Island Records names Dupri head of urban music
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Janet Jackson's boyfriend, record  producer Jermaine Dupri, has been appointed president of urban  music at Island Records, sources said on Tuesday. A formal  announcement from Universal Music Group is expected Wednesday.
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Jay-Z is in final negotiations to become president of Universal Music Group's Island Def Jam label, a source familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday.
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âLip Glossâ is not just a catchy song, itâs a rapperâs signature.
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The Chicago-based rapper-producer and the King of Southern Fried Crunk tied with three trophies apiece to lead the way at Sunday night&#39;s Source Hip-Hop Music Awards.
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Paris Hilton says her upcoming album will be a mix of reggae, pop and hip-hop, with the first single being a reggae song called &quot;Stars Are Blind.&quot;
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New York rapper Mims soared to the  top of the U.S. singles chart Thursday with "This Is Why I'm  Hot," an independently produced fixture at urban radio.
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Jordin Brianna Sparks (born on December 22, 1989 in Staten Island, New York) is an American singer.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Christopher Bridges uses the rap  moniker Ludacris, but there's nothing ludicrous about his  career.
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DMX is free. The 35-year-old rap star, whose real name is Earl Simmons, walked out of Westchester County jail Friday after posting &#36;25,000 bail following a night behind bars.
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Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz has started his own record label.
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Universal Music Group said on Monday that rap artist and hip-hop mogul Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is stepping down as president of its Def Jam Records unit, effective by the end of the year.
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Marshaling hip hop's influence on young listeners, a city official and youth activist joined celebrities of the rap and mainstream entertainment worlds Wednesday in announcing a nationwide initiative to foster community service and curb gang violence.
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Tower Records may be dead, but its  flagship outlet in Los Angeles still has some relevance to the  music industry.
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Australian music entrepreneur  Chris Murphy, who managed INXS for 15 years and started world  music label Petrol Records, went to Cuba in 2002 on a mission:  to raise the profile of the country's hidden urban music scene.
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Rapper Nelly takes both the number one and two spot in the US album charts.
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Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard had begun spending more time with his family in Brooklyn in recent months after traveling much of the past decade with Staten Island&#39;s Wu-Tang Clan or as a solo artist.
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Rick Rubin, the star music producer, has been offered a job as co-chairman of Columbia Records, associates said.