50 Cent: European tour off if Kanye wins
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U.S. rapper 50 Cent has "temporarily postponed" his European tour, prompting questions over whether he has retired from making music. The star is currently poised to lose a chart battle with rival Kanye West. He vowed to quit the music business if his album Curtis was outsold by West's Graduation. A spokeswoman for 50 Cent refused to comment on his retirement plans. She said that "unforeseen circumstances" had led to the temporary postponement of his planned European tour.
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Rap star Jay-Z will carry on with a US tour despite the acrimonious departure of R&B singer R Kelly from the line-up.
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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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On his first two albums, 50 Cent was the main star with little room for supporting players. With the exception of appearances by the likes of friends like Eminem and Young Buck, most of the songs were pure 50. On his upcoming album, though, he's more willing to share the mic.
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Perhaps it is possible to have both critical and commercial success - if you&#39;re Kanye West, that is. Dropout, his single &quot;Jesus Walks&quot; and his production work for other artists throughout 2004.
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, who survived a near-fatal car crash to record a debut album that ranked among the year&#39;s biggest sellers, has led the field of Grammy Award
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - A day after reaching No. 1 on the U.S. album charts, hip-hop star Kanye West took the top spot on the singles chart Thursday.
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If Kanye West were to walk into the British Raj's dining room and order dinner, it would cost the rapper about $17.50. But since the restaurant is delivering &#151; from Wales to New York &#151; it's going to cost a bit more.
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A day after reaching No. 1 on the  U.S. album charts, hip-hop star Kanye West took the top spot on  the singles chart Thursday.
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Kanye West is nominated for a leading eight Grammy awards and has a history, good or bad, of creating memorable awards show moments. But the superstar rapper and producer may be upstaged on Grammy night by another nominee who's not even able to attend Sunday's ceremony.
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Rapper Kanye West beats rival 50 Cent in the stand-off to claim the best-selling album in the UK.
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Kanye West hasnât had the best year. With âGraduationâ he wants to come back as cool.
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Kanye West got beaten up by a woman  on the latest U.S. pop album charts published Wednesday.
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Rap star 50 Cent is in trouble with police after being stopped for alleged unsafe driving in New York.
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Like candidates trying to sway voters on Election Day, Kanye West and 50 Cent will appear on BET's "106 &amp; Park" on Tuesday, when both their heavily anticipated albums hit the stores.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper 50 Cent will make his film  debut in the semi-autobiographical "Locked and Loaded."
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TAMPA, Florida  - Evel Knievel and rapper Kanye West have agreed to mediate a copyright lawsuit the motorcycle daredevil filed over a music video West made last year.