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Jay-Z & Eminem Each Snag Grammy Awards In Rap Category

The Home & Home team won Grammy Awards during the pre-show for "Empire State of Mind" and "Not Afraid."

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"Glee" Creator Courted For Jay-Z And Will Smith's "Annie" Remake

Sony is reportedly interested in having "Glee" director Ryan Murphy behind the lens on Jay-Z and Will Smith's "Annie" remake.

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Lil B Releases 676 Song Mixtape, Challenges Kevin Durant To 1-On-1

Only Lil B could release 47 albums worth of free music and challenge NBA scoring leader, Kevin Durant all in the same week. Thank you Based God.

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2Pac Biopic To Begin Filming This Summer

Afeni Shakur, Antoine Fuqua and former Ruthless A&R L.T. Hutton will all assist in bringing Tupac Shakur's story to the big screen this year.

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Kanye West & Jay-Z Reportedly Recording "Watch The Throne" In New York Hotel

Two of Hip Hop's biggest stars have reportedly brought their studio equipment to the floor of a posh SoHo hotel.

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Cee-Lo And Big Boi Issued Cease And Desist Order By Georgia Power

As Big Boi and Cee-Lo Green plan a mini Dungeon Family reunion, a Georgia utility company pulls the plug on their naming rights.

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Meek Mill Joins Wale At Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group

After strengthening his team by bringing Wale in as a free agent, Rick Ross adds Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill to Maybach Music Group.

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Lemmerman's Inc. Files $91K Lawsuit Against Rapper Game

A Los Angeles judge ruled Game must settle his $91,000 bill with jewelry company Lemmerman's Incorporated immediately.

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Joell Ortiz And Royce Da 5'9" Talk Interscope Return With Slaughterhouse

After unsuccessful runs at Aftermath, Royce Da 5'9" and Joell Ortiz explain how it feels to rejoin the roster under Slaughterhouse's deal with Shady.

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Drake Indefinitely Postpones R&B Mixtape

Saying he wants to focus completely on his sophomore album "Take Care," Drake puts "It's Never Enough" on the back-burner.

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Chrysler Reportedly Hopes To Continue Projects With Eminem

Spokeswoman Dianna Gutierrez tells the Oakland Press Chrysler is discussing "the next step" with Eminem.

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T-Pain Explains Leaking His "RevolveR" Album

After joking that Drake was holding his album up, T-Pain says, "Nobody wants to respect this form of art," and begins leaking "RevolveR."

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St. Louis Rapper Dutch Jackson Sues ESPN

After using his song "I Am the Greatest," And1 and ESPN are being sued for allegedly using Dutch Jackson's song without permission.

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All Souled Out: An Analysis Of Hip Hop Endorsements

HipHopDX's Omar Burgess looks at a history of Rap's major endorsements, and what we should think about them as a preview to Eminem's Lipton Brisk Super Bowl ad.

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M-1 Of dead prez Talks Almost Signing With Jay-Z

After securing a release from Sony, M-1 explains how dead prez got a Jay-Z feature while contemplating signing with Roc-a-Fella.

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Fabolous Accused Of Assaulting Atlanta Busboy

In a recent lawsuit, restaurant employee, Octavious Butler claims Fabolous assaulted him with a glass bottle.

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Warner Music Confirms Curren$y Signing, New Mixtape And Tour

After a few weeks of rumors, it's official. Curren$y makes the jump from BluRoc/Def Jam to Asylum/Warner.

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Wiz Khalifa Shoots Down Tyga Beef, Addresses Natilie Nunn

Keeping things peaceful, Wiz Khalifa says to expect a Taylor Gang/Young Money collaboration while dismissing former "Bad Girl" Natilie Nunn.

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Nicki Minaj Gives "Saturday Night Live" Second Highest Season Rating

Saturday Night Live enjoys its second-highest ratings this season as Nicki Minaj transforms from Young Money's Barbie to Bride of Blackenstein.

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Jamie Smith of the xx Explains Drake's New Direction

Now that Drake has enlisted 9th Wonder, the xx, Florence Welch and others for "Take Care," what should fans expect on his sophomore album?

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50 Cent And Ciara Have Weekend Twitter Feud

Rumored ex-lovers, 50 Cent and Ciara have a digital fight, as 50 calls Ciara a bitch and tells her to get a sense of humor.

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