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Black Eyed Peas Members To DJ At Melbourne Grand Prix

The music line-up at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix will feature the largest number of acts the event has ever seen including members of the Black Eyed Peas doing a DJ set.

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Man Arrested Over SXSW Bomb-Threat Not Connected To Other Austin Bombings

by Paul Cashmere

Police have dismissed a connection between a man who emailed a bomb threat shutting down a concert by The Roots at SXSW to the three other bombings in Austin this past week.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, hip-hop, R&B, The Roots, USA

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The Roots Austin Concert Cancelled Due To Bomb Threat

by Paul Cashmere

A concert by The Roots was cancelled in Austin on the weekend following a bomb threat at the venue.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, hip-hop, R&B, The Roots, USA

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Mallrat Sets Sights On Mid Year EP

by Paul Cashmere

Brisbane’s Mallrat will release her E.P. ‘In The Sky’ in June. She is currently showcasing in Austin for SXSW.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, hip-hop, indie, Mallrat, urban

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Russell Simmons Denies Latest Rape Allegations

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Russell Simmons is “vehemently” denying new rape allegations against him.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, hip-hop, rap, Russell Simmons, urban, USA

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Black Eyed Peas Release First New Song in Seven Years ‘Street Livin’

by Paul Cashmere

Black Eyed Peas are back together. ‘Street Livin’, their first song in seven years was recorded for the Marvel Comic ‘Masters of the Sun’.

Tagged as: 00s, Black Eyed Peas, hip-hop, pop, USA

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DJ Khaled Gets A Job At Weight Watchers

by Noise11.com

Hip-Hop star DJ Khaled is now working for Weight Watchers.

Tagged as: 10s, DJ Khaled, hip-hop, R&B, rap, USA

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Andre 3000 Says He Has Lost The Pulse For Hip-Hop

by Music-News.com

Hip-hop star Andre 3000 has actively taken a step back from recording new material because he is convinced he has lost “the pulse” for contemporary music.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Andre 3000, hip-hop, Outkast, R&B, USA

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The Age Music Victoria Award Nominees Announced

by Noise11.com

Nominees for The Age Music Victoria Awards have been revealed with A.B. Original up for Best Album, Band, Song and Live Act.

Tagged as: AB Original, Australia, Briggs, hip-hop, music industry, The Age Music Victoria Awards

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Jay-Z and Rihanna Rushed To Safety In V Fest Security Scare

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Superstars Jay-Z and Rihanna had to be evacuated from Britain’s V Festival on Sunday night (20Aug17) after a group of rowdy fans crashed the backstage party area.

Tagged as: 00s, hip-hop, Jay-Z, pop, rap, Rihanna, USA

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Missy Elliott Fans Want Her Statue For Charlottesville

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More than 10,000 Missy Elliott fans have signed an online petition to replace a Confederate monument in Virginia with a statue to the rap star.

Tagged as: 90s, hip-hop, Missy Elliott, rap, USA

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Kanye West and Kid Cudi Have Teamed Up For a New Project

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Kanye West and fellow rapper Kid Cudi are reportedly working on a top-secret project in Japan after settling their feud.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, hip-hop, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, rap, USA

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Arno Faraji Wins Triple J Unearthed High 2017

by Noise11.com

Triple J’s Unearthed High winner for 2017 is Perth’s Arno Faraji.

Tagged as: 10s, Arno Faraji, Australia, hip-hop, triple j

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Furious Five’s Kidd Creole Convicted Of Murder

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Kidd Creole, the hip hop pioneer who was a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five has been charged with murder of a homeless man in New York.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Furious Five, Grandmaster Flash, hip-hop, Kidd Creole, rap, USA

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J. Cole Goes To Jail

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Rapper J. Cole has taken some time out of his busy tour schedule to visit inmates at a prison in California.

Tagged as: 10s, hip-hop, J. Cole, pop, soul, USA

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Andre 3000 Is Fine With No More Outkast

by Music-News.com

Between 1994 and 2006, the duo of Andre 3000 and Big Boi known as Outkast released six albums, all of which made the R&B top two and five of which did the same on the Billboard 200.

Tagged as: 90s, Andre 3000, hip-hop, Outkast, USA

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Arrested Development To Perform 3 Years 5 Months & 2 Days Album In Australia

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Arrested Development will mark the 25th anniversary of their iconic debut ‘3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of…’ with shows in Sydney and Melbourne in November.

Tagged as: 90s, Arrested Development, hip-hop, USA

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Jay-Z Sets US Tour Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Hip-hop icon Jay-Z is going out on the road for a two month tour of North America that will run right up against Christmas.

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Beyonce and Jay-Z Twins May Have A Name

by Music-News.com

Beyonce and Jay-Z have reportedly called their newborn twins Shawn Jr. and Bea.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Beyonce, hip-hop, Jay-Z, R&B, rap, USA

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Bluesfest Tease Jay Z For 2018 (Or Possibly Nena)

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest may have scored Jay Z to headline the 2018 festival.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, hip-hop, Jay-Z, pop, rap, USA

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Jay Z Teases New Album With Song Snippet Of ‘Adnis’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jay Z will release his new album ‘4:44’ later this month.

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Daniel Merriweather and Owl Eyes Recruited To Orchestrate Hip-Hop

by Noise11.com

In August the music of Fatboy Slim, Hilltop Hoods, Massive Attack, Bag Raiders and Shapeshifters will be reinvented with an orchestra.

Tagged as: Australia, Daniel Merriweather, hip-hop, Orchestrated, Owl Eyes

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Jay Z Is Working On New Music With Damian Marley

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Reggae star Damian Marley has confirmed he’s working on new music with rapper Jay Z.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Is Forbes Highest Paid Musician

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Sean “Diddy/P-Diddy/Puff Daddy” Combs has come out of, what seems to be, nowhere to become the highest paid celebrity on Forbes’ annual list.

Tagged as: 90s, Diddy, hip-hop, Puff Daddy, R&B, rap, Sean Combs, USA

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Pharrell Williams Receives Honorary Degree

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Pharrell Williams praised the younger generation for fighting for gender equality as he collected an honorary degree on Wednesday (17May17).

Tagged as: 00s, hip-hop, Pharrell Williams, pop, R&B, USA

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Tkay Maidza Has A Song In ‘Girls’

by Noise11.com

Australia’s Tkay Maidza had an unreleased song ‘Glorious’ feature in the one of the final episodes of ‘Girls’.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, dance, hip-hop, pop, Tkay Maidza

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Lauryn Hill Postpones A Postponed Show

by Music-News.com

Singer Lauryn Hill has postponed a Pennsylvania concert set for Monday (February 27) due to a scheduling conflict.

Tagged as: 90s, hip-hop, Lauryn Hill, The Fugees, USA

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Stormzy Talks Up Gangs Signs & Prayer On Beats 1

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Ahead of the drop of his debut album Gang Signs & Prayer later tonight, check out Julie’s Beats 1 interview with Stormzy below.

Tagged as: 10s, hip-hop, rap, Stormzy, UK

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Queen Latifah To Be Honoured At Black Film Festival

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Rapper and actress Queen Latifah is set to be recognised as an Entertainment Icon at the upcoming American Black Film Festival Honors.

Tagged as: 90s, hip-hop, Queen Latifah, rap, urban, USA

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Chris Brown Banned For Life By Gym Chain

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Celebrity thug Chris Brown can no longer visit Life Time Athletic fitness clubs after bosses issued a lifetime ban against him.

Tagged as: 00s, Chris Brown, hip-hop, pop, rap, USA

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Lady Gaga Launches Mayhem Ball Tour In Mexico

Lady Gaga electrified fans last night at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City, wrapping the first of two back-to-back sold-out stadium shows. Fresh off her widely praised headline performances at Coachella, Gaga brought her signature energy, theatricality, and emotional depth to the Mexican capital, kicking off a series of major international appearances leading into her highly anticipated MAYHEM Ball Tour this summer.

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