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Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 ¿ Sept. 13, 1996} was a hip-hop artist bor in the Bronx, New York, in 1971. He sold over 50 million records and was killed in Las Vegas in September, 1996. His artistic names were 2Pac and Makaveli.
Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 ¿ Sept. 13, 1996} was a hip-hop artist bor in the Bronx, New York, in 1971. He sold over 50 million records and was killed in Las Vegas in September, 1996. His artistic names were 2Pac and Makaveli.
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New Kids on the Block come back strong
New Kids on the Block
"The Block"
Interscope
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On their first album since 1994, the thirtysomething members of New Kids on the Block make remarkably little attempt to conceal their ages. There's one song called "Grown Man," for example, and there's...Tags: Kanye West, New Kids on the Block
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'Suge' Knight posts bail after Las Vegas arrest
Associated Press writerMarion "Suge" Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife near the Las Vegas Strip, police said. Knight, 43, posted $19,000 bail and was scheduled to be released late...Tags: Snoop Dogg, Assault, Transportation, Road Transportation, Trials
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Portrait Gallery exhibit gives hip-hop a good rap
Special to The SunThe National Portrait Gallery in downtown Washington has definitely changed since its reopening in 2006. The formerly staid cultural fixture has moved into the 21st century with exhibits such as Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture, which...Tags: Hip Hop, Grandmaster Flash
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Ex-Real World cast member Kevin Powell running for Congress
The Associated PressRep. Edolphus "Ed" Towns is a longtime congressman who has been such a powerful force in his Brooklyn district that he has gone most of his career without ever facing much of a re-election challenge. But Towns is facing an aggressive fight this year from...Tags: Primaries, The White House, Television Industry, Chris Rock, George Soros
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'Suge' Knight posts bail after Las Vegas arrest on felony drug, domestic violence charges
Associated Press WriterLAS VEGAS (AP) _ Marion "Suge" Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife near the Las Vegas Strip, police said. Knight, 43, posted $19,000 bail and was scheduled to be...Tags: Snoop Dogg, Assault, Abusive Behavior, Transportation, Road Transportation
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"Suge" Knight jailed on assault, drug charges
Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was jailed yesterday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife, Las Vegas police said. Knight, 43, the founder of bankrupt Death Row Records in Los Angeles,...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Assault, Abusive Behavior, Prisons, Trials
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Son of rap producer Dr. Dre found dead; Andre Young Jr. was 20
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersRap impresario Dr. Dre's 20-year-old son was found dead over the weekend in his Woodland Hills home, coroner's officials said. Andre R. Young Jr. had been out with friends the night before and was discovered in his bed by his mother at 10:24 a.m....Tags: Snoop Dogg, Trials, Eminem, Woodland Hills, 50 Cent
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'T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E': A novel by Sanyika Shakur
T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E.
A Novel
Sanyika Shakur
Grove Press: 320 pp., $19.95
BLACK LOS ANGELES is generally portrayed in popular culture as a treacherous and brutal landscape full of sexy guns, loc'ed out gangsters, untrustworthy women and corrupt police....Tags: Gang Activity, Literature, Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities, Organized Crime
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Son of rap producer Dr. Dre found dead
Los Angeles TimesRap impresario Dr. Dre's 20-year-old son was found dead over the weekend in his Woodland Hills home, coroner's officials said. Andre R. Young Jr. had been out with friends the night before and was discovered in his bed by his mother at 10:24 a.m....Tags: Snoop Dogg, Trials, Eminem, Woodland Hills, 50 Cent
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Will November election continue 'The Way It Is'?
When's the last time you heard a guy who played piano with the Grateful Dead quote a slain hard-core rapper in staunch support of a presidential candidate? Seriously, this is not an electric Kool-Aid acid test. Bruce Hornsby was a featured star last...Tags: Bruce Hornsby, The White House, Michelle Obama, Labor Day, National Government
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Critics choice: Return to Forever, Eureka, The Hate U Gave
Fusion: Return to Forever Although they were together for just a short time in the '70s, the classic lineup of Return to Forever left a giant footprint on the musical landscape. Now, more than 30 years after calling it quits, keyboardist Chick Corea,...Tags: Fillmore Miami Beach, Jackie Gleason, Frances Fisher
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Death Row Records auctioned for $24 million to Global Music Group Inc.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Death Row Records, the hip-hop label that released seminal gangster rap albums by Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, has been auctioned for $24 million.The New York-based Global Music Group Inc. said in a statement to The Associated...Tags: Snoop Dogg, Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy, Auction Service
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