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'Fearless' R&B newcomer has breakthrough year
NEW YORK - From its reggae-tinged opening salvo to its emotionally charged lyrics, Jazmine Sullivan's "Need U Bad" appeared destined to hit the top of the charts, as it did when it was released last year.
People:Amy Winehouse Jennifer Hudson Missy Elliott Source:(AP)
2009-02-04
T-Pain, Keys rock BET Awards; West among winners
LOS ANGELES - T-Pain transformed the BET Awards into a circus Tuesday with a multi-artist medley that showed the rapper and singer's wide-ranging influence on urban music.
People:Kanye West Usher Alicia Keys Rihanna Missy Elliott Keyshia Cole Source:(AP)
2008-06-24
Snoop Dogg gets Hip-Hop Honors
NEW YORK (AP) -- Snoop Dogg is usually quick to brag and boast, but even he felt humbled as he was honored for his rap achievements at VH1's fourth annual Hip Hop Honors.
People:Snoop Dogg Tracy Morgan Jay-Z Busta Rhymes Nelly Furtado Missy Elliott
2007-10-07
Soulja Boy fends off Britney on U.S. singles chart
Teen rapper Soulja Boy began a second straight -- and fourth non-consecutive week -- atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday with "Crank That (Soulja Boy)," but he faces stiff competition from Britney Spears.
People:Lil' Kim Missy Elliott Keyshia Cole Kanye West Britney Spears
2007-10-04
Female hip-hop fights a bad rap
Before 2007 is out, Eve, Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown, Trina, Shawnna and Remy Ma should have new albums in stores, setting the stage for a banner year in the world of female rap. For the long-suffering genre, that would mean that more than two or three titles could finish in the top 100 of Billboard's year-end Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Nations:U.S. People:Lil' Kim Jay-Z Missy Elliott Diana Ross
2007-06-04
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