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Jay-Z’s Latest Blueprint Unfolding on 9/11

Jay-Z is drawing up a curious date for his latest Blueprint.
The Jigga Man’s Blueprint³ will drop on Sept. 11, eight years to the day when the first Blueprint hit stores—and fell off the media radar in the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C.
News of the release, which will be distributed [...]

Lil’ Kim Sued And Silenced

Lil’ Kim has a big problem on her hands.
A New York judge has temporarily barred the Hardcore rapper from recording any new material in light of a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by her latest label, Brookland Media.
The upstart company accused Kim (real name: Kimberly Jones) of making diva-esque demands and then backing out of a [...]

T.I.’s Baby Mama Sues for Child Support

Big lawsuits are poppin’ for T.I.
The Atlanta-based rapper has been hit up by the mother of his two boys, who claims she can’t raise them on the $2,000 a month he’s currently giving her.
In a lawsuit filed in Fulton County Superior Court, 29-year-old Lashon Dixon alleges she and the 27-year-old rapper (whose real name [...]

Nappy Roots: Rooted In A Return

The Nappy Roots, the southern soulful Hip Hop crew from the Bluegrass State better known as Kentucky is here to make a return. The strong-bonded friends had their share of ups and downs since their initiation into this hit and miss music industry. The cost of fame didn’t cost them their loyalty and to this [...]

50 Cent, Lil’ Kim, Sued Over Royalties

 
A record producer has sued rappers 50 Cent and Lil’ Kim and two record companies for $2 million, claiming they failed to pay him royalties on a song that sold 2 million copies.

Carlos Evans says in papers filed in Manhattan’s state Supreme Court he contracted with Rotten Apple Records in January 2003 to produce, engineer [...]