Police search for Delaware State University shooter

Police combed the Delaware State University campus on Friday for a man who shot two students, including a woman whose condition is "potentially life-threatening," a school spokesman said.

1 of 2 The university was on lockdown after the shootings near the Memorial Hall sports arena, which university police said were reported Friday at 12:54 a.m. ET .

"Until the suspect is apprehended, students, faculty and staff are being directed to remain in their buildings until further notice," a school statement said.
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Two arrested in noose incident near Jena, Louisiana

Authorities in Alexandria, Louisiana, arrested two people after nooses were seen hanging from the back of a red pickup Thursday night, the city's mayor told CNN.

Alexandria is less than an hour away from Jena, Louisiana, and was a staging area Thursday for protesters who went to the smaller town to demonstrate against the treatment of six black teens known as the "Jena 6" in racially charged incidents.

Police say the 18-year-old driver of the truck was charged with driving while intoxicated and inciting to riot and also may be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor -- the 16-year-old passenger.
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'Jena Six' Rally Draws Supporters From Around The World To Louisiana

Everyone wants justice for the "Jena Six," a group of black teens who were initially charged with the attempted murder of a white classmate last year after a series of incidents, which included white students allegedly hanging nooses on a tree planted on high school grounds. The case has been a cauldron of racial tension, anxiety and pain.
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Game Let Off The Hook In Police Impersonation Charges

A New York judge dismissed police impersonation charges against The Game today (September 20) on the grounds that the Los Angeles bred rapper stays out of trouble for the next six months.

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Saigon Talks Fight W/ Prodigy, "P Told Me To Suck His D--k"

Manhattan downtown venue S.O.B.'s was the setting of rap's latest drama last night, when a physical altercation broke out onstage between New York rappers Saigon and Prodigy after an impromptu performance by Sai during a C-N-N/Mobb Deep show.

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Sexual Harassment Suit Dropped Against LAPD Chief In Notorious B.I.G. Case

A sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the former internal affairs LAPD deputy chief who played a part in the Notorious B.I.G murder investigation was dismissed yesterday (September 19).

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Jena 6 Rally Has Killer Mike Seeing Black, "This Is Not Just Something To Go & Get A T-Shirt"

Tens of thousands of protestors descended upon the small town of Jena, Louisiana in a show of support for six black students commonly known as the Jena 6 yesterday (September 21) .

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50 Cent Tops Kanye West In Europe

After losing the battle for first week sales in the states, 50 Cent can enjoy a little taste of revenge as many European charts put 50's Curtis over Kanye West's Graduation.

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8Ball & Devius Talk 'The Vet & The Rookie' Album

Legendary Memphis rapper 8Ball of 8Ball & MJG is teaming up with upcoming rapper Devius to release their first collaborative effort, The Vet & The Rookie which is due in stores this October.

The project will be released on 8Ball's 8Ways Entertainment label through a distribution deal with RBC Records.
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Rapper Jay-Z Releasing New Album 'American Gangster' In November

Rapper/mogul Jay-Z has announce that he will release an album full of all new material this November titled American Gangster.

While Jay-Z's version of American Gangster is separate from the official motion picture soundtrack, the new album is Jay-Z's lyrical interpretation of the movie, which stars Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr. (as Nicky Barnes), RZA, T.I., Ruby Dee, Common and others.
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Twista Stopped By Police; Causes Traffic Jam

An incident involving Chicago rapper Twista stopped traffic on Interstate I-94 in Michigan.

Ten police officers stopped Twista's tour bus yesterday (September 19) which was en route to a radio appearance in Detroit to promote his album Adrenaline Rush 2007.
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50 Cent Reorganizes UK Tour; Kanye West Wins At MOBO's

50 Cent will embark on an eight-date arena tour across the UK starting in November in support of his new album Curtis.

Kanye West was the big winner for the evening, taking home the coveted Best Hip-Hop Act award, as well as Best Video for his single "Stronger."

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Webbie, Lil' Boosie Hit With $1 Million Dollar Lawsuit

Baton Rogue, Louisiana rappers Webbie and Lil' Boosie have been hit with a $1 million dollar lawsuit by a local a promoter who alleges they failed to perform at a concert in January.

The lawsuit claims the Lil Boosie, born Torrance Hatch and Webbie, born Webster Gradney Jr., were hired by Tracye Stafford of Ikon Entertainment to perform at Club Sonar on January 20, but they failed to show up to the concert to perform.
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Eyes Can't Resist Beautiful People

Whether we’re looking for someone to date or sizing up a potential rival, our eyes irresistibly lock on to good-looking people, a new study finds.
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Immigrant children struggle with America's junk food

Adrian McHargh grew up active and skinny in Kingston, Jamaica. An enthusiastic swimmer, he had the pristine waters of the Caribbean for a playground until two years ago, when he and his family moved to America.

"I would always cook a healthy dinner," the 13-year-old's mother, Visha Siew-Narine, says about mealtime on the island. "When he came here, I think the fascination of having all this food that we couldn't afford in Jamaica, or that wasn't really available, that was kind of new to him."
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Twista, Lloyd & Killer Mike Hold "Jena 6" Benefit Concert

Twista, Killer Mike and Sean Paul of YoungBloodz are among many hip-hop artists slated to perform at a benefit concert for the Jena 6 during the "Let Freedom Ring Weekend" in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Scratch Magazine Calls It Quits, 50 Cent & Timbaland Grace Last Cover

Scratch magazine has officially announced that it will no longer be publishing the producer-friendly magazine.

The final cover will features 50 Cent and super-producer Timbaland on the its 20th issue with additional stories on Just Blaze, David Banner, The Alchemist, Irv Gotti, The RZA, 9th Wonder and a special feature on Chicago "Juke" music.

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Hip-Hop Mogul Russell Simmons, Herbie Hancock Team For Daniel Pearl World Music Days

Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons and legendary Jazz musician Herbie Hancock are among the musicians and celebrities taking part in the Daniel Pearl World Music Days concert series which takes place October 1-15 around the world.
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AHH Stray News: Diddy & Myspace Party, UTP, Talib & Kanye

Rapper Sean Diddy Combs has teamed with Myspace to webcast the VIP launch party for his new fragrance, Unforgivable Woman.

Skip & Wacko of UTP will return with a new album titled Back Like We Left Something: Katrina Proof.

Software giant Microsoft continues to utilize Hip-Hop to promote it's Zune player and music service. The company will release a pair of exclusive singles from Talib Kweli and Kanye West.

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Rapper Fat Joe Working On 8th LP 'The Elephant in the Room'

Rapper Fat Joe 's Terror Squad Entertainment has resigned a deal with EMI Music's Imperial Records to distribute his new album titled The Elephant in the Room.

The Elephant in the Room is the follow up to Fat Joe's album Me Myself and I, which spawned the double platinum hit single "Make It Rain" featuring Cash Money Records rapper Lil' Wayne.
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Kanye #1 In The U.S., UK, Japan & Canada; Jay-Z Speaks

The official numbers are in and Kanye West's album Graduation has emerged as the United States' #1 album on the Billboard 200 Chart.

West's album Graduation moved over 957,000 copies its first week in stores, besting 50 Cent's album Curtis, which sold 691,000 copies.
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Forbes Magazine Offers Billion Dollar Remix for Download

Forbes is really down to profit from their embrace of hip hop and they've even posted the Forbes I Get Money remix featuring 50 Cent, Jay-Z and Diddy currently going by Forbes 1, 2, 3 Remix and Billion Dollar Remix.

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Felicia Pride's Life Lessons from Hip Hop's Greatest Songs

Felicia Pride extracts empowering lessons embedded within the genre's most popular songs. Growing up with hip-hop, she has come to realize the way it shaped how she thinks, writes, and reacts, making her the person she is today. In The Message, she uses short essays, aptly titled after a hip-hop song, and written in the language of the culture, to explore the themes of spirituality, success, business, and love.

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Older women and younger men: Can it Work?

Older woman seduces younger man. Sound familiar? It's a scene from the 1967 coming-of-age classic "The Graduate."

more photos » But high-profile Hollywood couples like Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins (12 years her junior) -- who met and began dating while filming an on-screen romance in the 1988 movie "Bull Durham" -- have proven that life can indeed imitate art when it comes to matters of the heart.
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:-) turns 25

It was a serious contribution to the electronic lexicon.

:-)

Twenty-five years ago, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott E. Fahlman says, he was the first to use three keystrokes -- a colon followed by a hyphen and a parenthesis -- as a horizontal "smiley face" in a computer message.
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Tattoo remorse fuels boom for dermatologists

Laura Hathaway initially had no regrets after getting a tattoo on her lower back when she was 21. But now, 10 years later, she wants it gone.

The pharmaceutical sales representative from Atlanta, Georgia, says it doesn't fit in with her current lifestyle as the mother of a 2-year-old boy who just started to talk. "The other day I bent over and he said, 'What's that?' and it just confirms why I'm having it removed."
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Swizz Beatz Offers Some Investment Advice At NYC Birthday Bash

At gallery gathering, red-hot hitmaker says he filled his house with art before filling his garage with cars.

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50 Cent Brings LL Cool J, Remy Ma To His Old 'Hood For Last Of Five NYC Shows

Final 5 Borough Tour stop includes special guests, a Fat Joe dis and plenty of fake cash.

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Nas Wants Debate With Bill O'Reilly & Much More!

Bill O'Reilly launched into a Nas dis recently, where he mispronounced the rapper's name and continued to ridicule him as a gangster rapper who should not be allowed to perform at Virginia Tech.
Now, Nas is speaking on O'Reilly and he is ready to debate. He spoke to MTV about this and more.
On a debate with O'Reilly:

"Whenever he wants a debate, I'll go through it. I know Bill O'Reilly's test scores. I know what he did, what he's trying to be ... I'm a psycho."


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MF Doom & Pharoahe Monch Go International At New York-Tokyo Music Fest

Underground favorites MF Doom and Phaorahe Monch, along with and Star Trak Records's own Roscoe P Colchain, are slated to perform at the New York -Tokyo Music Festival this weekend.

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Damon Dash Brings Infamous Harlem Drug Lord, Nicky Barnes, To The Big Screen

Hip-hop mogul Damon Dash has partnered with Magnolia Films to bring the true life story of notorious drug kingpin Nicky Barnes to the big screen with Mr.Untouchable

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50 Cent Plays The Blame Game, Accuses Def Jam Of Buying Kanye West CDs

50 Cent has reportedly accused Def Jam Records of manipulating Kanye West's album sales.

According to New York's Daily News, 50 (born Curtis Jackson) made the accusations during an interview with British based magazine Uncut.

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Kanye Hits #1 On UK Chart; 50 Cancels European Tour

Rapper 50 Cent has postponed a tour of Europe, just days after Kanye West's album Graduation stormed to the top of the U.K. album charts, putting 50 Cent's album Curtis in second place.

50 Cent nixed a highly anticipated performance at the MOBO's this Wednesday (September 19) as well as an appearance at the Vodafone Live Music Awards, which take place this week in Germany.

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Hip-Hop Mogul Marc Ecko Buys Barry Bonds Homerun Ball For $756k

Hip-Hop/publishing mogul Marc Ecko was the unidentified buyer who purchased Barry Bonds' 756 home run ball last week for $752,467 at Sotheby's/SCP auctions on Saturday (September 15).

According to Ecko, he will take the historical ball and allow the public to choose its fate.

Starting today, fans can go www.vote756.com and choose to "give the ball to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, permanently brand the ball with an asterisk before sending it to Cooperstown or put the ball on a rocket ship and launch it into space."
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Run-DMC Members Launch New Web Site For Fans

Members of legendary rap group Run-DMC have teamed with celebrity services company Paid, Inc. to launch a website to interact directly with fans and offer official collectible Run-DMC merchandise.

Www.RunDMC.com, will feature up-to-the minute news on the group's current projects, an interactive forum and a multi-media area where fans can access music, photos and videos both old and new.

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Queen Latifah Plotting Rap Comeback

While she has become a force in Hollywood with various acting roles and a foray into singing, Queen Latifah is getting set to pick up the mic again for a return to rap music.

Fans will have to wait until the rapper/singer/actress releases her forthcoming album Trav'lin' Light before they hear a new rhyme.
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Rappers Wyclef, Jazzy Jeff, KRS-One Featured On NBA LIVE 08

Rappers Wyclef Jean, DJ Jazzy Jeff and CL Smooth and Marley Marl and KRS-One are among the artists featured on the soundtrack to Electronic Arts' upcoming game NBA LIVE 08.

NBA LIVE 2008 will feature hit singles like "Tambourine" by Eve, "The Way I Are" by Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson and "All I Know" by Jazzy Jeff featuring CL Smooth.

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