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Lauryn Hill’s daughter Selah Marley is the next big star! Selah sings and models and from the looks of her family tree, we can bet she is talented! Selah is featured in the April issue of Teen Vogue. “For this twelve-year-old breakout star, who can claim Bob Marley as her grandfather and Lauryn Hill as […]

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L.A. Reid has officially resigned from his position as the Chairman of the Island Def Jam Music Group. The announcement comes one day after Reid was revealed to become a judge on Simon Cowell’s X-Factor talent competition.

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Author/rapper/activist Sister Souljah has completed “Midnight and the Meaning of Love,” the follow-up to her critically acclaimed best-seller, The Coldest Winter Ever. The latest installment from Sister Souljah is the third book the series of books. The first installment was “The Coldest Winter Ever,” which was originally released in 1999 and has sold over a […]

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Petey Pablo is facing ten years in jail after pleading guilty to possession of a stolen weapon yesterday afternoon. The North Carolina rapper was caught with the weapon on September 11, 2010 while trying to board a flight at Raleigh-Durham Airport to Los Angeles for the 2010 MTV VMAs.

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Steven Hirsch, head of Vivid Entertainment, one of the leading “adult film” companies, sent a letter to Usher in regards to the sex tape involving Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster that is currently being shopped around. In the letter, Hirsch offers to prevent the video from circulating.

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Dr. Dre‘s Detox is closer to a release date than ever, but details are still rather sketchy on the album. The latest rumor circulating around the album is that Jay-Z and Beyoncé are slated to appear on a Detox track together.

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Music industry mogul Antonio “L.A.” Reid is set to leave his position as chairman of the Island Def Jam Music Group to become a judge on the U.S. version of Simon Cowell’s upcoming talent competition, X-Factor.

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Nate Dogg‘s death seemingly came out of nowhere, though the singer had previously suffered strokes in 2007 and 2009. Nate’s friend and manager, Rod McGrew, says that the family believes the strokes led to his early death.

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Nate Dogg worked with a a literal who’s-who of the music industry.  Artists ranging from Brian McKnight to Lil’ Jon enlisted Nate’s unique singing style for their own songs.

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Bobbi Kristina Brown is denying reports that her superstar mother, Whitney Houston, is sending her to rehab after photos surfaced that show Brown snorting lines of cocaine.

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Check out my Vlog Day 1 of my trip to LA for this year’s NBA All Star Weekend. There was footage shot from both my flip video as well as my camera man Daniel Shapiro, hence the change that you’ll see. Watch the video.

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The beef between Russell Simmons and Bill Cosby continues… The two were attendees at the recent Jackie Robinson Annual Awards dinner.  Simmons wanted to speak with Cosby to end their feud which began when Simmons criticized Cosby’s 2009 “State Of Emergency” project, which included a rap album.