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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 01: Recording artist Kanye West accepts the award for Video of the Year onstage during the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)

Kanye West disses Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake on stage

Brandi Fowler, E! Online
E! ONLINE - Kanye West has never been one to bite his tongue, but diss Jay-Z ... that's a different story...
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En Vogue poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

Infamous female R&B group splits

Briana C. Scott
SLIDESHOW - After uniting for a 20-year anniversary tour, En Vogue's Dawn Robinson took to Twitter to inform fans that she, along with Maxine Jones, have left the classic 90s R&B group and is preparing to tour with a 'new' incarnation...
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Michael Kenneth Williams attend the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival at the State Supreme Courthouse on April 17, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

'Omar' defends pal in real life drug case

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All Hip-Hop.com reports that Michael K. Williams, better known as 'Omar' from The Wire, appeared at a Brooklyn Federal Court to defend his ex-manager and friend James 'Jimmy Henchman' Rosemond...
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Q-Tip may find new life on Kanye West's label

Kyle Harvey
theGRIO REPORT - Whether you are just a casual listener of hip-hop or a die hard fan, be prepared to see more of this trend of re-branding retro rappers...
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Critics worry that Grammys will make same mistakes

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Critics are worried that the same missteps that occurred at the Grammys last year will happen again...
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Adele tops iTunes song, album charts on 2011 sales

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NEW YORK (AP) - Adele dominated music this year, and iTunes was no exception...
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'Mother of Hip-Hop' Sylvia Robinson dead at 75

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NEW YORK (AP) - Sylvia Robinson, the record label owner that put out 'Rapper's Delight,' rap's first mainstream success, died Thursday...
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Lil Wayne, Chris Brown lead BET Awards nominees

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Shrine will be filled with stars as Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Jill Scott and Mary J. Blige are set to perform, and Minaj, Mars, Gladys Knight and Justin Bieber will appear on stage...
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An industry built on black talent still lacks black executives

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In an industry dependent on black performers, the expected appointment of "Gee" Roberson and Antonio "L.A." Reid to executive roles at major labels is unlikely to be viewed as much progress...
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How the 'mixtape' has revolutionized rap

Mike McCray
OPINION - You used to have to have a hit single to drive the sales of your debut album. Now, artists can sell a debut based of the strength of their mixtape track records...
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