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The rapper earned $15 million in 2011 according to Forbes and has been known to talk about his gambling exploits. He says he lost $2 million on a Miami Heat bet last year, but won $1 million on the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl. Birdman has his sights on bigger wagers in the future.
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MILWAUKEE-Fourteen people were charged with running a massive drug ring in Milwaukee after a rap video called “Trap House Money” led investigators to indict them for drug trafficking, money laundering, and gun offenses.
While twelve members have been arrested, the rappers in the video Eastside L Boog and Eazy (real names: Larry Hooker and Earl Willams) are currently on the run.
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Somehow, Refinery 29 found out that Martha Stewart was a “big rap fan.” So when interviewing her, the style site prodded Stewart: Just what it is about rap that she likes?
“Well, not a really big fan,” she corrected. “But I like rap music. They’re all cute. Those are cute guys and they’re all talented.”
Though she never discloses exactly who she’s keen on, marketing execs would concur that
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Erick Sermon, one half of the popular hip-hop duo EPMD, suffered a heart attack on Saturday, but appears to be recovering, reports say.
See also: Rapper Heavy D Dead At Age Of 44
Longtime EPMD affiliate DJ Scratch tweeted: “Erick Sermon had a heart attack today,” Scratch wrote. “He’s ok, but still send your prayers. He is not on Twitter.”
The news comes just days after rapper Heavy D passed away in
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NEW YORK — 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the building credited as the birthplace of hip-hop has been given a new lease on life after Workforce Housing Advisors, a company dedicated to working class housing, bought it.
The building, where Kool DJ Herc held parties that would help create hip hop culture, had fell into disrepair after the business that bought it defaulted on the mortgage and fell into foreclosure.
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A Dallas rapper is following in the footstep of artists like Prince, blending gender lines by wearing lipstick and flower print tights all the while contending that he is not gay.
See also: Jamaica rapper Vybz Kartel denied bail
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Rapper Dphillgood is spearheading what he calls the XY movement, hoping that people will reconsider what they think is normal
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Kanye along with Jay-Z, rightfully received public criticism from elder hip-hip statesman Chuck D for their usual wealth flaunting on their collaboration album Watch The Throne’s first single “Otis.”
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Also read: Kanye West, Russell Simmons Visit Occupy Wall Street Protestors
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Rapper Tone Loc will spend one day in jail, three years on probation and attend anger management classes after he recently pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges.
The rapper, whose real name is Anthony Smith, was arrested this past summer for his involvement in a dispute with his child’s mother where an AR-15 assault rifle was confiscated. Originally, Smith was held in custody for less than an hour before posting bond of
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Lil’ Wayne covers VIBE Magazine October/November 2011 issue as the leading man in hip hop. The Young Money boss address a few issues in the upcoming issue like the Jay-Z beef, “The Old Guys” in hip hop, the riots in London and Drake being his competition.
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“There’s no competition . Music isn’t about competition no more. All the gangster
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It was just announced that Eric B. and Rakim have been nominated for the first time to enter The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2012.
Looks like Eric B.’s daughter Starr Barrier has another announcement to make. She says her father is a deadbeat dad. Starr says her dad Eric B. owes over $20,000 in back child support.
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