50 Cent plays concert in Kosovo
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US rapper 50 Cent plays his first gig in Kosovo at an open-air stadium to a crowd of 25,000 people.
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Hip-hop star Kanye West is pleased that his latest release is doing better than rapper   50 Cent's new album.
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50 Cent may be getting hip-hop's equivalent of a gold watch next week. Early reports have Kanye West beating 50 in their much-hyped battle of album sales: West's "Graduation" is on pace to sell about 575,000 to 700,000 its first week out, while 50 Cent's "Curtis" is on track to do 550,000, according to Billboard magazine.
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Papa Wemba, the &quot;King of Rhumba Rock&quot; and world music star, appeared in court near Paris yesterday accused of taking money to smuggle scores of his fellow Congolese nationals into France.
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Ringo Starr, above, returned to his hometown of Liverpool, England, on Friday to help kick off the cityâs year as a European Capital of Culture, The Associated Press reported. The ex-Beatle joined Dave Stewart of Eurythmics in headlining an outdoor concert that included about 600 local musicians. On Saturday Mr. Starr is to appear in âLiverpool, the Musical,â a tribute to the cityâs musical heritage, which features the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and local rock groups. Each year two cities in the European Union are designated culture capitals.
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Rapper 50 Cent has pledged to retire if Kanye West's new album outsells his, generating much-needed publicity for a flagging musical genre that may go the way of disco.
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Hip-hop duo OutKast are set to add a  handful of top MTV awards to their crowded trophy cabinet on  Thursday night when millions of fans tune in to MTV's Europe  Music Awards, this year hosted in Rome.
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Rap star Eminem kicked off the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday with the rat-a-tat of machine guns and whirring of helicopters as he performed his new politicized single "Mosh" in front of an armored tank.
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Right about now, we're thinking 50 Cent would have rather been in   da club than on da stage.
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Rapper Young Buck has given himself up to police after being suspected of stabbing a fan at the Vibe Awards earlier this week. The performer is one of the members of 50 Cent&#39;s posse G-Unit.
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Just hours after he was officially crowned the victor in his much-hyped sales battle with 50 Cent, Kanye West turned up at GQ's 50th anniversary party as the featured performer
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Rapper 50 Cent on Friday sued Internet  advertising company Traffix Inc. for using his image without  permission in the graphic &quot;Shoot the Rapper&quot; ad, which he says  promotes violence and threatens his safety.
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NEW YORK  &#151; 50 Cent may be getting hip-hop's equivalent of a gold watch next week. Early reports have Kanye West beating 50 in their much-hyped battle of album sales: West's "Graduation" is on pace to sell about 575,000 to 700,000 its first week out, while 50 Cent's "Curtis" is on track to do 550,000, according to Billboard magazine.
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American Idol 's Clay Aiken is to tour the US with a concert of festive songs, backed by a full orchestra.
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50 Cent is at it again. Preparing to drop his second album, the rap superstar is on the cover of the upcoming XXL magazine with a rifle-like crossbow, taking aim at a range of rap rivals in print and with one of his most incendiary songs yet.
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Sir Elton John plays a concert in Paris with proceeds going to the tsunami relief effort in Sri Lanka.
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GORAZDEVAC, Serbia and Montenegro  - Milisav Dakic  said his wife had warned him not to let the children play  outside their Serb enclave in Kosovo. But the summer heat was  stifling, and the nearby stream was a popular place to cool  off.