Murder suspect dubbed ‘Michelangelo of buttocks injections’
By MARYCLAIRE DALE A Gothic hip-hop artist who did illegal cosmetic surgery on the side boasted at her murder trial Thursday that her body sculpting work was so popular she…
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US co-opted Cuba’s hip-hop scene to spark change
By DESMOND BUTLER, MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ In early 2009, a U.S. government contractor sent a Serbian music promoter to Cuba with these covert marching orders: Recruit…
50 Cent: SMS Audio benefits from Beats/Apple
FILE – This Sept. 19, 2013 file photo shows Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson at the New York City Ballet 2013 Fall gala at Lincoln Center in New York. 50 Cent…
Eminem releases new video on Mother’s Day
By CHRIS TALBOTT In this April 15, 2012 file photo Eminem performs at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Eminem gave his estranged mom quite…
Suzanne Vega samples 50 Cent
FILE – This Dec. 23, 2011 file photo shows U.S. singer Suzanne Vega performing at the concert in honor of Vaclav Havel in Lucerna Hall in Prague. Vega has seen…
Fire burns Eminem’s childhood home in Detroit
This Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 photo shows the fire damaged childhood home of rapper Eminem in Detroit. Fire crews responded Thursday evening to the boarded-up bungalow, which is pictured on…
JAY-Z DEFENDS DEAL WITH STORE ACC– USED OF PROFILING
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY and KAREN MATTHEWS FILE- In this May 14, 2012 file photo, entertainer Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter arrives at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The rap mogul is…
CEE LO GREEN PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN FELONY DRUG CASE
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY FILE – In this Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013 file photo, singer/songwriter and rapper Cee Lo Green interviewed legendary artist Little Richard as part of the Recording Academy…