50 Cent ticketed for expired license
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50 Cent may have to dig in for a lot more change than that after being pulled over by police Friday in midtown Manhattan while taking his silver Lamborghini for a spin.
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Rapper 50 Cent on Friday sued Internet advertising company Traffix Inc. for using his image without permission in the graphic "Shoot the Rapper" ad, which he says promotes violence and threatens his safety.
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Rapper Lil Wayne was arrested for felony drug possession early on Wednesday when his charter bus was stopped at a California-Arizona border checkpoint, authorities said.
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The state's 83-year-old prohibition on ticket scalping may be coming to an end. The Legislature's Consumer Affairs and Professional Licensure Committee reported out a bill yesterday that would scrap the existing antiscalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price. The bill is expected to come up for a vote in the House this week.
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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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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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Another day, another run-in with the law for Snoop Dogg. The 35-year-old rapper was arrested near Los Angeles on Tuesday on weapons and narcotics charges after taping a performance at "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" -- his third bust in as many months.
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LONDON (Hip Hop News) -- 50 Cent has reorganized his tour across the United Kingdom in support of his latest album Curtis. The eight-date arena tour will feature stops in Glasgow, Manchester, London and other cities. As previously reported, 50 Cent originally canceled his tour of the UK last week almost immediately after it was announced that Kanye West's Graduation won the sales battle in Britain. 50 Cent's reason for the cancellation was previously cited as "unforeseen and unanticipated changes in his schedule." Coincidentally, Kanye West will also be performing in the UK in November in support of his latest album, Graduation.
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Rapper 50 Cent will make his film debut in the semi-autobiographical "Locked and Loaded."
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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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Controversial rapper 50 Cent is to make his acting debut in the "semi-autobiographical" Locked and Loaded.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The meter has expired on cut-rate parking at Colorado State University. A glitch caused some campus parking meters to confuse older pennies for a quarter and dole out 30 minutes for just one cent.  The manufacturer, POM Inc.
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U.S. rapper Mos Def was given a  summons after being arrested for giving an impromptu  performance on Thursday night outside Radio City Music Hall  where the MTV Video Music Awards were being presented, police  said.
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DUBLIN (Billboard) - Ireland's High Court has issued a request for Eminem to come to Dublin to give evidence explaining the last-minute cancellation of the rapper's proposed concert at Slane Castle in 2005.
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London court hears 43-year-old singer had prescription and illegal drugs in system when arrested in his car last month.
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A warrant has been issued for the arrest of G-Unit rapper Young Buck in connection with the stabbing that occurred at the 2nd Annual Vibe Awards.
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Arts & entertainment: Kanye West and 50 Cent plan album showdown as rap record sales decline.