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50 Cent Files Infringement Lawsuit Against WorldStarHipHop
Published November 12, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
WorldStarHipHop.com (WSHH) has become one of the biggest online destinations for hood videos. In the hip-hop industry, artists have taken notice, even 50 Cent, who recently revealed that he's got a pending lawsuit against the Hoodtube style site. |
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Lil Boosie Violates Probation, Judge Doubles His Original Sentence
Published November 10, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie was handed down a steeper sentence on Monday (November 9), after he failed to abide by a judge's orders after being sentenced for a third-marijuana offense back in September. District Court Judge Chip Moore violated the rapper this Monday... |
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Birdman and Lil Wayne Sued For Copyright Infringement
Published November 2, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
Lil Wayne and Birdman are being sued by a Florida man who says the two artists used his voice on a tracks off their 2006 collabo effort, Like Father, Like Son. Thomas Marasciullo filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Friday (October 30) in a Manhattan courtroom, naming both rappers, their label Cash Money Records, and various distribution companies. |
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Man Pleads Guilty In 2006 Shooting Involving T.I.’s Entourage
Published October 29, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
When T.I. was in Cincinnati, Ohio two years ago for a concert, he never thought he'd leave with one of his people shot, but that's what happened. The driver of a vehicle involved in an Ohio gun battle that resulted in the death T.I.'s friend and assistant pleaded guilty to manslaughter, among other charges recently. |
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Kanye West Cleared In 2008 LAX Scuffle With Paparazzi
Published October 26, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
After a rough couple of months, Kanye West has finally received some good news for a change. His assault case against a Los Angeles paparazzo was dismissed by a judge on Friday (October 23). The rapper-producer dodged three misdemeanor counts... |
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Lil Wayne Accepts Plea Deal In NYC Gun Case — Expected To Get One Year In Jail
Published October 22, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
Just days after news broke that DNA profiling was to be used in Lil Wayne's New York gun case, the rapper pleaded guilty in court on Thursday (October 22) on the two-year-old charge. For his guilty plea, the 27-year-old rapper (real name: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.) is expected to receive one year in jail during sentencing, sometime in February 2010. |
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Ludacris Sued For Allegedly Stiffing Former Law Firm
Published October 22, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
A law firm in Atlanta is reported suing rapper Ludacris after he allegedly stiff them on legal fees. Carlton Fields P.A. claims the rapper and his Ludacris Foundation stiffed them for upwards of $60,000. |
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Lil Wayne’s NYC Gun Case Will Include DNA Testing
Published October 21, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
Lil Wayne's New York gun case is set to begin on Wednesday (October 21), and according to reports, DNA testing is gonna be the prosecution's focus. Weezy's gun case will use DNA profiling to determine whether or not the weapon found on his tour bus in 2007 was his. |
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Busta Rhymes Ordered To Pay Out $75,000 in 2003 Assault Case
Published October 17, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
Busta Rhymes finally received an outcome for a 2003 assault case of a fan in Upstate New York during a hearing on Wednesday (October 14), with a judge ruling in the favor of the victim. According to reports, the rapper (real name: Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr) has been ordered to fork over $75,000... |
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Jim Jones Admits Guilt In New York Assault Case
Published October 6, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
Rapper Jim Jones admitted to punching a friend of singer Ne-Yo in the face, during at fight at the Fifth Avenue Louis Vuitton in Manhattan in December 2008. The Harlem rapper pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge for punching Jayvon Smith during a December 22 scuffle while he and Ne-Yo were browsing... |
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Lil Wayne’s Arizona Drug Trial Set For 2010
Published October 3, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
Nearly two years after being arrested on drug charges, Lil Wayne is finally set to stand trial in Arizona ... in 2010. The rapper (real name: Dwayne Carter) was busted in January 2008, when drugs were found during a search of his tour bus as it past through Yuma, Arizona at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. |
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Eminem’s Copyright Case With Apple Going To Trial
Published September 24, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
Apple Inc. and Eminem's music publisher have failed to settle a dispute over 93 of the rapper's songs on their digital music store iTunes, so it looks like it'll go to trial. |
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Tupac Estate Wins Victory In Court Over Tupac Biopic Lawsuit
Published September 3, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
Amaru Entertainment, the company that controls the late Tupac's music and image, won a victory in court this month, when a California judge ruled in their favor in a lawsuit filed against them by a company planning to a wide release of a Tupac biopic. |
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C-Murder Sentenced To Life In Prison
Published August 14, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
After being found guilty for second-degree murder in a second jury verdict this week -- twice -- rapper C-Murder was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole. |
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Author Sues Oprah Winfrey For $1 Trillion
Published August 7, 2009 | | Filed under: Entertainment
Oprah Winfrey is reportedly facing a staggering $1 trillion lawsuit for allegedly plagiarizing an author's work as her own, stealing from his book for one she published on the internet. |
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Chris Brown To Be Sentenced In Assault Case
Published August 5, 2009 | | Filed under: Music
Chris Brown was due in court Wednesday (August 5) afternoon to be sentenced in his highly publicized assault case against Rihanna, where he's set to receive probation and community service. |
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