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Earlier this week, Snoop Dogg was slapped with a lawsuit filed in Michigan by respected bass player and vocalist Michael Henderson. Henderson played extensively with Miles Davis late in his career, and also recorded with many other jazz and soul artists, including Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder...

It may be almost three years since Kanye West released his single 'Stronger' off his third album 'Graduation,' but a Virginia man who claims to have written some of the lyrics to the smash has decided to finally take legal action. Vincent Peters, whose rapping alias is Vince P...

While he may be the rapper-of-the-moment, not everyone is enamored with Young Money rapper Drake. According to reports, Playboy has filed suit against the Canadian MC for copyright infringement. The suit names Drake, Cash Money Records, Universal Music and Universal Music Group Distribution for illegally using a song that Hugh Hefner's company owns the rights to, on his breakthrough hit "Best

Bow Wow is currently being sued for missing two scheduled performances back in 2009. According to reports, a suit has been filed against Bow Wow in the Easter District Court of Missouri, for failing to appear at two shows in May and September of 2009...

Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane is facing yet another lawsuit for skipping out on his concert dates.The suit names Gucci, his manager Derba Antney and booking agent Johnnie Cabbell as defendants, and was filed in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, by two men who claim that Gucci's team received two $13,750 deposits from them to perform in Pittsburgh this past August, but he never appeared to perform... Rea

Rapper/producer Psycho Les of hardcore, crate-digging Queens group The Beatnuts is being sued by a concertgoer who claims she was injured at a show in Aspen, Colo. According to the lawsuit, a "visibly intoxicated" Les attempted to pull the alleged victim, Kristin Scharrer, onto the stage while performing at the upscale resort town's popular club The Belly Up...

R&B singer Jill Scott is being sued by her long time label, Hidden Beach Records for breaching the terms of her contract. The L.A. based company filed the suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wed (Feb. 3) accusing Scott of skipping out halfway-way through a six-album contract that could potentially set the company back a few million dollars. T...

Former Death Row Records head Suge Knight is being taken to court for failing to make child support payments. According to reports, papers have been filed in a Los Angeles court against the former gangsta rap mogul by a woman named Tammy Renell Hawkins, seeking child support for their 4-year-old, Taz ...

DJ Kay Slay, aka "The Drama King," aka "Slap Your Favorite DJ," is being taken to court for failing to properly clear a sample. The copyright infringement allegedly appears on 'Angels Around Me,' a song from his 'Street Sweeper Volume 2: The Pain From the Game' album, which also sports collaborations with 50 Cent and G-Unit...

Popular Miami rapper Pitbull is being sued for $80,000 over a missed concert date in Cudahy, Calif., according to TMZ. The Web site reports that a lawsuit has been filed against the rapper by the El Portrero Night Club, claiming that the rapper showed up, but failed to perform at a May 14 concert ...