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Rappers Cleaning Up Lyrics Post-Imus

 
Rap’s critics have been complaining for years, only to watch the music become even more profane — and more popular. But now it seems as if Don Imus may be accomplishing what a generation of detractors could not.

Four months after outrage over Imus’ sexist and racial comments led to intense scrutiny of rap’s negative imagery, [...]

50 Cent Sues Over ‘Shoot the Rapper’

Rapper 50 Cent sued an Internet advertising company for $1 million Friday, claiming it illegally used his image in a game where the player pretends to shoot him.

 
 

The game, called “Shoot the Rapper,” shows 50 Cent walking back and forth in an ad across the top of a Web page while the viewer is encouraged [...]

50 Cent Funkmaster Flex Interview (Ciara, Kanye, Lil Wayne)

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
(Props to King Allister/OnSmash)
50 talks about Jay-Z and calls Lil Wayne a whore (For being on everyone’s song) in Part 4. 50 also hopes Kanye’s album remains to be released the same day as his.
Real Talk NY

Internet Music Radio Sees Progress

Internet Radio music stations are seeing a slight reprieve from the higher fees to play music.
SoundExchange is the organization that collects the royalties for musicians and of course the record companies. On Monday, most stations continued playing music even as their representatives negotiated lower fees as the recording companies argued for a hike in the [...]

Playlist Updates 7/16/07

 
R&B
 Do You [REMIX] - Ne-Yo
Promise Ring - Tiffany Evans
Cry No More - Shareefa
Killing Me - Lloyd
Look At Her - One Chance
Please Don’t Go [REMIX] - Tank
Deep As It Goes - Gerald Levert
One Way Street - Charlie Wilson
Stop To Love - Luther Vandross
Until You Come Back To Me - Miki Howard
My Secret - New Edition
Everything - [...]

Ciara & 50 Cent Explain Their Actions On the 2007 BET Awards

If I hat to write a post on the 3 worst performances of the BET Awrads, 50 Cent would be at the top of the list for walking around stage and into the audience for the first few minutes of so of his act instead of rapping his song. Here’s his explanation of what happened:

Yes, [...]

50 Cent Nets $400 Million From Coca-Cola Deal

Rapper 50 CENT is going straight to the bank - he’s reportedly received a massive $400 million paycheque after The Coca-Cola Company bought the firm behind his energy drink Formula 50 last week.
Drinks makers Glaceau, which produces the Vitamin Water range inspired by the Candy Shop star, was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company for $4.1 [...]