Nick Cannon Splits With Fiancee, Prosecutors drop charges against Jadakiss

Nick Cannon has split up with his fiancee, Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks, according to People. "Selita and Nick are taking a break to focus on their careers but still very much love each other and remain the best of friends," Ebanks' representative Melissa Raubvogel told the magazine.

A year after Jadakiss was arrested in Yonkers, New York, and hit with drug and gun charges, prosecutors have dropped the case against the rapper (born Jason T. Phillips) and his co-defendant, Kristian Smith.

Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Missy Elliott Hailed By T.I., Pharrell And More At VH1 Hip-Hop Honors

Common, Ne-Yo, Eve, Keyshia Cole also hit stage at fourth annual event, which airs Monday at 10 p.m. ET.

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Several Artists Contribute to New Tupac Book

A new Tupac book, entitled Tupac Remembered: Bearing Witness to a Life and Legacy, will feature contributions from several well-known hip hop artists. The book, which is set to be released in February of 2008, will feature interviews from several artists and celebrities.

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Nelly Vs. America, They "Wanna End The Glorification & Not End The Problem"

A week after BET premiered "Hip-Hop Vs. America," a town hall meeting featuring Nelly, T.I., Chuck D, Reverend Al Sharpton and columnist Stanley Crouch, Pimp Juice caught up with SOHH to address hip-hop's alleged glorifying ways.

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RZA Talks '8 Diagrams, Wu Launching Nationwide Tour

Coming back for the release of their highly-anticipated album 8 Diagrams isn't the only milestone achieved by revered Hip-Hop collective Wu-Tang Clan.

The group, which re-surfaced last year for a live performance in California, is also returning to its beginnings by reuniting with Loud Records founder Steve Rifkind for the album's release.

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Rapper Prodigy Starts Gun Trial, Faces 15 Years In Prison

Mobb Deep's Prodigy's trial for handgun possession started yesterday in New York.

Police stopped the G-Unit member's Chevy Suburban last October, after they witnessed Prodigy driving the opposite direction on a one way street, in an attempt to secure a parking spot in the Chelsea district of Manhattan.


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C-Bo Fans Play A&R for New Greatest Hits Album

G-Unit South rapper C-Bo's forthcoming greatest hits album will truly reflect the taste of rap fans, as supporters of the West Coast Mafia Records CEO assumed the role of A&R for the release.

Songs for the album, titled West Coast Classics, were selected by fans through web polls on C-Bo's and West Coast Mafia's Myspace pages.

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Layzie Bone Proposes To Girlfriend At Red Carpet Event

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Layzie Bone is officially off the market as a single man, as the chart-topping rapper recently proposed to his girlfriend at the debut of his feature film, I Tried.


The rapper arrived to the screening of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's new movie I Tried hand and hand with Felicia, who is the mother of his children and his girlfriend of 13-years.

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Foxy Brown Launches New Website, Confirms Album Release Date

Fans of incarcerated rapper Foxy Brown will now be able to communicate directly with her via a newly launched website.

Www.freefoxybrown.com will feature up-to-the-minute updates on the rapper, who was personally involved in creating the content contained on the site.

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C-Murder To Tour Mississippi To Promote Book

Multi-platinum New Orleans rapper Cory "C-Murder" Miller will tour Mississippi to promote his book Death Around the Corner October 11 and 12.

The rapper will travel through Hinds and Rankin counties with Conversations Book Club, discussing the book Death Around the Corner and meeting fans.

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Football Player,Rapper,Wrestler Pacman Jones Giving Away 1500 Tickets To TNA

Football player-turned-rapper-turned professional wrestler Adam "Pac Man" Jones has bought 1,500 tickets to the TNA Tag Team Championship for Atlanta area high school students who are earning good grades.

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TVs Greatest Geeks

Fall 2007 just may be the Season of the Geek. NBC offers us "Chuck," which plunges an electronics store nerd into the world of espionage when national secrets get downloaded into his brain. The CW gives "Beauty and the Geek" its first fall start. And CBS is bringing us "The Big Bang Theory," a new sitcom in which a couple of junior Einsteins drool over their not-so-bright-but-very-hot neighbor.

As good as these characters may be, they'll have a long way to go to measure up to some of the biggest geeks TV has presented to us. Over the years, we've seen all manner of the species homo dweebius maximus. Here's a closer look at some of the greatest geeks of all time.

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Ruben Navarrette JR: Black-brown friction waste of energy

Welcome to the black-brown thing. That's what my African-American friends and I called it back in college. It's shorthand for the uneasy relationship between the nation's largest minority and the group that formerly held the title.

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Rolan Martin: Black-brown coalitions are tough to sustain

With Hispanics being the nation's largest minority group, the general assumption among many political and social pundits is that they will align themselves with African-Americans to represent a potent political force on the local, state and national level.

But as someone who has seen this so-called phenomenon up close, I can tell you that forging a multiethnic coalition will be very difficult

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Sigel Auditions To Play B.I.G. In Forthcoming Biopic

Beanie Sigel wants to play Biggie Smalls. Just a few days ago, the Philadelphia MC with the deadly wordplay auditioned for the lead role in the Hollywood version of the Notorious B.I.G.'s life story. He says without a doubt, he's the best man for the job.

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Wyclef Jean Joins Gap (PRODUCT) RED Campaign

Gap is celebrating the one year anniversary of the launch of (PRODUCT) RED, a "for-benefit brand designed to help eliminate AIDS in Africa", with a print campaign "built around a theme of change". Wyclef Jean is on board and is said to appear in a photograph "embracing his daughter Angelina".

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Black Star Reunites!

Prepare for a Black Star reunion...if you're going to be in the Bay Area next month, that is. Their hectic schedules have prevented them from recording a full-length LP together since their self-titled debut in 1998, but Talib Kweli and Mos Def will join forces Saturday, November 3. Kweli and Mos will perform together on the center stage at Esurance Icer Air during the big-air competition.

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T.I, Soulja Boy Join List Of Performers At BET Hip-Hop Awards

With BET's Hip-Hop Awards just around the corner, T.I., along with newcomer Soulja Boy, have been added to the roster of those taking the stage at this year's festivities.

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Label Head Expects $900 Mil Reward In Canadian Racial Profiling Suit, "CAN Doesn't Have A Hip-Hop Problem, It Has A Black Problem"

Canada and the State Department have defaulted in hip-hop label owner Jerome Almon's $900 million lawsuit against them and according to the Murdercap Records CEO, have done so to avoid "devastating documentation" of the country's racial profiling practices.

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Rapper Chamillionaire Planning Video For 'Industry Groupie'

Houston, Texas rapper Chamillionaire is preparing to shoot the video for Industry Groupie, the latest single from his critically acclaimed sophomore album Ultimate Victory.

The video re-teams the rapper with veteran director Marc Klasfeld, who shot the video for his single "Hip-Hop Police" featuring Slick Rick.

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Big Cat Records CEO Responds to Trap-A-Thon Controversy

Days after Gucci Mane spoke out on the controversy surrounding the release of a new album of previously unreleased material, the CEO of the rapper’s former record label is weighing in on the situation.

In a recently-released statement, Marlon "Big Cat" Rowe voiced his excitement over his former artist’s album, Trap-A-Thon, despite Gucci Mane’s opposition to the Big Cat Records release.

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Luke Challenges Diddy, Nelly, T.I. - On The Football Field

Hip-Hop legend Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell is organizing the Third Annual Battle of the Stars Celebrity Football Tournament, which will be held next year in his hometown of Miami, Florida.

Campbell, who will coach a team from his National Youth Football League, organizes the yearly competition between youth leagues from across the country to "put up or shut up" in a game of football.

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Soulja Boy Vs. Springsteen!

Posted Tue. Oct 2, 4:30 AM ET by Dave DiMartino in New This Week
It's a stunning battle of the old vs. new! In this corner we have today's hottest hitmakers--the exciting Souljaboy and Trey Songz, dictionaries in hand--and in this corner, cultural icons Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, even Ike & Tina Turner! All of them have new releases this week, battling for top sales at the cash registers, but only one generation can win!

Will it be today's best and brightest? Or will it be yesterday's superstars, back yet again for another grab at the brass ring?

Or will it be all of us, enriched by this golden opportunity to hear some of the finest music ever made?

Let's find out!

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Online videos could be next virus threat

Report says videos seen as potential means to infect computers as more than 300 gather to discuss upcoming Web security threats.

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iPhone owner sues Apple for $1 million

A New York woman is so angry at Apple Inc. for lopping $200 off the price of the iPhone that she's filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages.

Dongmei Li of Queens, New York, claimed the company violated price discrimination laws when it slashed the price of the 8-gigabyte iPhone by a third, from $599 to $399, within two months of the gadget's June debut.

Apple lowered the iPhone's price on September 5 and also said it would stop selling the $499 4-gigabyte model. Hundreds of early customers who paid full price didn't expect a reduction so soon and complained.


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Wu-Tang Clan vs. Saigon?!?

December 4th isn't just the name of a great Jay-Z song, it is now the slated release date for two of 2007's most anticipated albums. Both Wu-Tang and Saigon have been given the winter release date from their respective labels. Wu, who is returning with their first album in 6 years, just had their November 13th release date for 8 Diagrams pushed back by Universal.

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Lupe Fiasco Tries To Reaffirm His Spot, "I Don't Think I'm That Strong Of A Brand Yet"

Barely a year after the release of his Grammy-nominated Food & Liquor, Lupe Fiasco is prepping to drop his sophomore disc, The Cool. SOHH caught up with the lyricist to revisit his debut's missteps, the execution of his follow-up CD, and the drama surrounding his incarcerated partner, Chilli.

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New CDs From J. Holiday, Trey Songz, Soulja Boy & Boyz N Da Hood Hit Stores

New albums from J. Holiday, Soulja Boy, The Federation, Boyz N Da Hood and Trey Songz are hitting record store shelves today (October 2); while the hype hasn't reached 50 Cent vs. Kanye West proportions it should be interesting to watch R&B and hip-hop bump heads this Super Tuesday.

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Souljah Boy Says He's More Than Just A Ringtone Rapper, "Deep Down Inside I Got Talent"

After taking the airwaves by storm and creating a new dance craze with his lead single "Crank That," Souljah Boy Tell-Em is now ready to release his freshman debut, Souljahboytellem.com. SOHH talked shop with the teenaged MC as he explained how he deals with haters and why he's no one-hit wonder.

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Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Lil' Mama Encourage Youth To Stay In School

Rappers Jim Jones and Juelz Santana are among the artists who will join the Entertainers for Education Alliance (EEA), New York radio station Hot 97 and Catapult Online to present the 2nd Annual Stay In School Concert Wednesday on October 17 in New York.

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Master P Building Youth Centers In Major Cities In The U.S.

Hip-Hop mogul Percy "Master P" Miller continues his charitable efforts, revealing that he will be building and expanding P. Miller Youth Centers in impoverished cities in the United States.

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Dr. Cornel West, Eve, 9th Wonder, Keak Da Sneak

Dr. Cornel West will autograph copies of his new Hip-Hop CD Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations during an interview session with talk show host Tavis Smiley.

Eve's fourth album Here I Am has been delayed for a second time. The album will not hit stores until 2008.

Producer 9th Wonder has teamed with TeamBBC.com, Thisisrealmusic.com and True School to present and host The Brown Sugar Party Volume 3. in Philadelphia on October 6.

Bay Area veteran Keak Da Sneak has inked a deal with Koch Records and will release a new album titled Deified. The new 20-track album features a diverse group of artists, including Daz, Mr. F.A.B., Alchemist, Chingo Bling, Jacka and others.

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Kidz in the Hall Inks Multi-Song Deal With ESPN

Rap group Kidz in the Hall have inked a multi-song deal with ESPN to provide music for ESPN's presentation of the 2007-2008 college football season.

The new songs will be featured across a variety of ESPN platforms, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and espn360.com.
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Hispanic entrepreneurship, buying power on the rise

If you don't think Hispanics are a major force in the American marketplace, think again.

1 of 2 Hispanic business ownership is growing three times as fast as the national average and Hispanic purchasing power is expected to reach more than $1 trillion by 2011, according to the Census Bureau and other studies.

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Jamie Foxx's childhood lessons loom large

All Jamie Foxx really needed to know about show business he learned as a child.

1 of 2 He developed his most marketable skill, comedy, as a youngster in church. ("Comedy is preaching," Foxx says.) That's also when he discovered music, learning dedication through piano lessons. Later, as the star quarterback at Terrell High School in Texas, Foxx learned the value of humility ("Learning not to be pompous, that was my whole thing," he says).

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Afrika Bambaataa, Beasties rock hall nominees

Madge joins heartland rocker John Mellencamp, the puckish rappers Beastie Boys and premier dance acts Donna Summer and Chic among the nine nominees for the hall. The five leading vote-getters will be inducted in the annual ceremony March 10, 2008, at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

The other nominees are rap pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, literate songwriter Leonard Cohen, the original British Invasion combo The Dave Clark Five and surf rock instrumentalists The Ventures.
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Obama raises at least $20 million in third quarter

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama raised at least $20 million for his presidential campaign during the third quarter of 2007, his campaign announced Monday.

1 of 2 All but about $1 million of those contributions can be used in the primary fight, where the Illinois senator is among the front-running candidates.

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Mixtape Monday

Mobb Deep Tell Their Side Of Saigon Fight, Defend Kanye West Dis; Young Buck Goes After Lil Wayne ... Again

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Saigon Finally Gets A Release Date To Tell His 'Greatest Story'

After months of bad news and conflict, MC's debut is set for December 4.

Saigon's been in the news a lot lately, and not always under the best circumstances.

In August he was pulled over for making an illegal turn and subsequently arrested for carrying a weapon. The rapper was driving someone else's car at the time and claimed he was unaware that there was a pocket knife stored in its console. Saigon is due back in court to face the charge on December 5.
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David Banner's Album Pushed Back

David Banner's fourth solo album, The Greatest Story Ever Told has been pushed back to a later release.

The album was originally slated for release last week, but is now scheduled for a November 20th release. The album contains several high-profile guests, such as Jim Jones, UGK and Chris Brown.
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Ghostface Killah & Rakim "Liven" Up Tour

Wu-Tang rapper Ghostface Killah, hip-hop legend Rakim and underground favorite Brother Ali are set to join forces for the first annual Hip Hop Live! tour later this month, each performing with a live band.

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Scheduled dates for the HIP HOP LIVE! tour are as follows:

October 29 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues

October 30 - San Diego, CA - 4th & B

October 31 - Long Beach, CA - The Vault

November 1 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst

November 2 - San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine

November 3 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

November 4 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox

November 7 - Park City, UT - Harry O's

November 8 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre

November 9 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up

November 10 - Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont Theatre

November 11 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue

November 12 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues

November 13 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Theater

November 15 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place

November 16 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre

November 17 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar

November 18 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

November 21 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero

Off-Duty Cadet Stabbed At Jay-Z's 40/40 Club

Jay-Z's Manhattan sports bar, the 40/40 club, was the site of a stabbing this weekend.

According to the New York Post, Christopher Harris, an off-duty Correction Academy cadet, was stabbed in the eye on Saturday morning (September 29) at 1:30 a.m. following a dispute with a fellow 40/40 club goer.
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B-Legit Talks New Album 'Throwblock Muzik'

West Coast rap veteran B-Legit is bringing his musical stylings back to the forefront with his forthcoming album, Throwblock Muzic.

The release, which is the follow up to the rapper's 2006 mixtape Hood Hustlin and 2005's Block Movement, will include appearances from E-40, Mac Dre, Clyde Carson, Harm from the Rich and Levitti.
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Ludacris To Help Clean NYC Park With Boost Volunteers

Grammy Award winning Atlanta rapper Ludacris will help 100 Boost Mobile RockCorp volunteers revitalize DeWitt Clinton park in New York's Hell's Kitchen area on Saturday, October 6.

Ludacris, pro-skateboarder Terry Kennedy, pro-snowboarder Keir Dillion and 100 volunteers will painting handball courts, basketball backboards, playground areas, fences and benches in the park.
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Rappers Mos Def, Common, More Urge Walk Out In Protest Of Jena 6

A number of rappers and activists will support Mos Def's call for a National Student Walk-Out tomorrow (Oct 1) in support of the Jena 6.

In addition to Mos Def, rappers Common, Talib Kweli, Immortal Technique, M1, Rep. Cynthia McKinney, Idris Elba, Pharoahe Monch, the Malcolm X Grassroots, the National Hip Hop Political Convention, The Hip Hop Association and student leaders from over 100 campuses will support the Jena 6 by walking out of class at 12:00 noon (Central time).

LA County Hit With Lawsuit Over Funkmaster Flex Car Show

A concert promotions firm in San Diego has hit Los Angeles County with an $800,000 lawsuit, claiming the Los Angeles County Fair Association violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments by canceling a Hip-Hop car show featuring DJ Funkmaster Flex because the music was "offensive."

Imagine Media Group LLC, entered into a contract with The Los Angeles County Fair Association on March 9 to host the Funkmaster Flex Car & Bike Show August 11-12 at the Pomona Fairplex, which is operated by The Los Angeles County Fair Association in Pomona, California.
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Del The Funky Homosapien Heads Out on 11th Hour Tour

Hieroglyphics crew co-founder Del The Funky Homosapien has hit the road in support of his first album in seven years, The 11th Hour.

The title of the Definitive Jux release, according to Del, represented various trials and tribulations the rapper encountered during his career.

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