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Man Jailed After Stealing Various Items From Lil Wayne Video Set

UPDATE: Twenty year-old Marco Nigete apparently stole items in hopes that it would bring him closer to meeting Weezy F. Baby.

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Juvenile's Next Project To Be Released By Rap-A-Lot, Possible Hot Boys Single

Several years after his "The Beginning of the End" album on R-A-L with UTP, Juvy is back and J. Prince wants the Hot Boys to support their brother on his first single.

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Tracklisting & Cover Art Revealed To Chris Brown's "F.A.M.E."

Lil Wayne, Ludacris and Tyga appear on Brown's March 22 album, with Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean and Game on the Deluxe Edition.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 2/20/2011

Saigon sells five-figures worth of his highly-anticipated debut, and the Grammy moments pull the pack ahead of Nicki Minaj, and bring Janelle Monae back to the charts.

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Rick Ross Signs Pill To Maybach Music Group, Speaks On Warner Deal

MMG absorbs one of Warner's hopefuls, as the third signing to the label in less than a month.

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Eminem Becomes First Hip Hop Artist To Achieve 1 Billion YouTube Views

Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga have company, as Eminem makes history today with his 28 official video view-counts, according to FameCount.com.

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Phat Farm Sue "Phag Farm" Maker For Trademark Infringement

A Florida-based t-shirt company is allegedly bootlegging Russell Simmon's former brand, and calling it "hot and gay."

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Snoop Dogg Previews "Doggumentary," Explains Why It's Not "Doggystyle 2"

Last week in Hollywood, Snoop played his March 29 album, complete with Boz Scaggs and Randy Newman recreations, and hinted that his sequel album may be canned.

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Ice Cube In Negotiations To Play Police Captain In "21 Jump Street"

From "Fuck The Police" to playing one in the movies, Cube may have a big appearance in the film rendition to the popular 1980s FOX series.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 2/13/2011

Slaughterhouse's E1 farewell hits the charts, but where? Kanye West crosses the million-mark, and Nicki Minaj gives up #1, but will it last?

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50 Cent Claims He's Back On Good Terms With Interscope's Jimmy Iovine

UPDATE: No hard feelings reportedly exist between one of Interscope's head and one of its biggest earners, with Dr. Dre truce coming next.

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Lil' Kim Charges $9.99 For The "Black Friday" Mixtape

UPDATE: Free ninety-nine turns to $9.99, as Lil' Kim may hope to be the second to "make a million off a mixtape."

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Eminem's "Recovery" Gets "Best Rap Album" Grammy Award Category

Rap's superstar takes the Grammy for his top-selling 2010 album, thanking Dr. Dre and others.

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The Roots & John Legend Pull In Three Grammy Awards For "Wake Up!"

The Roots snag their first Grammy Awards since 1999, for their celebrated Sony album from last year.

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Bad Boy Named The Third Largest Black-Owned Business In New York City

Diddy's empire is acknowledged for its massive staff and revenues.

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Nicki Minaj Teams With 1-800-FLOWERS For "Pink Collection"

You can give a loved one some pink this Valentines Day - in the form of special bouquets, and three free Barbie hits.

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Birdman Spends Super Bowl Winnings On $1.3 Million Maybach

The man with the Bugatti in his latest video takes it up a notch, with another seven-figure whip, thanks to Aaron Rodgers' arm.

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Snoop Dogg Buys Into Flavored Rolling Spray & Smoke Eliminator Company

Doggfather partners with Ventures in a bottled spray that reportedly makes your blunts taste better and stink less.

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Nicki Minaj Becomes First Female Hip Hop Artist Since Eve To Have #1 Album

It's a Barbie world today, as Nicki Minaj does something Hip Hop hasn't seen in 12 years.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 2/6/2011

Nicki Minaj finally gets the #1 spot she's waited three months for, Kanye West sits at 999,000, Talib Kweli's indie shakedown continues, and Soulja Boy bounces back on the charts.

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Black Rob Calls Out Diddy And Former Label: "Bad Boy Left Me For Dead"

B.R. airs his hurt with his former label in a new interview, saying that he deserves better than to take a backseat to Rick Ross, Red Cafe and Nicki Minaj.

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