APOLOGIZES--This Sept. 29, 2012 file photo shows Rick Ross performing at the BET Hip-Hop Honors at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta. (Photo by John Amis/Invision/AP, file) NEW YORK (AP) — A day after Reebok ended its relationship with Rick Ross, the rapper acknowledged that his lyrics on Rocko's song "U.O.E.N.O." were "offensive."
IN HOT WATER--Rapper/actor LL Cool J arrives at the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2013. (Photo by Al Powers/Invision/AP) by Chris Talbott NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Brad Paisley says he was trying to foster an open discussion of race relations when he collaborated with rapper LL Cool J on "Accidental Racist."
CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARY--Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, are surrounded by body guards as they tour Old Havana in Cuba, April 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) by Andrea Rodriguez HAVANA (AP) — Beyonce and Jay-Z caused a big stir in Havana as they marked their fifth wedding anniversary Thursday.
LIL WAYNE by Dion Rabouin ATLANTA (Real Times News Service)--I'd like to take a moment to remember Lil Wayne. He's not dead yet, physically speaking, but his brush with death on Friday reminded me of what we'll be losing if and when he is gone.
AMMAR HARRIS (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department) by Ken Ritter Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — It took just nine fateful minutes for a valet stand dispute to escalate to a deadly Las Vegas Strip shooting, crash and fireball.
PRIME SUSPECT--This photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Ammar Harris in a booking photo from a 2012 arrest in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department) by Ken RitterAssociated Press WriterLAS VEGAS (AP) — A 26-year-old man was being sought Sunday as the prime suspect in a pre-dawn shooting on the Las Vegas Strip last week which led to a fiery crash that left three people dead and several others injured.
DEAD IN VIOLENT SHOOTING--Kenneth Cherry Jr., also known as rapper Kenny Clutch, is shown in this April, 2011 photo from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. (AP Photo/California DMV) by Ken Ritter Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kenny Cherry was an aspiring rapper who moved from the Bay Area to Las Vegas to pursue his career. His music videos online show him cruising the Strip in his Maserati.
LEAVES PRISON--In this March 2, 2010 photo, rapper Ja Rule attends the premiere of "Brooklyn's Finest" in New York. Platinum-selling rapper Ja Rule was set to leave an upstate New York prison on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 after serving most of his two-year sentence for illegal gun possession but head straight into federal custody in a tax case. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File) by Michael Virtanen Associated Press Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Platinum-selling rapper Ja Rule left an upstate New York prison Thursday morning after serving most of his two-year sentence for illegal gun possession and headed straight into federal custody in a tax case.
