Rapper Ma&#36;e Making a Musical Resurrection
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Five years after he stunned the hip-hop world by giving up a multiplatinum career for a religious career, Pastor Mason Betha is still talking about a resurrection &#151; this time, a music one.
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They may not be the most anticipated releaeses of fall, but don't overlook offerings from R.E.M., Matthew Sweet,  Fatboy Slim, Black Eyed Peas, Duran Duran, Sum 41, Ashanti, Babyface, Fabolous and Mos Def's return to rap.
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The rapper M.I.A. performed Thursday as part of the CMJ Music Marathon. Reviews of her show, Unkle, St. Vincent and Dan Deacon.
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From clothes to kicks to the liquor they sip, rappers are label connoisseurs. With their attention to trends in both play and work, it's no surprise that they are record label conscious too.
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A hip-hop style helps bring a generation gap into full view.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - It's shaping up to be a banner week   for the original four members of R.E.M., who have reconvened to   rehearse for a three-song performance at their Saturday   induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
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US rap star Eminem recovers at home after being treated in hospital for pneumonia over Christmas.
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The shorn locks provide a clue to  rapper Ludacris' new musical direction.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Oscar-winning rapper Eminem will  release his fourth album, to be called "Encore," on Nov. 16,  his Interscope Records label said Monday.
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LOS ANGELES  - Eminem's chart-topping  new album is accompanied by all kinds of new-media tools and  toys, reflecting the growing popularity of listening to music  without using a stereo.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - As rap and hip-hop experience an  unprecedented level of influence on American culture,  appreciation for the music is hitting a similar high-water mark  in the creative community.
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It's shaping up to be a banner week  for the original four members of R.E.M., who have reconvened to  rehearse for a three-song performance at their Saturday  induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
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Less than a year after he was busted on racketeering charges for illegal mix tapes, DJ Drama is back with an official mix tape.
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Eminem fans have turned out en masse to snap up their rap idol's newest album, propelling it to No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts after just three days in release.
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Eminem goes back to the top of the US album chart a month after Encore first took the number one spot.
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Eminem is recovering from a bout with pneumonia that sent him to the hospital.
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Eminem fans have turned out en  masse to snap up their rap idol's newest album, propelling it  to No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts after just three days in  release.