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   South By Southwest's Hip-Hop Takeover: Did Rap Trump Rock This Year? (Opinion)

   7:00 am 3/23/2012

   • by Colin Stutz

   Lil' Wayne, Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, T.I. and Wiz Khalifa were just some of the hip-hop heavies who turned big corporate bucks into headlining gigs at the 2012 music conference. Read more

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   Beyonce Announces First Post-Baby Concert Dates

   10:43 am 3/19/2012

   • by THR Staff

   The singer will perform in Atlantic City on May 25, 26 and 27.Read more

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   Roc-A-Fella Records Co-Founder Kareem Burke Pleads Guilty to Pot Trafficking

   5:50 pm 3/15/2012

   • by Andrew Flanagan, Billboard

   The former business partner of Jay-Z's was part of a nationwide distribution ring, stretching from Florida to California to New York.Read more

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   Bruce Springsteen Beats Adele for Top Spot on Billboard Album Chart

   6:45 am 3/15/2012

   • by Keith Caulfield, Billboard

   The Boss scores his tenth No. 1 Album with 'Wrecking Ball,' while "21" slips to No. 2.Read more

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   SXSW 2012: Jay-Z & American Express Bring Brooklyn to Texas

   1:00 am 3/13/2012

   • by Todd Gilchrist

   The iconic rapper performed a free hour-long show in downtown Austin after the company offered tickets to cardholders as an introduction to their new Twitter-based discount service.Read more

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   Kanye West, Jay-Z Settle 'Watch the Throne' Illegal Sampling Lawsuit

   7:14 am 3/12/2012

   • by Erin Carlson

   Syl Johnson sued the rappers for using part of his song, "Different Strokes," without permission, payment or credit. Read more

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   Jay-Z's South by Southwest Performance To Be Live-Streamed on YouTube

   3:56 pm 3/7/2012

   • by Shannon Ma

   American Express teams up with the MC for the Amex Sync Show event.Read more

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   Jay-Z Battles Egyptians Over 'Big Pimpin' Outrage

   2:27 pm 3/6/2012

   • by Eriq Gardner

   After allegedly infringing the "moral rights" of a song first featured in a 1960 Egyptian film, Jay-Z might be on the hook for paying some of his concert profits to the Egyptian film composer's heir.Read more

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   Mac Miller, Fun., Chiddy Bang, Steve Aoki to Perform at MTVu Woodie Awards

   9:07 pm 3/2/2012

   • by James Hermon

   The network's celebration of college music will take place at the South By Southwest music conference in Austin on March 15.Read more

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    Lil Wayne’s Upcoming Sneaker Stands on the Soles of Hip-Hop Giants

    10:22 pm 2/28/2012

    • by Todd Gilchrist

    The rapper literally follows in the footsteps of icons like Run-D.M.C. and Jay-Z as he preps his first shoe endorsement for a "well-known" but yet-unrevealed company.Read more

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