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Aftermath rapper Slim The Mobster introduced to the world
06:00AM ET July 27, 2009
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
A Rocky Williform Company  The G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath camp has apparently found its latest protégé. His name is Slim The Mobster and he hails from South Central Los Angeles, hometown of Aftermath CEO Dr. Dre.
Slim's already signed the paperwork and now claims to be focusing on the guest appearances he'll be making on Dre's highly-anticipated, long-awaited, but potentially-imaginary album, Detox. "I'm not even focused on my album right now," Slim said, "I'm all about his album. 'Cause the better I do on that, the better it is for the situation with my album."
Now, if only someone at Aftermath can just get Slim to change his rap name...
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Rapper's restaurant's not paying its taxes
06:00AM ET July 27, 2009
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
A Rocky Williform Company  According to the Detroit News, a lien filed against Sean Combs' Atlanta restaurant, Justin's, back in May has just come to light.
A Diddy spokesperson told the News that the confusion arose due to a series of errors, stemming from the IRS sending notices to the restaurant's old address in New York and from mistakes by the company dealing with Justin's' taxes.
Combs' representatives insist a check for the past due taxes has been mailed to the government this week.
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Rap mogul dishes on MJ with Letterman
03:00PM ET July 24, 2009
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
A Rocky Williform Company  Diddy is special. With certain people, when the cameras recording and eyes are locked, they turn electric. Diddy's one of those people. Last night, in front of David Letterman's wide-reaching camera, the rap mogul was in tip-top shape, chatting about everything from his new album, Last Train to Paris, to Michael Jackson trying to holler at Beyonce.
In addition Paris, Diddy made the public appearance to hype up his new MTV show Making His Band, which premieres next week.
Roll the tape...
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Best-selling author wrote about race, gay culture
12:00PM ET July 24, 2009
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
A Rocky Williform Company  If unconfirmed reports are true, famed author E. Lynn Harris has passed away at the age of 53.
Harris, a New York Times best-selling author, was on a book tour along the U.S. West Coast. The writer was extremely popular amongst the African-American community for his works dealing with race, gay culture, athletics and often, a combination of the three.
Harris, who was also a visiting professor at the University of Arkansas, had released his 11th novel, Basketball Jones, earlier this year. According to Harris' website, he's sold more than three million books.
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50 Cent releasing his own financial guidebook
12:00PM ET July 24, 2009
Contributor : Nadine Graham
A Rocky Williform Company  50 Cent is preparing to release a financial guide this fall with co-author Robert Greene. The book is entitled The 50th Law, and it will be published under Profile Books.
Mr. Curtis Jackson will be attempting to outline how the power game of success can be played to your advantage through chapters such as "Turn Shit into Sugar-Opportunism" and "Hood Economics."
The 50th Law, will also be released in audio form once the leatherette-bound book makes its debut in the United Kingdom and the United States in September.
Andrew Franklin, publisher of Profile Books said, "Those who dismiss 50 Cent as a gangster should rethink: his continued presence in the Forbes Rich List and entrepreneurial nous show there is a lot more to the man than his music."
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