T.I. Tops BET Hip-Hop Nominees With 9

T.I. has wrapped up another slew of BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations.

The Atlanta-based rapper received nine nominations for the second annual awards show, which will air on Oct. 17. Last year, the self-proclaimed "King of the South" garnered eight nominations, and won three awards.
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Heard Him Say! A Timeline Of Kanye West's Public Outbursts

We take a look back at some of the rapper's finest tantrums, threats and public acts of petulance.

If he hasn't already, Kanye West should really win something for his "That's two years in a row!" tirade backstage at at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. How about Best Meltdown While Wearing a Tuxedo? Or maybe Most Unnecessary Outburst During an Awards Telecast?
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Timbaland Says Britney Spears Dissed Him And Justin Timberlake; Tells Her To Apologize

Say what you will about the outcome, Britney Spears' VMA performance was one of the most-anticipated ones in years. But think how much bigger it would have been had it been billed as Spears taking the stage with former flame Justin Timberlake to perform together. Huge, right? Well, Timbaland — who claims to have nearly collaborated with the singer in the past — says Brit has quashed any chance of a JT collabo taking place anytime soon.
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Q-Tip Hits the Road With Common

Q-Tip will be joined alongside Common for the 2K Sports Bounce Tour. The next installment in the popular video game series, NBA 2k8, will feature Q-Tip as a playable character. Q-Tip can also be heard on the soundtrack alongside Talib Kweli on the J Dilla track Lightworks.
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The B.E.T. Hip-Hop Awards Are Back!

With MTVs VMA debacle over with, fans can get ready for yet another award show. When BET's second annual Hip-Hop Awards air on October 17, we can assume that the event will be free of any sedated Britney Spears performances or scuffles between Kid Rock and Tommy Lee. However, another Kanye West tantrum is always possible.

West is once again up for Video of the Year with "Stronger," while 50 Cent's "I Get Money," Common's "The People," and UGK's "International Players Anthem" also got nods. MIMS and Hurricane Chris will try to keep Lil' Wayne from taking the People's Champ Award two years in a row--Wanye has been nominated for his respective efforts on "Stuntin Like My Daddy" and DJ Khaled's "We Takin' Over." T.I. leads in all categories with nine nominations, including Best Live Performance and Lyricist of the Year. There will also be a special tribute to Hip-Hop legend KRS-One, who will receive ever so appropriately titled I Am Hip Hop Award.

The show airs at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific, and more details as well as a complete list of nominees are available at BET.com.
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VH1 Asks What's The Best Hip-Hop Website?

This year's VH1 Hip Hop Honors Award Show is not just paying tribute to artists, but it is also set to give props to the best in several other hip-hop related arenas.

Fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorites in several Internet categories including "best hip-hop apparel site," "best hip-hop magazine site," "best hip-hop radio station site" and "best overall hip-hop site," a category in which SOHH.com is nominated. In addition to having fans vote, the site also features videos, photos, ringtones and games associated with the show, as well as additional information on this year's ceremony.
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Hell Rell Talks Jim Jones/50 Cent Connection, "I'd Never Sleep With The Enemy"

Diplomats clean-up man Hell Rell is ready to show the world why he's the next to blow out of his Harlem crew. SOHH recently caught up with the Dips' street enforcer as he broke down the science behind his new disc, For The Hell Of It, and his feelings on Dipset Capo Jim Jones cozying up with Cam'ron's rival 50 Cent.
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Trina Offers Shopping Spree To Local Youth; Launches Lifestyle Brands

Miami rapper Trina has teamed up with her Diamond Dolls Foundation and Checkers Drive In restaurants to offer a shopping spree to local disadvantaged youth.
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Producer Sues 50 Cent, Lil Kim Sued Over "Magic Stick"

Rapper 50 Cent and Lil' Kim have been with a $2 million lawsuit by producer Carlos "Phantom of the Beats" Evans, who claims he was never paid royalties for producing the hit single "Magic Stick."
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KC Chiefs Larry Johnson Denies Profane Recording Rap Song

Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has denied recording a rap song on a Myspace page which contained profanity and takes shots at Chief's General Manager Carl Peterson.
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Tommy Lee apologizes for MTV brawl

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Rich kid helps Haiti's poor

Aaron Jackson grew up in Destin, Florida, a self-proclaimed child of privilege with golf and sunshine filling most of his days.

In his early 20s he decided to travel, and the experience changed his life. "It really opened my eyes to what the world was really like," he says.

As a result of witnessing extreme poverty abroad, Jackson quit college and eventually headed to Haiti to help children.


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Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 9/9/07

For the fourth week in a row, the charts are topped by Disney's High School Musical 2 Soundtrack which has sold 165k this week (1.4M total). Fergie, who has had the 2nd most downloaded track of the year, "Big Girls Don't Cry", has jumped from #5 to the #2 spot. The Dutchess sold 49k (2.6M total).

Young Joc's Hustlenomics, which debuted at #3 last week, has dropped to #11 with 28k sold (97k total), while T.I.'s T.I vs. TIP (which finally went platinum last week) fell 3 spots to #15. The southern rapper sold 25k this week (1.03M total).

Talib Kweli's Eardrum, which debuted three weeks ago at #2 on the charts, has taken another drop from #20 to #39 with 16k sold (100k total). Aesop Rock's None Shall Pass dropped 52 spots to #102 since debuting last week. However, a recent MTV spotlight as artist of the week might have Aesop back on track next week.

Ice Cube's little talked about greatest movie hits album, In The Movies, debuted at a disappointing #169 selling only 4k.

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When Pimps Collide: Pimp C And Pimpin' Ken Team For "Best Of Both Worlds" DVD

UGK rapper Pimp C has joined forces with Pimpin' Ken, the real-life pimp best known for his appearance on HBO's "Pimps Up, Hos Down," to put together Best of Both Worlds, a documentary featuring rappers and pimps exploring the game from both perspectives.

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Kanye West Hits The Small Screen, Crashes The Emmy's

According to Access Hollywood, West will perform in a spoof of music competion shows with "The Office" star Rainn Wilson during the Emmy's, airing this Sunday (September 16). Representatives for both parties refused to give further details on the scheduled performance.
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Buffie Brings Her Body To Net For New Reality Show

The show, which will be broadcast via the internet and available on Exclusivecast.com and BuffieTheBodyondemand.com, will give Buffie her very own web-based reality show.

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Remy Ma's Murder Charges Dropped To Assault, Rapper Accused Of Tampering W/ A Witness

The Prosecutors who originally blamed Remy Ma with the attempted murder of a friend reportedly dropped the charges to assault in a Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday (September 12), while also adding several new charges in connection with tampering with a witness.

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Diddy's Unforgivable Ad's Deemed To Racy For MTV

A new TV advertisement for Sean "Diddy" Combs' fragrance Unforgivable may not run on MTV, after the network censored the commercial due its provocative content.

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Foxy Brown Talks Incarceration; Manager Denies Pregnancy

Incarcerated Brooklyn rapper Foxy Brown will release her new album Brooklyn's Don Diva while she serves a one-year prison sentence for violating the terms of her probation.

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50 Talks Album Sales; Blames Interscope

Rapper 50 Cent recently commented on his first week's album sales projections, which estimate that his new album Curtis will move 550-600,000 units, about 200,000 less than Kanye West's new album Graduation.

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DMC Preps Documentary On Foster Care; Changes Name

The pioneering rapper announced today (September 12) that he is producing a follow-up documentary titled DMC: Deliver My Children, aimed at shedding light on the ills of the foster care system, which houses over 800,000 children annually.

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Jermaine Dupri's Autobiography Coming To Stores In October

Platinum producer Jermaine Dupri will chronicle his journey through the music business in his upcoming book "Young, Rich and Dangerous: My Life in Music."

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