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Actor Will Smith went old-school on the "Late Show with David Letterman" Monday night when he took to the mic and dropped some lines from his classic hit song "Summertime" which was being played by the show's house band during his introduction.

As long as there have been celebrity deaths, there have been celebrity death sightings.

Our listeners this week the conductor of the Jam Central Station, Jeff Modzelewski , taking on the wielder of the Hammer of Doom in Robert Cooper ! All right, enough of the introductions and rules...let's hop to it! Jeff Modzelewski: BUY .

It takes a special character to receive surprise fellatio onstage mid-performance and then keep performing.

The Marshall Mather LP is the third studio album by rap sensation Eminem. The album was released on 23 May, 2000.

The debut studio album by rapper Papoose has finally been released, and it's not great.

Socialite Paris Hilton is set to have a second chance at chart success after signing a new deal with Lil Wayne's record label.

This week, Cee-Lo, Big Gipp, Khujo, and T-Mo joined forces with Janelle Monae to offer up "Special Education," a new cut from Goodie Mob's forthcoming album Age Against the Machine , due out Aug.

"Return of the Mack" star Mark Morrison teams with Slaughterhouse rapper Crooked I, and producer Mark Sparks, for a brand new official remix of his new summer single "I Am What I Am". The "I Am What I Am" music video trailer recently premiered on YouTube.

Seven years after winning an Oscar with Three 6 Mafia, rapper Juicy J has launched a solo career with his strip-club anthem 'Bandz a Make Her Dance.' He opens up to Marlow Stern.

Last week we brought you the unusual story of Tim Dog , the gangsta-provocateur turned Internet-scammer who reportedly died of diabetes-related causes on February 14 - unless he didn't. One of the known victims of his dating service hustle recently suggested that Timothy Blair may have faked his own death in order to escape his debts.

Back in February several music blogs reported that "Fuck Compton" rapper Tim Dog died from a seizure at the age of 46.

It seems like every artist wants to be country now. We have had everyone from Elton John to Bon Jovi to Snoop Dogg to Kid Rock try their hand at country.

SEVERN, Md. -- More than 300 prospects came out for the Best of the DMV combine on May 18 and one of those prospects was Quince Orchard sophomore defensive end Adam McLean.

Rap producers hailing from Memphis are largely known for bass-filled, dark-sounding, buck beats perfect for gangsta walking or jookin' to, but they're not recognized for being influenced by famous composers like Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Three of the original Brady cast members -- Barry Williams , Christopher Knight and Susan Olsen - returned to Kings Island in Mason, Ohio over the weekend, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of an episode the show filmed there in 1973, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Happy birthday, Biggie ! The Notorious B.I.G. would have turned 41 years old today, and even though he was tragically killed back in 1997, his music is more alive than ever! Not only have two albums hit the streets since his death, but dozens of homegrown MCs have taken to remixing his verses into new beats and classic tunes, creating a whole new ... (more)

T.I. 's Family Hustle is expanding in a Major way. Pun intended. For the Marc Klasfeld visuals to "Hello" featuring CeeLo he's brought along the whole clan to star in their very own T.I. style western.

The Notorious B.I.G.'s rugged street raps and brutally honest rhymes about surviving as a hustler are why he's a hip-hop legend.

The Notorious B.I.G. controlled tracks and needed little more than a producer and engineer to create magic n the studio.