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Before yesterday if you had asked me where Eminem was, I would have said in a jail somewhere in Detroit.
I did not know he was still in the music business. I..
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Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal....
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The crown of the famed New York Statue of Liberty will reopen tomorrow for the first time since September 11th, 2001, and what better day than the celebration of...
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American nuns could be said to have their habits in a twist in the face of two investigations by the Vatican into whether they have come to espouse lifestyles and views...
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The Jackson family has decided to hold a memorial for their late son at Los Angeles’ Staple Center. Jackson died last week from what was probably a strong...
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Alaska Governor and former Republican 2008 vice-president nominee Sarah Palin has decided to resign from her governorship.
The resignation will come at the end of the...
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A Philadelphia man’s accused of using Tarot cards and mysticism to lure three teenage girls into having sex with him.
“He was reading my cards and told me...
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Brad Pitt surely deserves to be there in the green celebs’ list. Well, you may or may not agree to it. Still his foundation, Make It Right, makes him proud in...
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While the onslaught of miserable June weather played havoc with people’s plans and psyches, it has also provided a quiet benefit to many city neighborhoods. Fatal and...
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Amidst the fireworks, the beer and the cookouts associated with the celebration of the 4th of July Independence holiday, it is common to forget why the founders of the...
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Despite about two trillion dollars pumped into banks and the general economy from the government, the United States’ economy continues to shed jobs.
The U.S....
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Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, has an emergency button under his desk that was installed 30 years ago after former City Supervisor Dan White entered City...
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The King of Pop still had it.
In defiance of all the critics who called him Wacko Jacko and a has-been, Michael Jackson still put on a show that eluded most artists....
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California, one of the world’s largest economies, has reached the brink. It is a sad day for America for California always promised the “Golden Road”...
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President Obama promised a break from the old Washington ways of permanent campaigning and a president unaccountable to the people. Put aside the lack of...
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With respect to Gov. Mark Sanford, it’s probably always a mistake for a Puritan to visit Latin America. A handsome cardiologist’s son, he married money,...
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It has long been known that Michael Jackson had an inconsiderate stage-dad. Joe Jackson reportedly pushed his son excessively as a young star.
Jackson has long stated...
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For the first time since 1968, a party will command a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.
After several months of recounts and court battles, Democratic...
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Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a...
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Dreaming of a house that is remarkably awesome? Designed by Touzet studio, the amazing North Bay Road Residence located in Miami Beach, Florida is one such example. The...
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As Iran stumbles deeper into political crisis, with scores of protestors murdered and likely more deaths coming after Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami declared them...
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The Los Angeles Times and the New York Times, in cooperation with the Washington Post have asked me to write a review of the film Slingshot Hip Hop after I had attended...
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There are movies, and then there are films that move up.
Slingshot Hip Hop is the latter. This documentary on the Palestinian Hip Hop scene - both in 1948 and 1967...
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Here’s a piece of a video clip for the ones who love to shake their drinks to a bizarre cocktail before gulping it down. Paris is seen here trying her best to...
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A beating has left rap producer Marion ‘Suge’ Knight hospitalized in Arizona.
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AP, Waterbury
Worried your daughter’s new boyfriend might have a nefarious past? Want to know whether the job applicant in front of you has a rap sheet?
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AP, Cincinnati
A Cincinnati man has been found guilty of murder in the 2006 shooting the friend of Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I.
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Rapper T.I. testified Friday that he believes the bullets fired at his entourage during a wild vehicle chase two years ago were meant for him.
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Oh man these were times! Watch the full BBC documentary on Hip Hop in the UK "Low Down". I want to give all them rappers a big hug and a smooch! You were all so...
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Andrew Vactor was facing a $150 fine for playing rap music too loudly on his car stereo in July. But a judge offered to reduce that to $35 if Vactor spent 20 hours...
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Let the debates begin: VH1 has compiled its list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs, and Public Enemy’s black power anthem “Fight the Power” tops the...
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The start up of the biggest experiment on the planet has inspired a science rap song that has become an unlikely global hit.
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Who says science doesn’t turn people on? Kate McAlpine is a rising star on YouTube for her rap performance _ about high-energy particle physics.
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A jury found a 37-year-old San Francisco rap music figure guilty in the slaying of a Kansas City rival in what authorities called a West Coast versus Midwest rap...
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Amy Winehouse’s popularity doesn’t seem to be affected by the latest troublesome events in her troubled life. This time, rapper The Game says he’d love to record...
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Shaquille O’Neal will lose his special deputy’s badge in Maricopa County because of language he used in a rap video that mocks former teammate Kobe...
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Just in case anybody had forgotten that Kobe Bryant has never won an NBA title without Shaquille O’Neal, the big man sent out a reminder.The Phoenix Suns center...
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Certain things in life happen for the sole purpose of causing us embarrassment. In the case of Lil Wayne and me, it was a stark reminder of how old I have become.
The...
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Have you ever listened to rap music and gotten that feeling of life suddenly being all about money, drugs, sex, and murder? I mean, for many people, life may be summed...
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Police say officers were overwhelmed trying to restore order as a spring break rap concert ended in multiple fights on the beach at Galveston, Texas.Galveston police...
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In this June 24, 2003 file photo rap producer Marion “Suge” Knight watches the 3rd annual BET Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. A beating has left Marion ‘Suge’ Knight hospitalized in Arizona. Police say it happened early Monday Feb....
