Jewelry From Kanye West, Diddy, 50 Cent And More To Be Auctioned Off

Lil Jon's record-setting 'Crunk Ain't Dead' pendant will also be under the gavel during March event.

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Travis Barker Will Spend Two More Weeks In Hospital, Jermaine Dupri Says

'He's gonna be alright. He's just got a lot of healing to do,' producer says of his friend.

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Jay-Z Rumored To Back Off-Broadway Musical "Fela!"

The New York Post's Michael Riedel reports Jay-Z and ?uestlove are in talks to get the Hip Hop mogul to endorse Bill T. Jones' biographical stage production, Fela! Riedel says Jay-Z's endorsement could vary from just mentioning the musical, to possibly financially backing it, as Oprah Winfrey did with the stage adaptation of Alice Walker's The Color Purple.

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'No One Knew Jay-Z Until He Married Beyonce'

50 Cent, long-known for taking jabs at other Hip Hop artists, had some interesting things to say about Jay-Z in a recent interview.

The Queens rapper said it was Jay's marriage to superstar singer Beyonce - and not his own music - that made Hov the international star he is today, according to PR-Inside.com.

"I'm a big fan of Jay-Z, but outside of the States and Hip Hop circles, no one really knew who he was until he married Beyonce'," said Fif in the interview.

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EPMD, RZA Perform; Rock The Bells Europe

In other news, European fans don't have to wait any longer for a chance to experience Rock the Bells, the acclaimed festival tour that hit 10 U.S. cities this summer with a line-up featuring Hip Hop's superstars and most buzzed-about newcomers.

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Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Solo Album To Be Released

The untimely death of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes in 2002 had brought an end to a career that was still blossoming. At 30 years of age, Lopes was cut short from following her aspirations as a solo artist with only one album, Supernova, released exclusively in Europe and Asia in 2001. Besides some Death Row Records soundtrack work (under the name N.I.N.A.), since then, no music of hers has been released out of respect for the passing artist, until now.

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Rapper Buckshot In Hospital After Seizure Attack

A performance by Brooklyn rap group Black Moon that was slated to take place tonight has been postponed, after lead rapper Buckshot suffered a series of seizures, resulting in his hospitalization.

According to Duck Down co-founder and CEO Dru Ha, the legendary MC was returning home from a European trip, when he suffered from multiple seizures.

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Tony Yayo To Host 'Busted' Live For MTV

Rapper Tony Yayo will host a special live edition of MTV’s new reality-based show Busted the network announced today (September 25).

During the three-hour long Busted:Live, which airs October 4, Yayo will broadcast live from MTV’s Times Square studio, as MTV cameras join police patrols in Calvert County, Maryland and Akron, OH, in search of live versions of the moments reenacted on the show.

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Judge Frees Busta Rhymes From UK Detention

A judge in the British High Court has ordered the immediate release of Busta Rhymes from his detention by UK immigrant officials. The New York MC was barred from entering the country earlier today because of his previous criminal record and accusations that his work permit was not valid.

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Kanye Shuffles Release Date; Avoids Showdown With 50

A second showdown between rappers Kanye West and 50 Cent will not take place.

The rapper/producer’s album was originally slated to hit stores in December, the same month 50 Cent is set to release his upcoming album, Before I Self Destruct.

The change of plans was revealed yesterday (Sept. 24) on West’s blog on his official web site, KanyeUniverseCity.com.

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Dietary supplements cause 600 'adverse events'

Serious side effects from the use of food supplements resulted in 604 "adverse-event" reports — a list that includes at least five deaths — through the first six months that such accounts have been required by law.

The Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements in the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition acknowledged receiving 368 mandatory reports from supplement manufacturers and 236 reports from consumers or health care professionals.

An adverse event can be anything from a concern that a supplement isn't working to a serious illness that follows consumption. FDA spokesman Michael Herndon said five deaths and 85 hospitalizations were reported through April 15, the most current numbers available. "Some of these deaths were likely due to underlying medical conditions," he says.


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Race could play big role in election, poll suggests

A new study that surveyed racial attitudes suggests that racial prejudices could tip the balance in the upcoming presidential election.

A poll finds a small percentage of voters said they may turn away from Sen. Barack Obama because of his race.

If there were no racial prejudice among voters, Sen. Barack Obama would receive about 6 percentage points more support, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll, designed in partnership with Stanford University.

The results suggest that 40 percent of white Americans hold at least a partly negative view toward blacks, including more than a third of white Democrats and independents. A small percentage of voters -- 2.5 percent of those surveyed -- said they may turn away from Obama because of his race.


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Best responses to 14 stressful situations

Lost your job? Turned white laundry pink? The right initial response can make all the difference in these 14 surprising situations.

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6 relationship decisions we've made for you

Here are the answers to some of the biggest relationship dilemmas.

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Chris Baker, Who Died In Travis Barker/ DJ AM Crash, Remembered By Game, Paul Wall, His Family

'Lil Chris was like a brother to me,' Game says of Barker's late personal assistant.

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Run-D.M.C. Nominated For Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Living Hip-Hop legends Run-D.M.C. are among the artists being considered to be inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, it was announced today (September 22).

The rap group joins esteemed acts like Little Anthony and the Imperials, Jeff Beck, Metallica, Bobby Womack, Chic, Wanda Jackson and pioneering hardcore band The Stooges.

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John Legend Taps Andre 3000, Kanye, Pharrell For 'Evolver'

Despite having a string of hit songs and multi-platinum albums under his belt, John Legend was happy to work with Outkast’s Andre 3000 for his forthcoming album Evolver.

The pair collaborated on Evolver's first single, "Green Light." According to Legend, the experience proved to be a dream come true.

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Jurassic 5 Re-releases Debut With 17 Bonus Tracks, DVD

Pioneering Los Angeles '90s and '00s underground Hip Hop collective Jurassic 5 will be re-releasing their self-titled 1997 EP on November 11th. The original album spawned the hits "Jayou," "Concrete Schoolyard" and the Steinski & Double Dee series tribute record "Lesson 6 (Reprise)." The success of the EP, which has been contractually out of print since 2004, led to the group signing with Interscope Records, where they released three full-length albums.

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Memorial Fund Established For Victims Of Travis Barker/DJ AM Crash

Memorial funds have been established in order to benefit the families of "Lil" Chris Baker and Charles "Che" Still, both of whom were killed in a recent plane crash that left both Travis Barker and DJ AM seriously injured.

Baker was Barker's personal assistant, and Still was his security guard. A statement was recently written on the website of Barker's clothing line, Famous Stars and Straps:

"It is with the utmost sympathy and regret that the Famous Family confirms the tragic loss of two of its most beloved members.


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Kanye West & Rhymefest Develop Comedy Central Pilot

According to HollywoodReporter.com, Kanye West is in talks to bring a puppet-themed, comedy sketch show to the Comedy Central network. The show, which is currently under the working title of Alligator Boots, has been described as a Hip Hop version of Jim Henson's Muppets. West is working with Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla, Daniel Kellison and Tom Stern, all of whom previously worked on Comedy Central's Crank Yankers.

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