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June 2008
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50 Cent Files $20M Defamation Lawsuit
From Access Hollywood | June 26, 200850 Cent wants $20 million.The rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, filed a multimillion dollar defamation suit in a Hartford, Connecticut... more
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50 Cent's Ex-Girlfriend Files Restraining Order; Rapper Hits Back...
From MTV News | June 20, 2008The battle between 50 Cent and ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins heated up Thursday when Tompkins took out a temporary restraining order against... more
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Dems split 80 for, 151 against war funding. Funding passes.
From Daily Kos | June 20, 2008Despite Democrats voting nearly two-to-one against a blank check for the Iraq war, oh, and also despite their holding the majority in the... more
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Kanye West, Ludacris, 50 Cent Congratulate Lil Wayne On Tha Carter...
From MTV News | June 19, 2008Kanye West, Ludacris and 50 Cent congratulate Lil Wayne on Tha Carter III's million-plus sales. "Bow in the presence of a true living legend... more
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We Gave Tony Yayo A Camera During G-Unit's Trip To Africa: Check...
From MTV News | June 19, 200850 Cent and G-Unit recently invited MTV News along for their tour of Africa, and Tony Yayo was filming footage of his own all week -- check... more
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50 Cent Responds To Young Buck On Hot 97, Explains Why He Tapes...
From MTV News | June 19, 200850 Cent appeared on New York's Hot 97 radio station to respond to Young Buck's dis track and explain why he sometimes tapes his phone calls. more
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Taco Bell Thinks 50 Cent Is Worth At Least As Much As One Of Their...
From Idolator | June 19, 2008Taco Bell is asking 50 Cent to change his name for the good of the world, saying that if he takes one day to upgrade his nom de guerre to... more
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Big debut for Lil Wayne
| June 19, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesLike a superhero arriving in the nick of time, rapper Lil Wayne has swooped in to stem the tide, however briefly, of both the record business... more
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Young Buck Responds To 50 Cent's Leaked Phone Call In New Dis Track...
From MTV News | June 18, 2008Young Buck has responded in song to 50 Cent leaking a taped phone conversation in which Buck broke down and spoke of money problems. more
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Young Buck Breaks Down, Begs 50 Cent To Allow Him Back In G-Unit...
From MTV News | June 18, 2008Young Buck broke down and begged 50 Cent to allow him back into G-Unit on a tape of a phone conversation that is posted on Missinfo.TV. more
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50 Cent Says He's 'Enlightened' By 'Amazing' Visit With Nelson Mandela...
From MTV News | June 18, 2008During G-Unit's African tour, 50 Cent met with Nelson Mandela at the former South African leader's home and was clearly moved. more
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Not the greatest, but compelling
| June 18, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesThe heated debate about whether or not is the "greatest rapper alive" should be moot by now. For the record, he's not, with ensuring that... more
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Lil Wayne cracks 1 million
From The Hollywood Reporter | June 17, 2008With "Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne becomes the first artist since 50 Cent in 2005 to sell more than 1 million copies of an album in a single... more
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Lil Wayne Cracks 1 Million With 'Tha Carter III'
From Billboard News | June 17, 2008With "Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne becomes the first artist since 50 Cent in 2005 to sell more than 1 million copies of an album in a single... more
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50 Cent Proves His International Stardom On G-Unit's Tour Of Africa...
From MTV News | June 16, 2008MTV News tags along with 50 Cent and G-Unit through South Africa, Angola and Tanzania, where the rappers' popularity is overwhelming. more



