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Gucci Mane Jailed on Assault Charge
ATLANTA (AP) - Rapper Gucci Mane was being held in jail on an assault charge after a fan told police the artist smashed a champagne bottle on his head in a downtown Atlanta nightclub.
Fulton County Jail records show that Gucci Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, was in custody early Wednesday on a charge of aggravated assault with a weapon...
Dionne Warwick Files for Bankruptcy, Owes Millions in Back Taxes
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Singer Dionne Warwick owes nearly $10 million in back taxes and has filed for bankruptcy.
In a Chapter 7 petition filed this month in New Jersey, Warwick lists liabilities that include nearly $7 million owed to the Internal Revenue Service for the years 1991 to 1999 and more than $3 million in business taxes owed to the state of California...
Rihanna Shows Up Five Hours Late to High School Visit, but Students Don’t Seem to Mind
BARRINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Pop star Rihanna has dropped in on high school students in a northwestern Chicago suburb.
Barrington High School earned Friday's visit as a reward for winning the singer's "Shine Bright Like a Diamond" video contest...
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Rapper Partners With Medical Marijuana Facility
OTISVILLE, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan medical marijuana facility is partnering with a member of the Grammy-winning rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to cultivate and distribute a new strain of medical marijuana.
The Green Oasis and Stanley "Flesh-N-Bone" Howse have agreed to work together on "Phifty Caliber Kush," which they say has a noticeable floral taste and is an effective pain
R. Kelly’s Home Sold in Foreclosure Auction
CHICAGO (AP) - R&B star R. Kelly's Chicago-area mansion has been sold for $950,000 in a foreclosure auction.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Kelly's Olympia Fields home was sold Monday to J.P. Morgan Chase, which already held the mortgage. Ch...
Tone Loc Collapses Onstage: Rapper’s Concert Ends Early in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Rapper Tone Loc didn't want to be hospitalized after collapsing on stage during a weekend performance in Iowa.
Loc, whose real name is Anthony T. Smith, collapsed after finishing a song during a Saturday night concert on a downtown Des Moines bridge...
Irvington, NJ Police Union Head Investigated for Making Gangsta Rap Videos
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The head of the Irvington police union and three other officers are being investigated for making gangsta rap videos, according to a report.
The Newark Star-Ledger reported that the union president, Officer Maurice Gattison, raps under the name "Gat the Great...
Notorious B.I.G. Kids: Rapper’s Children to Star in Animated Series
NEW YORK (AP) - The children of late rapper Notorious B.I.G. will star in an animated series about maintaining the hip-hop legend's New York City recording studio.
Ossian Media announced Monday that "House of Wallace" will feature 16-year-old C...
Berry Gordy Gearing Up For ‘Motown: The Musical’ Premiere
DETROIT (AP) - For Berry Gordy, conquering Broadway is the next - and by his own admission, last - major milestone of a magical, musical career.
	The 83-year-old Motown Records founder is taking his story and that of his legendary label to the Great White Way
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Beanie Sigel Pleads Guilty in Drug Case, Gets 6 to 23 Months in Jail
Rapper Beanie Sigel was sentenced Wednesday to six to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to a narcotics possession charge in a Philadelphia suburb.
Sigel, whose real name is Dwight Grant, entered the plea to a misdemeanor count of illegal possession of Percocet, a painkiller, The Delaware County Daily Times reported...