P.Diddy sweatshop controversy
NEW YORK (P. Diddy Fans Website) - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' clothing line, Sean John, is being investigated by a workers' rights group for allegedly using Honduran sweatshop labour. The National Labour Committee will release a report later today detailing the allegations - which include that workers were ...
| Ja Rule and 50 Cent make first step
NEW YORK (50 Cent Fans Website) - Frustrated with the on going feud between their two camps, both Ja Rule and 50 Cent met with Minister Louis Farrakhan for guidance last week. Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, has been outspoken about the need for reeducation in the hip hop industry - not ...
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R. Kelly sings for US troops
NEW YORK (R. Kelly Fans Website) - R. Kelly can't leave the U.S. due to the child porn charges he is facing, but on Friday he still managed to play for American troops in Iraq. With permission to leave the state of Illinois, Kelly played free of charge to close to 10,000 troops near the Fort Hood Army ...
| Jay-Z gives more light for 'The Black Album'
NEW YORK (Jay-Z Fans Website) - Holding court with US media on Wednesday (October 22) Jay-Z shed more light on his final album and revealed that it focuses on his life before stardom. The rapper, who has made public his intention to quit after the release of 'The Black Album', claims that he is leaving ...
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Beyonce denies homophobia story
NEW YORK (Beyonce Official Website) - Beyonce Knowles has denied that she made an anti-gay comment in a recent interview with an English newspaper. Press reports described her as having said that God would not let her kiss a woman in her comments about about Madonna and Britney's onstage kiss during ...
| 50 Cent gives it away
LOS ANGELES (LA Times) - In an effort to battle the downloading blues, Interscope records is upping the ante. Four lucky purchasers of 50 Cent's new G-Unit CD will win a diamond-encrusted medallion worth $12,500 USD. The album "Beg For Mercy", out November 18th, will see 50 reunite with his original ...
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Blu Cantrell responset to stabbing incident in France
NEW YORK (Blu Cantrell Official Website) - Due to the overwhelming press calls generated by the stabbing at Blu Cantrell's album release party in Paris France, and issues surrounding this tragic incident the following is our response to the incident: Last Thursday, October 16th, Arista recording superstar, ...
| Legal battle for Destiny's Child
NEW YORK (Destiny's Child Fans Website) - Pop singer Beyonce Knowles is caught up in a new legal wrangle after claims by a Florida producer that she and her manager/father Mathew Knowles stole their hit Survivor from him. Terrence Robinson insists the track is a copy of a song he produced in 2000, and ...
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Eminem's ex wanted
NEW YORK (Eminem Fans Website) - Eminem's ex-wife, Kimberley Mathers, is being sought by police after missing two court appearances on cocaine possession charges. A Michigan judge issued a bench warrant for Mathers yesterday. As the result of an arrest in June, she faces charges of possession of cocaine, ...
| NBA Live 2004 track list
NEW YORK (NBA Website) - Sean Paul, the Clipse, Chingy, Jermaine Dupri, OutKast and Mobb Deep are among the artists featured on the soundtrack to the video game, "NBA Live 2004," which hits stores this week. According to MTV, the video game, which can be used for Playstation 2 and XBox, includes Lil' ...
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Ashanti speaks out
NEW YORK (Lidrock Website) - Grammy-winning R&B singer Ashanti has teamed up with acclaimed video director Hype Williams to create a mini-movie version of her "Rain On Me" video, which stars the singer and actor Larenz Tate. The film is dedicated to exploring the issues of domestic violence and abusive ...
| Mya stresses cancer awareness
NEW YORK (Platinum Celebrities Website) - R&B star Mya stressed the importance of early detection in the fight against breast cancer in a recent interview with platinum-celebs.com, citing her own mother's battle with the disease in 1998. "Thankfully she's okay now," Mya said. "I know because my mom ...
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Wyclef Jean in hospital
MIAMI, Florida (Wyclef Jean Fans Website) - Wyclef Jean is being treated in hospital for exhaustion and dehydration after getting food poisoning. He became ill the day after appearing at the Source Awards in Miami, his publicist Lois Najarian said. She said the hip-hop star was also suffering from exhaustion ...
| Snoop dolly doll
NEW YORK (Snoop Fans Website) - Good news for hip hop fans. Snoop Dogg will finally release a 213 album to document the long-time collaboration between Snoop, Nate Dogg and Warren G. There's also a Snoop solo album on the way, a new Snoop DVD/video and a cartoon is in the works to air on a US cable ...
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Big Tymers team up with R. Kelly for 'Gangsta Girl'
NEW YORK (R. Kelly Fans Website) - Baby and his partner, Mannie Fresh, who together make-up the Big Tymers, have teamed up with R. Kelly for a new single, "Gangsta Girl." The song was produced and arranged by R. Kelly. Mannie Fresh described the new song as a 2004 version of "Project Chick." The original ...
| Ludacris shoes
NEW YORK (Ludacris Fans Website) - "Chicken and Beer", the latest release by rapper Ludacris, just stole the top spot on the Billboard album charts away from Outkast's "Speakerboxx/The Love Below" disc, but Ludacris has announced a very non-musical project: his very own line of footwear. "Da' Hood Collection ...
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Beyonce to launch fashion line
NEW YORK (Beyonce Fans Website) - Singing superstar Beyonce Knowles will launch two clothing lines with her mum Tina by next summer. The Destiny's Child frontwoman is known for her sexy outfits, and her mother has been responsible for designing the Bills Bills Bills band's outfits. Beyonce tells fashion ...
| Ashanti's christmas album is recorded
NEW YORK (Ashanti Fans Website) - Fans of R&B's Ashanti can rock with her during the holidays. The red-hot singer has just recorded Ashanti's Christmas, and it's due out November 18, according to fans website. Tunes on the set include holiday classics like "Joy To The World," "Silent Night," and "Winter ...
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Break in 50 Cent case?
NEW YORK (Lil' Kim Fans Website) - Police suspect that Lil' Kim may be linked to last month's shooting incident involving 50 Cent. According to reports, police are circulating photos of Lil' Kim's live-in boyfriend, Damion Hardy, as part of their investigation into shots fired on 50 Cent and his entourage ...
| Nelly returns with 'Da Derrty Versions' on November 25
NEW YORK (Nelly Official Website) - Rap star Nelly will release a new remix album, Da Derrty Versions, on November 25. The set will include remixes of the rapper's hits and at least one new song, "Iz U," which is the first official single from the set. Nelly will be shooting a video for "Iz U" in the ...
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