NYPD ire keeps Busta Rhymes off film set
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A movie production company was forced to begin its first day of shooting Saturday without Busta Rhymes after the NYPD raised security concerns.
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The fatal shooting of an unarmed man by undercover officers again places New York police under unwelcome scrutiny. Critics say it's evidence of an unaccountable, sometimes trigger-happy force, while defenders &#151; backed by statistics &#151; insist the NYPD is among the best-trained, most restrained departments in the nation.
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When news surfaced over the weekend that 50 Cent, Wyclef Jean, Timbaland and other rap stars had been implicated in a steroids investigation, some hip-hop fans were shocked, but to many in the industry the accusations seemed inevitable.
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So Solid Crew star Megaman, who has been cleared of murder, says the rap group will not be making a comeback.
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The cause of rap star ODB's death may not be known for a week while medical tests are carried out, officials say.
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New York City symbolically banned use  of the word nigger on Wednesday, the latest step in a campaign  that hopes to expunge the most vile of racial slurs from hip  hop music and television.
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The late hip-hop producer J Dilla was full of unique ideas. But adding Busta Rhymes' vocals to a track that combined window-rattling bass thuds with a kazoo interpretation of "Flight of the Bumblebee" ranks as one of his oddest musical marriages.
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It's not homicide authorities are investigating over at the   rap label formerly known as Murder Inc.
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Thailand's military coup this week interrupted filming of Nicolas Cage's new movie, a gangster thriller being shot in Bangkok, a news report said Thursday.
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There&#39;s no sign Jay-Z is racing to the rescue of a rap groupie facing criminal charges for allegedly dousing R&amp;B master R. Kelly with pepper spray during the singers&#39; Madison Square Garden show.
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Autopsy results for the rapper known as O.D.B., who died at a Manhattan recording studio, will not be available for several days while authorities conduct medical tests, officials said Sunday.
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People in and around Ozone Park, Queens, still say mostly positive things about the time when John J. Gotti and the Gambino crime family reigned in the neighborhood.
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A judge dismisses weapons possession charges against US rap star Fabolous.
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NEW YORK  - Crime rates might be dropping nationwide, but you wouldn't know from the latest wave of vigilante-themed films.
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A number of entertainers were named in connection with an Albany-based steroid investigation, but they are not part of an ongoing criminal probe
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Los Angeles officials say the cause of comic Richard Jeni's death will not be announced for some weeks.
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The relatives of those killed by the police in the New York CityÂs streets have become unintended friends.