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Driver In Shooting That Killed T.I.'s Friend Sentenced

Feb 5, 2010 3:55am

After more than three years, the case is closed in the deadly shooting involving a member of rapper T.I.'s entourage. Padron Thomas, the final defendant in the slaying of Philant Johnson, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison on convictions for voluntary manslaughter and weapons charges. His sentence was much shorter...

Eve Named In Corruption Scandal

Feb 4, 2010 11:40am

Eve is part of a U.S. Senate investigation into the illicit laundering of millions of foreign dollars by her former boyfriend, Teodorin Nguema Obiang. Obiang is the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of oil rich Equatorial Guinea, a small West African country. Investigators claim Obiang laundered hundreds of...

Eminem Denies Fathering New Child With Kim Mathers

Feb 4, 2010 11:23am

Eminem has responded to rumors sparked by a tabloid report that stated he had reunited and fathered a new child with his ex-wife, Kim Mathers. Star Magazine claimed that Eminem and Kim Mathers had reunited for a third time and were expecting a child. "Contrary to false rumors spread by...

Jay-Z Sues Over New York Hotel Loan

Feb 4, 2010 11:18am

Jay-Z is suing investment firm Highland Capital Management for $3.7m over a 2007 loan to help him build a hotel in Manhattan. The rapper says that when the value of the land he had bought fell, he tried to give it back to Highland to avoid repossession. Jay-Z says the company dragged its...

Lil Wayne: 'I'm Looking Forward To Going To Jail'

Feb 4, 2010 11:15am

Lil Wayne has talked about his forthcoming prison sentence and claimed he’s looking forward to it. The rapper will head to jail for a year in the next few months after being convicted of gun possession in late 2009. He told Rolling Stone magazine: “I didn't know I was gonna be going...

Swizz Beatz: 'I'm Scoring A Movie Bigger Than Avatar

Feb 3, 2010 9:49am

Swizz Beatz is coming off the heels of producing the epic charity song "Haiti Mon Amour (Stranded)" for Jay-Z, Rihanna and U2's Bono and The Edge, but he said he has something even bigger up his sleeve. James Cameron, look out. Swizz has an upcoming film project he said will...

Chamillionaire Drops New Mixtape, Reunites With Paul Wall

Feb 3, 2010 9:45am

In lieu of label politics and the current overall state of the music industry, Chamillionaire has decided to drop a new 18-track mixtape entitled Major Pain. Despite a previous declaration not to make any further tapes, Chamillionaire realized that mixtapes serve to give him the creative freedom denied him in a...

Diddy Plans To Start Business Academy

Feb 3, 2010 9:38am

In a recent visit to Anderson Cooper's popular CNN show AC360, Sean "Diddy" Combs revealed future plans to start a business academy. Combs was the featured guest on the show, which was hosted by Wolf Blitzer, who was filling in for Anderson Cooper. The topic of this segment was Diddy's image...

50 Cent's 'Twelve' Film Sells For $2 Million At Sundance Festival

Feb 2, 2010 8:29am

Twelve, the new Joel Schumacher movie starring 50 Cent, was recently bought at the Sundance Film Festival. The New York Times reports that the film unit of Hannover House, an independent publisher and media company, purchased the drama for $2 million. The flick, which is based on the 2002 novel of the...

Lil Wayne Joins All-Star Cast For 'We Are The World' Remake

Feb 2, 2010 8:23am

"I've never been involved in anything like this," Lil Wayne said after he recorded his solo for the remake of "We Are the World" on Monday night at the Henson Recording Studios as part of an all-star benefit for Haitian relief. "My attitude coming out is I feel blessed and...