Rappers

 

Will Adele Be The Grammy Belle? Will Kanye Dominate? What About Gaga?

Adele performs on stage at Paradiso in Amsterdam on April 8, 2011

February 09, 2012

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Adele is the rare star that doesn’t need multiple magazine covers, a cosmetics contract or a clothing line to sell albums. She does it all based on the strength of that sumptuous voice and those stirring songs.

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Jay-Z Pens Rap For Newborn Daughter Blue Ivy; Reveals Beyonce Had A Prior Miscarriage

Beyonce and Jay-Z in the audience at the 64th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 13, 2010

January 09, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y.

Through a rap verse, Jay-Z has confirmed the birth of “the most beautiful girl in the world” — his newborn daughter.

The song “Glory” made its debut on his social website Life and Times on Monday — two days after he and Beyonce gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy.

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Demi Lovato & Selena Gomez To Ring In MTV New Year

Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez laugh it up at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif. on August 7, 2011

December 12, 2011

NEW YORK, N.Y.

Hey Justin Bieber — Selena Gomez already has plans for New Year’s Eve.

Gomez will be ringing in the New Year in New York City’s Times Square with fellow star Demi Lovato for MTV’s live special.

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Jay-Z Provides The Blueprint For College Course

Jay-Z performs at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on December 1, 2010

December 02, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Michael Eric Dyson parses Jay-Z’s lyrics as if analyzing fine literature. The rapper’s riffs on luxury cars and tailored clothes and boasts of being the “Mike Jordan of recording” may make for catchy rhymes, but to Dyson, they also reflect incisive social commentary.

Dyson, a professor, author, radio host and television personality, has offered at Georgetown University this semester a popular — if unusual — class dedicated to Jay-Z and his career.

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Overheard At The 39th Annual American Music Awards

Adam Levine arrives at the 2011 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on November 20, 2011

November 21, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Overheard at the 39th annual American Music Awards, presented Sunday at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles:

— “We’ve never won an American Music Award, and it’s wonderful to be acknowledged for our music. It’s very sharp, though, so we’ll have to be careful around the house.” — Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine backstage on the pyramid-shaped AMA trophy.

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Soulja Boy Arrested In Georgia; Cops Say Drugs & Guns Found

Soulja Boy attends the BET AWARDS ‘09 nominee announcements at BET Studios on May 12, 2009 in New York City

October 18, 2011

TEMPLE, Ga.

Authorities say hip-hop star Soulja Boy is facing a drug charge after police stopped his rental car in west Georgia and found marijuana.

Temple Police Chief Tim Shaw tells The Associated Press that police stopped the rented Cadillac Escalade early Tuesday. He says officers found marijuana and guns inside.

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