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Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Usher Jam at Essence Music Festival
Usher caps his performance with a tribute to Michael Jackson
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Diddy Becomes a Comedian for A Night
Rapper goes onstage at New York's UCB Theatre after 13-month Twitter campaign
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Drake Tells Fans to Bring "Open Mind" to "Away From Home" Tour
Last year, Drake got his big break opening for Lil Wayne after returning from his own So Far Gone tour, where he rocked the mike at universities and small colleges across the country. This year, though, he's the main act on "The Away From Home" trek. But he's in no rush to move on to […]
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Wyclef Jean Defends Yele Haiti at Emotional NYC Press Conference
Wyclef Jean addressed accusations against his Yéle Haiti organization for the second time in as many days, delivering prepared remarks to a roomful of reporters at Manhattan's Sheraton Hotel this afternoon. The former Fugee has battled allegations that his foundation played loose with its bookkeeping by directing monies toward Wyclef's pockets instead of charitable efforts. […]
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Can Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Rescue Sound? How Interscope Is Rethinking the Record Business
Dr. Dre and Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine say they're hard at work on a noble crusade — saving the music industry from digital sound
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Jay-Z's 9/11 Benefit Turns Into All-Star Marathon With Beyonce, Kanye
More than any rapper and more than most pop stars, Jay-Z knows the significance of a moment. The Brooklyn MC's career is practically defined by them. There's his Summer Jam obliteration of Mobb Deep's Prodigy back in 2001, the same year he brought out Michael Jackson for Hot 97's annual concert. There was his retirement […]
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Drake's Big Break: Lil Wayne's Protégé Graduates From Degrassi to Hip-Hop
The hottest MC in the game is an unsigned 22-year-old prodigy who's got girls, executives and rap's biggest names hanging on every word
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Busta Rhymes Gets "Back on My B.S." at Raucous Release Show
Perched just above the crowd onstage at New York's Santo's Party House, Busta Rhymes loudly growled to the antsy audience, "We gonna make sure we start feeling a certain way about shit," as sweat dripped past his designer sunglasses and onto his face. "If you ain"t back on ya bullshit you ain't on no shit." Moments […]
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Lil Wayne: 10 Essential Tracks
Before Weezy goes rock on "Rebirth," a look at his best under-the-radar rhymes
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Telling a B.I.G. Story: Inside the Biggie Smalls Biopic "Notorious"
Star Jamal "Gravy" Woolard and Co. on capturing the Brooklyn rapper's life onscreen
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