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Diddy's Making Dirty Money, 50 Cent's Worth More Than A Dime And Birdman Has A Freaking Oil Well, NBD

posted: March 22, 2011

Forbes recently released their list of the world’s richest individuals. Mexico’s telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim is the richest man in the world two years running and Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are still in the Top…
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Soundcheck: Drama And Delays – Rap Release Round-Up

posted: March 8, 2011

It was only a month ago that Lupe Fiasco was poised for a comeback. Now, on the heels of his latest release Lasers (out today), it seems the conflicted Chicago rapper is back in the dumps. …
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Soundcheck: Comeback Kid: Lupe Fiasco

posted: February 1, 2011

After years of delays, title changes and rumored retirement plans, Lupe Fiasco is ready to release his third album, Lasers, on March 4. The controversial single, “Words I Never Said” hits airwaves today, thrusting the…
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Swizz Beats' Got A Milli… In Taxes

posted: February 1, 2011

Seventy six days. That’s how long we have until the most dreaded day of the year: tax day, April 18th (normally it would be on the 15th, but thanks to an obscure holiday in Washington…
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Sound And Vision: Should They Stay Or Should They Go? The Overexposure of Pop's Biggest Stars

posted: January 28, 2011

Last year, Avril Lavigne posted an online message to her fans explaining the lengthy break between her last album, 2007’s The Best Damn Thing, and her upcoming Goodbye Lullabye (due March 8 on RCA Records):…
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Soundcheck: Is Kanye’s Bad Rap Overshadowing G.O.O.D. Music?

posted: January 25, 2011

After Coachella announced Kanye West as their 2011 headliner, fans responded with disappointment and outrage, many claiming they would rather forego the festival than support the controversial superstar. Despite West’s less than stellar public persona,…
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