Rap Music

Nicki Minaj Performing At 2012 Grammys, Fans React
Awards season is upon us, and on Wednesday night (January 11) Nicki Minaj was confirmed as a performer at the 2012 Grammys. Minaj shared the news by simply retweeting TheGRAMMYs Twitter announcement, “Happy to welcome @nickiminaj as a first-time …
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A 14-Year-Old Says "Shame On You Nicki Minaj!"
Freedom of speech should always be protected, however not when a group of elementary school girls are chanting "Stupid Hoe," one of the latest songs by Nicki Minaj. This song and many others have opened up an old music industry debate: how much …
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Music insider: Grammys out of touch with pop culture
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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Buck 65 takes a look back
Talk about two solitudes, the split between two peoples within one nation. Buck 65 (born Richard Terfry) can relate, standing as he has for the past two decades, with one foot in separate and unique worlds in Canadian music: hip hop and indie rock.
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Drexel med student celebrates her future profession with a rap video
No doubt about it: This med student is hot. Performing on video dressed in scrub shirt and corset, she whirls her purple hair, prances among gurneys, crawls through the library to a confrontational hip-hop beat.
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Lose Yourself: Eminem only wins 2 of 10 Grammys
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys love Eminem. Over his decade plus career, they’ve showered him with 13 Grammy Awards — and gave him two during this year’s ceremonies. Scroll down to view a l ist of Grammy winners.  But their love for Eminem seems to only extend to the rap categories. Despite being regarded as one of music’s geniuses, he has never won a Grammy outside of the genre — a streak that …
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Country trio upsets Eminem at Grammys
LOS ANGELES—Country trio Lady Antebellum and Canadian rock band Arcade Fire lit up the Grammy Awards on Sunday, winning key prizes in a ceremony packed with upset victories and a humiliating setback for Eminem.
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Music Review: Glee Cast: “Comeback”
I currently have the lyrics to Justin Bieber’s hit song, “Baby” playing on a loop in my head.
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Grammys pays tribute to Aretha Franklin
LOS ANGELES, California – The Grammy music awards show paid tribute Monday to recovering soul legend Aretha Franklin, in a star-studded evening including performances by veterans Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan and Barbra Streisand.
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Eager Jen restored as Myer’s star
THERE’LL be no Myer Culpa, but Jen Hawkins will be back on the catwalk for the store come March.
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Outkast – Andre 3000 Advises Ke$ ha To Rap
OUTKAST star ANDRE 3000 has advised pop sensation KE$ HA to turn her hand to rap music after he was left impressed with her efforts on a recent track.The TiK ToK hitmaker has been collaborating with the rapper – real name Andre Benjamin – on a remix of her song Sleazy. And Ke$ ha was left ecstatic when Benjamin gave her “the biggest…
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CMPD: Suspects in high speed chase tied to shootout involving rapper
Charlotte Mecklenburg police believe the suspects in a high speed chase in west Charlotte may be tied to a shootout involving rap star Waka Flocka Flame. The chase began shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday after officers spotted a car identified in Wednesday’s shooting.
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“Bitch, I’m A Motherfuckin’ Rap Star”

Image by Troy Holden
At least, that’s what the driver told me when I asked him if I could photograph his car. I told him that I was not a "bitch" and he laughed and then apologized.

When I showed him the picture on my camera, he said "thanks, my main man!!" And with that I headed down Texas Street towards my apartment.

Upsets and victory at Grammys
COUNTRY trio Lady Antebellum and Canadian rock band Arcade Fire lit up the Grammy Awards on Sunday, winning key prizes in a ceremony packed with upset victories and a humiliating setback for Eminem.
Read more on The Natal Witness Group

CMPD: Suspects in high speed chase tied to shootout involving rapper
Charlotte Mecklenburg police believe the suspects in a high speed chase in west Charlotte may be tied to a shootout involving rap star Waka Flocka Flame. The chase began shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday after officers spotted a car identified in Wednesday’s shooting.
Read more on News 14 Carolina

Grammys pays tribute to Aretha Franklin
LOS ANGELES – The Grammy music awards show paid tribute Sunday to recovering soul legend Aretha Franklin, in a star-studded evening including performances by veterans Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan and Barbra Streisand.
Read more on ABS-CBNNEWS.com

Katy Perry collaborates with Kanye West
Los Angeles, Feb 17 (PTI) After her chart-topping collaboration with Snoop Dogg, pop star Katy Perry has joined forces with another rap superstar, Kanye West, for her new single ”ET”.”California Gurls”, her song with Snoop became a hit and Perry has added West”s verses in the radio version of her new single, though she goes solo in the album.To top it all, Perry has invited the ”Stronger …
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Grammys Gaga for Young, Buble
LOS ANGELES — Out with the old and in with the new? Not at the 2011 Grammys. If anything, the motto of this year’s music awards extravaganza was: In with the new and the old stuff, too.[...]
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Grammys 2011: See the winners
Arcade Fire, Lady Antebellum, Eminem, Lady Gaga among the night’s big winners; see them all
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Lady Antebellum scores five Grammys while Arcade Fire wins Album of the Year
The buildup to the 53rd annual Grammy Awards was all about Eminem finally busting out of the rap category and taking something more substantial back home to Detroit. Little did anyone know that Nashville would come a-callin’.
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Song of the Day: ‘Soul Food,’ Goodie Mob
Tom Gauthier/MCTNot how he dressed in ’96. No matter how he feels about hip-hop now, Thomas “Cee-Lo” Callaway was once right in the middle of it. Those who only know him from his work with Danger Mouse and the Smeezingtons…
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Grammys Gaga for Young, Buble
LOS ANGELES — Out with the old and in with the new? Not at the 2011 Grammys. If anything, the motto of this year’s music awards extravaganza was: In with the new and the old stuff, too.[...]
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Big Boi unfazed by Grammy snub, ready to deliver more solo hits [Video]
Antwan “Big Boi” Patton is probably one of hip-hop’s most even-keeled emcees. Though it’s been more than four years since OutKast, the platinum-selling, Grammy-winning group he co-founded with Andre “Andre 3000″ Benjamin, released an album — despite more than a…
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Upsets and victory at Grammys
COUNTRY trio Lady Antebellum and Canadian rock band Arcade Fire lit up the Grammy Awards on Sunday, winning key prizes in a ceremony packed with upset victories and a humiliating setback for Eminem.
Read more on The Natal Witness Group

Grammys pays tribute to Aretha Franklin
LOS ANGELES – The Grammy music awards show paid tribute Sunday to recovering soul legend Aretha Franklin, in a star-studded evening including performances by veterans Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan and Barbra Streisand.
Read more on ABS-CBNNEWS.com

Eminem – Eminem’s Rep Denies Grammy Anger
A representative for EMINEM has shot down reports suggesting the rap superstar is threatening to boycott future Grammy Awards ceremonies after only landing two of the 10 honours he was nominated for this year (11).The hip-hop star led the competition going into Sunday’s (13Feb11) event, with mentions in categories including Record of the Year (Love…
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