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How Billboard’s New You Tube Rules Will Completely Change the Pop Charts Forever

Now that online video views are factored into the Hot 100 formula, viral hits like “Harlem Shake” can dominate the charts. That’s good. And bad.   by: Matthew Perpetua Article Reprint Billboard and Nielsen announced

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Supreme Court Rejects C-Murder’s Appeal of Murder Conviction

by Roman Cooper Article Reprint C-Murder will remain in prison to serve out his life sentence. The Supreme Court  has denied C-Murder’s appeal of a murder conviction, a last-ditch effort to spring the rapper from

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Interview with Diana King: ‘Kingsinga’> Respeck due

By  Stan Evan Smith Article Reprint Say the name Diana King and music fans the world over think, Shy Guy, the  block buster three million worldwide selling single from her first album, the 6  Million

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Tim Dog Dead at 46

Tim Dog passed away February 14 after allegedly suffering a seizure. by Sean Ryon Article Reprint News broke today that Hip Hop legend Tim Dog has passed away. According to a recent report from The

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Has Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ Helped Double Daddy’s Stock

By Caroline Kim Article Reprint Korean pop star Psy, whose music video for “Gangnam Style” has recently replaced “Call Me Maybe” as the viral sensation du jour, may be influencing more than just song sales

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Freddie Gibbs says Split with Young Jeezy wasn’t Amicable

Freddie Gibbs explains that he was better off on his own than being signed to Young Jeezy’s CTE imprint.   by Steven J. Horowitz article reprint Freddie Gibbs became a free agent once again after

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Lil Wayne hasn’t Watched Nicki Minaj on American Idol

By: Nekesa Mumbi Moody Article Reprint METARIE, La. (AP) — “American  Idol” picked Nicki Minaj as a judge to draw in viewers, but she’s actually  discouraged at least one person from watching it – her

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A Gangbanger Finds Redemption in Robert Townsend’s ‘In the Hive’

BY MIKE THOMAS Article Reprint The real-life story of educator-mentor Vivian Saunders is truly inspiring. The mother of two, she founded an alternative school, called the Hive, for troubled boys in Bertie County, N.C. “I

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