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Ruff Ryders: Ryde Or Die Vol.II

The first installment of this compilation was extremely successful for the rap troupe known as the Ruff Ryders, led by DMX, Drag-On, the Lox, Parle and Eve. Now comes the inevitable second volume, and it's almost as good as the first. Painted with images of death and competition, along with glorious trash talking, this is a compilation that...
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Ruff Ryders: Ryde Or Die Vol.II

I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending July 22, 2011

DMX is out of jail. Now he can start working on that "becoming a preacher" thing. Hallelujah! Britney Spears is being sued for harassment by a former bodyguard, but that lawsuit isn't what's getting attention. It's revelations that she picks her nose, "breaks wind" (heeeeeee!) a lot, used to take drugs and barely showered that have gotten people...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending July 15, 2011

Yoko Ono is threatening to sue a man who owns a bar that's dedicated to John Lennon. Her lawyers have reportedly sent him letters accusing him of copyright infringement, and stating he must change the name of Lennon's Bar and remove all images and memorabilia of the late former Beatle within two weeks. Perhaps she heard about the Jim Morrison-...
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I Read The News Today... For June 23, 2011

Hey! Hey Rosetta! are touring! This! Summer! Whoa! You Europeans will likely need a healthy dose of the macabre to balance out your good times kickin' back with a cold one on the patio in the sunshine, so here are Timber Timbre's upcoming shows. The Dears are apparently performing with Prince next week at the Montreal Jazz Festival. Or at least...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending May 27, 2011

A bunch of ex-KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent's dogs are dead. Really dead. As in not just "playing dead." That sucks, but at least he's not being charged over it. The Battle of the Cloud has taken a different turn: the Recording Industry Association Of America sued business management website Box.net this week because users have apparently been...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending Jan. 7, 2011

Here are the top five most ridiculous musically-related arrests and legal problems of the last week:5. Kanye West is being sued by a New York photographer who claims the rapper "assaulted, battered, beat and threatened" him three years ago while West was playing a show at a bar in Manhattan's East Side. Y'Know why? 'Cause he's a motherfucking...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 3, 2010

CNN called The New Pornographers "the best band you didn't listen to this year but should have" in their Best And Worst of 2010 New Year's Eve special. —LiveDashKanye West + Muppets = awesome. Video evidence: Cancer Bats might be a bunch of guys in skinny jeans screaming into microphones and headbanging, but they also like... sports. And...
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I Fought The Law... For Dec. 16, 2010

Gucci Mane was arrested this morning at Waka Flocka Flame's home in Georgia. Waka's house got raided in connection with a possible prostitution operation. The cops apparently found marijuana and weapons at the house, where Waka is nowhere to be found. That might mean a warrant could be issued for his arrest soon. Mane's also apparently been let go...
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I Fought The Law... For Dec. 13, 2010

BlueBeat.com were probably so proud to be selling Beatles songs last year, but now the folks running it are probably none too pleased that they've been found guilty of copyright violation for doing so. —Rolling Stone DMX isn't coming out of jail, where he's being held for allegedly violating his probation. The Maricopa County Superior Court in...
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I Fought The Law... For Nov. 26, 2010

Oopsie: Three Atlas Sound demo LPs that Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox uploaded to his blog earlier this week have been deleted for alleged copyright violations. He's since re-uploaded the files. —deerhuntertheband.blogspot.comAn Australian Marilyn Manson fan has been sent to jail for at least 18 months after killing a man who suggested he was...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 23, 2010

American girls! You'll be able to start swooning over Jacob Hoggard and his chest tattoos when Hedley release their The Show Must Go album on Dec. 7 south of the border. It's the first album they've put out in the States. Nickelback and Theory Of A Deadman won SOCAN Music Awards for radio airplay last night. Wait... they were in the same room? You...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 19, 2010

The Golden Dogs have announced a handful of Ontario dates that will take place in the province next month and in January. No, you can't bring your golden retriever with you, likely because of city bylaws at every venue. —MySpace Said The Whale won $75,000 from 100.5 FM The PEAK's The PEAK Performance Project. You can hear a new Said The Whale song...
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20 Great "Fuck You" Songs

Cee Lo Green's had a surprising viral hit all over the internets with his "Fuck You." It's a catchy, upbeat tune about a break-up that looks like it might just transform angry odes to exes and into... happy-sounding, sly fuck yous. All the chatter about this song — in addition to having "fuck you and fuck her, too...
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DMX Gets Out Of Jail, Immediately Gets Stopped By Cops

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DMX and the cops just seem to be... meant for each other. Seriously, no matter what the Arizona rapper whose real name is Earl Simmons does, the cops seem to be right there to snap him up so they can spend more quality time with him. DMX was released from jail yesterday after serving 18 days of a 90-day reckless driving sentence from charges he...
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DMX Drank Perfume As A Child

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DMX hasn't had it easy, and it'd be safe to say he certainly didn't have a good childhood. In a new documentary for VH1's Behind The Music series, the rapper whose real name is Earl Simmons told the channel his mother, Arnette, was abusive to him when he was growing up in Yonkers, N.Y. "I can't really say why she did what she did. I don't...
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DMX May Be Going Back To Jail... Unless Dr. Drew Successfully Intervenes

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DMX might as well have landed on the "Go To Jail" spot because he sure doesn't get to pass Go and he's definitely not collecting $200 from this one. That said, maybe Dr. Drew can get him out of jail — but it won't be for free. The rapper whose real name is Earl Simmons has been sentenced to six months prison time for violating his...
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Surprise! DMX Arrested

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They say honesty is the best policy, but DMX's honesty has landed him back in jail. But maybe this means he can get the help he needs. The rapper born Earl Simmons was arrested on Tuesday (March 9) in Arizona on five counts of probation violation after telling his probation officer he'd been using illegal drugs for the last nine months and not...
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DMX Sued For $1 Million For Backing Out Of MMA Fight

Remember DMX's mixed martial arts career? Neither do we. And that's because it ended before it even began. Last week, the rapper preacher FBI agent renaissance man backed out on his inaugural fight because the promoters refused to rig it in his favour. Fortunately for him — and Thunder Promotions, which staged the fight — Coolio agreed to be...
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DMX Can't Fix MMA Fight, Replaced By Coolio

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DMX was due to compete in a mixed martial arts match against an actor named Eric Martinez on Dec. 12 in Alabama, but pulled out after the organizers reportedly wouldn't fix the fight in his favour. As a result, Coolio will fight in his place, according to Vibe magazine. According to documents TMZ says it obtained, DMX's manager reportedly...
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DMX Vs. Security

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DMX was due to perform at a charity event in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Friday, but arrived an hour-and-a-half late, only to have security bar him from going on stage. DMX wasn't about to have that, but the venue's security threatened to arrest him if he tried to go on stage. The security guards told DMX he was supposed to perform at 9:30 and it...
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