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Lil Wayne career-closing album delayed again The fifth installment of Lil Wayne's "Carter" series -- which the hip-hop giant has said would be the album that caps his career -- has been delayed again.

29 October 2014

Aussie rapper equals Beatles double atop US chart Australian rapper Iggy Azalea has scored a US chart double only previously achieved by the Beatles, with hits at number one and number two, Billboard magazine said.

30 May 2014

Rapper Chris Brown ordered to remain in custody A US judge ordered US rapper Chris Brown on Monday to remain behind bars for allegedly breaching his probation stemming from his notorious 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna.

18 March 2014

US judge revokes rapper Chris Brown's probation US rapper Chris Brown was arrested Friday for allegedly breaching his probation stemming from the troubled singer's notorious 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, police said.

15 March 2014

Jay-Z tops Grammy nominations, snub for Timberlake Veteran rapper Jay-Z topped nominees for the 2014 Grammys announced Friday with nine nods, while Taylor Swift and Daft Punk were also among those in the running in major categories.

07 December 2013

Kashmir rappers battle to be heard Being a hip hop artist in one of the most militarised and sensitive places on the planet is not easy, but MC Kash is determined to be heard from his home in the Himalayas.

16 October 2013

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