New York rapper 50 Cent was a guest at the premiere and before going inside, he expressed his dismay.
But first, the New Orleans rapper Juvenile has sold millions of records with hits like Back That Ass Up.
In the week after its June 10 release, New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne moved a million copies of Tha Carter III, his first official album in two-and-a-half years.
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But fans and critics eager to see the rapper's new video in full will have to wait longer.
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This may explain the behavior of New York City-born rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, who moved upstate as a child after the murder of his father.
And Juvenile was on the road when Katrina devastated New Orleans, as well as the rapper's home in nearby Slidell.
C. rapper Wale dropped a brand new freestyle just one day after he released his latest mixtape, The Eleven One Eleven Theory.
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Nonetheless the rapper released all 21 tracks of his new album, Doggumentary, on the site two days before its official release on March 29.
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In 2005, New Orleans MC Lil Wayne proclaimed himself the "best rapper alive" on his album Tha Carter II.
Drake, whom Spalding also beat two years ago for best new artist, may now wish he had been there because the rapper was awarded his first Grammy after 13 nominations.
He recently became the only rapper to appear on the cover of Time magazine in anticipation of his new album.
In particular, we wanted to ask how his products, including the new Street On-Ears and Street DJ Pros, stack against some better known rapper-endorsed audio technology -- namely Dr. Dre's gimmicky Beats and his tie-in with HTC.
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Rapper Jay-Z is the most famous celebrity minority sports owner in the New York metropolitan area with a stake in the Brooklyn Nets.
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But as if he doesn't have enough bad press already, rapper and accused gun-toter Sean (Puff Daddy) Combs started his New York-based Daddy's House Social Programs Inc.
The list goes on, but over the past few days the rapper has come under fire for comments he made to Zadie Smith for a recent New York Times Magazine story.
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In a pageant that could have been choreographed by Caligula in collaboration with the Beijing Olympic committee, she featured the lead single from the new album (a song that enjoyed added attention thanks to the obscene gesture delivered by a guest rapper).
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Boris Kodjoe is believable as an amorous basketball player, and Mos Def has great success with the small role of Christopher, a rapper reduced to driving a taxi. (And one of the only medallioned cabs in New York without a security barrier, which would have impeded several dialogue scenes.) Keep an ear out for Christopher's quick rap on Bogey and Casablanca.
The New Orleans artist arguably occupies the highest rungs of the hip-hop world, but he shares them with fellow rapper Drake, who hails from Toronto.
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