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"24 HOURS OF GREATNESS" REVEALS THE NEW SOUND OF CHICAGO DEC. 1, 2009 a ' The city of Chicago has given the Hip-Hop industry some of its prized possessions.

A TEAM of hard-working volunteers have been praised for their environmental efforts.

CONTROVERSIAL hip hop star JAY-Z, THE STROKES and PINK are among the acts announced today to play next year's Isle of Wight Festival.

Wyclef Jean hopes his latest solo project will inspire his former bandmates to reform The Fugees.

PUDSEY Bear was at Drusillas last Friday as the award-winning zoo played host to this year's outside broadcast for BBC Children in Need.

The baloney that has passed as science for the past few years and only given confirmation to the ancient phrase " When people stop believing in God, they don't believe in nothing - they believe in anything ."A is about to endure a slow, agonizing death.

Although Trey Songz loved hip-hop while growing up, the only R&B he could get into was R. Kelly.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- DJ Freddy Fresh slaps a vinyl record on the turntable, cues it up and tells a student, "Remember, the top of the note was there, right? Grab it." The student places his hand on the disc.

Barbadian singer Rihanna has revealed that she once strong-armed will.i.am into giving her a song he had written for Black Eyed Peas, as the track perfectly captured how she felt after her split from Chris Brown.

HOME > NEWS / SHOWBIZ > SHOWBIZ > Fergie perfected prostitute part by studying Italy's leading ladies SHOWBIZ Saturday November 28,2009 Pop star FERGIE studied Italian cinema and its leading ladies to perfect her performance as a prostitute in much-anticipated movie musical NINE.

At one point, the California MC Ras Kass seemed poised for a real mainstream takeover.

A Team 4 investigation found the drug your doctor prescribes may not always be the exact same drug you get at the pharmacy.

Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approx. 9:00 a.m. ET November 27, 2009 - What happens when a two-piece rock band from Akron, Ohio, steps into a studio with 11 artists from the hip-hop world? The Black Keys ' Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have wanted to make a hip-hop album since they were teenagers.

Saturday's "New York City Fresh Fest" at the Indiana Convention Center is titled to remind hip-hop fans of the landmark "Fresh Fest" tour that visited Market Square Arena in 1984.

Over the past three years, Black Eyed Peas singer and video artist will.i.am has transformed the lower level of his three-story 1920s Spanish residence in Los Feliz.

It's an all too common problem for the modern web surfer. There you are, browsing the internet, when suddenly you encounter a blog post informing you of the death of hip-hop. Shock! Horror! Why were you not informed?! Can it be so? While our own commentary on this important issue may have to wait , what we can provide you with is a simple and ...

Connor Davies and Casey Burke with David Mossman, Carl Thompson and Ray Woolley, who took part in the row A TEAM of dedicated fundraisers have raised more than 1,400 for cancer research in memory of a nine-year-old boy who drowned in the River Dee.

The Hip-Hop Herald 11.26.09: You Ain't Nothing But A Boy, Boy Boy! Posted by Patrick Robinson on 11.26.2009 This week, Canibus attacks Eminem, Jay-Z gets his first Number 1 and comes under fire from Beanie Sigel, Dre confirms Game and 50 on Detox, DMX facing more legal trouble, Triple C's go at KRS-One and Lupe Fiasco announces his upcoming ...

The cover of En' A-Free-Ka , the solo album from Sa-Ra Creative Partners ' Shafiq Husayn , shows the producer and MC studiously perched on a slender, dark-green stool, clutching an ancient-looking brown spear.

Two weeks ago we reported that original The A-Team cast member Dwight Schultz would have a cameo role in the big-screen remake, and now it seems another original cast member will have a cameo as well.

DJ Freddy Fresh slaps a vinyl record on the turntable, cues it up and tells a student,"Remember, the top of the note was there, right? Grab it." The student places his hand on the disc.

When Krista Lopez left a party a few months ago, a group of men drinking near her truck didna t want her to get home quite yet.

Frequent collaborators Dan Wolf and Tommy Shepherd. Where: The Jewish Theatre, 470 Florida , S.F. Details: Through Dec.

In my memoir, I talk about a buddy who, whenever he was about to get jumped, use to recite the last half of Rakim's Microphone Fiend.

All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear.

Singer Johnny Carver is 69. Former Beatles drummer Pete Best is 68. Actor Dwight Schultz is 62.

Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Drake, Kid Cudi, Ne-Yo, Samuel L. Jackson and The Black Eyed Peas showed up to the American Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles last night .

Tom Cochrane, Rush, Stompin' Tom Connors and Kardinal Offishall were among those honoured by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada at its 20th annual awards gala on Monday night.

Who took home the trophies at the American Music Awards this year?A Unsurprisingly, the winners were mostly big-name, mainstream acts, including Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Jay-Z, and Green Day.A That was also true for the performances, a huge part of the evening.

In a recent interview with rollingout.com , Rick Ross ' group Triple C's , also known as Carol City Cartel , called out KRS-One and whether or not Hip Hop is dead.

Fergie, Rihanna & Whitney Houston Storm AMA Stage with Triumphant Performances The "2009 American Music Awards" boasted many amazing performances by the biggest musicians of the year, including headline-grabbing ladies Fergie, Rihanna and Whitney Houston .

Janet Jackson kicked off the American Music Awards with a medley of some of her biggest hits, but it was her late brother Michael who was poised to be one of the night's big winners, up for five American Music Awards, including entertainer of the year.

Rap-rock, as a genre, has a bad connotation. In many cases, rightly so. The music world has been exposed to plenty of hip-hop-meets-rock incarnations since Steven Tyler busted through Run DMC's wall back in the day.

Rapper Jay-Z has axed the remainder of his U.S. tour, citing a "scheduling conflict". The 99 Problems hit-maker has been thrilling fans on his Blueprint 3 2009 nationwide trek, but he's been forced to pull out of the last three dates.

I've already written that I think P.M. Dawn is one of the great, underappreciated groups of the 1990's. They're nearly 20 years removed from their only #1 hit, "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss," which sampled "True" by Spandau Ballet and rode in from left field with new age philosophy, a nonviolent hip-hop influenced by De La Soul and smooth R&B. Their ...

Sure, the Turbo Pro Project is a band based in North Wilkesboro, next door to Wilkesboro, home of Americana music Mecca MerleFest.

In the midst of recording his next project, a self-titled album slated for spring 2010, Wyclef Jean decided to revisit his hip-hop roots on the newly released "DJ Drama Presents Wyclef Jean Aka Toussaint: St.

I was excited to see the video below dropped in by Tha Looperz, a Jersey hip-hop group from Ridgewood.

OBESE Michael Williment is having a specially designed council bungalow built for him to house his 39st.

This night in a few words? Glitters, stars all over the bleachers, top models, big wings, The Black Eyed Peas and lots of blown kisses... I was expecting something big, but this show was huge.

Cyrus was not on the bus. Friday, November 20, 2009 AUDIO: 911 Call A bus carrying members of Miley Cyrus' production crew crashed early Friday morning in Virginia.

The Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu once said, "He who obtains has little, he who scatters has much." That sentiment is the recurring theme of "A Passion for Giving," an inspirational documentary marking the brilliant directorial debut of Robin Baker Leacock.

A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted 19 gang members on racketeering conspiracy charges, authorities said Thursday.

The Academy has just announced the 15 films on the shortlist for Best Documentary, and glaringly absent from the list is Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story .

What: "Hip Hop Legends," starring Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, DJ Kool featuring DJ Sean Knight, and host Uncle Rail Where: Star Plaza Theatre, U.S. 30 and Interstate 65, Merrillville When: 7:30 tonight Tickets: $38 and $58 MTV recognizes the Harlem resident as "the first human beatbox in the rap world, and still the best of ...

Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.

There was no explosion when the Press Project broke up last year. Sure, there were disagreements over the hip-hop group's direction, but really, after four years of playing together, they'd just had enough.

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A film about Italian designer Valentino is one of 15 titles eligible for next year's best documentary feature Oscar.

CHICAGO, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Playboy will return to its Chicago roots when it joins top nightlife promoters Global Adrenaline for a New Year's Eve celebration at the historic Hilton Chicago.

London, Nov 18 : Black Eyed Peas member Taboo has slammed rumours that his bandmate Fergie is having marital problems, insisting that her relationship with hubby Josh Duhamel is full of "love". Fergie, 34, real name Stacy Ann Ferguson, had married actor Duhamel, 37, in January this year, but reports of trouble in their union started after a ...

Will Smith hired comedian Alex Thomas as a writer on his hit sitcom,The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, where he wrote for the show for three seasons.

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Jay-Z is co-producing a Broadway musical about a Nigerian musician and political activist.

Rapper pulls shows due to 'unforseen scheduling conflict' Jay-Z has cancelled three US dates on his 'The Blueprint 3' tour.

Zane Lowe will play four albums in their entirety before the end of the year as part of the Masterpieces programme on Radio 1. Between 7pm and 9pm on consecutive evenings from Monday, November 30, the DJ will play Metallica's self-titled album, Original Pirate Material by The Streets, London Calling by The Clash and Discovery by Daft Punk.

The lawyer for Black Eyed Peas manager Liborio Molina says he hopes his case with celebrity blogger Perez Hilton will be dealt with in court on Wednesday.

Jessica Biel - who is currently involved in a relationship with pop heartthrob Justin Timberlake - has revealed she isn't ready to become a mother yet.

Rihanna was joined on stage by hip-hop legend Jay-Z as she launched her new album in London.

The Strokes ' 'Is This It' has been voted the best album of the past decade in the new issue of NME magazine, out tomorrow .

Creative Group's Emmy award-winning mixer, Sue Pelino, completed the final 5.1 and stereo mixes after receiving the newly edited show.

DJ Boogie Blind is no stranger to the spotlight. As a member of the legendary X-Ecutioners- an internationallly known goup or DJs- Boogie Blind has been featured on tours for Fat Joe, Jim Jones, NBA All-Star Weekend and Anger Management.

Nine people were wounded in a shooting rampage last night during a concert featuring singers Trey Songz, Letoya Luckett and others.

HOME > NEWS / SHOWBIZ > SHOWBIZ > Barrymore lost her cool on film set SHOWBIZ DREW BARRYMORE impressed cast and crew with her acting abilities on the set of her directorial debut by screaming abuse at an actress when she couldn't cry on demand.

Bakari Kitwana, author of "The Hip-Hop Generation" and "Why White Kids Love Hip-Hop," urged students to take an active role in shaping politics and economic policy during a lecture in the Business and Aerospace Building's State Farm Room Thursday night.

Until the demise of the Fame Kills Tour , Kanye West had been planning to hit the road with Lady Gaga, one of the gay-friendliest pop stars out there today.

Last year's X Factor finalists JLS have dealt a second blow to show judge Cheryl Cole as they toppled her from the album chart the week after they stole the top singles spot.

Meanwhile, Sigel - who slammed Jay-Z on Power 99 last week - doesn't call out any names.

Black Eyed Peas star Fergie has credited Kanye West with broadening hip-hop's audience by making his music "gay-friendly". The singer insisted that the 'Heartless' star has always pushed the boundaries of rap with his experimental sounds and stylish dress sense.

For a time, some wondered whether Vancouver hip-hop band Swollen Members would survive.

The National Museum of Hip-Hop has planned a star-studded black-tie event to not only raise funds for the completion of the physical museum, but to also raise awareness of the many community initiatives that are tied into the museuma s mission.

It is hip-hop like it's never been read before. There's never been such a well-rounded collection of ACTUAL hip-hop journalism on the shelves.

Boston is blessed this weekend, or at least it is if you're into checking hip-hop legends backed by dope live bands.

Caption: Black Eyed Peas BBC Switch Live held at the Hammersmith Apollo. London, England .... FERGIE: 'WEST MADE HIP-HOP GAY-FRIENDLY' BLACK EYED PEAS star FERGIE has credited KANYE WEST with popularising the hip-hop genre by making his music "gay-friendly". The singer insists West has always pushed the boundaries of rap with his experimental music ...

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Rapper Lil' Kim is facing a lawsuit from a London promoter after she axed six public appearances - amid allegations a nose bleed caused the cancellations.

Fergie strikes a pose at the Avon Foundation's 'Champions Who Change Women's Lives' celebration in New York City on October 27, 2009 Getty Images Fergie gets into it as she and the Black Eyed Peas open for U2 at the Rose Bowl, Oct.

Only ET's Kevin Frazier was with will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas , who spoke out for the first time since rumors began swirling that Fergie 's husband, Josh Duhamel , had an alleged affair with an Atlanta stripper.

Texas hip-hop group Strange Fruit Project release their debut single and video today for "Crash" from their upcoming M.A.S.K. project.

Six-time Grammy-nominated Maxwell and three-time Grammy winner the Black Eyed Peas are the first performers announced for "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night." Two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J once again is set to host the one-hour special, which takes place live on Wednesday, Dec.

The wait is over! On Tuesday , after 24 hours spent frantically refreshing LadyGaga.com for its scheduled Monday premiere, fans were finally treated to the premiere of Gaga's much-discussed "Bad Romance" video.

One of Slash's latest collaborations has shown up online, after being released exclusively as a single in Japan.

Today, many hip-hop songs are fine vintage classics. For example, Tribe's meditation on romance, "Bonita Applebaum," or maybe Pete Rock and CL Smooth's "T.R.O.Y.," a rap about life and family.

Original A-Team cast member Dwight Schultz will make a cameo in the upcoming film adaptation of the television classic.

Someone's not telling the truth: Actor Josh Duhamel says he didn't cheat on his wife, Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie, but a stripper who claims she was with him says he is lying, according to radaronline.com. "We did hook up and had lots of sex and we had a really, really good time," Nicole Forrester said in an interview on Atlanta radio station ...

A TEAM which checks thousands of Oxfordshire women for breast cancer each year has been recognised for its excellence.

Stones Throw has just announced a once-a-month, twelve CD, six LP release by Madlib , which will be a combination of his new hip-hop productions, remixes, beat tapes, and jazz, as well as mixtapes of funk, soul, Brazilian, psych, jazz and other undefined forms of music.

A TEAM with strong connections to the Welsh Guards scaled three mighty peaks in a day to raise more than A 35,000 for servicemen wounded in Afghanistan.

"Who's gonna work for the working man?" wonders Jon Bon Jovi on the new album by the long-running outfit that bears his name.

The Official Dwight Schultz Fansite is reporting that the actor will have a cameo role in The A-Team , directed by Joe Carnahan.

Metropolitan Home will cease publication with its December issue, the latest home decor magazine to succumb to the industry's advertising slump.

All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear.

Fast-rising hip-hop artist Brother Ali's fifth album, "Us," was released Sept. 22 and has garnered the best response of his career, but he's not letting the praise go to his head.

It wouldn't be Monday without a rumor or two. We kick off today's spinning of the rumor-mill with a story from the folks at Pajiba , who seem to be more than on top of Hollywood lately.

Sonja Jackson, of Detroit, stands in line at a job fair in Livonia, Mich. The unemployment rate for October topped 10 percent.

Calle 13 hit it big in a hurry. Unsettled by fame, MC Rene Perez set out to connect on a personal level with Latin America.

James Niche, 30, of Rochester. Whether he's handing out business cards at a show, networking at a bar or writing blog posts at a coffee shop, 30-year-old Rochester resident James Niche is just as career-minded as anyone working a typical 9-to-5 job.

The assault case involving the manager of the Black Eyed Peas and celebrity blogger Perez Hilton has been put over until Nov.

Many people thought Dame Dash was down and out but it's the complete opposite! This one time Hip Hop music mogul is back and packing heat.

The most idiosyncratic personality in rap and possessor of its most recognizable delivery, a halting, ragga-inspired style with incredible complexity, inventiveness, and humor, Busta Rhymes formed Leaders of the New School in 1990 and released two albums with the group before breaking out with a 1996 solo hit single, "Woo-Hah!! Got You All in ...

By Ruchika Kher, Film: "De Dana Dan"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricist: Sayeed Qadri; Singers: Mika Singh, Dominique Cerejo, Style Bhai, Javed Ali, Banjyotsana, Ad Boys, Sunidhi Chauhan, RDB, Manak-E, Selina, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Suzzane Demello; Rating: ** There's been an overdose of Pritam's works this year with "De Dana Dan" ...

DEVENDRA BANHART: shaman, savant or sham? At times in the last few years he has been all of these things.

Kanye West delivers emotionally charged performances of 'Diamonds' and 'Gold Digger' from his sophomore effort, Late Registration, stunning versions of 'Jesus Walks' and 'All Falls Down'.... Kanye West - Play All Biography In the span of a few years, from 2001 to 2004, Kanye West went from hip-hop beatmaker to worldwide hitmaker, as his stellar ...

Fergie's husband Josh Duhamel had no problems with the star's recent weight gain.

It's the day before Halloween, and on the set of Sesame Street, the usual trickery is underway.

Here are the iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Nov. 2. Singles: 1. "Fireflies," Owl City 2. "Jump Then Fall," Taylor Swift 3. "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga 4. "Party In the U.S.A.," Miley Cyrus 5. "Empire State of Mind ," Jay Z 6. "Tik Tok," Ke$ha 7. "Untouchable," Taylor Swift 8. "3," Britney Spears 9. "Whatcha Say," Jason ...

Yet another hip-hop super group has formed. The latest "super group" is Center Edge Territory -- made up of Mos Def , Jay Electronica , and underground spitter Curren$y . New Orleans-bred Curren$y revealed during an interview with MTV that the trio met while hanging at Damon Dash's new facility , DD172.

The last time unemployment climbed past 10 percent, "The A-Team" was one of the top 10 TV shows and Michael Jackson was about to release "Thriller." Much has changed since the jobless rate hit 10.1 percent in September 1982, including the composition of the nation's labor force.

How many times do you hear music that makes you stop everything that you're doing and pay attention? It's one of the rarest thing to happen in the industry nowadays.

Puerto Rican alt-hip-hop duo Calle 13 swept all of its nominated categories Thursday at the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards .

Fergie says husband Josh Duhamel was very supportive of her when she put on weight for a new movie role and loved having ''extra meat'' to grab hold of.

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 11:39 a.m. Continuing their May-December romance, Madonna and Jesus Luz were spotted making their exit from the Standard Hotel in New York City last night .

Like hip-hop and country music? You're in luck with today's concert announcements then.

Beyonce has been announced as the final performer for the upcoming 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin.

The Hip Hop has been sparse on the charts these last few weeks with only Jay-Z and The Black Eyed Peas moving any numbers in the top ten.

A TEAM of ghosthunters descended on a charity shop following reports of spooky goings on.

Rihanna's ready to return to the stage. The once embattled pop princess will take the stage at the 2009 American Music Awards in her first solo public performance since being assaulted by former flame Chris Brown last February.

Leona Lewis says she had an 'incredible time' performing her first ever full-length concert in Hackney - the east London neighbourhood where she grew up and still lives.

Hugh Jackson and Wife's Date Night at 'Valentino' Event ";" src="http://www.etonline.com/media/video/2009/11/120293/et_valentinoevent_091104_large.jpg" style="border-width:0px;" /> After the curtain went down on Tuesday's performance of "A Steady Rain" on Broadway, Hugh Jackman and wife Deborah-Lee Furness enjoyed "a half date night" as they ...

The sultry jazz chanteuse has recruited the rock and hip-hop boffins to bring their blips and bloops to her gentle coo Norah Jones's The Fall gets the remix treatment ... but sadly not by Mark E Smith.

Kings Island will hold auditions in search of trained, talented and versatile singers, dancers, atmosphere acts, characters, costumers and technicians for the 2010 entertainment season.A Auditions will be held Nov.

Eminem performs Friday night at the Voodoo Experience on October 30, 2009. Fresh off playing his only live concert of the year at the Voodoo Experience in New Orleans , Detroit rapper Eminem has been added to the lineup of performers at the American Music Awards on Nov.

Hip-Hop Needs More Women: We're Looking at You Def Jam 25 Years and Counting. Ann linked this piece from Davey D's blog of an interview with KRS-1 where he discusses the lack of women in hip-hop: CP: What do you think is missing in hip-hop today? KRS ONE: "I am not just saying this because you [a woman] are asking the question, this is my real ...

The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things.

A TEAM of volunteers from EDF Energy in Exeter are joining organisers of one of Devon's biggest community Bonfire Night celebrations.

DIZZEE Rascal blew minds and melted hearts during a sell-out night, which he capped off with a truly explosive track.

The rare pause for breath came midway through a brisk-paced show. Brooklyn-bred hiphop hero Jay-Z had just performed Thank You, a sentimental cut from his latest album The Blueprint 3, and wished to expand on that expression of gratitude.

National air-carrier Air India has entered into a strategic alliance with Sharjah-based Aerostar Asset Management to provide engine repair and management solutions to airline operators across the Middle-East. The alliance for engine MRO would work under the brand The A Team.

More previous work of the late Heath Ledger is surfacing once again. Screenhead introduced Ledger's King Rat , an animated short, some time ago.

U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers - Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas - with them onstage Friday at another night of mix-and-match magicat Madison Square Garden.

The following editorial is from the Calgary Herald. Rock and hip-hop bands including REM, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine and The Roots are outraged that their music may have been used as torture against detainees at Guantanamo.

Therea s no shortage of attitude displayed in video clips of performances by the Bad Boys of Dance, nor on the troupea s website .A This TV clip combines a Chippendale-like, bare-chested insouciance with something out of a Michael Flatley-induced nightmare.

Headliners Public Enemy and MC Lyte have been dubbed "legends of hip-hop" with good reason.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Roz Music/Geffen recording artists Audio Push has it all under control.