Alicia Keys Hosts Gotham Magazine Annual Gala Presented By Bing

2010-03-15T20:31:54Z

NEW YORK - MARCH 15: Recording artist Busta Rhymes attends Gotham Magazine annual gala presented by Bing at Capitale on March 15, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

Copyright 2010 Reuters) - Dan Black is keeping his fingers crossed. The British born but Paris-based musician has been touring North America all winter and from the response, it looks like this could finally be his big break.</p><p>Originally...

Dan Black looks for U.S. breakthrough

2010-03-15T05:15:09Z

<div><p>PARIS (Reuters Life!) - Dan Black is keeping his fingers crossed. The British born but Paris-based musician has been touring North America all winter and from the response, it looks like this could finally be his big break.</p><p>Orig...

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2010-03-13T17:15:58Z

DJ Wreckineyez and Asher Roth Asher Roth hosts a night at TAO nightclub at the Venetian Resort Casino Las Vegas, Nevada - 11.03.10

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Public Enemy's Chuck D still fighting the power

2010-03-12T19:15:27Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - At the end of "Pirate Radio" -- the 2009 feature film about a '60s illegal rock 'n' roll radio station in Europe's North Sea -- an array of albums is displayed: iconic symbols of musical independence that bucked the status quo. Among the albums on ...

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2010-03-12T17:19:10Z

Asher Roth Asher Roth hosts at TAO Nightclub at the Venetian Resort Casino. Las Vegas, Nevada - 11.03.10

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Lance Gross, Forest Whitaker, Yo Gotti, Dr. Teeth & Diamond Visit BET's "106 & Park"

2010-03-12T15:35:17Z

NEW YORK - MARCH 11: Rapper Yo Gotti appears on BET's "106 & Park" at BET Studios on March 11, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Barclays Center At Atlantic Yards Groundbreaking Ceremony

2010-03-11T20:31:53Z

NEW YORK - MARCH 11: New York State Governer David Paterson, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Rapper and NETS investor Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter pose for a photo at the ceremonial groundbreaking for Barclays Center at

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2010-03-11T17:32:18Z

Stacey Ferguson, aka Fergie Samsung Times Square Concert with The Black Eyed Peas New York City, USA - 10.03.10

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2010-03-11T17:32:12Z

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Jay-Z aka Shawn Carter and Delia Hunley-Adossa Barclays Center at Atlantic Yards Groundbreaking Ceremony New York City, USA<...

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2010-03-11T17:31:51Z

Jay-Z Barclays Center at Atlantic Yards Groundbreaking Ceremony New York City, USA - 11.03.10

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2010-03-11T15:17:50Z

Entertainer Jay-Z in introduced during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough New York, Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Samsung unveils world's first 3-D LED TV sets

2010-03-11T10:17:33Z

<div><p>With the star power of hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas and "Avatar" director James Cameron, South Korea's Samsung Electronics giant late Wednesday unveiled the world's first 3-D TV technology aimed at revolutionizing the home viewing ex...

R&B star Akon goes to Bollywood

2010-03-10T10:15:25Z

<div><p>US R&B star Akon is to record a track for a Bollywood film, following in the footsteps of rapper Snoop Dogg who raised his profile in the 1.2-billion-strong Indian market with a similar foray.</p><p>The Grammy Award-nominated star will contribute to the soundt...

DMX back in jail for alleged probation violation

2010-03-09T20:00:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Phoenix authorities: Rapper DMX arrested for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs</div><div><p>Authorities in Arizona say rapper DMX has been arrested for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs.</p><p>DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, had served about half of h...

Rapper DMX arrested for violating probation

2010-03-09T18:30:16Z

<div><p>PHOENIX (Reuters) - Troubled rapper DMX was arrested in Arizona on Tuesday for violating his probation by regularly using illegal drugs during the last nine months, authorities said.</p><p>The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, told a pro...

Lil Wayne begins 1-year jail term in NYC gun case

2010-03-09T04:00:21Z

<div id="subtitle">Lil Wayne begins sentence of 1 year in NYC jail for having loaded gun on tour bus</div><div><p>After saying goodbye on concert stages and online video streams, Lil Wayne had nothing to add as he was sentenced Monday to a year in jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus.</p><p>The Reuters) - After whirlwind goodbyes to fans, diminutive U.S. rapper Lil Wayne was sentenced to one year in jail on Monday after he pleaded guilty on a gun possession charge in a 2007 incident.</p><p>Lil Wayne, 27, whose real name is Dwayne Carter and who also goes by the moniker "W...

Snoop Dogg wins latest round in UK entry case

2010-03-05T09:54:19Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. rapper Snoop Dogg has won the latest round in a long-running battle with British border authorities to be allowed into the country.</p><p>The 38-year-old, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, was originally denied entry in 2007, forcing him and fellow rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs

Swedish rapper gets 15-to-life for LA killing

2010-03-04T12:03:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Swedish rapper gets 15-to-life for running over pedestrian in Hollywood crosswalk</div><div><p>A Swedish hip-hop artist who ran down and killed a man at a Hollywood crosswalk has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.</p><p>David Moses Jassy, who also uses the name Dave Monopoly, was sentenced Thursday for second-degree murd...

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