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Juvenile Arrested For Misdemeanor Marijuana Possession
Posted February 26, 2010 |
Rapper Juvenile was arrested in Arabi, Louisiana on Thursday afternoon (February 25) for possession of marijuana. The New Orleans rapper (real name: Terius Gray) was hanging out a friend's home when a neighbor called police at around 3 p.m. because of the overwhelming smell of marijuana smoke... |
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Kanye West Kicks Off New Blog With Semi-Nude Amber Rose Pic
Posted February 26, 2010 |
Kanye West's blog has been a place where he expressed his tastes to the world. It's drawn a lot of web traffic, and has always been located at KanyeUniverseCity.com/Blog. The rapper re-launched at a new location, KanyeWest.com, and kicked things off with a sexy photo of Amber Rose... |
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In Rotation: Inspectah Deck, Rhymefest, Eric Bobo, Snoop Dogg, Jazmine Sullivan & More
Posted February 26, 2010 |
It's Friday, and as always, we leave you with some brand new joints to keep you rocking throughout the two days you are relaxing. In this installment of our "In Rotation" column, we got new tracks from Inspectah Deck, Rhymefest, Eric Bobo, Snoop Dogg, Jazmine Sullivan and more... |
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Xzibit Films New Videos For Upcoming MMX Album, Brings Brother On Set For First Time
Posted February 26, 2010 |
Over the past weekend, rapper Xzibit was hard at work, filming two brand new music video for his upcoming seventh studio LP, MMX. While he was focused filming the visuals for two songs, "Hurt Locker" and "Phenom", he was also enjoying a first in his career -- showing his brother Jason, who has been incarcerated, what the set of a music video was like... |
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NBA Bars Dallas Mavs' Caron Butler From Chewing Straws During Games
Posted February 25, 2010 |
The Dallas Mavericks' newest addition, Caron Butler, made headlines this week when the NBA barred him from chewing straws during games. The NBA phoned Butler this week to tell him to stop, even though he's been chewing on straws for years... |
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Justus League Members Injured In Car Accident In Vermont
Posted February 25, 2010 |
Members of North Carolina rap collective, the Justus League, were injuried in a car accident in Vermont during the early morning hours of Wednesday (February 24). Little Brother's Big Pooh, Joe Scudda, Chaundon, Jozeemo and manager Big Dho were all injured during the crash. Fortunately, everyone is ok, but a little "banged up"... |
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50 Cent Sued By Florida Woman Over Sex Video Released In 'Pimpin' Curly' Series
Posted February 25, 2010 |
A Florida woman filed a lawsuit against 50 Cent this week, claiming he unlawfully distributed her homemade sex video over the Internet. Lastonia Leviston filed her suit in Manhattan on Wednesday (February 24), claiming the rapper (real name: Curtis Jackson) used her name and image without her permission in a viral video released last year... |
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Album Charts: Sade's Soldier Of Love Stays Put At No. 1 For Second Week
Posted February 25, 2010 |
It's a slow week on the Billboard 200, as far as new releases, so many of the recent chart-toppers are still within the top tier, including Sade's comeback album, staying put at no. 1. Soldier of Love maintained its reign at the top for the second week in a row, selling another 190,000 copies... |
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Music Video For Lil Wayne's Collabo With Eminem, 'Drop The World', To Drop March 11
Posted February 24, 2010 |
Earlier this year, everyone finally heard an official collaboration between Lil Wayne and Eminem on Weezy's Rebirth track, "Drop The World." Now, fans can anticipate a music video for the song. The two hooked up with veteran director Chris Robinson for the upcoming music video, which MTV says will premiere on March 11... |
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Yung Berg Pistol-Whipped, Robbed -- Rapper Denies Reports
Posted February 24, 2010 |
Rapper Yung Berg was beaten and robbed at a home in Los Angeles over the weekend, reports TMZ. The rapper (real name: Christian Ward) was reportedly attending a house party early Monday morning (February 22) when four suspects entered... Berg denies the reports... |
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Former NBA Star Jayson Williams Sentenced To Years In Prison
Posted February 24, 2010 |
Former New Jersey Nets star, Jayson Williams, was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday (February 23) for the shooting death of his limo driver back in 2002. The 42-year-old former NBA player was handed down the sentence Tuesday as tears ran down his cheek, ending an eight-year legal fight... |
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T.I. Makes First Public Appearance Since Prison Release
Posted February 24, 2010 |
T.I. made his first public appearance since being released from prison late last year, when he showed up at a fundraiser in Atlanta alongside fiancée Tameka "Tiny" Cottle. The rapper showed up with Tiny in support of her Alzheimer's research fundraiser, "For the Love of Our Fathers" at Atlanta's Opera venue. And, said he was just happy to be there... |
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Harvard University Names Wyclef Jean The 'Artist of the Year'
Posted February 24, 2010 |
Ivy League institution Harvard University is set to honor Wyclef Jean with their annual "Artist of the Year Award" later this week. According to the Harvard Gazette, the former Fugees member will be presented with the prestigious medal by the Harvard Foundation during their Cultural Rhythms awards ceremony on Saturday (February 27)... |
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DJ Skee's Live From L.A. Podcast: 2/23/10
Posted February 24, 2010 |
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 Jay Rock, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and more... |
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Contests: Win A Dragon Dynasty DVD Package & Miniature Weapons Box Set
Posted February 24, 2010 |
BallerStatus.com and Dragon Dynasty have teamed up to give away some cool stuff to our visitors, in celebration of the company's extensive martial arts film catalog. We are giving away five DVDs from the label's catalog, an 18-piece miniature weapons box set called "Legendary Weapons Of China" to one lucky winner. |
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Snoop Dogg Compiles West Coast Compilation For Priority's 25th Anniversary
Posted February 23, 2010 |
In commemoration of Priority's silver 25th anniversary, the label's Creative Chairman, Snoop Dogg, has compiled 16 classic tracks their catalog for a new album, titled Snoop Dogg Presents: The West Coast Blueprint In addition to classic tracks from Eazy-E, The D.O.C., Kid Frost, Ras Kass and Mack 10, among others... |
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Game Review: Bioshock 2
Posted February 23, 2010 |
In 2007, 2K dropped what many critics called "one of the best games of the year" with Bioshock. Just this month, the game publisher blessed gamers with the title's sequel ... finally. The good folks over at 2K sent us a copy Bioshock 2 for review. How does it stack up to its predecessor? Read on to find out... |
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