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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill stood in federal court Monday and compared her experience in the music business to the slavery her ancestors endured before a judge sentenced her to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes over the past decade...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill is facing sentencing Monday in New Jersey on federal tax charges.
Hill pleaded guilty last year to not paying federal taxes on $1.8 million earned from 2005 to 2007. A judge two weeks ago said Hill had paid only about $50,000 of more than $500,000 she owes...
According to TMZ, the state of Georgia has filed a lien against Nas, attempting to collect $1,083,435 for taxes it claims the Queens rapper owes for the years 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010.
In pursuit of this debt, the Georgia Department of Revenue has obtained a court order requiring Live Nation, who is promoting Nas' co-headlining tour with Lauryn Hill, to garnish Nas' wages until the debt is resolved.
Watching A$AP Rocky's ascent to stardom has been wild. The Harlem rapper has officially been announced as the opening act on Rihanna s 2013 Diamonds World Tour, kicking off March 8, and hits 28 cities across North America.
Check out Nas and Lauryn Hill sharing the stage in Washington, D...
Dr. Dre put it best: "The only two things that scare me are God and the IRS." For the
average American citizen, filing taxes annually is a necessary evil. Most don't find the
task daunting either. An employer sends out tax forms, and the employee either files online or has an accountant handle the dirty work...
Lecrae's sixth studio album, Gravity, has garnered him a career accomplishment. The effort topped the Billboard Christian, Gospel, Independent, and Rap Album charts, and sold over 72,000 copies in its first week earlier this month. However, while many rappers head to the club to pop expensive bottles of Moet or buy a pricey ride to celebrate their success, the 32-year-old Reach Records signee didn
"It's weird writing about yourself," Wyclef Jean tells The BoomBox. This week, the former Fugees frontman debuted his first memoir, Purpose: An Immigrant's Story. Having spent two years penning the read alongside author Anthony Bozza, the rapper-producer-humanitarian unveils a final product that reveals personal stories surrounding his praised music career, his bid for Haitian presidency
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Wyclef Jean's new book, Purpose: An Immigrant's Story, out Tuesday (Sept. 18), reveals many personal stories from the former Fugees member's storied life and career. One topic that he touches on in the memoir is an affair he carried on with his groupmate Lauryn Hill...
As headliner for the final day (Sept. 2) of Rock the Bells at PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey, Nas packed his set with star power only he could provide. The veteran rapper brought out Lauryn Hill, Scarface and Large Professor during his hour-long show...