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Rollin' With Dre: The Unauthorized Account: An Insider's Tale Of The Rise, Fall, And Rebirth Of West Coast Hip Hop

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By Andre Mihsin (CHARTattack) July 1, 2008 1:42 pm
The early '90s gangsta rap explosion was one of the most significant eras in the history of hip-hop, making household names out of Snoop, Tupac and Dr. Dre. Behind the scenes was Bruce Williams, Dre's right-hand man and the self-proclaimed confidant to many members of the Death Row Records family. In Rollin' With Dre, Williams recalls a few inside...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending June 10, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 10, 2011 3:38 pm
Who knew it was possible to get in trouble for "disturbing the habitat of local manatees"? Can't people give Sean Kingston a break? I mean, the guy drove a jet ski into a bridge. Courtney Love is being sued by a New York security company that says she owes them $58,000 U.S. (about $56,700 Canadian) for two years' service. Isn't this the third time...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending April 21, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 21, 2011 3:56 pm
Peaches Geldof has allegedly been caught on camera buying pot. Bob Geldof, her father, is now apparently going to have a "serious talk" with her. Cue lots of rolling of eyes and "I'm 23 years old and I don't have to listen to you anymore!" —World Entertainment News Network via Jam! Showbiz Looks like The Vandals' cover for Hollywood Potato Chip is...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending Jan. 28, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 28, 2011 4:49 pm
A woman is suing Diddy for $1 trillion U.S. (about $999 billion Canadian), claiming he caused the World Trade Center to collapse in 2001, was responsible for putting her child in hospital and stole one of her poker chips that was worth "zillions" of dollars. We're just gonna let this one speak for itself, but I can hear Dr. Evil laughing in the...
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I Read The News Today... For Dec. 20, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 20, 2010 3:01 pm
Wintersleep's Paul Murphy has made two unreleased songs from his Postdata project available for free download as a special holiday present. You can get them here.In case you still care about them, Panic! At The Disco will release a new album called Vices And Virtues in March. —Alternative Press Paramore drummer and guitarist Zac Farro and Josh...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 29, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 29, 2010 1:39 pm
Holy crap! The Lonely Island has a "huge-ass announcement" for you! Check it out below: Alexisonfire are offering a free MP3 of "Dog's Blood," recorded at this year's CASBY Awards. Yeah, the same event where George Pettit sprayed seltzer water all over Todd Shapiro's pants. —theonlybandever.com Sucks to be the Black Eyed Peas. They're...
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I Read The News Today... For June 17, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff June 17, 2010 12:09 pm
Beck's next Record Club will feature Sonic Youth singer/guitarist Thurston Moore and Tortoise. —NME See, Bono really did have the weight of the world on his shoulders: U2 stand to lose up to $150 million over the world tour they were forced to cancel this year after Bono had emergency back surgery. —World Entertainment News Network Ozzy...
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Irony Alert: Dr. Dre Sues Death Row Records

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 12, 2010 1:48 pm
Here's something ironic: Dr. Dre has sued Death Row Records, the label he founded and used to own with Suge Knight, alleging the company hasn't paid him royalties on his 1992 The Chronic album since 1996. Dre (real name Andre Young) filed a suit against WIDEawake Death Row Records — which is now owned by Canada's WIDEawake Entertainment Group —...
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Dr. Dre's Chronic Getting Reissued

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 20, 2009 11:10 am
Dr. Dre's classic 1992 debut album, The Chronic, will be reissued as The Chronic Re Lit & From The Vault through Death Row Records on Sept. 1. The reissue will include all of The Chronic's 16 tracks remastered with liner notes from producer Quincy Jones III and a DVD entitled From The Vault. The DVD will feature videos for singles from The...
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N.W.A. Biopic Coming?

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 9, 2009 3:51 pm
A biopic about '80s rap group N.W.A. is reportedly in the works. Straight Outta Compton is currently in development, according to Entertainment Weekly's website. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Tomica Wright, CEO of Ruthless Records and the widow of N.W.A.'s Eazy-E, are producing the film and looking for a director. N.W.A., an acronym for "Niggaz...
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Dr. Dre On Kardinal Offishall Remix

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 17, 2008 2:43 pm
Dr. Dre appears on a new remix of Kardinal Offishall's "Set It Off" which has leaked to radio. DJ Skee's syndicated radio show premiered the track, which features new raps from Dre and Clipse's Pusha-T, on Monday. But the song wasn't supposed to leak. Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine sent Dre B-roll from the video for "Set It...
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New CD And DVD Maintain N.W.A.'s Gangsta Rap Cred

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By CHARTattack Staff November 9, 2006 7:30 pm
Hip-hop legends N.W.A.'s relatively brief but influential career will be chronicled in two packages arriving in stores next month. The 17-song The Best Of N.W.A.: The Strength Of Street Knowledge, and a separate CD/DVD edition that adds a disc of music videos and previously unreleased interview footage, will be released by Priority/Capitol on...
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The Game Teams Up With Dr. Dre For New Album

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By Olena Kutin (CHARTattack) November 21, 2005 5:30 pm
The Game may be beefing with his former crew, but he's still on Dr. Dre's good side. "Dr. Dre makes good music," The Game told MTV.com. "Eminem, 50 Cent, myself, we all sell records, we're all proteges of Dr. Dre. So me and 50's beef stays outside and we don't bring it in the house." The rapper has already been in the studio...
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