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  • Kanye West and Amber Rose attend the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on September 13, 2009 in New York City
  • Kanye West and girlfriend Amber West hit the red carpet at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on September 13, 2009

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    Kanye West plays it cool at Vanity Fair’s 2009 Tribeca Film Festival party

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    Kanye West and Amer Rose step out at the amfAR Milano 2009 red carpet, the Inaugural Milan Fashion Week event at La Permanente on September 28, 2009 in Milan, Italy

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    Kanye West and Amber Rose attend the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on September 13, 2009 in New York City

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    Kanye West and girlfriend Amber West hit the red carpet at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on September 13, 2009

 
 

Has Kanye West Turned To Muhammad Ali For Guidance?

Kanye West plays it cool at Vanity Fair’s 2009 Tribeca Film Festival party

November 05, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Kanye West has stepped out of the limelight after his much-mocked interruption of Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards earlier this year, but the star may be revealing his new inspiration through his blog.

In a series of posts now up to seven, Kanye has been posting photos and quotes from the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali — another star whose ego was as famous as his talents.

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Rapper Releases Video Directed By Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger at New York's Fashion Week, September 10, 2007

October 30, 2009

SYDNEY, Australia

An Australian rapper who was a boyhood friend of Heath Ledger has released a music video the star directed shortly before his death.

N’fa Forster-Jones posted the 3 minute, 31 second-clip for his song “Cause An Effect” on his YouTube and MySpace pages on Thursday, along with a video in which he explains how the project came about.

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Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty To Attempted Gun Possession; One-Year Sentence Expected

Lil Wayne accepts an award at the 2009 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on June 28, 2009

October 22, 2009

NEW YORK, New York

The Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession on Thursday, and expects to receive a one-year jail sentence.

He previously had pleaded not guilty to illegal gun possession charges that carried at least 3½ years in prison upon conviction.

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Rapper Method Man Charged With Tax Evasion

Method Man attends the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 23, 2009

October 05, 2009

New York, NY

Grammy-winning rapper Method Man has been arrested in New York City on felony charges for failing to pay his taxes.

The 38-year-old rapper turned himself in Monday morning. Authorities say he failed to pay nearly $33,000 in taxes through 2004 and 2007.

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Jay-Z & Beyonce’s Date Night: Pizza In Brooklyn

Jay-Z and his interviewer, Oprah Winfrey, in New York

September 03, 2009

NEW YORK, New York

Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z has kept his marriage to Beyonce Knowles private, but the star opened up – at least about date night! — in a new interview with Oprah Winfrey in the October issue of O, The Oprah Magazine.

“I’m gonna get killed for this, but I’ll tell you anyway,” Jay-Z revealed. “There’s a great pizza spot we go to every Sunday. It’s our tradition. It’s a small place in Brooklyn, you can bring your own wine, and there are candles there. It’s a nice date.”

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Second Murder Trial Starts For Rapper C-Murder

C-Murder in New Orleans on August 16, 2006

August 03, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana

The long-delayed second murder trial of Corey Miller, who gained fame as the rapper C-Murder, is set to begin Monday.

Miller, the brother of rapper Master P, is charged with second-degree murder. He faces a mandatory life sentence if convicted of killing 16-year-old Steve Thomas during a brawl in a New Orleans area nightclub in 2002.

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Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Diagnosed With ‘Treatable’ Cancer

Adam Yauch — aka MCA — of The Beastie Boys rocks the mic during Bonnaroo 2009 in Tennessee

July 20, 2009

NEW YORK, New York

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch has what is described as a “very treatable” cancerous tumor in his salivary gland.

An announcement came Monday from the group, which is canceling its tour dates and postponing an album release.

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Lil Wayne Appears In Court On Drug, Weapons Charges

Lil Wayne attends Game One of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic at Staples Center on June 4, 2009 in Los Angeles, California

June 23, 2009

YUMA, Arizona

Rapper Lil Wayne has appeared in an Arizona court on drug possession and weapons charges.

Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, was ordered by a judge to attend Tuesday morning’s pretrial hearing.

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DMX Avoids More Time; Pleads Guilty To Throwing Tray At Officer

DMX heads out of the courtroom after hearing his jail sentence in Phoenix

June 08, 2009

PHOENIX, Ariz.

Rapper DMX was sentenced Monday to more than a year of probation, avoiding more time in Arizona jails after spending two years in and out of the state’s legal system.

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