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Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Vol. 75 - Hosted By DJ Warrior‏

COAST 2 COAST MIXTAPE VOL. 75
HOSTED BY DJ WARRIOR

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OR STREAM THIS MIXTAPE FOR FREE
TRACK LIST:
1. Eminem - We Made You
2. Sha Stimuli - Coast 2 Coast Weekly 20
3. Illaj - Like A Star (Prod By Illaj)
4. Joell Ortiz Feat. Novel - Stand Up
5. Tech N9ne Feat. Crooked I & Chino XL [...]

COAST 2 COAST MIXTAPE VOL. 75
HOSTED BY DJ WARRIOR

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OR STREAM THIS MIXTAPE FOR FREE
TRACK LIST:
1. Eminem - We Made You
2. Sha Stimuli - Coast 2 Coast Weekly 20
3. Illaj - Like A Star (Prod By Illaj)
4. Joell Ortiz Feat. Novel - Stand Up
5. Tech N9ne Feat. Crooked I & Chino XL [...]

Nate Dogg Charged With Stalking

The charges were dropped April 15, with prosecutors saying that the alleged victim, Nate Dogg’s estranged wife, never contaced them.
At arraignment, the rapper had pleaded not guilty on all counts.
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Nate Dogg is in some deep doo-doo.
Los Angeles prosecutors have slapped the hip-hopster with felony stalking charges stemming from his arrest last month for threatening his [...]

T.I. Sentenced to a Year And a Day

The self-proclaimed King of the South will rise again. In about 366 days’ time.
As expected, T.I. was sentenced today to one year and one day in Georgia prison as part of his plea deal with prosecutors over a 2007 felony weapons charge.
“Today I would like to say thank-you to some, and apologize to all,” the [...]

DMX Loses Dog Suit

DMX was barking up the wrong tree when it came to this business venture.

A Manhattan State Supreme Court judge has ordered the Year of the Dog emcee to fork over a $242,000 judgment to a fashion company for failing to fulfill a deal to hype a canine clothing line.
DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, [...]

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, [...]

McDonald’s Drops Twista From Tour

 
Rapper Twista, who was tapped by McDonald’s to perform during its nationwide concert series, has been dropped from the lineup because of his “controversial lyrics,” the fast food giant said Monday.

The Chicago rapper is better known for his lightning-fast rap delivery than particularly raunchy content: His hits include “Slow Jamz,” with Kanye West and Jamie [...]

KRS One’s Family Cancels Public Memorial

The family of rap pioneer KRS-One has cancelled a planned New York City memorial that was to pay tribute to the rapper’s stepson, Randy Hubbard Parker, who committed suicide earlier this month.
In a statement released Thursday, the family cited “personal reasons” as the cause behind the cancellation. “If the hundreds of letters and responses to [...]

Tupac Heirs Gun for Death Row

Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by as he rode in Suge Knight’s car more than a decade ago. Now the late rapper’s family is taking aim at Knight in court over some unreleased albums.
 
The late rapper’s estate, overseen by his mother Afeni Shakur and lawyers for Amaru Entertainment, is seeking a court order that [...]

Lil Flip Involved In Credit Card Scam

Houston MC Lil Flip was arrested in his hometown on Saturday in connection with a credit card scam. According to the Houston Chronicle, the rapper is accused of purchasing a $671.00 Southwest Airlines ticket from Houston to Baltimore on June 8 over the phone about an hour before the flight was scheduled to take off. [...]

Rapper Kingston’s Summer Off To “Beautiful” Start

The person who makes you the happiest can hurt you the most — just ask 17-year-old rapper/songwriter Sean Kingston.

“I was going out with this girl for two years — the most beautiful girl in school — but she cheated on me with my best friend,” the Miami-born, Jamaica-bred Kingston says about his first heartbreak.
The experience, [...]

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 [...]

Eve Shows in Court Early And On Track

Eve shadowed the courthouse earlier than expected this week.

The Grammy winner turned up in court Monday, four days before she was scheduled to appear to prove that she has been abiding by the terms of her probation on a misdemeanor DUI charge, according to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.
Eve pleaded no contest June 28 [...]

Remy Ma Arrested

Uh oh, NY rapper Remy Ma looks to be in a heap of trouble. She was arrested Saturday on charges of attempted murder in a shooting in Manhattan, police said.
 
      The rapper, whose real name is Remy Smith, had been sought for questioning in the shooting of a 23-year-old woman early Saturday after a verbal [...]

Busta Rhymes Faces Four Separate Trials

Busta Rhymes rejected a plea deal in court on Tuesday (July 10) and will now face four separate trials, stemming from several different charges.According to the Associated Press, Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Larry Stephen denied the prosecution’s motion to merge the two assault charges against the rapper — one for allegedly assaulting a fan, the [...]