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		<title>Paul Wall Named President of Recording Academy&#039;s Texas Chapter</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/19/paul-wall-named-prez-of-recording-academys-texas-chapter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He's known as the "People's Champ," but Paul Wall is also a president! Yes, the Houston rapper was reportedly elected president of the Texas chapter of the Recording Academy, which organizes the Grammy Awards.  He previously held the title of Governor...]]></description>
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		<title>Kottonmouth Kings Set To Celebrate Stoner Holiday With New Album, Show</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/19/kottonmouth-kings-set-to-celebrate-stoner-holiday-with-new-album-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[4/20]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southern Cali rap/rock group, the Kottonmouth Kings, are gearing up for this year's annual stoner holiday with a special 420 Freedom Fest show in April. The show goes down on April 24th in Las Vegas... and the group is set to drop their next album on 4/20...]]></description>
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		<title>Mashonda Says Swizz Beatz &amp; Alicia Keys &#039;Deserve Each Other&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/19/mashonda-says-swizz-beatz-alicia-keys-deserve-each-other/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/19/mashonda-says-swizz-beatz-alicia-keys-deserve-each-other/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swizz Beatz showed up on the arm of Alicia Keys at a New York party earlier this week and said his divorce from estranged wife Mashonda was nearly finalized, and some other things. Mashonda has come out to clear the air ... again...]]></description>
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		<title>In Rotation: Maino, DJ Quik, Bad Rabbits, DJ Benzi, Glasses Malone, Consequence, Jared Evan &amp; More</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/19/in-rotation-maino-dj-quik-bad-rabbits-dj-benzi-glasses-malone-consequence-jared-evan-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/19/in-rotation-maino-dj-quik-bad-rabbits-dj-benzi-glasses-malone-consequence-jared-evan-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's about time for the weekend to begin. Enjoy two laid-back days with new music from Brooklyn's first man Maino, DJ Quik, new comers Bad Rabbits, Glasses Malone and DJ Benzi, who put together a very, very dope mixtape. Check back on Monday for new music...]]></description>
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		<title>Pharoahe Monch Readies &#039;W.A.R.&#039; With Duck Down Records, Label Celebrates 15th Anniversary</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/18/pharoahe-monch-readies-w-a-r-with-duck-down-records-label-celebrates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/18/pharoahe-monch-readies-w-a-r-with-duck-down-records-label-celebrates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Duck Down Records]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharoahe Monch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pharoahe Monch announced this week plans for a brand new album, titled <i>W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)</i>, set to be released through a partnership with Duck Down Records and his own W.A.R. Media. Also, Duck Down will celebrate its 15 years in the biz with a huge celebration in Austin, Texas on Friday (March 19th) ...]]></description>
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		<title>Ice Cube Addresses New L.A. Rappers, Says It&#039;s Not His Job To Help Them</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/18/ice-cube-addresses-local-l-a-rappers-says-its-not-his-job-to-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/18/ice-cube-addresses-local-l-a-rappers-says-its-not-his-job-to-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ice Cube]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ice Cube is really getting his blog on lately, embracing the digital world as he gears up for his next solo album, <i>I Am The West</i>. Each new blog Cube writes is garnering a lot of comments, and he's reading. In his latest, he explains why he isn't working with new talent...]]></description>
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		<title>Chamillionaire, Paul Wall Head On &#039;In Love With My Money&#039; Tour -- Cham Reveals &#039;Venom&#039; Release Date</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/18/chamillionaire-paul-wall-head-on-in-love-with-my-money-tour-cham-reveals-venom-release-date/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/18/chamillionaire-paul-wall-head-on-in-love-with-my-money-tour-cham-reveals-venom-release-date/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chamillionaire officially hit the road today, embarking on his "In Love With My Money" tour with former group member, Paul Wall. Their first stop was Austin, Texas for their headlining gig at SXSW. As they duo performed, Cham revealed the official release date for his long-awaited third album...]]></description>
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		<title>Album Charts: Ludacris Lands Fourth No. 1 With &#039;Battle Of The Sexes&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/18/album-charts-ludacris-lands-fourth-no-1-with-battle-of-the-sexes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/18/album-charts-ludacris-lands-fourth-no-1-with-battle-of-the-sexes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Album Charts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gorillaz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ludacris]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are a few different new albums that impacted the Billboard 200 this week. There's a new Gorillaz album and another from Jimmy Hendrix, but it's Ludacris' <i>Battle of the Sexes</i> that reigns at no. 1. The new album gave the rapper his fourth no. 1 album on the 200 charts...]]></description>
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		<title>Waka Flocka Flame Arrested In Houston On Probation Violation</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/17/waka-flocka-flame-arrested-in-houston-on-probation-violation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/17/waka-flocka-flame-arrested-in-houston-on-probation-violation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gucci Mane protégé Waka  Flocka  Flame was arrested in Houston on Tuesday (March 16) for probation violation after Georgia authorities reportedly discovered that he had travelled outside of the state. The nature of the violation was unknown at press time...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gucci Mane Preps Official Mixtape To Keep Fans Fed Until Next Album</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/17/gucci-mane-preps-official-mixtape-to-keep-fans-fed-until-next-album/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/17/gucci-mane-preps-official-mixtape-to-keep-fans-fed-until-next-album/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gucci Mane]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rapper Gucci Mane may be serving time, but his camp is keeping the fans fed with new music, via a new mixtape, which he'll be dropping in stores next month. <i>The Burrprint 2</i> is the follow-up to one of the biggest mixtape releases of 2009...]]></description>
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		<title>Bench Warrant Issued For Lil Wayne In Arizona</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/17/bench-warrant-issued-for-lil-wayne-in-arizona/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/17/bench-warrant-issued-for-lil-wayne-in-arizona/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite being behind bars, Lil Wayne is still enduring legal troubles. Just this week, a judge issued a bench warrant for the rapper in Yuma, Arizona -- where he is facing drug and weapons charge -- because he didn't show for a court ordered appearance...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>G-Unit&#039;s Lloyd Banks Says Going Independent Is &#039;A Very Smart Option&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/17/g-units-lloyd-banks-says-going-independent-is-a-very-smart-option/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/17/g-units-lloyd-banks-says-going-independent-is-a-very-smart-option/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 50 Cent's G-Unit Records fulfilled its obligations to Interscope, they have been free agents ... and rumors have put them as going indie, since their fanbase is solid. The Unit's Lloyd Banks recently weighed in on the speculation, saying that while going independent makes more sense to them, they still have a few options on the table...]]></description>
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		<title>DJ Skee&#039;s Live From L.A. Podcast: 3/16/10</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/17/dj-skees-live-from-l-a-podcast-31610/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/17/dj-skees-live-from-l-a-podcast-31610/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BallerStatus.com has partnered with DJ Skee to provide fans of his popular Sirius/XM satellite show, "Live From L.A.," with an exclusive weekly podcast of his show. Get the downloads, and/or stream two hours of music here. This week includes new tracks from Bishop Lamont, Nipsey Hussle, Lloyd Banks and more...]]></description>
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		<title>DMX Sentenced To Six Months in Jail For Probation Violation</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/16/dmx-sentenced-to-six-months-in-jail-for-probation-violation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/16/dmx-sentenced-to-six-months-in-jail-for-probation-violation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DMX is going back to the slammer. A judge reportedly ordered the rapper (real name: Earl Simmons) to serve six months in a Phoenix jail on Tuesday (March 16) for violating terms of his probation when a drug test came back dirty. X was arrested last week in Arizona for the violation...]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-Am International Switches To Festival, Set To Hit San Francisco April 2nd</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/16/pro-am-international-switches-to-festival-set-to-hit-san-francisco-april-2nd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/16/pro-am-international-switches-to-festival-set-to-hit-san-francisco-april-2nd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After an overwhelming regional build out throughout the globe, the Pro-Am International Hip-Hop Conference is now being labeled the "Pro-Am International Hip-Hop Festival," a regional takeover and multi-day cultural hip-hop experience. During the multi-city event dancers, MCs, graffiti writers and DJs battle for cash prizes...]]></description>
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		<title>Death Row Records To Release Debut Album From Singer Danny Boy</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/16/death-row-records-to-release-debut-album-from-singer-danny-boy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/16/death-row-records-to-release-debut-album-from-singer-danny-boy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Death Row Records, aka WIDEawake-Deathrow Entertainment, announced this week their next new album ... from singer Danny Boy. Danny Boy, 32 now, was a young teenager when he first signed to Death Row Records back in the 1994...]]></description>
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		<title>Lloyd Signs With Interscope Records: Report</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/16/lloyd-signs-with-interscope-records-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/16/lloyd-signs-with-interscope-records-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Murder Inc. singer Lloyd has reportedly inked a new record deal with Interscope Reports. The young singer signed a deal with Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. imprint back in the early 2000s, and went on to release three moderately successful albums during his time there, but left in 2009...]]></description>
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		<title>The Game Doesn&#039;t Want To Be Called A &#039;Gangster Rapper&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/16/the-game-doesnt-want-to-be-called-a-gangster-rapper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/16/the-game-doesnt-want-to-be-called-a-gangster-rapper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Game]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Compton rapper The Game doesn't want to be referred to as a "gangster rapper?" True, says a recent TMZ report. In new court documents in the civil suit, The Game is referred to as either a "gangster" and/or "gangster rapper" numerous times. He wants those references removed , because he feels it would cause prejudice among the jury...]]></description>
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		<title>Murs Says He Put 9th Wonder In A &#039;Chucks/Dickies Frame of Mind&#039; For ForNever Album</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/15/murs-says-he-put-9th-wonder-in-a-chucksdickies-frame-of-mind-for-fornever-album/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/15/murs-says-he-put-9th-wonder-in-a-chucksdickies-frame-of-mind-for-fornever-album/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[9th Wonder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exclusives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Murs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Indie superstar Murs is preparing his fourth collaborative album with producer 9th Wonder. Once again, the pair have fans clamouring in anticipation. This time around, the recording process for the upcoming <i>ForNever</i> album was a little different though...]]></description>
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		<title>In Rotation: Nas, Bob Marley, Usher, T.I., Strange Fruit Project, Madlib, Olivia, Maino &amp; More</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/15/in-rotation-nas-bob-marley-usher-t-i-strange-fruit-project-madlib-olivia-maino-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/15/in-rotation-nas-bob-marley-usher-t-i-strange-fruit-project-madlib-olivia-maino-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In Rotation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Mondays! We're kicking off the week with fresh music from Madlib, Strange Fruit Project, the Wu, Usher and T.I., but also go back in time with reincarnated music from Bob Marley, who's featured on a mash-up tape with Nas. Also, peep "Ain't No Half Steppin'" is transformed into a "10 edition by Sheek Louch and Red Cafe...]]></description>
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		<title>Miami Rapper Jacki-O Readies First Autobiography</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/15/miami-rapper-jacki-o-readies-first-autobiography/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/15/miami-rapper-jacki-o-readies-first-autobiography/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacki-O]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Miami born rapper, Jacki-O, is fearing up to drop her second book, an autobiography titled Relentless. The book is her first biography, which according to a press release, will detail her life growing up in Miami, her rise to fame as a rapper, and her charity work with people with disabilities...]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Rapper Sam Adams Accused Of Buying Own Album To Top iTunes Charts</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/13/boston-rapper-sam-adams-accused-of-buying-own-album-to-top-itunes-charts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/13/boston-rapper-sam-adams-accused-of-buying-own-album-to-top-itunes-charts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sam Adams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WTF?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A white rapper hailing from Boston named Sam Adams shocked hip-hop fans last week, when outta nowhere, his debut EP topped the iTunes hip-hop charts, beating out the likes of DJ Khaled  and Lil Wayne. Being unknown sparked controversy, and rumors said he bought his own album to inflate numbers...]]></description>
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		<title>More Drama At Death Row Records, Lender Wants Their Money</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/13/more-drama-at-death-row-records-lender-wants-their-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/13/more-drama-at-death-row-records-lender-wants-their-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death Row Records]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Death Row Records seems as though it's a curse these days. More dispute over owed money by the label's new owners was revealed recently. According to a new report, the lenders who financed the $18 million acquisition of Death Row out of bankruptcy say they aren't getting paid...]]></description>
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		<title>40 Glocc Lands Distribution Deal For His Zoo Life Entertainment Label</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/12/40-glocc-lands-distribution-deal-for-his-zoo-life-entertainment-label/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/12/40-glocc-lands-distribution-deal-for-his-zoo-life-entertainment-label/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[40 Glocc's early embrace of the digital world has finally paid off, as the west coast rapper lands a distribution deal for his Zoo Life Entertainment. This week, 40 announced that he's inked a deal with Fontana, the indie distro arm for the Universal Music Group...]]></description>
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		<title>Album Charts: Sade Pushed To No. 2, Raheem DeVaughn Earns Another Top 10</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/12/album-charts-sade-pushed-to-no-2-raheem-devaughn-earns-another-top-10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/12/album-charts-sade-pushed-to-no-2-raheem-devaughn-earns-another-top-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Album Charts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Derulo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another week and another Billboard 200 rundown. This week, Lady Antebellum bumped Sade from the top slot, but she still managed to come in at no. 2, while singer Raheem DeVaughn and Jason Derulo made impacts with their new albums...]]></description>
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