Lil Wayne is facing a year behind bars in February, but don't expect either the rapper or his label, Cash Money, to fall off the radar in his absence. Birdman, who is the...
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Chris Brown will appear on ABC's "20/20" newsmagazine December 11. In what the network is billing as an in-depth interview, the singer will discuss his assault on...
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After much delay, rapper Lil Wayne's rock-inspired album, "Rebirth," is now slated for a December 15 release date according to Universal Music Group. ...
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A Florida man wants rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman to show him respect — for using his voice in an album track called just that. Thomas Marasciullo filed a copyright...
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U.S. rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty on Thursday to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in a July 2007 incident and will serve a year in prison, New York City...
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Courtesy of NME.com -- Rapper makes an appearance on 'Raditude' Weezer's Rivers Cuomo has revealed that Lil Wayne has recorded a guest rap on a song on the band's...
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Some of the most highly anticipated albums of the summer have been delayed, including Mariah Carey's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," Sean "Diddy" Combs' "Last Train...
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Toronto rapper Drake is such a hot artist that one of his albums is selling even though he didn't release it. An unauthorized album, "The Girls Love Drake," which...
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Rapper Lil Wayne is suing the producer of a song he performed that allegedly sampled another singer's work without permission. A lawsuit filed last year against Lil Wayne...
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A judge in Atlanta has dismissed felony drug charges against rapper Lil Wayne. The Grammy-award winning rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was arrested...
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A New York City judge says a handgun found on Lil Wayne's tour bus after a 2007 concert can be used as evidence at the rapper's trial. Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne...
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Although the Grammys were slow to recognize hip-hop, over the past decade, rap acts have enjoyed a bevy of Grammy nominations, often emerging as the leader when nominations...
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Lil Wayne and Coldplay were the kings of the music industry last year. They had the No. 1 and No. 2 best-selling CDs, respectively, and come into this year's Grammys leading...
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Not even Ronald Reagan could have topped this Carter administration. After scoring the first million-plus sales debut in three years, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III easily...
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The ultraprolific rap/music machine known as Lil Wayne stormed into town Sunday with the year's best-selling album and on the heels of eight Grammy nominations. While...
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It's been more than five years since Apple's iTunes store changed music retail by introducing single-track digital downloads. But it wasn't until 2008 that most...
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If you want to create a mix-tape of the year's best songs, here are the must-haves for 2008. 1. "Never Would Have Made It," Marvin Sapp: Of course, a gospel tome is...
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Coldplay, the Jonas Brothers and Lil Wayne go together like, well, Grammy nominees, of course. The acts all scored top nominations tonight for the 51st Annual Grammy...
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Lil Wayne didn't get "A Milli" Grammy nominations, but his total haul was still pretty amazing — eight. Nominations for the prolific and ubiquitous rap MVP, who became...
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Nominees announced Wednesday in top categories for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year: "Chasing Pavements," Adele; "Viva La Vida," Coldplay; "Bleeding Love,"...
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When one of Framing Hanley's guitarists quit the band because of health issues earlier this year, the group never imagined a practice session with his future replacement...
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It wasn't hick-hop but real hip-hop at the CMA Awards as Lil Wayne joined Kid Rock onstage during country music's biggest night. Kid Rock brought the prolific and...
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Lil' Wayne has become the subject of a death hoax, after a fake BBC News page appeared to claim the rapper had been shot dead. According to the fake site, Wayne was...
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Lil Wayne was named lyricist of the year and Russell Simmons was honored as a hip-hop icon at this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards taped on Saturday in Atlanta. The New Orleans...
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Cash Money/Universal Motown has launched a mobile subscription service to deliver ringtones, graphics, videoclips, text alerts and contest opportunities to fans of label...
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A musical publishing company that owns the rights to the Rolling Stones' song "Play With Fire" sued U.S. rapper Lil Wayne on Thursday, saying he released an altered...
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During the first week of July, Nas' controversial untitled album leaked onto the Internet ahead of its July 15 release date via Def Jam. But Nas' business...
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Sorry Fiddy, but your new G-Unit album is more Mr. Freeze than Terminator. T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight), the rap crew's first album in five years, managed only a No. 4...
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T-Pain and Lil Wayne have owned the music scene over the past year: It seems as if T-Pain's voice has accented half the hits on urban radio, while Lil Wayne, another...
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Lil Wayne now has official numbers to back up his bragging — the rapper's new CD has sold a spectacular 1 million copies its first week. "Tha Carter III" is easily the...
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With "Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne becomes the first artist since 50 Cent in 2005 to sell more than 1 million copies of an album in a single week, according to chart...
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Fifteen months after mixtape pioneer DJ Drama was arrested for racketeering, bootleg hip-hop CDs are as popular as ever. On a recent Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,...
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Tha Carter isn't down for the count.
A grand jury indicted Lil Wayne on felony drug and weapons charges stemming from his Jan. 23 bust near Yuma, Ariz. after his tour...
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At least Lil Wayne posted bail in time to make the 3:10 out of Yuma.
The rap star was arrested Tuesday night after Border Patrol officers allegedly found marijuana,...
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With four hip-hop heavies in the house, any enterprising promoter could have staged a rap concert.
But the house was Manhattan Criminal Court, and the rappers — Busta...
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The docket at New York State Court on
Wednesday read like a who's who of the hip-hop world as four
major rap artists faced separate charges, highlighting the fine
line...
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Lil' Wayne's legal problems are multiplying.
While the New Orleans hip-hopster was being arraigned on drug charges in Atlanta Wednesday, he was also targeted in a...
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Lil' Wayne's got another big headache on his hands.
The hip-hopster was busted Friday following a concert in Boise, Idaho, by local police acting on a felony...
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Lil' Wayne's got a lil' legal problem.
A teenager who was injured in a melee that began when either the rapper or an unidentified member of his crew threw wads...
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A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging she was trampled by a frenzied crowd after a large amount of cash was thrown into the crowd during a concert by rapper Lil' Wayne at...
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Top-selling rappers Ja Rule and Lil Wayne were arraigned on felony gun charges Monday following their separate arrests after a hip-hop concert at which both had...
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New York's Finest is bringing the heat on rappers packing heat.
Hours after Ja Rule made a surprise guest appearance at Lil' Wayne's much-hyped concert Sunday...
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Lil' Wayne has been sued by promoters who claim he missed a concert date and refused to reschedule it.
Nunoise Entertainment and Jahfari Promotions, both based in the...
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Morgan State University police are considering whether to pursue criminal charges against rapper Lil' Wayne after someone threw money into a crowd during a performance,...
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At 23 years old, Lil' Wayne has already coined a few indelible phrases. Few artists can claim the cultural impact of "bling bling," let alone "drop it like it's...
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New Orleans-based rapper Juvenile has resolved his differences with Cash Money Records, according to published reports. The rapper broke camp with the label in 2001 due to...
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Cash Money Records' Brian "Baby" Williams, Ronald "Slim" Williams, Mannie Fresh, and Lil' Wayne will participate in the 4th Annual Cash Money Turkey Giveaway. The event will...
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Cash Money/Universal Records artist Lil' Wayne released his fourth solo album, 500 Degreez, Tuesday (July 23). The album's first single "Way Of Life," which was recently...
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Lil' Wayne recently released a third single, "Shine" featuring Mack 10 , Baby, and Mickey , from his gold-certified sophomore set, Lights Out. LAUNCH recently spoke with the...
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