Obama, Clinton hold talks in Feinstein's living room

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton met privately Thursday night at the Washington home of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a key supporter of Clinton's presidential campaign, Feinstein said Friday.

1 of 2 She left them in her living room with nothing other than water and comfortable chairs for what she called a positive meeting. No one else was in the room, and no one is giving details of what was discussed.

"They talked. I went upstairs and did my work," Feinstein said Friday. "They called me when it was over. I came down and said, 'Good night, everybody, I hope you had a good meeting.'

"They were laughing and that was it."

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Plies Talks About Being Cut From Usher's 'Love In This Club' Remix

His Admiration For Ne-YoRapper's new record, Definition of Real, includes collaborations with Janet Jackson, Jamie Foxx and The-Dream.

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Marketing to NY: Three/21 Media for Nas, Think Tank Marketing for Lil Wayne, Internets Celebrities for Themselves

One of the nice things about being in a major media center like New York is that one can market to a local media crowd and have wide ranging impact. But that marketing effort has to go beyond simple targetting in a city where artists pushing their latest mixtape may outnumber the rest of the audience for any given show [or so I'm told].

Recently Three/21 Media threw a film party for the first music video for Nas' upcoming The Streets Know the True Name of This Album and got great immediate coverage from NY media insiders.

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Hunid Racks Merch: Hustla Cigars, Mac Dre & 2Pac Cans

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Hip Hop Live: Week Ending 6/13

Welcome to the first installment of Hip Hop Live, where we will be letting you, the fans, know where and when the hottest Hip Hop artists will be performing, as well as HipHopDX’s most anticipated show!

It seems as though today (June 6) is a packed day for Hip Hop, as many of your favorite artists are hitting the stage. Despite his legal troubles, T.I. will be performing tonight at 6:00 PM at Washington, D.C.’s Love nightclub. Also performing tonight is Raekwon, at San Diego’s 4th and B, at 6:00 PM.

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KRS-One Helps Out The Brooklyn Public Library

Yesterday (June 5), KRS-One upheld his title as "Teacha" when he appeared at The Brooklyn Public Library's Central branch to explain the importance of education to youth through a Hip Hop perspective.

In late morning, The Bronx emcee and icon told his story the interested parties of all ages, with an emphasis on children. KRS' story includes using the New York library system to educate himself while the emcee battled homelessness as a teenager. Perhaps through this time, KRS-One learned some of the principles taught in his seminal hits with Boogie Down Productions, including "Poetry," "My Philosophy" and a piece he reportedly performed for audiences at the library, "You Must Learn."

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LL Cool J Cosigns New Def Jam EVP, Denies Maino Diss

As LL Cool J readies the release of his 13th studio album, SOHH chatted him up about the new disc, his rumored diss aimed at Maino, and his thoughts on Def Jam's new executive vice president.

LL tells SOHH that for his upcoming record, Exit 13, he was focused on creating a fresh new sound.

"I'm not tryin to recapture yester year and I'm not tryin to imitate anybody or be like anybody," he said. "I got kids for that. I'm really pushing the envelope with this record."

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Gnarls Barkley Links W/ Janelle Monae For Free NY Performance

Funky duo Gnarls Barkley are giving New York City fans a special treat this weekend as they team with R&B futuristic rocker and the latest Bad Boy signee, Janelle Monáe, for a free performance.

Presented by MySpace Secret Shows, the event, which will also feature rock group Battles, will take place this Sunday (June 8). Although there is no admission, the best chance of getting a seat is arriving early, as the set-up is a first come, first served basis.



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C-Murder's Murder Trial Delayed Until October

The murder trial of New Orleans rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller has been pushed back until October.

The rapper was slated to go on trial on June 9, but after attorneys on both sides of the case met with Judge Martha Sassone, the trial was delayed until October 14.

C-Murder is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting a 16-year-old to death inside a Harvey nightclub named Club Platinum.

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Hispanics dying on job at higher rates than others

Hispanic workers die at higher rates than other laborers, with 1 in 3 of these deaths occurring in the construction industry, a government study reported Thursday. South Carolina had the highest death rate in the nation.

Hispanics tend to hold more high-risk jobs than those in other racial groups, but language and literacy barriers and poor training and supervision may also be factors, researchers said. The leading causes of death in recent years have been falls and highway-related accidents.

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Blacks optimistic, anxious about Obama

Barack Obama's historic quest for the White House is creating a mix of hope and concern among fellow African-Americans, raising expectations that the presumptive Democratic nominee will be able to improve race relations — and anxiety over whether his success will ignite a racially divisive fall campaign.

Interviews from Los Angeles to New York and a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll find that many blacks are still getting used to the idea that Obama — who would be the first person of color to be nominated for president by a major party — could win the White House five months from now.

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Your private health details may already be online

Imagine my surprise when, in the course of doing research for this story, I stumbled upon my own personal health information online.

There it was in black, white, and hypertext blue. My annual mammograms; the visits to the podiatrist for the splinter in my foot; the kind of birth control I use -- it was all on my health insurance company's Web site. And that's not all: The prescriptions drugs I use were listed on the Web site where I get my prescription drug insurance.

I had no idea this was all on the World Wide Web. Welcome to the 21st century, says Dr. Steven Schwaitzberg, associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and a medical informatics expert.

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Billion dollars pledged for food crisis

World leaders have made "extraordinary" commitments to short-term food crisis solutions but more work is needed on long-term solutions, the head of the United Nations food agency said Thursday.

Countries and delegations pledged more than $1 billion in food aid to meet emergency needs, said Josette Sheeran, executive director of the World Food Programme.

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Americans $1.7 trillion poorer

Americans' net worth falls for the second straight quarter as home and stock prices decline, but it may not hurt consumer spending, experts say.

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Lil Wayne Fends Off Coldplay, Perry On Hot 100

Perry On Hot 100
With his long-delayed new album "Tha Carter III" finally due out next week, Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" begins a fourth frame at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. But there's strong competition from Coldplay and Katy Perry, both of whom enjoy big jumps thanks to digital sales.

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Check Out Nas' New Obama-Inspired Song: 'Black President'

Diddy, Young Jeezy, Respond To Barack Obama's Historic Nomination; Check Out Nas' New Song: 'Black President'

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Chris Brown In Talks For Movies With T.I., Shane Sparks

Chris Brown's Movie Career Heats Up, With T.I.-Produced Heist Movie, Shane Sparks Dance Flick On Horizon'If he comes aboard, it's going to be the hottest movie ever made,' choreographer says.

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Hip Hop Concert Biz Matures w/Jay-Z & Kanye West

Rolling Stone's Steve Knopper looks at the success of recent Kanye West and Jay-Z tours as the genre matures.

?uestlove states:
"This is the first time in history that someone from hip-hop reaches for the levels of the Rolling Stones...Jay-Z and Kanye are saying, 'Bono and Jagger are our peers."




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Jermaine Dupri Says "The Deejay Is Dead."

In the wake of Lil Wayne's highly-publicized opinion of a sect of mixtape deejays another bold statement comes from another rap superstar. In what appears to be a video blog for TheMostAccess.com, Jermaine Dupri said, "The deejay is dead at this point in time now." Analogizing Hip Hop compared to track and field, the Atlanta-based mogul added that deejays used to forward to progress of rappers, saying that they now, "run the other way."

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Superhead Claims "Eddie Winslow" Tried To Kill Her

Karrine "Superhead" Steffans is no stranger to drama. After penning several books (including Confessions of a Video Vixen) and airing out the dirty details of her alleged sexual affairs with everyone from Bill Maher to Jay-Z, Allen Iverson to Nas, and even the very married Shaquille O'Neil and Irv Gotti, she hasn't exactly been on the good side of many men within the entertainment industry. This morning, however, she made her most shocking allegation yet.


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Steve Rifkind To Leave Universal And Take Akon With Him?

Sources close to SRC Records CEO Steve Rifkind confirmed to HipHopDX this morning that the Loud Records founder and seasoned record industry veteran is threatening to take SRC Records and its roster of artists off of the parent company and distributor Universal within the next few days.

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Charli Baltimore Returns To Murder Inc.

Philadelphia native Charli Baltimore has become a recognizable name, face and voice in Hip Hop over the last decade, despite never releasing an album. Originally signed to Lance "Un" Rivera's Untertainment along with Cam'ron in the late '90s through her romantic affiliation with Notorious B.I.G., the rapper had a star-studded, highly-promoted Cold As Ice album in 1999, which was never released.

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Peedi Crakk Readies "Camel Face Hunting Season," Signs W/ Indie

Peedi Crakk recently signed with Amalgam Digital, joining Lil' Kim and Joe Budden at the independent label.

"Yup. I'm back! And I feel unstoppable," Peedi said via a press release. "My flow is advanced and as an artist, I'm getting better, especially without the claws of Roc-A-Fella digging at my back."

The former Roc-A-Fella artist was ousted from Jay-Z's old label earlier this year after he'd been held to a contract and not allowed to put out a debut album, according to Peedi.

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Talib Kweli, David Banner Celebrate ''Black Music Month'' W/ Free Concerts

Apple has teamed up with various hip-hop and R&B artists, including Wyclef Jean, David Banner, E-40 and Talib Kweli, for live performances at their retail stores throughout the country.

Celebrating "Black Music Month," Apple has partnered with BlackVoices.com to produce the free concert series. The different acts, which will also feature new Bad Boy signee Janelle Monae, Atlanta rapper B.o.B, Detroit soul singer Dwele and former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, will take place in major cities like New York and San Francisco. The hometown heroes will perfprm at an Apple retail store near their area. Entry into each show is based on a first come, first served basis.



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Lil Flip Car Accident Reports False

Lil Flip's long time manager and attorney Sandy Lal has come forward to shoot down reports that his client was involved in a near fatal car accident in Southwest Texas.

Lal's denial contradicts a number published reports, which stated that the Houston, Texas rapper's car was totaled in a serious accident on Tuesday (June 3).

The bogus news reports stated that Lil Flip was sent to the hospital, where he was treated for neck, back and wrist injuries, which Lal said was totally untrue.

"Lil Flip was not involved in any accident," Sandy Lal told AllHipHop.com. "He's very healthy [and] just returned from overseas touring. He [Lil Flip] will begin working on his next album very shortly."

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Hip-Hop Media, Activists Gather for Media Reform Conference

Hip-Hop and media activists Rosa Clemente, Davey D and Malkia Cyril will be among those on hand for this year’s National Conference for Media Reform (NCMR).

The event, which will kick off tomorrow (June 6) and runs through Sunday (June 8) takes place at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The conference will feature discussions and workshops that examine the impact of Big Media on music and news.

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Common Launches The Corner Book Club

Chicago-based rapper/actor Common is spearheading a new effort to encourage youth to read.

The entertainer, who will soon be seen alongside Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman in the movie Wanted, is using his Common Ground Foundation to launch The Corner, a national online book club designed to develop critical thinking skills among participants while giving them a chance to discuss current reading selections.

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T.I. Inks Three-Picture Deal With Screen Gems

Atlanta rap star T.I. has inked a deal multi-picture deal with Screen Gems and will star in three upcoming high profile movies.

T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., will star opposite of Matt Dillon and Idris Elba in the movie Bone Deep, a thriller based on a group of bank robbers who pull off one last daring bank heist.


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Twista Calls Out Father Pfleger

Chicago rapper Twista is speaking out against Father Michael Pfelger, commenting on the irony of the controversy created by Pfelger’s recent comments.

The Catholic priest came under fire for controversial comments made during a sermon at Democratic Nominee Barack Obama’s former church.

While speaking to the congregation at Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s Trinity United Church of Christ last month, Pfelger delivered a sermon that insinuated Hilary Clinton felt she was entitled to the Democratic nomination simply because she is white.

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Calm in the Swirl of History

NYT: A close look at Obama, his family & how he got this far in politics


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Company names risky Web domains

When surfing the Internet for safe Web sites, not all domains are equal.


Web surfing may be more dangerous on some sites than others, report finds.

A report to be released Wednesday by antivirus software vendor McAfee Inc. says companies that assign addresses for Web sites appear to be cutting corners on security more when they assign names in certain domains than in others.

McAfee found the most dangerous domains to navigate to are ".hk" (Hong Kong), ".cn" (China) and ".info" (information).

Of all ".hk" sites McAfee tested, it flagged 19.2 percent as dangerous or potentially dangerous to visitors; it flagged 11.8 percent of ".cn" sites and 11.7 percent of ".info" sites that way.

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Obama crosses historic milestone

Barack Obama has done what many just a year ago thought was impossible. He took on the most powerful family in Democratic politics and won.

Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday became the first African-American to head the ticket of a major political party.

On Tuesday, Obama became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, marking the first time an African-American will head the ticket of a major political party.

The first-term senator captured the Democratic nomination by beating out Sen. Hillary Clinton, who was hoping to become the first female nominee.

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Obama addresses rumors head-on at pro-Israel conference

Sen. Barack Obama directly addressed accusations that have been circulating by e-mail when he addressed a pro-Israel conference Wednesday.

"I want to say that I know some provocative e-mails have been circulating throughout Jewish communities across the country," the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said at AIPAC's annual conference.

"They're filled with tall tales and dire warnings about a certain candidate for president. And all I want to say is — let me know if you see this guy named Barack Obama, because he sounds pretty scary."

Rumors have been circulating at least since last year that Obama is a Muslim and does not support the Jewish state. He is a Christian and said at the conference he is a "true friend of Israel," earning applause

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Hip-Hop Photographer Jonathan Mannion -- Who Just Took Pics For Lil Wayne's LP -- Talks About Classic Shoots With Jay-Z, Eminem, Others

IT took some convincing to get him into a bathtub full of blood,' he says of cover shoot for DMX's Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood.

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Lil Flip In Car Accident, Rapper Hospitalized

Late last night (June 3), Houston rapper Lil Flip was in an automobile accident in the Southwest section of the city. As a result, the rapper's car has been totaled, and he was sent to a nearby hospital with wrist and neck injuries.

Reports state that Flip is recovering, and details of the accident and injuries are still forthcoming. A spokesperson from the rapper's camp said, "We are hoping for a speedy recovery."

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Busta Talks Tour, Upcoming Album

Busta Rhymes has a busy summer planned. Not only will he be releasing his eighth studio album, Blessed, but he will also be performing on the main stage of this summer's Projekt Revolution tour - which also features Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, the Bravery, Ashes Divide and more.

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Doo Wop Airs New Video Against Lil Wayne's Remarks

After last week's touted video made by New York veteran deejay Doo Wop, the legend heard Lil Wayne's reaction on DJ Drama's show and still has an axe to grind.

Doo Wop explained to HipHopDX, "The first time he said that foul shit about mixtape deejays , it pissed me off, but my reaction was more like, 'This cat is really buggin'. So i was said, 'Okay, let me just have a little fun and put together a video on behalf of the 'mixtape deejay so the public could see how his own bosses credit the deejay for making Lil Wayne.'

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Snoop And DJ Drama Reintroduce The Classic Mixtape

Aside from being one of the genre's most iconic gangsta figures, Snoop Dogg has always embraced the history of music. Now that he's trying his hand at another mixtape, it's no surprise that he's chosen to give props to the old school.

"Let's take it back to the old school. Let's take it to Union [Square]. It's gonna be a mixtape with just me and Drama. I feel mixtapes are losing their essence. Mixtapes means mixing, turntables, records. Not CDs, computers — you understand. Go back to the element of mixtapes where it all started, where it all began. Square," he added.


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DJ Khaled Reunites W/ Lil' Wayne, Young Jeezy & Akon, Goes "Global" On New CD [video]

SOHH recently caught up with DJ Khaled on the star-studded set of his new music video to talk about his label deal with Def Jam, his global aspirations, and his upcoming album.

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David Banner's "Greatest Story" Remains Untold, Album Pushed Back [video]

David Banner's long delayed album, The Greatest Story Ever Told, which was scheduled to drop today, has again been pushed back to a later date next month.

This is not the first time that Banner has had his release date moved. As SOHH previously reported, the rapper's fourth solo album was originally scheduled for release last September.

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Snoop Dogg Gets Animated In New DVD

Music from Snoop Dogg’s 2006 album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment will take on a new life, as the rapper unveils his mind state behind the multi-platinum release with an upcoming animated DVD.

The film, titled Snoop Dogg Presents Adventures of Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, will feature an animated version of the Long Beach, California rapper, as he encounters skirmishes, run-ins and situations while traveling through the streets of Southern California.

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Trick Daddy Pens Autobiography

Rapper and Dunk Ryder Record label CEO Trick Daddy is set to take on yet another title: author.

The 33-year-old Miami-born rapper, told AllHipHop.com that he is currently working on a new autobiographical book.

“The book is amazing already,” Trick Daddy told AllHipHop.com about the untitled book. “I have a writer, I have a agent already shopping the book, and actually, I think we’ll have a book deal by next week.”

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Hide Your Lumps and Bumps

Dress 10 Pounds Thinner!

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The Top 10 Social Networking Annoyances

It's great to keep in touch with your friends and colleagues, but does the price have to be spam, zombie bites and friend invitations from people you've never heard of?

The same question people used to ask about PCs can be asked of social networks: Were our lives easier or harder, better or worse, simpler or more complex, before they came around? The answer is yes. For some folks, social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace seem nearly as indispensable as e-mail, but creating and maintaining these virtual circles of friends turns out to be quite a bit of work, often necessarily so. Here are the 10 things that bug me most about today's social networking services.

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Hip Hop Album Releases for Jun. 3

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Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III Preview

Does The Year's Most Anticipated Hip-Hop LP Live Up To The Hype? Tracks from forthcoming LP, due June 10, have leaked onto the Net.

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Barack Obama Wins Democratic Primaries!!!

Senator Barack Obama has reportedly secured the Democratic presidential nomination according to the Associated Press.

According to the AP's tally of convention delegates conducted on Tuesday (May 3), Obama has finally received the number of delegates necessary to make him the official Democratic nominee.

Black Eyed Peas Plan Earthquake Benefit Concert

The Black Eyed Peas are hoping to raise awareness and money for Chinese citizens impacted by the May 12 earthquake that has left over 70,000 dead and many more injured. The Peas will perform at in invitation-only event in Shanghai, China with all proceeds from the show going to the Chinese Red Cross. While no official date has been given, the concert will mark the first time a non-classical music performance has been held at the Shanghai Concert Hall. The liquor manufacturing company Chivas Brothers will sponsor the performance in conjunction with Pernod Ricard China.

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Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, Others Honor Graduating Teens

Rapper Chamillionaire appeared late last week with No More Victims, Inc. to help congratulate several Houston area teens graduating high school, despite difficult odds. Joined by other music stars of the city including Slim Thug, DJ Michael "5000" Watts and Trae, Hip Hop honored the graduates of Northeast Houston's M.B. Smiley High School, which will be closing down after this summer.

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Busta Rhymes Hits The Road W/ Linkin Park

After two years since his Aftermath debut, The Big Bang, Busta Rhymes has an upcoming album Blessed on deck, and he's announced plans to perform alongside Linkin Park on the rock-based tour "Projekt Revolution."

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