Scoop: Kate Gosselin needs paycheck from show

A source says the reality show star is underplaying the role the show plays in keeping her financially afloat, and she wishes her husband would realize its importance.

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Scoop: ‘Dancing’ winner Johnson is no ‘Idol’

There’s one offer “Dancing With the Stars” winner Shawn Johnson will not be entertaining in her post-show career: singing on “American Idol.”

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Rappers on Quadruple-Bill at NYC Court

With four hip-hop heavies in the house, any enterprising promoter could have staged a rap concert. But the house was Manhattan Criminal Court, and the rappers — Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, Lil Wayne and Remy Ma — were there Wednesday on separate cases ranging from assault to weapons possession.

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Rapper Jay-Z Decides to Boycott Cristal

Rappers have long proclaimed their love for Cristal, frequently mentioning the high-end champagne in songs and popping the corks of the clear, gold-labeled bottles in music videos and at nightclubs.

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Rap Group Member Arrested in Drug Raid

A member of chart-topping Atlanta rap group Dem Franchize Boyz was one of eight people arrested Tuesday evening in a drug raid at an Atlanta recording studio.

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GREENSBORO -- The president of North Carolina A&T University's student body apologized Wednesday for inviting rappers affiliated with gangs to perform at next month's homecoming concert.

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WHO in the world gets a neck tattoo? A couple of years back you could have narrowed the answer to gang members, prison inmates, members of the Russian mob and the rapper Lil Wayne. Then something occurred.

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Comedian Dave Chappelle had a fondness for the word "@!$%#." He used it liberally in his comedy bits, even extending the racial slur to non-black people. It became a catch all handle for any and everyone. It was just an expression for him and it was one that got laughs.

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The Young Conservatives (Young Cons) Rap Duo: Drawing Youth To The Party Or Being The Butt Of Jokes?

These are the Young Cons, two Dartmouth basketball players rapping about Republican policy, the failures of the Obama administration and conservative values.

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There may be a very good explanation for the beef between rapper Trina and Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa.

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People have always questioned the ages of Jay-Z, Eminem, Cam'ron, etc... Well we have it all broken down for you below, thanks to Nappyafro.com . We think you will be pretty surprised to see who is on the list.

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Now maybe we can get that Blueprint 3 album. Jay-Z has officially parted ways with his home for more than a decade, Def Jam.

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The rap beef between 50 Cent and Rick Ross has hit a new low. After back and forth dissing for months, Fif says he's planning to release a porn tape featuring one of Ross's baby mamas.

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A judge in Arizona sentenced rapper DMX to 90 days in jail on Friday on drug, theft and animal cruelty charges. The 38-year-old rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, has been in custody since December.

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Recently, Fox News, Michelle Malkin and Bill O'Reilly have attacked Jay Z for his song "My President is Black", originally a Young Jeezy song but Jay Z made his own version.

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Jailed rapper DMX calls pink jumpsuits 'disrespectful' See more irresistible headlines

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The 18-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to the manslaughter of Ikye Nmezu from Edmonton, north London. The rapper attacked the youth with a brick when they met by chance in Ponders End, north London, in February. [...]

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Things got out of hand at this years Dirty Awards in Atlanta, GA. Radio One's fourth annual event, which honors the movers and shakers of the south.

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Over the years, thousands of artists and musicians have come and gone, while only a handful seemed to have left a lasting impression on popular culture.

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MUSIC: Kanye West, the Chicago rapper with an ego the size of Illinois and sales figures that dwarf the Sears Tower, tells Brian Boyd about his Black Panther dad, Obama's victory, why Shrek is his favourite film … and, yes, his album, his fashion business and his burger joint

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Big Boi is getting his second solo album, Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty, back on the good foot. The street-embedded member of Outkast says that despite a delay, his record is still coming.

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Let the debates begin: VH1 has compiled its list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs, and Public Enemy's black power anthem "Fight the Power" tops the list.

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You've read about the $150 million deal with Live Nation, bought the hit American Gangster album and gone to see the smash, sold-out tour with Mary J. Blige.

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With his bestselling book, Hiding In Hip Hop – On The Down Low in the Entertainment Industry from Music to Hollywood, celebrity insider and veteran entertainment industry journalist Terrance Dean lifts the lid off of Black Hollywood's highly secretly "DL" community.

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He told us to "look out for Detox" on the Game's "Higher" — he just didn't say it would be in another four years. On Wednesday (July 23), Dr. Dre revealed to the world that the long-awaited LP could drop this year.

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TheSmokingGun.com has confirmed that gangsta rapper Rick Ross did, in fact, work as a prison guard at one time.

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Is Puffy, er, P. Diddy, er, Diddy poison to his artists? That's a question that some say is true. In particular, comedian Maronzio Vance (NBC, BET, Comedy Central) has some very amusing thoughts on the subject as you'll see in this video: See more irresistible headlines

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June 14, 2008. MediaTakeOut.com just got its hands on some EXPLOSIVE new lyrics to a song called You So Tough on the G-Unit album. In it, he suggests that Atlanta rapper T.I. has become a confidential informant to federal agents. Here are some of 50's shocking lyrics...

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The newstype may read "Opinion" but this is definitive stuff, kids. From Tom Hanks to Nelly, blogger Rob O'Connor gives us the lowdown on the world's worst rappers.

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NASHVILLE — He calls himself All $tar, and he has what most rappers dream of: a devoted fan base, a strong regional reputation and a big-time record deal.

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