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No Hero Points: Rapper T.I. Going Back to Prison

Judge gives him 11 months for violating probation

(Newser) - T.I.'s power of persuasion goes only so far. Days after he talked a jumper off a ledge , a judge didn't buy his apologies or his claims of being off drugs and ordered him back to prison for 11 months, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . "I screwed up,"...

Stopping Suicide No Publicity Stunt: T.I.

Rapper slams claims he was trying to look good ahead of court date

(Newser) - After T.I. talked a man threatening suicide out of jumping from a downtown Atlanta building, some are calling the move a publicity stunt—but that couldn’t be further from the truth, the rapper tells CNN . The video he made, which police played to the man and is credited...

Rapper T.I. Talks Jumper Off Ledge
Rapper T.I. Talks
Jumper Off Ledge
Oct 13, 2010 7:01 PM CDT

Rapper T.I. Talks Jumper Off Ledge

He makes video that convinces man to come down

(Newser) - Atlanta police are crediting rapper T.I. with saving the life of suicidal man today. When the rapper heard a radio report about a man threatening to jump from a downtown building, he drove to the scene, talked to police, and made what TMZ describes as a "heartfelt video"...

'Horrorcore' Rapper Gets Life for Killing 4 in Va.

McCroskey takes plea bargain to avoid death penalty

(Newser) - Aspiring horrorcore rapper Richard McCroskey, 21, today received a life sentence after pleading guilty to the slaying of 4 people in Farmville, Va. McCroskey admitted that relationship problems had prompted him to kill girlfriend Emma Niederbrock, 16, her mother Debra Kelley, and Melanie Wells, a visiting friend of Emma's, in...

Rapper Remixes Mel Gibson Rants

Ras Kass debuts 'Why You Be Dressin' Like That'

(Newser) - Mel Gibson’s racist, sexist rants apparently make for good music. Rapper Ras Kass samples Gibson’s ravings in new song “Why You Be Dressin’ Like That,” AllHipHop.com reports. As anyone with even a remote knowledge of Gibson knows at this point, the above video is most...

Behold: The Situation's Terrible Rap 'Song'

He named it...'The Situation'

(Newser) - The latest entry in the Terrible Music by Terrible People department: The Situation’s rap, aptly titled (what else?), “The Situation.” The Situation, of course, is Mike Sorrentino, the Jersey Shore star whose sole talent, prior to auto-tuning his way through this single, was flashing his abs to...

Jailed Lil Wayne Busted for 'Music Contraband'

Rapper caught with unauthorized headphones, MP3 charger

(Newser) - Rapper Lil Wayne is going to have a hard time keeping up with the hip-hop scene during his year in jail. The star was caught with "music contraband" yesterday by authorities at New York City's Riker's Island, a source tells the New York Daily News . Officers acting on a...

Putin Tapped for Hip-Hop Music Award

Russian PM's visit to hip-hop contest nominated as rap event of the year

(Newser) - It's probably safe to say V-Put won't be busting rhymes any time soon, but he's still up for a hip-hop award from the Russian equivalent of MTV. The Russian prime minister stands to win Muz T's Event of the Year award for a somewhat awkward visit he made to the...

Fox Cuts LL Cool J From Sarah Palin Show

Move comes after he complained it's an old interview

(Newser) - Twitter fight, over: LL Cool J won't appear on Sarah Palin's Fox News interview show. The network says it cut his recorded segment from tomorrow night's Real American Stories after he complained the show was simply recycling an interview from 2008. Earlier, the rapper blasted Fox on his Twitter page...

Lil Wayne Goes to Prison
 Lil Wayne Goes to Prison 
Mar 8, 2010 2:45 PM CST

Lil Wayne Goes to Prison

Rapper sentenced to 1 year on gun charge, could be out by October

(Newser) - A New York judge sentenced Lil Wayne to a year in prison today for a 2007 gun charge. Fans and media crowded around the Manhattan Criminal Court Building for the rapper's sentencing, which had been delayed twice, by Wayne's dental surgery and a fire at the courthouse. Under the terms...

Unclaimed Hardcore Rap Names

Looking to break into the biz? Use one of these pseudonyms.

(Newser) - With Diddy constantly changing his rap name, you might think all the good ones have already been used. But no: There are an awful lot of awesome pseudonyms still left, and Jesse Gissen lists his favorites on XXL :
  • Sirius Black: “This bad ass dude from the Harry Potter series
...

Woman Sues 50 Cent for Posting Sex Video

Lawsuit claims rapper edited himself in as a narrator

(Newser) - A woman who says 50 Cent used her private sex tape to fuel the feud between himself and rival rapper Rick Ross is taking him to court. Lastonia Leviston, mother of Ross' daughter, accuses 50 Cent of editing himself into the video—in his wig-wearing "Pimpin' Curly" persona—as...

Lil Wayne's Teeth: Too Much Bling for Prison?

Rapper will probably be allowed to keep jewel-encrusted teeth

(Newser) - Lil Wayne’s teeth, already famous for being encrusted with gold and diamonds, are now also famous for holding up the start of his prison sentence. Was his dental operation, which reportedly involved eight root canals and other work on his $150,000 mouth, actually a removal of the jewels...

Cracked Tooth Delays Lil Wayne's Jail Start

Rapper will undergo dental surgery on Friday

(Newser) - Lil Wayne will wait until March 2 to begin serving his one-year term for a weapons charge. The rapper won a postponement today so he could have dental surgery on Friday. The prosecution agreed that Wayne, who has a cracked tooth, would get better care from his own dentist than...

Kanye West Is the Next Maya Angelou
 Kanye West Is the 
 Next Maya Angelou 

OR SO HE SAYS
Jan 7, 2010 9:29 AM CST

Kanye West Is the Next Maya Angelou

He's back in studio, comparing himself to legends

(Newser) - Famously egotistical rapper Kanye West is back in the studio—and comparing himself to Kobe Bryant and Maya Angelou in a typical-for-him, all-caps blog post . Unlike many rappers, he promises he won’t get worse with age, because “true poets get better,” he writes. There’s just one...

Bow Wow Drinks, Drives, Tweets
 Bow Wow Drinks, 
 Drives, Tweets 
CHRIS BROWN ALONG FOR RIDE
Jan 4, 2010 8:04 AM CST

Bow Wow Drinks, Drives, Tweets

Rapper broadcasts bad behavior on Twitter

(Newser) - Bow Wow, you know you’ve hit a low point when Chris Brown is giving you advice. The rapper and Brown spent New Year’s Eve together—and Bow Wow allegedly got drunk, insisted on driving his Lamborghini, then Tweeted about it all the while. “Chris seemed like he...

TI Leaves Jail, Heads to Halfway House

Rapper moves after 7 months of 1-year gun sentence

(Newser) - Rapper TI left jail today after serving about 7 months of his 1-year sentence, heading from the low-security facility in Arkansas to a halfway house in his hometown of Atlanta. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Clifford Harris, will likely remain there until March, XXL reports, under a federal sentence...

50 Cent Fails With Self Destruct
 50 Cent 
 Fails With 
 Self Destruct 
MUSIC REVIEW
Nov 16, 2009 12:14 PM CST

50 Cent Fails With Self Destruct

Rapper can't quite nail a return to his glory days on new album

(Newser) - 50 Cent, once at the forefront of rap music, returns with Before I Self Destruct—but his fourth solo effort isn’t impressing the critics. “Though packed with tough beats, dense production and 50's most ferocious delivery in years, the gloats about shootings, drugs and bloody 'hoods feel about...

Vladimir Putin, Rap Advocate?
 Vladimir Putin, Rap Advocate? 
HE LOVES THE HIP-HOP
Nov 16, 2009 8:33 AM CST

Vladimir Putin, Rap Advocate?

Russian prime minister just plain awkward at music awards show

(Newser) - While it would have been infinitely more entertaining had Vladimir Putin actually tried to freestyle, his appearance at a music awards show this weekend still made newspapers titter. Putin, who first stood around looking awkward while his “youth disguised” security mingled with the dancing crowd, handed out an award...

Craziest Rap Concert Demands
 Craziest Rap 
 Concert Demands 
peel me a grape
Nov 15, 2009 11:30 AM CST

Craziest Rap Concert Demands

From condoms and KFC to Cuban cigars and Hennessy

(Newser) - Drawing on the Smoking Gun ’s collection of concert riders, Sam Greenspan of 11points.com offers a list of the 11 craziest demands made by rappers:
  • DMX: Three boxes of condoms and a gallon of Hennessy—that’s anywhere from $300 to $800 worth of cognac.
  • Public Enemy: Kosher
...

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