James Sullivan
Run DMC’s Reverend Run Faces Family Tragedy
In another tragic blow to the extended Run DMC family, the newborn child of frontman Reverend Run and his wife, Justine, was pronounced dead on Tuesday in a New Jersey hospital.
Fans of Run (a.k.a. Joseph Simmons)'s MTV reality show, 'Run's House,' know that his wife became pregnant during the show's last season...
Eminem ‘Re-Up’s With 50 Cent, Obie Trice
Eminem says a mixtape designed to introduce new talent from his Shady Records stable is turning out so well, he's decided to give it an official release.
Due Dec. 5, 'Eminem Presents: The Re-Up' will feature associates such as 50 Cent, Obie Trice, Lloyd Banks and Akon, as well as new Shady artists Stat Quo, Ca$his and Bobby Creekwater
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Danity Kane Outlast OutKast, Christina
'Making the Band' winners Danity Kane are living up to the hype, selling 234,000 copies of their self-titled debut to top the current charts, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The debut marks the seventh No. 1 for guru Diddy's Bad Boy Records...
Petty, Killers Roll the Dice at Vegoose
What do you get when you cross a Flamingo with a Lollapalooza? A Vegoose, that's what.
Vegoose, the five-day music festival that brings summer-extravaganza performance and art installations to the glitzy world of Las Vegas, will return for its second year Oct...
Eminem Launches Proof Memorial T-Shirt Line
Eminem has launched a T-shirt line to raise money for the children of D12's Proof, the Detroit rapper who was shot and killed at a nightclub on the city's famed 8 Mile strip in April.
Deshaun "Proof" Holton, whom Eminem called his best friend at the memorial service, was a father of five. The T-shirts
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Busted: Embattled Rapper DMX
Who: Rapper DMX, 35 What: Arrest warrant issued after the rapper (real name Earl Simmons) failed to show up in court to face a series of driving chargesWhen: Wednesday
Where: White Plains, NY
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Busted: Bad Boy Recording Artist Babs
Who: Bad Boy artist and 'Making the Band 2' alumnus Babs
What: Allegedly threatening a woman and keying her car after an argument over a boyfriend
When: Early Saturday morning
Where: Outside the woman's home in Brooklyn
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Jay-Z Experiences ‘Doubt’ With Beyonce
The traditional gift for a 10th anniversary is tin. The modern gift is diamond jewelry. Jay-Z, of course, is a modern kind of guy.
That was no tin can the rap kingpin wheeled onstage at the much-ballyhooed 10th anniversary celebration of his debut album, 'Reasonable Doubt,' at Radio City Music Hall Sunday night. It was a...