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• Nelly's Relative Murdered In St. Louis April 30, 2010
  Michael Johnson, a relative to Grammy Award winning artist Nelly, was killed on Wednesday (April 28) in St. Louis, Missouri. According to St. Louis' News 11, Johnson was killed outside a residence on the 8000 Block of Nola near the intersection of N. Hanley and St. Charles Rock Road. Reports say that Johnson, 36, was shot several times while leaving […]
  By Nile Ivey, BET.com Staff
• Trina Preps 'Amazin' Cosmetic Line April 30, 2010
  Trina is not only gearing up to release her new album, "Amazin,"next Tuesday (May 4), but she's launching a new cosmetic line called "Amazin" as well. The Slip-N-Slide spitter will introduce the new cosmetic line by releasing a vibrant lip gloss which will be followed by a unique set of eye lashes. She plans to roll these products […]
  By Nile Ivey, BET.com Staff
• Former Riker's Island Guard Accused Of Spying On Lil Wayne, Files Lawsuit April 29, 2010
  Amelia Negron has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of New York, stating that Rikers Island personnel forced her to admit she was spying on incarcerated rapper, Lil Wayne. Negron, who was accused of spying on the rapper on March 10, said she was just going to visit a colleague, but was ordered to leave the unit Lil Wayne resides in when one of the […]
  By Nile Ivey, BET.com Staff
• Bobby Brown Clears Up Death Rumors April 29, 2010
  Bobby Brown is alive and well. R&B's original bad boy's apparently the latest celebrity to be rumored dead on Twitter. The false reports quickly spread via Twitter yesterday (April 28). Brown called into Atlanta's V-103 radio station to let everyone know they shouldn't believe everything they read. "I heard about it yesterday […]
  <P>By Carl Chery, BET.com</P>
• Solar Accused of Assaulting Guru April 28, 2010
  As the hip-hop world speculates on the nature of Guru and Solar's relationship, things have taken an unexpected turn. Tasha Denham, the mother of Solar's daughter and a former executive assistant for Guru and Solar's 7 Grand Records, recently revealed to hiphopdx that she's witnessed Solar beat Guru up on several occassions. Per Denham, […]
  By Carl Chery, BET.com
• Fabolous Looks To Live Greener Life April 28, 2010
  If going green means more time on God's earth, then Fabolous is all for it. So when the Be Seen Being Green initiative came knocking, Loso signed up right away. Last month, when Fabolous attached himself to the Be Seen Being Green College tour in Miami, he didn't have the slightest clue as to what it meant to go green. However, learning on the […]
  By Nile Ivey, BET.com Staff
• DJ Premier Speaks on Guru's Death, Gay Rumors and Gang Starr's Legacy April 28, 2010
  Roughly a week after Guru's passing, DJ Premier, one half of the legendary Gang Starr, is finally opening up about the MC's death. Speaking with Vibe.com, Preme revealed that he hadn't spoken to Guru in six years, shared his favorite memories with Guru outside of the music, addressed Guru and Solar gay rumors and touched on Gang Starr […]
  By Carl Chery, BET.com staff
• Lil Wayne Breaks Down Problems With QD3 Documentary April 28, 2010
  Lil Wayne still has issues with "The Carter" documentary. Directed by Adam Bhala Lough and produced by Quincy Jones III, the film was never approved by Weezy, leaving him uneasy about the release of the project this past November. The documentary highlighted Weezy's process of recording his multplatinum project, "The Carter 3. […]
  By Nile Ivey, BET.com Staff
• Jim Jones to Turn Classroom Into Makeshift Record Label April 28, 2010
  Jim Jones is going back to school. As previously reported, Dipset’s Capo is scheduled to teach a six-week course, Music Business 101, to high school students through Entertainers 4 Education Alliance Inc starting today (April 27). “I'm teaching the kids how to touch base with many facets of the music industry,” Jones told BET.com. “It's […]
  By Carl Chery, BET.com staff
• Crowd Hysteria Shuts Down Justin Beiber Concert April 27, 2010
  Sydney, Australia finally got to witness Bieber Fever. On Monday morning (April 26) a handful of teenage girls were injured as they awaited the arrival of pop sensation Justin Bieber outside Sydney Harbour. Concertgoers said doors for the performance weren't supposed to be open until 5 a.m., but opened two hours early. Rumors circulated that Bieb […]
  By Nile Ivey, BET.com Staff