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AHH Stray News: GOOD Music Performing At BET Awards; A$ AP …
… BET Awards continues to grow with the recent addition of the G.O.O.D. Music ensemble, which will include Kanye West, Kid Cudi, and Pusha T, among others.
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Nas Holds Kelis-Like Wedding Dress on 'Life is Good' Cover
The annual hip-hop summit Rock The Bells revealed its lineup on Wednesday (May 16), and while Nas, Kid Cudi and Wiz Khalifa top the 2012 bill, the big news …
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Steve Jobs and Diana Ross Are Special Honorees at 2012 Grammy Awards
The rap mogul appears in such categories as Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Album. Following his domination are the likes of Adele, Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars with six nods. Steve Jobs and Diana Ross Are …
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Manny Pacquiao: Rapper Rick Ross Calls Pacquiao the Greatest in a New Song
The artist is a new rapper named French Montana who just recently signed to hip-hop mogul superstar P. Diddy's infamous Bad Boy Records label. What caught my attention was that this song began to cut into sample beats of the 1997 legendary rap song …
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The Man Jay-Z Once Dissed In A Rap Song Will Now Play For His New Jersey Nets
This is the same Stevenson that enjoyed the wrath of Jay-Z several years ago, when he got dissed by Hova for his public quarrel with the rapper's good friend, LeBron James. Or maybe this is all a ploy to deflect attention off the Nets' latest foil, …
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The Best of the Source Awards, Vol. 1: Hip-Hop History

• Disc 1: 1 Introduction Collage w. 2 Wu-Tang Clan (1994) 3 Tupac (1994) 4 Luke (1994) 5 Method Man (1995) 6 Bone, Thugs -N- Harmon. 7 DaBrat & Jermaine Dupr. 8 Deathrow Records Colla. 9 P. Diddy and The Bab B. 10 69 Boyz (1995) 11 Cash Money Millionaire. 12 Busta Rhymes & Flipmod. 13 Snoop & Xzibit (1999) 14 DMX Performance/Ray Be. 15 Bab Boy & Dea

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Grammy leader to meet with awards critic
NEW YORK (AP) – The chairman of the Recording Academy and the music industry veteran who wrote a scathing critique of this year’s Grammy results have agreed to start a dialogue. Neil Portnow, chairman and CEO of the academy, and Steve Stoute, a former top music executive who now works in …
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Idol: The top 13 gets personal
Ray Mickshaw/FOXWere you amazed? And finally, we’re here. The top 13 tackled songs from their personal idols in this all-important first week and worked with some very current producers. It’s like Idol, super-sized! Backgrounds and choirs and dance breaks….
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Grammy leader to meet with music industry veteran who criticized awards
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The chairman of the Recording Academy and the music industry veteran who wrote a scathing critique of this year’s Grammy results have agreed to start a dialogue.
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“Tupac Was Like The Hip-Hop Marvin Gaye”
Rap veteran Kool G Rap recently gave his opinion on the late Tupac Shakur and compared the renowned emcee to iconic message-driven singer Marvin Gaye. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]
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Lupe Fiasco’s “Lasers” Projected To Sell 240K In First-Week
Grammy-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco’s Lasers is reportedly en route to sell up to 240,000 copies in its first-week on store shelves. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]
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Brawl Interrupts DMV Awards, Wale Responds
Massive brawls between rivaling factions ended what was to be a ceremonious moment mid-east coast hip hop.
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Lupe Fiasco on new album: It was killing me
On “The Show Goes On,” the first single from his forthcoming album, “L.A.S.E.R.S.” (1st & 15th/Atlantic), Lupe Fiasco does some venting at the expense of his own record company before turning the song into an anthem about perseverance.
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Grammy leader to meet with awards critic
NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Music Writer NEW YORK The chairman of the Recording Academy and the music industry veteran who wrote a scathing critique of this year’s Grammy results have agreed to start a dialogue. Neil Portnow, chairman and CEO of the academy, and Steve Stoute, a former top music executive who now works in marketing, released a joint statement Thursday saying they planned discussions on …
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SXSW Cheat Sheet 2011
So you’re going to SXSW, presumably for a whiff of The New, The Exotic, The Next Big Thing. Most likely, that band/artist/cultural phenomenon will hail from right here in New York City. So here’s a few local luminaries making the trip, too. Drop by their showcases and help them feel at home&mdash…
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BYU fans send off basketball teams, hope for wins
Even though the Marriott Center wasn’t packed Tuesday afternoon at BYU’s first Mountain West Conference Tournament send-off, it was loud. An estimated 4,500 loyal fans turned up to show their support and participate in the pep rally as the BYU men’s and women’s basketball teams get ready to head to Las Vegas for the tournament. Sophomore Stacey McKnight, an art major from Nephi, was excited to …
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Grammy leader to meet with awards critic
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Russell Simmons Fancies John Mellencamp’s Estranged Wife?
*Rap mogul Russell Simmons is hinting around that he’d like to date John Mellencamp’s estranged wife Elaine Irwin – but only after her divorce from the rocker is final. Irwin and Mellencamp separated in December following 18 years of marriage, and the musician has reportedly moved on to a relationship with actress Meg Ryan. Irwin, [...]
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Steve Stoute Meets with Grammy Prez After Open Letter Dis
*Nearly two weeks after marketing and music executive Steve Stoute took out a full-page ad in the New York Times to blast the Grammy Awards as a “show [that] has become a series of hypocrisies and contradictions,” he and Neil Portnow, head of the Grammys’ parent organization NARAS, issued a statement Thursday saying that they [...]
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Grammy leader to meet with music industry veteran who criticized awards
The chair of the Recording Academy and the music industry veteran who wrote a scathing critique of this year’s Grammy results have agreed to start a dialogue.
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Lil Wayne’s “6 Foot, 7 Foot” Music Video Leaks
Hours before Lil Wayne’s “6 Foot, 7 Foot” music video was set to premiere, the Young Money leader’s newest visual has leaked onto the Internet. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]
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Lupe Fiasco Contemplated Killing Himself, “I Was Super-Depressed, Lightly Suicidal”
Grammy-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco has revealed a past indecision to consider killing himself as a result of criticism received from his record label Atlantic Records. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]
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