Detroit mayor turns down plea offer

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's legal team has turned down an offer from prosecutors Friday to drop one of two assault charges if the mayor would resign.

The offer came during a court appearance in Wayne County Circuit Court in which the mayor was arraigned on felony charges that he interfered with officers trying to serve a subpoena.

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Maximize dorm room space and style

For college-bound students, dorm room success hinges on learning how to maximize space and style on a minimal budget. Check out these great tips from a recent college graduate who learned the hard way.

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China accused over iTunes outage

Customers in China of Apple's iTunes online music store were unable to download songs this week, and an activist group said Beijing was trying to block access to a new Tibet-themed album.

In Internet forums, iTunes users complained they had been unable to download music since Monday. That was a day after the Art of Peace Foundation announced the release of "Songs for Tibet," with music by Sting, Alanis Morissette, Garbage and others, and a 15-minute talk by the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader.

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Wireless recharging one step closer to reality

Imagine juicing up your laptop computer or cell phone without plugging them into an electrical socket.

That's a luxury that could be provided by wireless power transmission, a concept that has been bandied about for decades but is creeping closer to becoming viable.

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T-Pain Brings His Thr33 Ringz Circus To NYC Listening Party

Pain's third album features cameos by Kanye West, Chris Brown, Ludacris and more.

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Del The Funky Homosapien Leaks Vintage Tracks

Veteran Bay area emcee Del The Funky Homosapien just released his eight solo album 11th Hour earlier this year. As the Hieroglyphics front-man works on upcoming projects, he has premiered Del's Leak Pack Volume 1.

The volumed released include various rare and unheard recordings throughout Del's 17 year career of releasing music and prior. The first volume is available for free download. Each collection comes without tracklisting, adding to the releases' mysticism.


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D Dot Reintroduces The Madd Rapper On New Mixtape

Platinum producer Deric "D Dot" Angelettie has been hard at work with a number of emcees from his hometown of Brooklyn recently. The producer for hits such as Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize" and Jay-Z's "Where I'm From" announced yesterday that he about to return to his alter-ego, The Madd Rapper.

Joined by Statik Selektah, the two will release Appreciate The Hate: The Madd Rapper Chronicles Volume 1 this month. The mixtape will feature the Internet hit, "Brooklyn Let's Go" featuring Joell Ortiz, Maino and others. Redman, Notorious B.I.G., E Ness and others are included on the mixtape.


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Da Brat Gets Three Years In Prison

Chart topping rapper Da Brat was sentenced to three years in prison today (August 22), after being charged with assault for hitting a woman in the face with a bottle of rum.

The prison sentence stems from a November 2007 incident, in which Da Brat, born Shawntae Harris, argued with Shala Stevens, a waitress working at Jermaine Dupri’s Club 72.

Stevens, a budding model, Atlanta Falcons cheerleader and actress, suffered deep lacerations to her cheek and swelling to her forehead.


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50 Cent Meets With Investigators Over Fire

Hip-Hop star 50 Cent have revealed that the rapper has met with Suffolk County authorities yesterday (August 22).

Representatives for 50 Cent released a statement denying recent reports that he is using a smokescreen of lawyers to avoid cooperating in an investigation of a suspicious fire, which burnt his Dix Hills, Long Island mansion to the ground.

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The Wire's 'Snoop' Arrested Over Murder Trial

Police arrested popular actress Felicia "Snoop" Pearson on minor drug charges on Wednesday (August 20), after she was detained for refusing to cooperate as a witness in a murder trial.

Members of Baltimore's Homicide Unit entered Snoop's Northeast Baltimore home with a "body attachment" warrant, which allowed authorities to arrest and detain her.

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B-Real Inks Solo Deal With Duck Down

In another effort to offer Hip-Hop fans an eclectic roster to choose from, Duck Down Records has announced a new solo album deal with Cypress Hill frontman B-Real.

With the acquisition, B-Real becomes the latest big name to join the Duck Down family.

Pioneer KRS-One recently completed a collaboration album with Buckshot scheduled for release next year.

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Rihanna, Pink, T.I. added as performers at VMAs

Rihanna is back for another performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, along with Pink, Paramore and T.I. , who will be making his first appearance at a major awards show since his arrest right before an awards ceremony last year.

The VMAs are set for Sept. 7 in Los Angeles with British comedian Russell Brand as the host. Performers already announced include the Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne and Kid Rock.

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Where to turn when you're financially desperate

Every day, people fall off the bottom rung of the economic ladder. They lose their jobs or their homes, or both, and have too little savings to cushion the blow.

Lately, though, it seems more people tumbling off the ladder are those who've never needed help before. Food banks and housing counselors report an influx of formerly middle-class and even upper-middle-class people who have little idea of what resources may be available to them.

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What to do if you're dating a mama's boy

When your relationship is full of drama created by his mama, the road to romance can feel like a traffic jam -- with her in the driver's seat.

Debra Mandel, Ph.D., author of "Dump That Chump: From Doormat to Diva in Only Nine Steps-- A Guide to Getting Over Mr. Wrong", answers this and some additional commonly-asked questions concerning men who aren't yet ready to make someone other than mama number one in their lives.

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Jay-Z, Oasis Come Together (Unofficially) On New Mixtape

Listen To A Preview Here!A separate DJ mixed Oasis' 'Wonderwall' with Jay's 'Jockin' Jay-Z' to make the track 'Jackin' Jay-Z.'

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Timbaland Signs Omarion

With two albums released in the last two years (a solo and a collaboration with Bow Wow) that sold moderately well, Omarion has been far from a flop. Needless to say, he still wasn’t safe from rumors that whispered he was dropped by his former record label in Sony.

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LL Cool J Takes On Politics, President Bush

For the last couple years LL Cool J was known more for taking shots at the president of his label than the President of the United States. Having set aside is disdain for Jay-Z, LL is taking a rare political stance on at least one of the tracks from his upcoming album Exit 13. During a recent listening party LL explained his reasoning for recording "Mr. President."

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Faith Evans Book Recounts Biggie/Tupac Triangle

It’s been over a decade since the deaths of Tupac and Biggie Smalls. But there are still a plethora of questions that linger since their untimely passing. One of those issues that has never found resolution has been the supposed love triangle between Tupac, Biggie and Faith Evans. Miss Info has gotten her hands on the ex-wife of Christopher Wallace's upcoming autobiography titled Keep The Faith where the widowed singer reveals her relationship with both rappers during a beef that ended with two historic figures in Hip Hop being slain.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 8/17/08

Not a whole lot going on in Hip Hop this week as Lil Wayne continues his dominance on the charts. In his 10th week on the charts, Weezy’s Tha Carter 3 holds steady at #6 with 61k sold (2,204,760 sold overall). Rihanna’s re-release of Good Girl Gone Bad continues to surge as it pushes its way to #9 with another 42k sold in its 63rd week on the charts (1,636,704 sold to date). Lloyd’s Lessons In Love falls ten slots to #17 with 22k sold while Nas’ Untitled continues to head towards gold with just under 19k sold (335,176k sold overall). Yung Berg makes a splash with his Look What You Made Me album debuting at #20 with 19,150 sold.

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Rick Ross Parts Ways With Hip Hop Grub Spot

Rapper Rick Ross has dissolved an alliance with The Hip Hop Grub Spot, AllHipHop.com has learned. Ross' Rick Ross Charities and Slip-N-Slide Records announced today (August 21), that his relationship with the health conscious Hip-Hop restaurant franchise was officially over.

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Bow Wow Challenges Game To $100K Madden Face-Off

While many Madden fans are confident in their gaming skills, none may be as self-assured as Bow Wow, who has issued a $100k one-on-one challenge to The Game.

The lucrative bet comes on the heels of Game’s declaration on konsolekingz.com that he was without question that top Madden player in the world.

“I’m number one in Madden, in the world,” Game bragged while disclosing his gaming name. “L-A-X, find me and get your a** whooped. To be a ‘konsole king’ you gotta look like me.”

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LL Cool J Headlines Sears Fall 2008 Campaign

Retail giant Sears announced that icon LL Cool J will kick off their Fall 2008 advertising campaign with a series of photo-ops with famed photographer Mark Seliger.

The photos will feature black and white images of LL with his family, and serve as a launch pad for the LL Cool J Collection.

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Hip-Hop Mogul Jermain Dupri Closes Café Dupri

Hip-Hop mogul Jermaine Dupri recently closed his Café Dupri, an eatery that he recently opened in the Buckhead section of Atlanta.

According to Dupri, who opened the health conscious café in 2005, the ailing United States economy prevented the business venture from taking off the ground.

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Hospital death rates unveiled for first-time comparison

Motorists heading through the Lehigh Valley from Allentown, Pa., earlier this year passed two giant billboards proclaiming: "Fast Heart Attack Care Saved My Husband's Life."

What the billboards didn't say was just how fast. It took 24 minutes for Richard Silverman's doctors at Lehigh Valley Hospital to clear a 100% blockage from his heart's most vital artery. That's a third of the 90-minute goal that hospitals strive for.

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5 Kinds of Chemistry

Pretty much all of us know what someone’s talking about when they say, “Hey, I was on a date, and — wow — we had incredible chemistry.” In a nutshell, that means that these two people felt such a strong attraction to each other that they couldn’t wait to get somewhere, ahem, a little more private, right? Sure, that may be the most traditional kind of chemistry, but it’s hardly the only type. According to experts, that earth-moving, spark-flying phenomenon can assume many forms. To help you sort through all those crazy feelings you may have for someone, we’ve described five of the most common types of attraction you can experience. Recognizing and savoring all of them can lead to a fantastic, long-lasting relationship.

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Cards could help uncover cold case clues

While inmates in jails across New York pass the time by playing card games -- poker, gin rummy and solitaire -- they may also be helping crack cold cases.

The idea is simple: Each of the 52 playing cards contains information about a murder, a missing person or another unsolved crime.

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5 ways a big paycheck can backfire

Amanda* was unhappy with the amount of money she was making at her job, so she went after a position with a competitor and negotiated a higher salary.

When she told her current employer about the higher salary offer, it countered with a considerable increase in her current salary to keep her on board.

Hoping this is what would happen all along, Amanda accepted the new salary and stayed with her employer.

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Seven online-security blunders to avoid

By now most personal-computer users know not to post their Social Security numbers on the Internet or respond to Nigerian e-mails seeking help with suspicious bank-account transfers.

But many people still make mistakes that compromise their computer's security or invite identity thieves.

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Barack Obama And Hip-Hop

Does The Support Of Jay-Z, Nas, T.I. Hurt His Chances?'[Rappers] need to be super quiet on Barack,' Scarface says, or critics will 'smash on him because of what somebody else said.'

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T.I. Talks About Starting Jail Sentence In March

In his current status, it would be an understatement to say that T.I. is on the right path since his legal troubles late last year. He’s got an album on the way, community service and a campaign organization up and running, and a handful of movie roles forthcoming. Still, it’s his eventual jail sentence in March that quietly hovers over these expected accomplishments. Stopping by Angie Martinez’s show on Hot 97, T.I. delved into his views of the situation that lay closer down the road.


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Raekwon, Immortal Technique On Board for New Ill Bill Album

Independent Brooklyn-based rapper Ill Bill will receive backing on his forthcoming album from a number of Hip-Hop heavyweights, including Wu-Tang Clansman Raekwon and underground rap fixture Immortal Technique.

The album, titled The Hour Of Reprisal, is the follow up to Ill Bill’s first release What's Wrong with Bill?


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Goodie M.O.B. Reunites On Stage During Nelly Concert

Atlanta fans were treated to a surprise Goodie M.O.B. reunion last night (August 19), when all four members of the legendary group appeared on stage during a promotional Nelly concert.

Shortly after being brought on stage as one of Nelly's many guest performers, Big Gipp, Khujo and T-Mo Goodie were joined by Cee-Lo, who had been among the capacity crowd at The Tabernacle.

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Dame Dash Sued Over Missed Mortgage Payments

Hip-Hop entrepreneur Damon Dash is being sued by Eastern Savings Bank, for missing the monthly mortgage payments on a pair of Manhattan apartments.

In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Dash has failed the $78,504 monthly note for the apartments since January.

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Rapper DMX Starring In New Reality Show 'DMX: This Life of Mine'

Troubled Hip-Hop star DMX will once again document his life in a new reality show titled DMX: This Life of Mine.

The show will follow DMX’s attempt to resolve a string of legal problems, which include six arrests since May of 2008, the most recent one occurring last week in Miami, Florida.

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Judge Orders Mediation in Game Assault Case

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle has ordered The Game to consider mediation in a lawsuit where the rapper is accused of assaulting a basketball coach.

Pro-amateur coach Shannon Roderick sued The Game in March alleging assault, battery, negligence and civil rights violations stemming from an altercation at a celebrity basketball game.

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Juelz Santana Says Cam'ron Blocked 'Tons' Of His Collaborations

But 'It's No Hard Feelings''I have no hard feelings towards Cam,' he says of onetime mentor.

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Nas Appears On Tavis Smiley Show

Though Nas’ Untitled album came out over a month ago, it has still been a topic of discussion that goes beyond music. Speaking on Tavis Smiley’s PBS show, Nas explained his intentions with the album, as well as an American media that could be flipped upside down.

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DJ Red Alert To Celebrate 25 Years On Radio

Hip Hop pioneer DJ Red Alert will be celebrating 25 years of deejaying on radio this October. The honoring has already begun, as the icon was awarded August 17 at Harlem Week. The 25th anniversary will include weekly events in the New York tri-state area as well as a January honorary weekend in Japan.

Red Alert spent a bulk of his radio career at Kiss 98.7 FM, with time at Power 105.1 FM. He has been instrumental in the careers of Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest and Queen Latifah.

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Wendy Williams' Fox TV Show Syndicated

Despite being equally loved and hated within the Hip Hop community, Wendy Williams is moving up. The self-proclaimed "Queen of All Media" will have her Fox TV show nationally syndicated later this year. Fox initially ordered 30 episodes of the show for a trial run in New York, Dallas and Detroit to see how many viewers Williams could bring in.

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Teen With Nooses Gets Jail Time

Jeremiah Munsen of Colfax, Louisiana, admitted in court back in April that he placed two nooses on the back of his pickup truck on September 20, and pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime of threatening and intimidating marchers near Jena, Louisiana.

Now, the Louisiana 19-year-old has been sentenced to prison for four months, according to the Associated Press.

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Queen Latifah Named Honorary Chair Of Urban Film Fest

Queen Latifah has been appointed Honorary Chair of this year’s Urbanworld Film Festival, which will run from September 10-14 in New York City.

The award winning rapper/actress will speak on behalf of the multi-cultural filmmakers, whose works will be presented during the BET sponsored event.

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JayZ' Headphones Approved By FCC

Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z may be in a deal with Motorola, as a pair of "JayZ" headphones were recently approved by the FCC. According to CNet.com, the JayZ headphones allow the simultaneous use of a Bluetooth audio device and a cellphone. If you're listening to music and your phone rings, you can opt to transfer the call to your headphones and when you hang up, the music resumes. While there's no official confirmation of Jay-Z's involvement in the product, the mogul, who recently placed second of Forbes listing of the richest Hip-Hop artists, also had a deal with Nokia in 2004, which resulted in the production of the Black Phone.

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Rappers Honor The Jacksons At 8th Annual BMI Awards

A number of rappers will be on hand to honor the legendary Jacksons, at the 8th Annual Urban Music Awards, being held at the Wilshire Theatre in Beverly Hills.

Artists confirmed to attend the BMI Awards include E-40, Mario Winans, DJ Toomp, Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo, Rick Ross, T-Pain, Dallas Austin, Yung Berg, Polow Da Don, Soulja Boy and others.

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The Female Brain, Explained

Wouldn't it be a relief to finally understand what is happening behind her pretty eyes? Why is it, for example, that the woman in your life is serene one moment, apocalyptic the next? How can she remember details about your life you don't even recall? And what's with her taking everything so personally? Chalk it up to female brain chemistry. Here's how to tailor your courtship to her cortex, hippocampus, etc.

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U.S. at risk of cyberattacks, experts say

The next large-scale military or terrorist attack on the United States, if and when it happens, may not involve airplanes or bombs or even intruders breaching American borders.

Instead, such an assault may be carried out in cyberspace by shadowy hackers half a world away. And Internet security experts believe that it could be just as devastating to the U.S.'s economy and infrastructure as a deadly bombing.

Experts say last week's attack on the former Soviet republic of Georgia, in which a Russian military offensive was preceded by an Internet assault that overwhelmed Georgian government Web sites, signals a new kind of cyberwar, one for which the United States is not fully prepared.

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'I will win,' Obama promises donors

Sen. Barack Obama has promised donors that he will recapture the White House for the Democrats this fall.

"I will win. Don't worry about that," Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said during a Sunday night fundraiser in San Francisco, California.

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Mixtape Monday

Ice Cube Reps For 'Mature' Fans; Young Jeezy Raves About Nas' 'My President Is Black' Cameo. Game explains how hip-hop broke his heart, but says he and Lil Wayne are working to make it better.

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Why Did Game Say "Hip Hop Broke My Heart?"

Those who have seen The Game's "My Life" video have noticed The Game's statement making t-shirt. In the clip, which also features Lil' Wayne, The Game wears a shirt that reads: "Hip Hop broke my heart." Recently, he spoke about the shirt, what it truly means to him and opened up about his experience with Lil Wayne in the studio.

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Heltah Skeltah Talk Future Projects

While the Sept. 30 release of their third album, D.I.R.T., marks the return of Heltah Skeltah, Duck Down’s resident odd couple has always had a tireless work ethic. The label politics and occasional run-ins with the law that stalled their earlier releases are over, and both Ruck and Rock have a busy fall lined up.

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LL Cool J Speak On Future Projects, Clothing Line

Legendary emcee and face of Def Jam for over 20 years, LL Cool J will be releasing the last album on his contract with the storied record label - Exit 13.

In an interview with Reuters.com, LL revealed that although it's the last album on his contract, it's likely not his last music project.

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