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Rapper Mystikal released from prison after 6 years 
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
NEW YORK (Billboard) – After serving a six-year prison term for sexual battery and extortion, New Orleans rapper Mystikal was released from jail last week. "My feet back on the ground. Man it's been a long...
Activist rapper Jasiri X calls for a reality check on 'American History X'
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
When the G-20 summit invaded Pittsburgh, rapper Jasiri X was on the streets, documenting events for a video to a powerful state of the union address he called "The Only Color That Matters Is Green." It's not the place...
American pop star Rapper Apache dies of illness
Merinews
Merinews
RAPPER APACHE (original name Anthony Teaks) died of protracted illness on Friday. The rapper known for 1992 hit...
Weekly US music releases: a Jonas brother goes solo and rapper Lil Wayne rocks
The Independent
The Independent
The week of February 1, a much-anticipated release from Lil Wayne hits stores in the US and Nick Jonas shows what he can do without his brothers. Nick Jonas & the Administration, Who I Am A side venture from a member of...
The Best Of DMX Features All of The Controversial Hard Core Rapper's Biggest Hits From His Record-Breaking #1-Debuting First Five Albums
PR Newswire
PR Newswire
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Menacing, muscular and magnetic, DMX has been hard core rap's unrivaled top dog. After the deaths of icons 2Pac and Biggie, when rap was threatening to go soft -- DMX's...
