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07Nov/17

Brother Love? Puff Daddy? Call me what you want, says Sean Combs

November 7, 2017CelebrityAlbums, Bad Boy Records artists, Bad Boy's R&B Hits, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills California, Brother Love, Bruce Prichard, California, Combs, Diddy, Entertainment/Culture, Gangsta rappers, Hip hop, Human Interest, Mass media, Puffy, Reuters, Sean Combs, United States, World Wrestling Entertainmentsmbale

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (REUTERS) – Two days after declaring he had changed his name again, this time to Brother Love, rapper and producer Sean Combs says it was all just a joke. Continue reading →

08Oct/17

Rapper Nelly arrested on sexual assault allegation

October 8, 2017MusicANGEL BALL, Auburn, Business, Des Moines, Dilemma, Entertainment/Culture, Gangsta rappers, Hip hop, Hot in Herre, I (Almost) Got Away With It, Law/Crime, Music, Musicians, Nelly, New York City, SEATTLE, Social Issues, Songs, T.I., United Statessmbale

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (ANGEL BALL) – Grammy-winning rapper Nelly was arrested near Seattle early on Saturday (October 7) after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her on a tour bus, police said. Continue reading →

30Sep/17

Coolio and Vanilla Ice take part in ‘I Love the 90’s’ UK tour

September 30, 2017MusicBirmingham, Bristol, Business, Coolio, Entertainment/Culture, Fantastic Voyage: The Greatest Hits, Gangsta rappers, Gangsta's Paradise, Hip hop, Human Interest, Ireland, Liverpool, London, Mass media, My Soul, Pastime Paradise, Pepa, Record charts, Reuters, Scotland, Stevie Wonder, Thomson Reuters, United Kingdom, United States, Vanilla Icesmbale

LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (SEPTEMBER 29, 2017) (REUTERS) – After a successful run in the US, the 90’s-inspired series of concerts arrive in the UK. Continue reading →

08Apr/17

Politics pierces the nostalgia at Rock Hall of Fame induction

April 8, 2017MusicAll Eyez on Me, Chuck Berry, Culture, Donald Trump, English-language films, Entertainers, Entertainment/Culture, Gangsta rappers, Human Interest, Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, Joan Baez, Las Vegas, Music, Musicians, New York, New York City, Paralympic Hall of Fame, Political music, Popular culture, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Roy Wood, SEATTLE, Snoop Dogg, Steve Perry, Tupac Shakur, United Statessmbale

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its newest class of musicians. Continue reading →

07Apr/17

A Tupac inspired pop-up cafe opens in New York City

April 7, 2017Food and DrinkAfrican-American people, All Eyez on Me, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Gangsta rappers, Hip hop, Hospitality/Recreation, Jamala, Musicians, New York, New York City, Rapper Tupac Shakur, Rappers, Shakur family, Tupac, Tupac Shakur, United States, Universal Music Groupsmbale

Tupac fans line up to buy merchandise featuring the late rapper and eat food at a pop-up cafe derived from his 20-year-old notes on an anticipated restaurant.

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27Oct/16

Coolio spared from prison after gun arrest

October 27, 2016MusicBOEBLINGEN, Coolio, Entertainment/Culture, Gangsta rappers, Gangsta's Paradise, Germany, Hip hop, Human Interest, Italy, Law/Crime, Los Angeles, Rapper Coolio, Rapping, Record charts, Saskia O'Donoghue, United States, Venicesmbale

Rapper Coolio has escaped a prison sentence after pleading guilty to carrying an unlawful weapon. Saskia O’Donoghue reports. Continue reading →

16Aug/15

Box Office: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Debuts to Scorching $56.1 Million

August 16, 2015FilmsArmie Hammer, Compton, Compton California, Creative works, Dr. Dre, Dre, English-language films, Films, G-funk, Gangsta rap, Gangsta rappers, Guy Ritchie, Henry Cavill, Ice Cube, IMAX films, MC Ren, N.W.A, Paramount Pictures, Straight Outta Compton, Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute, STX Entertainment, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Tom Cruise, Warner Bros.smbale

(UNIVERSAL PICTURES / PARAMOUNT PICTURES / WARNER BROTHERS / TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX / STX ENTERTAINMENT) – “Straight Outta Compton”, a biopic about rap group N.W.A., debuted to an impressive $56.1 million this weekend in 2,757 theaters, making it the biggest ever August debut for an R-rated movie, outpacing the previous best set by “American Pie 2”.
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13Jul/15

Rapper 50 Cent says bankruptcy filing is ‘strategic business move’

July 13, 2015Music50 Cent, Bankruptcy, Business/Finance, Businesspeople, cent, Chapter 11 Title 11 United States Code, Curtis James Jackson III, Economics, G-Unit Records artists, Gangsta rappers, Industries, Music, Musicians, Personal finance, rapper, United States, USDsmbale

(EVO) – 50 Cent has filed for bankruptcy protection, reporting debts and assets in the range of $10 million to $50 million. The rapper called the voluntary Chapter 11 filing a “strategic business move” that would not affect fans.
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10Feb/15

Dr Dre, Ice Cube intro trailer for “Straight Outta Compton”

February 10, 2015FilmsAfrican American Muslims, American music, Compton California, Corey Hawkins, Crips, Dr. Dre, Dre, Eazy-E, Entertainment/Culture, Fuck tha Police, G-funk, Gangsta rappers, Hip hop, Hip hop genres, Human Interest, Ice Cube, Jason Mitchell, Los Angeles, Music, Musicians, N.W.A, O'Shea Jackson, Paul Giamatti, Rodney King, Straight Outta Compton, Suge Knight, West Coast hip hopsmbale

The trailer for the N.W.A biopic, “Straight Outta Compton” debuts with an introduction featuring Ice Cube and Dr. Dre.
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