Lil Wayne Snags 18 Award Nominations

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Days after “Tha Carter IV” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with a massive 964,000 copies sold, Lil Wayne continued a memorable week by leading all nominations for the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards, which were officially announced on Thursday morning . Share

T.I. Sent Back to Jail Over Tricked Out Tour Bus

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Rapper T.I. was sent back in jail this morning after he was released from an Arkansas prison on Wednesday. The 30-year-old rapper, made the 375-mile trip to Atlanta in a decked out tour bus [see bus below] on Wednesday. The transportation arrangements appear to be the reason he’s back behind bars, according to T.I.’s lawyer [...]

Rapper Nate Dogg Dies- RIP Nate Dogg!!

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The singer “Nate Dogg”, aka Nathaniel Hale, has died, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. The newspaper reports the rap star’s family announced his death Tuesday. The exact cause of death isn’t known, but Hale did have strokes in 2007 and 2008 and was in a fragile state. Hale was born in Long Beach and [...]

Eminem & Jay-Z Take Home Two Grammy Awards

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A variety of rappers took home Grammy’s last night during the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show kicked off with LL Cool J introducing a tribute performance to Aretha Franklin that included singers Christina Aguilera, Martina McBride, Florence Welch, Jennifer Hudson and Yolanda Adams. Bruno [...]