmons is producing a brand new stage musical…
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Rapper Tiny Doo Facing Long Prison Sentence Over Lyrics
(CNN) – Song lyrics that glorify violence are hardly uncommon. But a prosecutor in California says one rapper’s violent…
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Blacks Expect More from the Hip Hop Artists
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –In the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown, an…
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Court: Lyrics Shouldn’t Have Been Used as Evidence
DAVID PORTER, Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Violent rap lyrics written by a man accused of shooting a fellow…
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Fight Over Rap Lyrics at New York Murder Trial
TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When he wasn’t busy being what prosecutors portray as the ruthless leader…
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Beyonce, Jay Z to Co-Headline Summer Tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce and husband Jay Z will launch the co-headlining “On the Run Tour” on June…
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