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1 hr ago | The Jersey Journal

Song of the Week, 'Cruise,' Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly

In an interview I did with him last week, but which won't be published until June, LL Cool J told me that he believes only history can judge "Accidental Racist." Eventually, said the rapper, his maligned collaboration with Brad Paisley will be re-evaluated, and he points out that President Obama was elected on a program of Mason-Dixon ... (more)

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Related Topix: Nelly, Country, Florida Georgia Line, Georgia, Celebrities, LL Cool J, Black Entertainment, Music, Entertainment

5 hrs ago | Cleveland.com

HBO to air 2013 Rock Hall induction ceremony special featuring Rush,...

Watch video highlights from the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held in Los Angeles on April 18.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Public Enemy

8 hrs ago | HipHopDx

[News] 50 Cent Explains "Mistake" With G-Unit & Discusses Animated Show On FOX

Lunatics. He also claims he helped them with their projects and that they weren't always grateful for the assistance.

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Related Topix: D12

Sat May 18, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com

The Band Perry & More Set for CBS's Acm Presents: Tim...

Music luminaries John Fogerty and Faith Hill, along with hot new country chart-toppers Florida Georgia Line in a special collaboration with Nelly, and country music stars The Band Perry have been added to the all-star artist lineup scheduled to perform at the ACM PRESENTS: TIM McGRAW'S SUPERSTAR SUMMER NIGHT, taping Monday, April 8 at the MGM Grand ... (more)

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Band Perry, Country, Faith Hill, Florida Georgia Line, Nelly

The Miami Herald

Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival was wondering that Saturday, when Kore-eda Hirokazu's elegant and emotional "Like Father, Like Son" premiered.

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Related Topix: Movies, Entertainment, Run DMC, Dance, DMC

Examiner.com

Public Enemy goes Graphic

As a rule, when people think got the rap group Public Enemy , they think of them as, well, a rap group, not the stars of a book-length graphic novel fighting for truth, justice and the American way.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Public Enemy

Magic 98.3 Columbus

Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj set to perform at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards

Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj are joining the star-studded lineup of performers at this weekend's Billboard Music Awards.

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Related Topix: Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Lil Wayne, Pop/Rock, Hip-Hop, Dance, Pitbull

Detroit News

Review: Sparks fly when Baz Luhrmann meets Jay-Z on 'Great Gatsby' CD?

'The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain.' Daisy Buchanan from 'The Great Gatsby' gets to be reincarnated on the film's soundtrack under the guise of artists such as Beyonce, Lana Del Ray, Sia and Florence Welch.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Jay-Z, Black Entertainment, Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Beyonce, Dance, R-N-B, Hip-Hop

HipHopDx

[News] Ol' Dirty Bastard's Widow Issues Cease & Desist Order Against Rock The Bells

Icelene Jones, Ol' Dirty Bastard's widow, says she is "disappointed" by Rock the Bells organizers and adds that she was not contacted directly about ODB's likeness being used in a digital performance.

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Related Topix: Wu-Tang, Music!, Ol' Dirty Bastard

HipHopDx

[News] Sugarhill Gang's "I Want My Name Back" DVD Release Date & Trailer

The Sugarhill Gang's disputes with Sugar Hill Records over identity theft and unpaid royalties are the subject of a new documentary.

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Related Topix: The Sugarhill Gang, Hip-Hop, Naughty by Nature

Fri May 17, 2013

HipHopDx

[News] Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Alleges That Eazy-E's Cause Of Death Hurt His Legacy

Krayzie Bone and Bizzy Bone point out that Eazy-E wrongfully does not get the gangsta glory witnessed in the legacies of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. In preparations for their Rock The Bells tour reunion , Cleveland, Ohio multi-platinum group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is speaking a lot about their mentor.

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Related Topix: Eazy-E, Dance, Bone, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Examiner.com

Sources confirm Beyonce is pregnant with her second child

Singer Beyonce Knowles is pregnant again, multiple sources confirmed to E! May 17.

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Related Topix: Beyonce, Dance, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, R-N-B, Jay-Z, Celebrities

Newsday

HBO airs Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction

Incident cleared on The Northern St Pkwy WB between Willis Ave/X28 and Shelter Rock Rd/X27. Stop and go traffic from I.U. Willets Rd/X30 In Wading River closed due to accident on NY Rt-25a/Suffolk Cnty/Eastern Section WB at Wading River Manor Rd and before Wading River Rd/Randall Rd.

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Related Topix: Wading River, NY, Shoreham, NY, Black Entertainment, Public Enemy, Pop/Rock, The Heart, Heart, Entertainment, Television

Spin

Snoop Dogg Kindly Asks to 'Take Yo Panties Off' for 'This Is the End' Soundtrack

Snoop Dogg's latest album, the reggae-heavy Reincarnated , was recently slapped with a Worst New Music label from SPIN.

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Related Topix: Snoop Dogg, Black Entertainment, James Franco, Celebrities, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, KRS-One, Hip-Hop

Mi2n

S & D Entertainment Group is Proud to Announce the Signing of Hip Hop Producer Jelly Roll

IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2013 MAY 15, 2013 - S & D Entertainment Group, LLC is proud to announce the signing one of the industry's hottest hip hop producers, JELLY ROLL The Game Xzibit, Busta Rhymes and Method Man among numerous others.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Dr. Dre, Busta Rhymes, Hip-Hop

Thu May 16, 2013

Examiner.com

Ja Rule works out, gets really big while serving prison sentence

Ja Rule is sporting some big guns, reported TMZ on May 16. The rapper was just released from federal prison and it looks like he did a lot of weight lifting while he was in there.

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Related Topix: Ja Rule, Prison, Federal Prisons

OC Weekly

Is Killer Mike the Perfect Link Between Dr. Dre and MLK?

For Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, it has never been just about hip-hop. It has never been about preaching rhetoric over a beat.

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Related Topix: Killer Mike, Black Entertainment, Dr. Dre

HipHopDx

[Singles] Crooked I - "Wake Up Show Freestyle 2013"

Get ringtones from your favorite artists sent directly to your cell phone. Choose from 1000's of the best names in Hip Hop! Crooked I helps Sway and King Tech get back into the swing of things by stopping by their show's new home at Shade 45 for a freestyle.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Sway & King Tech

Chicago Reader

This year's stacked Riot Fest lineup includes Public Enemy, Fall Out Boy, and Motorhead

Local punk blowout Riot Fest has steadily grown since it began as a two-day affair at the Congress Theater back in 2005, but it kicked things up a notch last year when it moved into Humboldt Park and transformed into a multistage outdoor carnival, Ferris wheel included .

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Related Topix: Punk, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Fall Out Boy, Public Enemy, Theater, Arts, Black Flag, Chicago, IL

The New York Observer

Holler If Ya Read Me: African-American Writers-and Readers-Fret Over the Future of Thug Lit

"I married a thug," said the street lit author Wahida Clark, addressing the issue as if she were listing the bullet points of accomplishments in her life.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Wu-Tang, Prison