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Drake
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According to an exclusive story by The Hollywood Reporter, a woman claiming to be Drake’s ex-girlfriend and the inspiration for “Marvin’s Room” is suing the YMCMB rapper for co-writing royalties on the song. Ericka Lee, who is credited in the liner notes of “Marvin’s Room” as a vocalist under the name “Syren Lyric Muse,” believes she is entitled to a larger share of the song’s royalties.

Cory Gunz
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Cory Gunz will face three and a half years in prison if found guilty for gun possession. Veteran Bronx MC Peter Gunz confirmed to MTV News early Sunday (January 29) that his son, rapper Cory Gunz, was arrested for gun possession in the Bronx, New York, on Saturday afternoon.
“The details are still sketchy, but I can confirm that he was arrested with a firearm yesterday in the Bronx,” Gunz told MTV News. “They caught him around 2p.m. in the afternoon with a loaded gun in his knapsack. “It was definitely an illegal search,” Peter added…

Bow Wow
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In November, it was reported that Bow Wow owed over $90,000 in unpaid taxes from 2006.
It appears as though Bow Wow is in more trouble with the IRS than originally thought. A new tax lien was filed on January 9 in Georgia, saying Bow Wow owes $15,279.62 for unpaid taxes from 2008 and another $19,700.91 from 2010. In sum, Bow Wow owes $126,086.14. The Young Money rapper joins Nas, Lil Wayne, Swizz Beatz, and many other emcees and producers that have recently come into tax trouble.

Mary J. Blige
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Being disappointed on this year Oscar nomination, Mary J. Blige took to twitter to voice her disappointment for Best Original Song. This year’s nominations have come as a surprise as only two songs managed to become contenders for the award, while normally up to five songs can earn a nomination.
Mary J. Blige tweeted her opinion of the selection shortly after The Oscar Nominations were announced and wrote, “I’m so thankful for true fans like you all.

Rihanna
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In an homage to Tupac Shakur, Rihanna has tattooed the words “Thug Life” across her knuckles.
Posting a picture of her latest ink to Twitter, the Bajan songstress showed off her tats, writing, “All these bitches screaming that 2pac back #THUGLIFE.” She later vetted criticism from the Twittersphere, responding, “Err’body has an opinion, but yall know what yall can do with them!!! #THUGLIFE.”

Swizz Beat
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The Internet was buzzing today with news about Wikipedia and a host of other websites’ blackout protests over the impending SOPA/PIPA legislation. Now, the anti-piracy issue has taken a turn with the recent news that rapper/producer Swizz Beatz is the acting CEO of Megaupload and that he’s now facing a major lawsuit. MTV reports that the multi-platinum producer for DMX and Jay-Z is now fighting a major lawsuit against Universal Music Group and his involvement with the popular storage and file sharing website.

Megaupload
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Shortly after it was revealed that Swizz Beatz is CEO of Megaupload, the cloud storage site has been closed down by federal prosecutors. Federal prosecutors have shut down one of the world’s largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, on charges of violating piracy laws — a day after a 24-hour blackout of popular websites such as Wikipedia drew national attention to the issue.”This action is among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States,” the Justice department said in a statement about the indictment.