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Tupac Was Right to Suspect Diddy
Tupac Was
Right to
Suspect Diddy

Tupac Was Right to Suspect Diddy

Combs was behind 1994 NY ambush, new info reveals

(Newser) - Tupac Shakur was right: Associates of Sean "Diddy" Combs and the Notorious BIG were behind the beating and shooting of Shakur in New York in 1994. New info uncovered and interviews conducted by the LA Times show Combs' buddies set up the ambush, which kicked off the countrywide feud...

US Music Drunk on Booze and Drugs
US Music
Drunk on Booze and Drugs

US Music Drunk on Booze and Drugs

Study finds lyrics filled with references, but censoring 'not feasible'

(Newser) - Turns out 2005's A-one songs aren't so AA-friendly. A study of the top 279 tunes of that year in the US found 30% of the lyrics referenced illicit substances, mostly positively, reports Reuters. The average 16-year-old racks up 2.4 listening hours a day, which funnels 30,000 alcohol- and...

Rapper T.I. Busted on Machine Gun Charge

Fed agents find weapons 'arsenal'

(Newser) - Rapper T.I. has a good excuse for missing BET’s Hip Hop Awards: He was in jail. Federal agents busted the rapper yesterday after they found an illegal "arsenal" of machine guns in his home, said law enforcement authorities. As a convicted felon, it’s illegal for the...

Foxy Brown Heads for the Slammer
Foxy Brown Heads for
the Slammer

Foxy Brown Heads for the Slammer

Rapper gets one-year sentence for assault with cell phone

(Newser) - Rapper Foxy Brown faces a year in jail for a July 30 assault on a Brooklyn woman who complained about loud music on Brown’s car stereo. Brown, 28, hit the woman with a cell phone in the latest in a string of probation violations that includes flinging hair glue...

Fo' Shizzle: Rap Stars Face Off on Charts, TV

Kanye West, 50 Cent releasing albums on the same day

(Newser) - Kanye West and 50 Cent are set for a showdown Tuesday when both of their new albums hit the market. In addition to facing off on the charts, the rap stars will meet on BET-TV's "106 & Park." The two have been trading trash-talk for weeks, with 50...

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