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Wu-Tang Clan man and ‘The Wire’ actor arrested in New York
Method Man has been arrested and charged with tax evasion in New York.
The Wu Tang Clan rapper, real name Clifford Smith, turned himself in to police on Monday (October 5), after an arrest warrant was issued due to him reportedly failing to pay almost $33,000 [...]

Up until 2003, Los Angeles band the Black Eyed Peas was a fledgling hip-hop act best known for its impressive dance moves and feel-good beats.
But with the addition of Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson, BEP transformed into a sleek pop hit machine, churning out a seemingly endless stream of hit singles, which culminated with a record-breaking run [...]

Beyonce finally comments about Kanye West hijacking Taylor Swift’s acceptance at MTV’s VMA awards.

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Janet Jackson will wear only black colored clothes for a year to mourn the death of her brother/singer Michael Jackson, sources say.
The singer had the dark color on, when she did a rendition of the King of pop’s 1995 hit duet Scream at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this month.
“Janet, like the rest of [...]

Kanye West Apology about 2009 MTV WMA Incident on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno - 9/14/09

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Lil Mama responds to Jay-Z

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Kanye West was asked to leave Sunday’s presentation of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
According to MTV, the “808s & Heartbreak” star was booted shortly after a controversial on stage rant that disrupted the first-ever acceptance speech from country star Taylor Swift — but not before another altercation.
MTV sources say West and longtime [...]

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

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Janet Jackson will kick off the show Sunday night with a tribute to her late brother. Michael Jackson’s death on June 25 was soon followed by the BET Awards (where Janet Jackson also appeared), but the King of Pop was more closely aligned with MTV, the music network.
Though MTV dragged its feet at first in [...]

‘Enjoy it’ rapper tells fans
Jay-Z has reacted nonchalantly to the news that his forthcoming new album, “The Blueprint 3″, has leaked online.
The album is not set for official release until September 11, but it has leaked, with fans sharing the tracks from the Kanye West-produced album early.
“I may be the most bootlegged artist in history,” [...]

DJ AM had prescription pills in his stomach and one in his throat when police found him dead in his apartment, a New York City official said Wednesday.
The official told The Associated Press that six pills were found in the celebrity disc jockey’s stomach and that the pill in his throat appeared to be the [...]

Pop stars Beyonce and Lady Gaga on Tuesday each earned nine nominations for next month’s MTV Video Music Awards, more than any other artist, while Britney Spears continued her musical comeback with seven nods.
All three will compete for the honor of video of the year, with Beyonce earning a bid for “Single Ladies (Put a [...]

Queens-bred rapper turned preacher Reverend Run, who’s also the star of MTV’s “Run’s House,” and his wife, Justine, got down and dirty for a good cause—building playgrounds in the neighborhoods that need them the most.
Today, the Simmonses teamed with KaBOOM, Kool-Aid and The Odyssey House  to lend a helping hand in the Bronx, New York, [...]

Winners from the MTV Movie Awards:
• Villain: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight.”
• Female Breakthrough Performance: Ashley Tisdale, “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.”
• Fight: Robert Pattinson and Cam Gigandet, “Twilight.”
• Male Breakthrough Performance: Robert Pattinson, “Twilight.”
• Kiss: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, “Twilight.”
• Male Performance: Zac Efron, “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.”
• WTF Moment: [...]