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You knew it was going to happen… DMX is being sued for $1 million after he backed out of a celebrity boxing match, according to a published report. DMX was supposed to fight actor Eric Martinez on Dec. 12 but he backed out after the promoters refused to fix the fight, sticking Thunder Productions with […]

(Courtesy: Chicago Sun Times) Police are there to protect and serve — within limits. That’s what a northwest suburban teenager found out when he called to report that his parents had taken away his Xbox. Buffalo Grove police received a 911 hangup call about 1 p.m. Sunday. When officers went to the home, the 15-year-old […]

R&B singer Alicia Keys and hip-hop group The Roots are doing their part to help spread some holiday cheer. <!--more-->

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Even as one of the biggest names in the rap industry, New York emcee 50 Cent says he still feels pressure to succeed.  “Fif” dropped his album “Before I Self Destruct” earlier this week.  He says he feels like a lot of people don’t believe he can continue to dominate the hip-hop charts.  He tells […]

Rap superstar 50 Cent has signed a new movie deal.  “Variety” reports that Fifty’s Cheetah Vision Films has signed a deal with Action Jackson Films to produce and finance three to five major films per year.  The first film under the new deal is a project titled “The Gun.”  The film was written by 50 […]

Indianapolis’ top rated hit music radio station WHHH/Hot 96.3FM took home top honors as Radio Station of the Year at the 22nd Annual Indiana Broadcasters Spectrum Awards. <!--more-->

Nelly celebrates his birthday at the most famous gentleman’s club in the world. Magic City in the ATL. Ocean’s 7 was in the building thick. Trey Songs was on the scene, and JD was putting dollar bills in panties. Aries Spears was in the building as well, looking sort of rough since they canceled mad tv. […]

Cash Money CEOs Slim and Birdman are giving back to the people in their hometown of New Orleans this Thanksgiving.  The rappers will be giving away between 14 to 16 hundred turkeys paid for with funds from their Johnny and Gladys Williams Foundation.  The foundation honors the rappers’ parents and Slim tells AllHipHop.com that being […]

TLC’s T-Boz is speaking out on her recent bout with the H1N1 virus.  The singer, who also battles sickle-cell anemia, tells “Life & Style” magazine that she wasted no time after she and her daughter came down with sore throats.  T-Boz says a doctor told them that her daughter had the flu and that she, […]

Alicia Keys is promising the best pairings of her career on her upcoming album, “The Element of Freedom.”  She tells Billboard.com, quote, “Sadly, I’m unable to say what it would be right now, but it will be two of the most exciting collaborations of my career yet.”  She’s talking about two new songs for ‘Element’ […]

You knew it would happen. Check out what happens at a Chris Brown autograph signing. He gets an earful from a few of fans. Check out the video from TMZ.com Courtesy of WorldStarHiphop.com What do you think of the video? Share it with your Blackplanet.com, Facebook, Twitter followers.