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September 2009 Blog Posts (23)

Billionaire status is Tiger Woods next Trophy

Billionaire status is Tiger Woods’ next trophy

Golf star is on track to pass $1 billion in career earnings by 2010

AP file

By Andrew Farrell and Tom Van Riper

updated 1:56 p.m. ET, Tues., July 15, 2008

After Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open last month, one golfer said "he beat everybody on one leg." It's an exaggeration, but only a slight one. Woods won the championship over five grueling rounds, despite playing with a torn ligament in his left… Continue

Added by Big Steph on September 30, 2009 at 7:37pm — No Comments

Maino Joins 50 Cent & Many Others !

MAINO JOINS 50 CENT & MANY OTHERS FOR OCT. 3RD NY PERFORMANCE
09.14.09
October 3rd will bring one of the biggest shows NY has seen in a while! 50 Cent will be hosting a show out in Governor's Island in NYC, with BIG NAME guests like Maino, Corey Gunz, Papoose, Dipset, JR. Writer, Uncle Murder, Ron Browz, D-Block, Trav & more! Get your tickets

Added by Stephan Bobb on September 30, 2009 at 1:20pm — No Comments

P-Diddy Confirms Atlantic Records Departure

P Diddy confirms Atlantic Records departure

Saturday, September 26 2009, 4:56pm EDT

By Marcell Minaya, Entertainment Reporter

P Diddy has confirmed his departure from Atlantic Records.

The Bad Boy Records CEO has affirmed recent reports of his split with the Warner Music Group.

Diddy told Billboard: "Now that the term of the Warner deal has ended, I have elected to accept an opportunity to move my recording career and future label venture to… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on September 29, 2009 at 11:02am — No Comments

Oprah Interviews Jay Z !!!!!!!

Oprah Interviews Jay-Z

Photo: Rob HowardSuperstar Jay-Z is a hip-hop artist and entrepreneur. The media mogul has won nine Grammy Awards and nine MTV Video Music Awards. He is the founder of Roc-A-Fella Records and the Rocawear clothing brand, and he's the former CEO of Def Jam records. Today, Jay-Z is also part-owner of the New Jersey Nets and is married to singing sensation Beyoncé.

Jay-Z's O Interview

He may be a millionaire, but this Brooklyn-born rapper hasn't… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on September 24, 2009 at 1:52pm — No Comments

Fergie And Will I AM Sued !

Fergie And Will.I.Am Sued Over Alleged Plagiarism

September 21, 2009 6:06 a.m. EST

Anne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer

Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Fergie and will.i.am are facing yet another copyright infringement lawsuit over one of the songstress' songs from her solo album "The Duchess." Reggae band Groundation are suing the half of the hip-hop supergroup for allegedly ripping off their song.

Grounded Music Label, which owns the rights to the… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on September 21, 2009 at 12:49pm — No Comments

Kia Shine Rewarded For Writing "Best I Ever Had"

News: Kia Shine Rewarded For Writing "Best I Ever Had" Hit, "I Own 25% Of The Drake Single"

Written by Cyrus Langhorne

Thursday, September 17, 2009 17:55:00

Southern rapper Kia Shine has broken his silence on the success of Drake's "Best I Ever Had" hit single and said he helped co-write and produce the mega smash.

Writing via Twitter, Shine also posted images of himself being awarded with Billboard plaques in recognition of the… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on September 20, 2009 at 1:22pm — No Comments

Cash Money Lawsuit Against DJ Drama Dropped

Finding that Cash Money Records failed to provide a "valid legal claim against [the] defendants," a New York federal judge threw out a case against DJ Drama in a dispute involving the alleged illegal sales of Lil Wayne's music.

According to AllHipHop.com, the judge cleared Drama and several other defendants in the case, in which the distribution company they signed with was charged with illegally peddling Wayne's music, accusations Drama told MTV News in April were… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on September 20, 2009 at 1:13pm — No Comments

Kanye West, Lil Wayne, T-Pain win big At BMI Awards

09.11.2009 11:23 AM EDT

Kanye West, Lil Wayne, T-Pain Win Big At BMI Awards

Big Boi, Cee-Lo, more pay tribute to BMI Icon George Clinton.

by Jayson Rodriguez

NEW YORK — George Clinton was the night's honoree, and Lil Wayne and Kanye West were among the big winners, but Bootsy Collins undoubtedly

stole the show at the 2009 BMI Urban Music Awards on Thursday night.

The famous bass player took part in the tribute to… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on September 20, 2009 at 1:01pm — No Comments

Is Khloe & Lamar Odom Getting Married ? WTF

Is Khloe Kardashian Getting Married?

September 19, 2009 09:00:57 by Britteny Elrick

Khloe Kardashian may have just met Los Angeles Laker, Lamar Odom, a month ago, but that’s not stopping her from talking wedding plans! According to a source, Usmagazine.com has confirmed that Khloe wants to get married to Lamar before he starts training this fall. So much for Khloe’s bad luck with men…

“Khloe and Lamar want to get married before Lamar has to go away… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on September 20, 2009 at 9:09am — No Comments

Anthony DJ Roc Raida Dead at 37 years old

Anthony Williams aka Roc Raida, who is better known as Busta Rhymes’ personal DJ and member of the group the The X-Ecutioners, has reportedly died on Saturday (September 19). DJ Roc Raida was 37 years old.

The news was announced on Busta Rhymes‘ Twitter and the cause of death is still unknown. Busta tweeted, “I am sorry 2 say that on this day at 2:05 Sept 19th we lost another incredible life…Dj Roc Raida died 2day my personal Dj is gone… I just wanna thank everyone 4 ur love and… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on September 20, 2009 at 8:58am — No Comments

Jay Z Speaks On Kanye !

JIGGA SPEAKS ON KANYES BEHALF...

Jay-Z Defends Kanye West On BBC Radio! "I Think It Was A Lil Blown Out. Its An Award Show. He Just Has Passion"

Added by Stephan Bobb on September 19, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Obama goes in oN Kanye West !!

Obama Calls Kanye West a "Jackass"

ABC apologizes for errant Tweet

By DANIEL MACHT

Updated 10:27 AM EDT, Tue, Sep 15, 2009

Getty Images President Obama has reportedly weighed in on Kanye West’s tirade at the MTV Video Music Awards, and not just in this hilarious mash-up of the president’s recent speech to Congress.

In real life, Obama allegedly called West a “jackass” during an interview with CNBC. The only problem: the president was apparently speaking… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on September 15, 2009 at 11:07am — No Comments

Lil Momma Crashes VMA performance 2009! WTF ?

Monday, September 14, 2009

Lil' Mama Issues Statement.

Lil’ Mama is singing a new tune. The “Lip Gloss” rapper has issued a statement apologizing for crashing Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ VMA performance.

“I did not mean any disrespect towards Jay-Z or Alicia Keys,” she told MTV News. “I admire them and look up to them as role models. ‘Empire State of Mind’ had my emotions running high. In that moment I came up onstage to celebrate my two icons singing about… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on September 15, 2009 at 10:29am — 2 Comments

Kanye West New Hugh Grant

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Jay Leno says immediacy is key to his new show, and he should have plenty of it for his prime time premiere Monday, when Kanye West is a musical guest.

Kanye West, center, with girlfriend Amber Rose and actor Tracy Morgan at the 2009 MTV VMAs.

The rapper created a fan and artist uprising Sunday night when he jumped onstage at MTV's Video Music Awards to hijack singer Taylor Swift's acceptance speech.

Leno could reprise his 1995… Continue

Added by Big Steph on September 14, 2009 at 6:57pm — No Comments

Major Music Piracy Ring Broken Up

Major Music Piracy Ring Broken Up

FMQB Reports:

September 10, 2009

Federal authorities have broken up a major online music piracy ring, which reportedly worked with sources inside the music industry to acquire music early. Adil R. Cassim was charged as the leader of the group, known as "Rabid Neurosis" (or RNS for short). According to multiple reports, the authorities said that RNS had gained a reputation online for having access to releases far ahead of release dates and… Continue

Added by Janelle on September 10, 2009 at 4:36pm — No Comments

Ludacris Gives Away 20 Cars To Needy Workers

Ludacris Gives Away 20 Cars To Struggling Workers

By Associated Press September 7, 2009 2:00 pm

MORROW, Ga. - Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris has given away 20 cars to people who wrote about their struggles to keep their jobs for a lack of wheels of their own.

Ludacris said he was taken aback after reading thousands of essays by people struggling or unable to… Continue

Added by Janelle on September 8, 2009 at 11:36am — No Comments

Jay-Z’s “Blueprint 3″ In Stores Today

Jay-Z’s “Blueprint 3″ In Stores Today

Post by One Nation HipHop in New Music on Sep 8, 2009 at 9:00 am

There’s a change in Jay-Z’s “Blueprint” plans. The album arrives in stores today instead of its original release date of September 11th. The album was supposed to be released this Friday to coincide with the eighth anniversary of the release of his first “Blueprint” album. No word on the reason for the sudden change… Continue

Added by Janelle on September 8, 2009 at 11:32am — No Comments

“Dr.” Roxanne Not A Doctor After All (Roxanne's Nonexistent Revenge)

Roxanne's Nonexistent Revenge

Heard about the rapper who forced her label to pay for her Cornell Ph.D.? It never happened.

By Ben Sheffner

Updated Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, at 7:19 PM ET

Roxanne Shanté

It was the feel-good story of the summer. According to the New York Daily News, Roxanne Shanté, a 1980s female hip-hop pioneer famous for the 1984… Continue

Added by Janelle on September 8, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Michael Jackson Laid To Rest In L.A.

FMQB Reports:

Michael Jackson Laid To Rest In L.A.

September 4, 2009

More than two months after his death, Michael Jackson was finally buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, CA last night. About 200 family members and friends attended the private, evening funeral, which concluded with Jackson being entombed in Forest Lawn’s Great Mausoleum. Some of those in attendance included Elizabeth Taylor, Berry Gordy, Quincy Jones, Jackson’s ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley,… Continue

Added by Janelle on September 4, 2009 at 5:14pm — No Comments

Comedian Mike Epps as Host for The Fourth Annual 'BET HIP HOP AWARDS '09'

BET Names Actor/Comedian Mike Epps as Host for The Fourth Annual 'BET HIP HOP AWARDS '09' Premiering on Tuesday, October 27 at 8:00 PM*

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- THE BET HIP HOP AWARDS '09 returns to primetime this fall with actor/comedian Mike Epps as the new host. Taping on Saturday, October 10 at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, this exciting annual special will once again celebrate the biggest names in the game, on the mic and in the… Continue

Added by Janelle on September 3, 2009 at 12:50pm — No Comments