Seems like 50 Cent is moving up in the world and this time thanks to royalty. The rappers picture was taken smiling and holding hands with The Duchess, Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson on Wednesday at a NY concert for the Sarah Ferguson Foundation. The function was a part of the Ciprinani Wall Street concert series which helps the foundation provide assistance to disadvantaged children.
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What’s a party without getting your car towed? Well, Grandmaster Flash dashed to save his ride while DJ’ing for a celebrity packed birthday party for Noel Ashman, owner of The Plumm in New York.
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Rapper M.I.A. has reportedly pulled out of Glastonbury Festival which is held in in South West England without reason. The London-based rapper was expected to perform at the Park Stage on Friday.
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Claims have been made that rapper Nas and his crew has reportedly been caught stealing around Europe during his “Hip Hop is Dead” tour. The rapper and his crew allegedly has been taking money from local promoters and refusing to play scheduled gigs according to Pestiside. The rapper was expected to perform in Budapest on last week, but from the report, this will be his third time on tour and never performing. Similar incidents are stated to have happened also in Spain and Croatia.
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Hype man and radio personality Fatman Scoop “Isaac Freeman III” will be performing for a Doha concert for the launch of Viva internationals first event in Qata. The eventwill take place on June 7 at the Diplomatic Club according to a spokesman for the organizers of the event.

Viva which is an international promotional company is known for doing shows in areas of Canada, Mexico and Ireland. According to Viva’s CEO Afif Khan, “Viva has plans to bring more superstars to Doha setting a new standard in entertainment.”

Fatman Scoop is known for his voice in backing up and increasing an audience’s excitement on songs such as Missy Elliot and Ciara’s song “Lose Control” saying “Here We Go Now” and Mariah Carey’s “It’s On Like That’.

According to reports rapper Xzibit inked a deal with an Australian record label by the name of Illusive. Xzibit is stated to be releasing his album titled “Full Circle” there independently. The MTV “Pimp My Ride” tv host album will feature productions by producer Keith Shocklee (Bomb Squad), Dr. Dre and Timbaland to name a few. The rapper will be performing on June 29, 2007 at the Metro in Melbourne, Australia.

Guess we’ll see you there mate!

Memphis pop/hip-hop singer Justin Timberlake has been making his rounds including a recent performance of Sexyback for the Victory Secret Fashion Show which aired on Tuesday. Now Justin Timberlake has teamed up with The Recording Academy, CBS and Yahoo! to launch a contest in search of unsigned artists to compete for a chance to perform with him on stage at next year’s 49th Grammy Awards Ceremony in Feburary.

The winning entrant will be selected from a 60 second video clip which they submit. The contestants will be selected based on singing one of nine Grammy Award-winning songs hand-picked by Justin Timberlake himself. Only from December 14 – January 3 video submissions will be accepted. On January 8th, expert panelists will narrow the submissions to 12 talented singers, who will come to LA to meet Justin and vie for a post onstage with him. Then America will watch the remaining video submissions, vote and comment on them on Yahoo! Music. January 8 – 13, the selected will be narrowed down to 5. January 16 – February 3, round 2 voting will decide 3 finalists.

According to Yahoo! on February 4 during the Super Bowl weekend the three finalists will be announced where the final round voting will continue and the three finalists will attend the Grammy Awards Ceremony. Voting will continue until Feburary 11th the night of the Grammy Awards Ceremony where viewers will have the opportunity to vote on Yahoo! or by telephone. The winner will be announced during the Ceremony and he/she will then perform live with Justin Timberlake onstage.

The Grammy Awards Ceremony will air Sunday, February 11th, 8PM ET/PT on CBS.

Selections the contestants must sing to enter the my Grammy Moment:

Aretha Franklin – “Respect”

Whitney Houston – “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”

Mariah Carey – “Vision of Love”

Alicia Keys – “If I Ain’t Got You”

Melissa Etheridge – “Come to My Window”

Justin Timberlake – “Cry Me A River”

Faith Hill – “Breathe”

Luther Vandross – “Dance With My Father”

Tina Turner – “What’s Love Got To Do With It”

my Grammy Moment http://music.yahoo.com/mygrammymoment/

Justin Timberlake is nominated for 4 Grammys: Album Of The Year, Best Pop Vocal Album , Best Dance Recording and Best Rap/Song Collaboration (“My Love” featuring T.I.).

Shanghai, China gives rapper Jay-Z the boot. A promoter stated that Jay-Z’s October 23rd concert was canceled because of vulgar language. A lot of people are wondering how could this be when China’s Culture Ministry allowed performances from acts such as The Rolling Stones, the Black Eyed Peas and others that contain sexually suggestive songs. Could it possible have to deal with his nickname he’s giving himself “Jay-hovah” which is considered an insult to Jehovah to some. There has also been statements made that it due to his lyrics about drugs, pimping and violence. Maybe it’s just a conflict with his schedule. Who knows..

However, there is notice posted on an online ticket booking site which says the concert had been postponed and that concert goers would be contacted as soon as a new date was set.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3 — Former “VH1 Hip Hop Honors” honorees Salt, Pepa and Spinderella will host this year’s red carpet and backstage interviews at “VH1 Hip Hop Honors.” For the first time in VH1′s history, pre- show event footage will be seen exclusively on VSPOT, VH1′s broadband
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Red carpet interviews and backstage footage will be available on VSPOT at http://hiphop.vh1.com beginning at 6PM ET on October 17. Hosted by Ice T, the third annual “VH1 Hip Hop Honors” honoring the music and influence of Ice Cube, Wu-Tang Clan, Afrika Bambaataa, Russell Simmons, MC Lyte, Rakim, Beastie Boys, and Eazy E. will be broadcast on VH1 at 9PM ET/PT that day.

Additionally, for the month of October, VH1′s digital properties – VSPOT and VH1 Mobile – will remix your hip hop digital experience with extensive and exclusive hip hop-focused content in celebration of “VH1 Hip Hop Honors.” VH1 Classic and VH1 Soul will also air special programs dedicated to hip hop throughout October.

VH1 pays homage to the hip hop pioneers and luminaries who transformed the genre into a true cultural phenomenon with the third annual “VH1 Hip Hop Honors,” premiering Tuesday, October 17 at 9PM ET/PT. The music and influence of each of the honorees will be recognized through performances by classic artists in collaboration with today’s hottest new talent. Hosted by Ice T, this year’s celebration will honor Ice Cube, Wu-Tang Clan, Afrika Bambaataa, Russell Simmons, MC Lyte, Rakim, Beastie Boys and Eazy E. With the exception of Russell Simmons, Afrika Bambaataa and Eazy E, all the honorees are set to take the stage and showcase their legendary talent, along with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Bootsy Collins, Shawna, Lil Eazy-E, Black Ice, Lil Kim, Diddy, Fat Joe, Lil Jon, Da Brat, Xzibit, Talib Kweli, Remy Ma, Q-Tip, Common, The Roots, George Clinton, Young Jeezy, Erykah Badu and KRS-One.

Hosted by Ice T, “VH1 Hip Hop Honors” will be taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on October 7 and will include appearances by Outkast, Tracy Morgan and Mike Epps. Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson of the Roots will be this year’s musical director.

For more information go to http://hiphop.vh1.com and check out interactive honoree profiles, exclusive programming, show information and more.

The North German city of Bremen held it’s 28th world hip hop dance championships.

It is stated that more than 3000 dancers, both children and adults, from at least 30 nations competed to become world champions in different age groups and categories. All the competitors where trying their hardest to impress influential judges, like George Hubela. In the hip hop world he’s known as GEO and has worked with stars like Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears.

Solo dancers and teams of dancers competed in categories including break dance, “electric boogie” where dancers make robotic body movements, and hip hop.

The winners where two young Slovakians.